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Why are politics so broken when markets are so strong?
Blain’s Morning Porridge May 19th, 2026 – Why are politics so broken when markets are so strong?
“The only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze.”
Why are markets so high when the global outlook, trade and domestic politics look so vulnerable? Is it because investors perceive that corporates hold such power in the economy, they now set the agenda? What the global economy may need is a reset, but at present there are few signs the problem of power and wealth inequality will be reversed or addressed.
What a curious world we live in. The US president has made himself a billionaire through astute…
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