Data Storyteller and Investment Writer, Founder of Eeagli (LinkedIn Top Voices 2022 - Finance)

I make data dance because when numbers come alive you can see the world for what it is.

I’m James Eagle, a data visualisation specialist, keynote speaker, and seasoned investment writer with two decades of experience in asset management and banking industries. I’ve developed unique techniques that transforming complex topics into clear, compelling stories.

What I Do:

→ Data Visualisation: I bring stories to life through visuals that cut through the noise, revealing truths you might miss that help you start conversations that matter.

→ Thought Leadership: My upcoming book, From Chaos to Clarity (launching July 10), explores how data visualisation could help save humanity from a world drowning in data.

→ Keynote Speaking: When step on stage I ignite the room, bringing data to life through my powerful animated visualisations.

→ AI Innovation: I'm building an AI language model that lets you upload and explore massive datasets, uncover the hidden stories beneath the numbers, and transform these discoveries into powerful visual narratives.

→ Social Media & Communication: I consult with companies of all sizes to help them tell better stories online, bridging the gap between complexity and clarity.

Why It Matters: Because data, when brought to life, has the power to shift perspectives, shape strategies, and ignite new ideas.

James Eagle

If you compress 400 years of economic history into a single animation, this is what you will see. The world has never been stable.

Today the headlines are dominated by conflict. There is a brutal war in Ukraine. There is now a major war in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel and Iran, with the risk that the conflict could spread across the region.

But the long sweep of economic history shows that instability is not unusual. Power shifts and the balance of the global economy changes.

In the 1600s the global economy was dominated by Asia. The Mughal Empire and China towered over the rest of the world. Europe was visible, but economically marginal.

Then something changed. Industrialisation transformed Britain and later Europe, and the United States. Factories, steam power and global trade networks shifted the centre of gravity westward.

For much of the twentieth century the hierarchy looked settled. The US sat firmly at the top while Europe and Japan followed. But the chart begins to move again.

China’s rise over the past forty years is one of the fastest economic expansions in recorded history. What the animation shows is that the global balance might be shifting back toward Asia.

So what does all this mean?

Across centuries the centre of economic power moves. It never stays in the same place forever. Although the world might seem scary now, visualising in this way can bring comfort. We're not living in unusual times. We're just living through history like it's always been. And the data here shows that.

What do you think?

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Helping organisations explain complex ideas through data | Author | Keynote speaker | Founder of Eeagli

The world isn’t drowning in debt. Certain countries are. Due to popular demand, I've built this for you on Eeagli.com. So what's the story?

Well, the US alone sits at $35.8 trillion, more than double China, and larger than the next nine economies combined. This is what you get with the “exorbitant privilege” of issuing the world’s reserve currency with an effectively unlimited credit line.

So what do you think?

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Music: When All Kingdoms Fall by Edgar Hopp, Epidemic Sounds

Right! So if war breaks out in the Middle East, people instinctively look at oil prices. But price alone is noisy. It mixes fear, speculation and supply pressure together. Traders therefore, watch something simpler. The prompt spread.

That's what this data visualisation is about. Take a look!

The prompt spread is the difference between the price of Brent crude for delivery in the nearest month and the price for delivery the month after. It is a tiny sliver of the futures curve, but one that carries a great deal of information.

The current US-Iran conflict has brought the Strait of Hormuz back to the centre of global energy markets. Roughly a fifth of the world’s oil passes through that narrow waterway. When tankers hesitate, insurance costs jump and shipping routes become uncertain. So the question the market must answer is simple: Is oil becoming harder to obtain right now?

The prompt spread gives us that answer. When it widens sharply, immediate supply is tightening. It tells us whether the physical market is actually tightening, which as you can see, it is.

So what are your thoughts?

Music: Lost in Agadir by Ava Low, Epidemic Sounds

This is a special report on the war in the Middle East, which I have made free to view. The charts are the ones I found most interesting in trying to understand the conflict.

So rather than lecture you, I am simply going to show you the charts and let the data speak. Interpret them yourself. Draw your own conclusions.
You can read the report here:

https://lnkd.in/etvjhzvA

Founder of Eeagli | Turn complex data into beautiful, ready-to-share data visualizations. The best bit is no coding required.

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