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This week, the season started to shift a bit colder here in New York, the baseball playoff race started to heat up, and a pretty surprising interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve has stocks, crypto, and collectibles feeling a bit “safer” than they have in recent weeks.
Long story short, there’s a lot going on…
So in this, a milestone 150th Shiny Thing$, we pulled together the week-in-stories from some of the people and platforms that have delivered meaningful contributions to both the mission of Rally, and the collector space over the years.
The Watches, Cars, And Old World Charm Of Goodwood Revival 2024, via Hodinkee
This past week in Sussex, England, the annual Goodwood Revival was held - a motoring event where rare & iconic cars often share the spotlight with equally rare & iconic timepieces. A nostalgic period-correct dress code opens the door for some serious heirloom pieces on the wrists (and in the pockets) of attendees, and photographer Michael Shaffer has you covered end to end with some of the most valuable and most interesting timepieces from the weekend.
What is Shohei Ohtani's 50th HR ball be worth?, via Cllct
The Dodgers MVP Shohei Ohtani will possibly go down as the greatest baseball player of all-time, and as GOAT-status players often do, he’s doing things on the field that have never EVER been done before. This past Thursday, Shohei hit a new milestone that was once unthinkable: A 50 home run / 50 stolen base season. Our friends at Cllct take a look at what the value of that 50th home run ball might be.
Art Collector Insights 2024, via Artsy
Each year, the team at Artsy delivers their research report diving into the buying habits of art collectors across the globe. While the art world remains relatively opaque for the recreational collector, the report provides a deeper look into the numbers paired with data and infographics covering the new generation of buyers and sellers.
The Fed Will Change Regimes Today And Asset Prices Are Salivating, via Anthony Pompliano
One Wednesday, the Fed decided it was time to shake things up, reducing interest rates for the first time since 2020. What does this mean for the markets and for your assets? Anthony Pompliano gives us his view of the future of the market this week in the The Pomp Letter, and his position that “US dollar liquidity is going to become more attractive for stocks, bitcoin, and other financial assets.”
The Woman Who Made MoMA Truly Modern, via Sotheby’s
The Museum of Modern Art is ubiquitous with the city of New York. The name extends beyond just paintings on white walls - it is a true cultural institution and tastemaker brand (as anyone walking in SoHo will be surrounded by their Yankees hats collaboration). In a story from the September/October edition of Sotheby’s magazine, the auction house presents an excerpt from “Inventing the Modern: Untold Stories of the Women Who Shaped the Museum of Modern Art,” where writer Mary Gabriel profiles the influential MoMA curator Dorothy Miller, who helped build the foundation for the MoMA we know today.
25 Most Expensive Wine Bottles in the World (2024), via Vinovest
The year is nearly 3-quarters complete, and the upcoming drop in temperature for most of the country means a bottle of red wine will start to shown up on more tables. The team at VinoVest tallied the sales for the year thus far with a detailed list of the 25 Most Expensive Wine Bottles in the World for 2024, (so far). With 3 months to go, we’ll be watching to see if they hold.
Until Next Week…