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Trade

The plumbing of the global economy. Tariffs, supply chains, import and export decisions, and what happens to prices when countries stop trading easily with each other.

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Europe's €1tn mobile industry has a €205bn problem no one wants to pay for
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 12, 2026 • Markets • Trade
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What the firing of Scott Pelley really cost CBS
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 7, 2026 • Markets • Trade
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The Iran war is burning through missiles the US will take years to replace
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 7, 2026 • Trade • Markets
8 min read
How Ireland's record GDP crash dragged the euro area into reverse
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 5, 2026 • Trade • Markets
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Putin's war machine works. That's exactly why Russia's economy doesn't
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 5, 2026 • Markets • Trade • Work
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Ray Dalio says the US debt machine has passed the point of no return
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 4, 2026 • Markets • Trade
10 min read
How China's government bet on science - and won
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 2, 2026 • Tech • Trade
8 min read
The euro is gaining ground - but the dollar isn't losing its throne
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 2, 2026 • Markets • Trade
9 min read
Iowa's cancer crisis and the industry that built it
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 2, 2026 • Trade • Prices
9 min read
The bond market is finally charging America for the Iran war
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Jun 2, 2026 • Markets • Trade
8 min read
Portugal changed the citizenship rules after investors already paid
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 26, 2026 • Markets • Trade
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Finland is the EU's worst economy - and almost nobody noticed
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
Luís Rijo
Luís Rijo
Luis Rijo has spent over a decade watching money move through digital markets - where it goes, who follows it, and who gets left behind when the flow changes direction. luis@thespend.net
May 25, 2026 • Work • Housing • Trade

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