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Robert Armstrong

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US financial commentator, FT. These views are mine. The pursuit of pleasure is hard work.

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It really is strange. Richest man in the world married in a tux that fits like a bad rental. What happened? Perhaps it is also a space suit? Is bulletproof?

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July 8, 1925: John T. Scopes’ defense lawyer Clarence Darrow arrives in Dayton, Tenn., with little of the fanfare that greeted prosecutor William Jennings Bryan the day before. Jury selection starts July 10. ā€œCivilization and not a schoolteacher is going on trial,ā€ Darrow says.

July 8, 1925: John T. Scopes’ defense lawyer Clarence Darrow arrives in Dayton, Tenn., with little of the fanfare that greeted prosecutor William Jennings Bryan the day before. Jury selection starts July 10. ā€œCivilization and not a schoolteacher is going on trial,ā€ Darrow says.
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ā€œViolence is always perceived as being a legitimate reprisal,ā€ Girard writes. ā€œNo one ever feels responsible for triggering it.ā€ What I could have learnt from RenĆ© Girard ft.com/content/66f718… via @ft Robert Armstrong

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"Violence is always perceived as being a legitimate reprisal. No one ever feels responsible for triggering it." Robert Armstrong on RenĆ© Girard: "I felt a rush of satisfaction that someone had made it down the road on which I got lost."ft.com/content/66f718… @ft Robert Armstrong

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"Because the market is ignoring or almost laughing at the president's tariff threats, it becomes more likely that he'll follow through on them." Financial Times commentator Robert Armstrong on coining TACO amid new tariff threats.

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The Trump Trade has given way to the Taco Paradox: the less the market believes Trump's threats, the more likely they are to be true.

The Trump Trade has given way to the Taco Paradox: the less the market believes Trump's threats, the more likely they are to be true.
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POD TIME Ketchup! Zero-cost budgeting! Mustard! Private equity! And how Warren Buffet wins even when he loses! ft.com/content/75cc63…

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Looks like it might actually be happening .... *TRUMP LIKELY TO FIRE POWELL SOON, WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL SAYS *OFFICIAL CAUTIONS NO EXACT TIMELINE FOR DECISION ON FED CHAIR *TRUMP HAS DRAFTED LETTER TO FIRE FED CHAIR: NYT

Looks like it might actually be happening ....

*TRUMP LIKELY TO FIRE POWELL SOON, WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL SAYS

*OFFICIAL CAUTIONS NO EXACT TIMELINE FOR DECISION ON FED CHAIR

*TRUMP HAS DRAFTED LETTER TO FIRE FED CHAIR: NYT
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The songs that say summer – for Stephen Bush Janine Gibson Martin Wolf Robert Armstrong @edwardgluce Lilah Raptopoulos Jo Ellison Henry Mance Jay Rayner Jemima Kelly @timharford and lots more FT writers. Read, listen and watch here: on.ft.com/4lV9NW4