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Pre-order my new book, Trade World, and there's no need to visit substack whatsoever. Problem solved!

✍️ The two things no one ever tells you about writing a book... My latest substack, on the weird world of "blurbs", the significance of preorders and... a rare, special limited-time offer! 👇 edconway.substack.com/p/at-least-o...

At least one very good reason to pre-order Trade WorldWhat no-one tells you about writing a book. And my shameless attempt to confront it...edconway.substack.com

📽️ THE MARADONA EFFECT What the greatest goal of the 20th century teaches you about the economy, about interest rates, and about why the new Federal Reserve chairman has just gotten himself into a little bit of trouble... Yes I know it sounds random but, well, you'll see👇 youtu.be/ZSc2YGRCxNQ?...

What does Diego Maradona have to do with the cost of your mortgage?YouTube video by Sky Newsyoutu.be

👕 It might just look like yet another silly season story. But the furore over Andy Burnham's casual-wear actually tells you rather a lot about the architecture of the economy around us, and the profound challenges facing anyone wanting to change it👇 edconway.substack.com/p/what-andy-...

What Andy Burnham's £80 T-shirt really tells usThis isn't just a story about expensive clothes. It's about where things are made, about why you can't really trust what it says on the label and about what happens after the "end of geography"edconway.substack.com

✍️ The Most Important Trainer You've Never Heard Of... The story of how an obscure sneaker that didn't even carry the logo of the company that made it, helped to change the world - in ways we're still reckoning with even today... An essay👇 edconway.substack.com/p/the-most-i...

The Most Important Trainer You've Never Heard OfThis is the story of how an obscure sneaker that didn't even carry the logo of the company that made it, helped to change the world - in ways we're still reckoning with even today...edconway.substack.com

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If you pre-order my new book, TRADE WORLD, from Waterstones in the next few days you can get a 25% discount! All you need to do is enter the code "SUMMER26" at the checkout to redeem the offer. OFFER EXPIRES ON FRIDAY. So move fast... www.waterstones.com/book/trade-w...

Trade World by Ed Conway | WaterstonesBuy Trade World by Ed Conway from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.www.waterstones.com

✍️A TNT shortage, a world at war and why an obscure factory next to a Sheffield fast fashion warehouse could help explain how to reindustrialise Britain. An essay on the new Chancellor, the old Chancellor and whether anyone can actually turn our economy around👇 edconway.substack.com/p/the-factor...

The Factory We Had to Build AgainRachel Reeves, John Healey, and the surprising story of Britain’s return to manufacturing. With some big explosions along the wayedconway.substack.com

📅Just a note to say: I've begun to put together a rolling list of public events I'll be talking at in the coming months (mostly post-Sept, mostly to publicise my new book, Trade World). Do come along if any are happening near you! More details here: edconway.substack.com/p/events

EventsA rolling list of events, live and online, where I'll be talking about Trade Worldedconway.substack.com

📽️The scale of economic challenges facing @andyburnham.bsky.social in the coming years is titanic. Here's a primer, with new data from the OBR & @bankofengland.bsky.social👇 Some staggering charts, inc one showing UK is currently in the weakest era for econ growth since 1776! youtu.be/la58P7lhW4Q?...

UK economy squeeze: Weakest growth since 1776YouTube video by Sky Newsyoutu.be

📽️ It's arguably the biggest issue facing humanity. A precipitous fall in birth rates across the world. But why's it happening and how worried should we be? V privileged to have the legendary @jburnmurdoch.ft.com join me at the big screen to help explain👇https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5x1IMo4AW4

📽️My primer on the UK's much-hyped Defence Investment Plan. A plan literally no-one's very happy with. Least of all the Burnham camp, who have been left with two black holes to fill. The one everyone's talking about... and then the (even bigger) one at the end of the vid. youtu.be/Ew0Y8B5eSn8?...

Can the UK really afford to triple its defence spending?YouTube video by Sky Newsyoutu.be

🍌The Apple-Banana paradox🍏 The strange story of the world's favourite fruit. And why it tells you all sort of unexpected things about the world around us ✍️ edconway.substack.com/p/the-apple-...

The Apple-Banana ParadoxWhy the story of the world's favourite fruit is actually the story of everythingedconway.substack.com

🎧 New STUFF MATTERS episode just dropped👇 This time: arguably the single biggest issue facing humanity. Are we about to run out of bananas...? Wherever you get your podcasts 🍌

🥵Why are so many Europeans/Britons unnecessarily sweating through a heatwave without cooling? Why are portable AC units so crap? The answers are both interesting and maddening. My latest on air conditioning👇 edconway.substack.com/p/the-missin...

The Missing PipeA short history of how Britain chose the wrong heating system a century ago, and why we are unnecessarily sweating our way through a heatwave in 2026edconway.substack.com

🎥INSIDE THE PERMIAN We spent months working on this - on one of the most important stories in the world right now:
A revolution in American energy.
With MASSIVE consequences
 🛢️More to say on this soon...
But in the meantime please watch & share👇
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzB3...

Crude Oil Power: The world turns west but can the US deliver?YouTube video by Sky Newsm.youtube.com

ANNOUNCEMENT I've been working on a new book! It's nearly finished & I'm v excited for you to read. TRADE WORLD A deep dive into the mysterious, magical networks of trade that make the modern world go round. Chock full of fascinating nuggets & mind-bending facts. Sept 2026👇 lnk.to/tradeworldbook

Trade WorldGo to Trade World.lnk.to

📽️THE TANKER There's an extraordinary race underway on the high seas as nations vie to secure increasingly scarce shipments of fuel. In our latest on the economics of this conflict we track one such ship & ask: why is Britain so exposed? The answer's not v reassuring. Watch👇 youtu.be/zUH1yNb3UFM?...

Jet fuel: How one ship tells the whole storyYouTube video by Sky Newsyoutu.be

📽️ WHY are diesel prices rising so fast? Well, partly because this is the worst oil supply shock in modern history. And partly because of an obscure decision taken by politicians decades ago. My latest mega primer on the economic consequences of war in the Gulf👇 youtu.be/q1AOuUsXd70?...

How is the Iran war affecting petrol and diesel prices in the UK? | Ed Conway analysisYouTube video by Sky Newsyoutu.be

🎥WHO PLACED THE BET? Someone just made a killing with an extraordinarily well-timed bet on financial markets, minutes before Donald Trump's announcement of war talks yesterday. Was it luck, or inside information? Either way... someone just got rich. Four min primer👇 youtu.be/cNcEQGrEva0?...

Did someone know what Trump was going to say? | Ed Conway analysisYouTube video by Sky Newsyoutu.be