Markets Made Simple by Afik Tori
Welcome to Markets Made Simple designed for young to middle-aged investors who want to learn and become more familiar with financial markets. The show will include periodic overviews of key financial market events, how to interpret those events, and educational background on variously related topics.
~Afik Tori
Markets Made Simple by Afik Tori
Latest Episodes
The $40 Trillion Problem: Why Treasury Yields Won't Stop Climbing
Treasury yields have reached their highest levels since the Great Financial Crisis.What is driving US government debt to decade-long lows and what must happen for this bearish trend to end?On this episode, we cover all of that and...
The Rise and Fall of Situational Awareness Hedge Fund
He predicted the AI boom, built a $45B hedge fund on it, then watched leverage wipe out most of it in a week. We dig into what happened to Leopold Aschenbrenner's fund — and what it teaches the rest of us about betting big on being right.
What’s Happening to the Japanese Yen?
The Japanese Yen is currently trading at its weakest levels against the US dollar. In this episode, we will explore the economic ramifications Japan is facing vis-a-vis its weak currency and potential reactive actions from the Bank of Japan.
Anthropic’s Secret IPO Filing: The AI Race Heads to Wall Street
Anthropic has quietly filed paperwork with the SEC, setting the stage for what could become one of the biggest IPOs in history—and it may beat OpenAI to Wall Street in the process.In this episode, we break down Anthropic’s confidential f...