22 June 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY BAD WEEK BEHIND THE COUNTERS: Maybe the bankers are going to be regulated less (see our article on the US this week) but Barclays, the 300 year old UK domiciled bank, must be wishing it had thrown itself on the regulatory mercies of the Bank… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 0-6 22: Week In Brief Financial
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Issue 110: 2017 06 22: A tale of two committees (Frank O’Nomics)
22 June 2017 A Tale Of Two Committees Should the Fed and the Bank of England swap strategies? by Frank O’Nomics. The 1980’s comedy about a tabloid newspaper, Hot Metal, once had an episode where the editorial team agonised over a lack of subscriptions when producing headlines like “Pound has a quiet day on the… Continue reading Issue 110: 2017 06 22: A tale of two committees (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Libor-ed into lowballing (Frank O’Nomics)
20 April 2017 Libor-ed Into Lowballing Time for the Bank of England to celebrate its role in saving our financial system? by Frank O’Nomics The BBC Panorama programme last week featured recordings of telephone conversations that suggest that in 2008 the Bank of England took steps to encourage traders to set an artificial level of… Continue reading Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Libor-ed into lowballing (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 91: 2017 02 09: Week in Brief: UK
09 February 2017 Week in Brief: UK POLICE SURVEILLANCE: The Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which supervises police surveillance activities, has found that Cleveland Police broke the law when carrying out investigations under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. The force had monitored a police officer who was suing it over racism and also monitored the phones… Continue reading Issue 91: 2017 02 09: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Where should we invest in 2017? (Frank O’Nomics)
22 December 2016 Where should we invest in 2017? by Frank O’Nomics This time last year I was rash enough to discuss what we should do with our savings with a view to making the best returns over 2016. It would be easy to brush this under the carpet and try to pretend that I… Continue reading Issue 85: 2016 12 22: Where should we invest in 2017? (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Week in Brief: UK
03 November 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government HEATHROW: A series of legal challenges is now getting underway against the new runway at Heathrow. One group, representing Teddington residents, has suggested that Sir Howard Davies, who chaired the enquiry which recommended the proposal, was biased because of his links with GIC Private Ltd, an owner… Continue reading Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 75:2016 10 13:Week In Brief BUSINESS AND THE CITY
13 October 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY THE BIG PUSH: There is a touch of the First World War artillery barrage in the European Central Bank’s decision to extend its quantitative easing programme beyond March if inflation does not move towards the 2% target. It doesn’t seem to be working, but what… Continue reading Issue 75:2016 10 13:Week In Brief BUSINESS AND THE CITY
Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Fact, Fiction or Fantasy (Chin Chin)
22 September 2016 Fact, Fiction Or Fantasy A treatise on diagnostics By Chin Chin I blame Jerome K Jerome, a man who moved on from an unsuccessful career as a journalist to become one of Britain’s greatest writers; a career in two parts if ever there was one. I had been looking for a role… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Fact, Fiction or Fantasy (Chin Chin)
Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: UK
11 August 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government News CHILD SEX ABUSE INQUIRY: The chairman of the inquiry into child sex abuse, Dame Lowell Goddard, resigned after being criticized for the amount of time she spent abroad during her first year in charge, but could get £90,000 in severance pay and continue to live in a… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 47: 2016 03 31: Week in Brief Financial
31 March 2016 Week in Brief: Business and the City GRIM NEWS FOR THE VALLEYS: 2015 was a terrible year for the British steel manufacturing industry. Battered by cheap Chinese and Indian imported steel, many UK plants making non-speciality steel gave up the struggle and closed down, with thousands of job losses. Now… Continue reading Issue 47: 2016 03 31: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 42: 2016 02 25: News in Brief Financial
25 February 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY HEAVY POUNDING: The pound sank against all major currencies on Monday, though perhaps not as much as exciteable headlines suggested, after Boris Johnson announced his intention to campaign for a British exit from the European Community. Boris cannot take all the blame (or credit) for… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: News in Brief Financial
Issue 42:2016 02 25: A UK rate rise could come sooner than markets think
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
Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Week in Brief: UK
11 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU NEGOTIATIONS: Debate has begun over the terms which David Cameron has negotiated with the EU. However, the terms are still only in draft form and may not represent the final conditions which EU institutions and countries will be prepared to agree. The draft has already sparked debate… Continue reading Issue 40: 2016 02 11: Week in Brief: UK
