04 February 2016 The Liquidity Illusion What happens if everyone wants out? by Frank O’Nomics On 24th August last year the Dow Jones index of US stocks experienced a so-called “flash-crash”, dropping around 1,100 points (roughly 7%) in the first five minutes of trading. There are lots of theories as to what caused it, but… Continue reading Issue 39:2016 02 04: The liquidity illusion (Frank O’Nomics)
Category: Features
Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Art, Artists and Fakes (Lynda Goetz)
04 February 2016 Art, Artists and Fakes Telling the difference, and whether or not it matters. by Lynda Goetz Like many people, I enjoy art and art exhibitions but have no training in the field at all. I try to refrain, when going round a gallery, from making the sort of remarks that show one… Continue reading Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Art, Artists and Fakes (Lynda Goetz)
Issue 39: 2016 02 04: What does ‘entrepreneur’ mean to the French? (Richard Pooley)
04 February 2014 What does entrepreneur mean to the French? by Richard Pooley Former US President George W Bush was reputed to have told Tony Blair: “The trouble with the French is that they don’t have a word for ‘entrepreneur’.” Oh, how we mocked him. But it turns out that George W was more of… Continue reading Issue 39: 2016 02 04: What does ‘entrepreneur’ mean to the French? (Richard Pooley)
Issue 38: 2016 01 21: The Blind leading the Blind (Frank O’Nomics)
28 January 2016 The Blind leading the Blind What is the point of forward guidance? by Frank O’Nomics When should we expect UK interest rates to rise? For many years economist have examined the fan charts of inflation forecasts in the Bank of England Inflation Report for clues as to the likely timing of a… Continue reading Issue 38: 2016 01 21: The Blind leading the Blind (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 38:2016 01 28:Leaving it alone (JR Thomas)
28 January 2015 Leaving It Alone by J.R.Thomas In two esoteric worlds last week there was fluttering and muttering as a philosophy of conservation, long the focus of academic contention, was debated yet again. Two very different worlds; one a country house of world architectural importance in Surrey; the other an obscure railway in central… Continue reading Issue 38:2016 01 28:Leaving it alone (JR Thomas)
Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Geneva (Chin Chin)
28 January 2016 Geneva A seating plan for peace. By Chin Chin If there is one thing which permeates the Christmas holiday it is seating plans. It may be a season for goodwill but if you put Great Aunt Margaret next to her sister-in-law at lunch you will discover that the only references to charity… Continue reading Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Geneva (Chin Chin)
Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Achieving Inner Peace the HMRC way(Lynda Goetz)
28 January 2016 Achieving Inner Peace the HMRC way by Lynda Goetz It is that time of year – by which I mean the time of year when the final deadline for getting in the previous year’s tax return looms large. Why on earth is it that some of us seem incapable of getting it… Continue reading Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Achieving Inner Peace the HMRC way(Lynda Goetz)
Issue 38:2016 01 28: A Five Star Act (Neil Tidmarsh)
28 January 2016 A Five Star Act A politician turns comedian. Or vice versa. By Neil Tidmarsh This week Beppe Grillo, the comedian who formed the Five Star Movement in 2009 which is now Italy’s second most powerful political party with 91 MPs, announced that he will be backing away from politics and returning to… Continue reading Issue 38:2016 01 28: A Five Star Act (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 37: 2016 01 21:Cat fight in Iowa (Thomas)
21 January 2016 Cat Fight in Iowa by J.R.Thomas Mrs Clinton must be starting to get an awful sense of deja vu in Iowa. Eight years ago, the Democratic clear front runner for the Presidential nomination, she watched her commanding lead drift into Iowa snow as an eager 46 year old outsider, Barrack Obama overtook… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21:Cat fight in Iowa (Thomas)
Issue 37: 2016 01 21: Time for a Smart Beta Bet?
21 January 2016 Time for a Smart Beta Bet? by Frank O’Nomics Regular readers will be aware that I went into the start of this year struggling to find any asset class that offered value, and the truth is that the struggle goes on. However, it would be remiss not to acknowledge that FTSE is… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21: Time for a Smart Beta Bet?
Issue 37: 2016 01 21: A Car Which Speaks For Itself (Chin Chin)
21 January 2016 A Car Which Speaks For Itself By Chin Chin The Right Honourable Lord Todd of Trumpington became a consummate linguist largely, it is said, so that he could read the work of other scientists in their own languages. But then of course he had little else to do, unless you include the… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21: A Car Which Speaks For Itself (Chin Chin)
Issue 37:2016 01 21:The Four Bears,the Princess and the Hung Parliament
21 January 2016 The Four Bears, the Princess and the Hung Parliament A fairy tale for a warm winter by Neil Tidmarsh This week, biologists in the Spanish Pyrenees reported that the unusually high temperatures this winter are preventing brown bears from hibernating… Once upon a time there were four bears – Daddy Bear, Mummy… Continue reading Issue 37:2016 01 21:The Four Bears,the Princess and the Hung Parliament
Issue 36: 2016 01 14: Shades of Black and White (Chin Chin)
14 January 2016 Shades of Back and White By Chin Chin God introduces light in verse 3 of the first chapter of the book of Genesis and, after that, he separates it from darkness, thus splitting night from day. In our bathroom we make the division in a different way because there is a light… Continue reading Issue 36: 2016 01 14: Shades of Black and White (Chin Chin)
