25 February 2016 A UK rate rise could come sooner than markets think Markets or MPC. Who is right? by Frank O’Nomics The Bank of England seems a little worried that markets are getting the wrong end of the stick. Market expectations for the next rise in interest rates in the UK have been… Continue reading Issue 42:2016 02 25: A UK rate rise could come sooner than markets think
Category: Features
Issue 41: 2016 02 18:Clever Dogs (Frank O’Nomics)
18 February 2016 Clever Dogs by Princess Lottie of Islington (with some help from Frank O’Nomics) So those smart people at LSE and the University of Edinburgh have worked out that if a dog is good at one test it is usually good at others, and that this can be the basis for establishing its… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18:Clever Dogs (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Ngalawa Cup, Part II (Alexander Nimmo)
18 February 2016 The Ngalawa Cup (Part Two) A sailing adventure in the Indian Ocean. by Alexander Nimmo The training is over; the teams and the boats are ready; the race is on… The first day we aimed to sail to Stone Town (also known as Mji Mkongwe), the main town on Zanzibar. The wind… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Ngalawa Cup, Part II (Alexander Nimmo)
Issue 41: 2016 02 18:Are worries about banks overstated? (Frank O’Nomics)
18 February 2016 Are worries about banks overstated? CoCos for conversion? by Frank O’Nomics CoCos (contingent capital convertible instruments) should not be confused with Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner in the Mikado – or maybe they should given that they could result in some bank executives getting the chop. A great many investors will not… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18:Are worries about banks overstated? (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Bald Facts
18 February 2016 The Bald Facts by J.R.Thomas In the latest weekend supplement of one of our daily competitors, a staff writer, noted for her insight and erudition, wrote a profile of the Tory hopeful for the May London Mayoral election, Zak Goldsmith. In it, and as a final proof of Zak’s strength of character… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Bald Facts
Issue 41:2016 02 18: War and Peace (Neil Tallstory)
18 February 2016 War and Peace by Neil Tallstory Thought Andrew Davies’ BBC TV adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic was too modern, with its incest and male nudity? Huh. Try this for size… Chapter LLLCCCCXXXXXIV Natasha rushed round to Andrey’s apartment as soon as she heard that he was back in Moscow from the war. … Continue reading Issue 41:2016 02 18: War and Peace (Neil Tallstory)
Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Curse of the Pharaohs (Chin Chin)
18 February 2016 The Curse of the Pharaohs How many will die this time? By Chin Chin Curses come in different shapes and sizes. At the top end of the scale there is the “full pharaonic,” visited on Lord Carnarvon and others shortly after the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. A quality… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Curse of the Pharaohs (Chin Chin)
Issue 40:2016 02 11: Charitable Investing (Frank O’Nomics)
11 February 2016 Charitable Investing by Frank O’Nomics There seems little point in the government coming up with smart methods of funding “the third way” if little is done to publicise the legislation; then there will only be a limited development of products. This so far appears to have been the problem with Social Investment… Continue reading Issue 40:2016 02 11: Charitable Investing (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 40: 2016 02 11: The Ngawala Cup, Part I (Nimmo)
11 February 2016 The Ngalawa Cup (Part One) A sailing adventure in the Indian Ocean. by Alexander Nimmo Like so many great ideas, this one began in the pub. My friend Rory and I had both recently decided to leave our jobs and take some time off. Over a drink he got out his phone,… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11: The Ngawala Cup, Part I (Nimmo)
Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Drawing the Line (JR Thomas)
11 February 2016 Drawing the Line by J.R.Thomas There can be nothing more dangerous to the common good than when experts all agree a new orthodoxy that will save the politicians money. “Care in the Community” may well have been an enlightened approach as to how to treat mental illness; but it became the intellectual… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Drawing the Line (JR Thomas)
Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Drums (Chin Chin)
11 February 2016 Drums Keep on a roll! By Chin Chin “Boom, Boom, Boom-de-boom, Rat-a-tat-tat, Boom”. The sound is all too familiar to any parent of a teenage boy. Why is it that they all want drum kits and not flutes or violins? Because the drums are a sight easier to play, that is why;… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Drums (Chin Chin)
Issue 39: 2016 02 04: The New Courtesy (Chin Chin)
04 February 2016 The New Courtesy Is the masking of the Italian statues the start of a trend? By Chin Chin Hospitality has always been at the heart of civilisation and by covering their statues to welcome President Rouhani of Iran the Italians have truly set a new benchmark. No matter that, as a sophisticated… Continue reading Issue 39: 2016 02 04: The New Courtesy (Chin Chin)
Issue 39:2016 02 04: Trick or Cheat (JR Thomas)
4 February 2016 Trick or Cheat by J.R.Thomas With exquisite and ironic timing, the UK opening of the film “The Big Short” coincided with the verdict of the jury in the latest LIBOR trial. As audiences laughed and hissed at the wicked bankers and their market manipulations, twelve good persons and true in a jury… Continue reading Issue 39:2016 02 04: Trick or Cheat (JR Thomas)
