James Eagle
@JamesEagle17
Investment writer, blogger, data junkie and entrepreneur.
It's 4:00 AM. While LinkedIn warriors post about their "morning hustle," real data tells a different story. One thousand dots. One thousand real Americans. Not influencers. Not motivational speakers. Just actual people, captured in the American Time Use Survey by the US Bureau of…
China's favorability has flipped positive for the first time since tracking began. Take a look at this data visualisation to see. Global opinion dynamics have shifted extremely quickly in 2025, impacting stocks and bond markets.
🚀 BITCOIN’S BOOM & BUST 🚀 Ten years. Four brutal cycles. Now Bitcoin trades north of six figures. Regardless of your opinion about #Bitcoin, it's been an incredible journey. #Crypto
The US Dollar Index just posted its worst first-half performance since 1973. We're talking Nixon-era bad. Trump's erratic policies have led global investors to trim back on the greenback in favour of other currencies, like the euro. #dollarcrisis #fedindependence #macrostrategy
China could match US/Russia missile count by 2030. How should markets price this new geopolitical reality? Here's how this was made: plot.st/Hdt8Fb #Nuclear #Geopolitics #Markets
RETWEET If you stand with Sen. Alex Padilla!!
Two Bloomberg charts that say it all. This is going to be the costliest divorce in history.
The US now pays over $1 trillion in interest on its debt. More than on defense. More than on Medicaid.
Moscow has shifted to volume warfare, lofting ever larger swarms of Shahed drones and ballistic missiles at Ukraine. But Ukraine is hitting back, where it hurts. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/killerchar…
AI-servers will match the same level of power demand as conventional servers by 2035. Many large tech companies are actually making plans to install small nuclear power plants near their server farms to meet AI needs. Read here: lnkd.in/dzn5f22H
Just 22% of Americans like using ChatGPT-style apps –India has double that share: open.substack.com/pub/eeagli/p/f…
That red line you see is US government debt, which punched through $36 TRILLION in Q4 2024. The blue line is Nominal GDP at $29.7 TRILLION. Translation: Debt now equates to 122% of US GDP. #Debt #Macro #Treasuries #Investing
SHIFT ALERT: 🇬🇧 The UK has leap-frogged 🇨🇳 China to become the #2 largest foreign holder of US Treasuries. #BondMarket #Macro #Investing #London #China #USTreasuries
The Printing Press was the internet of the Middle Ages. When Gutenberg’s gears began to turn in the 1450s, knowledge stopped trickling and started flooding the world. This bar chart below, the best-selling books in history, is a testament to that tidal wave:
💥 Big reveal! 💥 Ever feel like you’re drowning in data? On 10 July 2025, my new book is here. It isn’t a how-to manual. It’s meant to be a wake-up call. 🔗 Amazon: lnkd.in/dJe8V4aw 🔗 Waterstones: lnkd.in/d8hewZd2 Pre-order from any country. Just Google it.
How did you meet your spouse? Romance has evolved dramatically, as this data visualisation shows. We've moved beyond conventional pathways –WATCH until the end if you don't believe me.What do you think about this? Sunflower Dance by Helmut Schenker, Epidemic Sounds
CHART OF THE DAY: Amazon could be the world's largest delivery company? It’s already delivers more than UPS and FedEx in the US. That what my first chart in my daily newsletter is about. Take a look! open.substack.com/pub/eeagli/p/a…
After Warren Buffett announced he would give up the CEO role at the end of 2025, this is how Berkshire Hathaway's share price reacted. It's a pretty fitting salute from the market, don't you think? Reach out if you want to make charts like this.
Lanzarote, 17:30, 28 April 2025. The waiter breaks the news: “Cash only, the card terminals are dead.” I glance at my phone: No Service. Restaurant Wi-Fi? Gone. TV behind the bar? Frozen! We still have electricity. But Mainland Spain, over 1,300 km away, has just lost most of…
Let's take a look at 2-millennia of papal birthplace history. It reveals a huge amount about power, politics and change from the 266 recognised popes, from Peter in 30 AD to Pope Francis who just passed away recently. Music: One Day I Will Know You by Isobelle Walton, Epidemic…