This morning’s Peoplenomics is deliberately short, but not exactly light. We begin with the overnight break in the U.S.–Iran quiet, the oil-market reaction, rising casualties from the Japan earthquake, and the one event capable of moving almost everything today: the Federal Reserve decision and Kevin Warsh’s afternoon press conference.
Then comes the pre-Fed ChartPack, including one question every trader ought to ask before touching the keyboard: “Why do I need to trade today?” Tomorrow brings GDP, Personal Income and unemployment filings, so today may be less about making a brilliant move than avoiding an expensive one. Think financial acupuncture, except somebody brought rebar.
The larger feature is the Peoplenomics edition of my new book, The Judgment Engine—including material and a bonus index not included in the standard Kindle version. It is about the step beyond simply having artificial intelligence retrieve and arrange information: building better human and machine judgment about what should be believed, attempted, rejected or acted upon.
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re: “Row, row, row your boat
feat: gently down the stream…”
Throw me a paddle! Has our world gone beserkers? Last Saturday Turkish-owned cargo vessel AGN Ragnar came under alleged Russian attack in the Danube Delta region. The 30 year old vessel had been known as Mercy from 2017 to 2025, and should not to be mistaken with US Navy hospital ship Mercy.
As chance would have it, Ragnar (nor: “Army of the Gods”) was a feared 9th century Viking who laid siege to Paris in 845. His son’s exploits are noted in “Gesta Danirum” by Grammaticus. Apparently that son Ivar the Boneless brought Viking terror and mayhem to English shores commencing in 865. Ragnar’s travels allegedly helped motivate Shakespeare to write “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”.
Ragnar is associated with the Viking Row. Current day examples of the “Ro” were seen on display by Team Norway at the recent 2026 World Cup.
Hmm. I didn’t “Ro-call” that – but a note is make to include this in the Berserker Training Manual.