Ritvik Carvalho

Jun 27, 2024 | globalbankingandfinance.com | Ritvik Carvalho |Wanda Rich

By Ritvik CarvalhoLONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s pound held within recent ranges on Monday, trading just shy of $1.42 as analysts set their eyes on an address by four Bank of England policymakers to a parliamentary sub-committee. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, in an annual report to parliament’s Treasury Committee, said on Monday he does not see long-term implications from an expected pick-up in inflation as the economy emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.

Dec 14, 2023 | ritvikcarvalho.substack.com | Ritvik Carvalho |Matt Yao |Venkatesh Rao |Brett Andersen

“Memory is not a description of the objective past. Memory is a tool. Memory is the past’s guide to the future. If you remember that something bad happened, and you can figure out why, then you can try to avoid that bad thing happening again. That’s the purpose of memory.

Sep 21, 2023 | ritvikcarvalho.substack.com | Ritvik Carvalho

Early last week, I had a conversation with a friend who was asking me for advice on what course to take in his next semester at graduate school. Naturally, each course fell into a standard, near universal pattern: there was a “safe” choice - one that fit with his prior experience, and a reasonably well-established field that may go some ways to him “getting a job”. On the other hand, the other one was a subject I’ve seen him show an abiding interest in.

Sep 21, 2023 | ritvikcarvalho.substack.com | Ritvik Carvalho

Early last week, I had a conversation with a friend who was asking me for advice on what course to take in his next semester at graduate school. Naturally, each course fell into a standard, near universal pattern: there was a “safe” choice - one that fit with his prior experience, and a reasonably well-established field that may go some ways to him “getting a job”. On the other hand, the other one was a subject I’ve seen him show an abiding interest in.

Sep 16, 2023 | whatsimportant.substack.com | Tom Morgan |Ritvik Carvalho

[11 minute read/ 8 minute listen]"What is to give light must endure burning."​ -Victor FranklA recent working paper that studied 500,000 people in developed nations found that major indicators of mental duress (depression, thoughts of suicide, stress, headaches and alcohol use) peaked in midlife. This happened regardless of income, nationality, gender, or whether or not people had kids.