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Making music out of money

A musical interpretation of a chart depicting the yield-curve of American bonds.

Data visualisation is all the rage, but where does that leave the old-fashioned values of audio? Some data visualisation experts are starting to explore the benefits of turning pictures into sound. Financial Times journalist Alan Smith plays his musical interpretation of a chart depicting the yield-curve of American bonds.

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Tue 21 May 2019 01:50GMT
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