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The best Financial History newsletters

3 newsletters, ranked by editorial quality and how recently they published. Looking for something more specific? Search instead.

ftav.substack.com· weekly· Published 8 days ago

A finance blog from the Financial Times offering witty, skeptical commentary on markets, the AI investment boom and financial oddities. Issues mix current news with historical context and dry humour, such as the history of spread betting and AI company hype.

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akashkanojia.com· irregular· Published 2 months ago

Capital markets and macro commentary from a writer who digs into Fed policy, rates moves, and financial plumbing such as Federal Home Loan Bank lending to private equity-owned insurers. Readers also get essays on AI's economic payoff, with a clear, opinionated argument and specific data.

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marginofpain.com· weekly· Published 3 months ago

Long-form case studies of famous trading and risk-management failures such as the London Whale, the UK LDI gilt crisis and Long-Term Capital Management. Each issue explains the mechanics of the blowup and draws a lesson about hedging, leverage and model risk.

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