About this episode
Charlie and Alex discuss the current state of housing and the economy amidst various crises.
5% gilt yields. Spiking Oil. War. AI stock bubble. Collapsing employment. CBI record low confidence. Doom! Charlie and Alex chat housing and the economy. Anything could happen. Bring your questions. Alex Groundwater, aka Housing Stig, is a lifelong friend of Charlie’s and a former Programme Director at the FT, Sony and Cisco. He’s also a stats junkie and can’t help himself but use public data to create graphs that debunk mainstream myths. Follow him on X to see his handiwork. https://x...
People in this episode
Host: Charlie Lamdin
Guest: Alex Groundwater
Topics covered
- housing
- economy
- oil prices
- employment
- AI
- statistics
Keywords
- gilt yields
- oil
- employment
- CBI confidence
- housing market
- AI stock bubble
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FT, Sony, Cisco
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