BoE goes ex-Posen
This is careless. The Bank of England has managed to lose Adam Posen, the outspoken American dove on the Monetary Policy Committee. He’s off to the Peterson Institute in Washington,...
With Facebook, give thanks for greenshoes
After an open of $42.05, against the $38 IPO price, Facebook stock quickly reverted to the sale price on Friday — at which level we presume those banks with the over-allotment mandate (MOST,...
Spanish banks, wider still
A flurry of short-covering, encouraged by rumours that the Spanish authorities might re-introduce a ban on short-selling, saw Spanish bank stocks bounce on Friday.But that “recovery”...
Spanish banks, wider still
A flurry of short-covering, encouraged by rumours that the Spanish authorities might re-introduce a ban on short-selling, saw Spanish bank stocks bounce on Friday.But that “recovery”...
Markets Live transcript 18 May 2012
Markets Live chat transcript for the chat ending at 11:05 on 18 May 2012. Participants in this chat were: Paul Murphy Bryce Elder/FT PM it’s tin hat time!PM 11am...
About that Spanish bank downgrade…
Yes, it is definitely happening and it looks comprehensive.The FT’s Madrid correspondent, former Alphavillan Miles Johnson writes…Moody’s is preparing a sweeping...
A flight to quality, charted
That’s German bund futures, on Wednesday. Fresh record.
Markets Live transcript 16 May 2012
Markets Live chat transcript for the chat ending at 11:02 on 16 May 2012. Participants in this chat were: Paul Murphy neil collins Bryce Elder/FT PM MorningPM Early warning...
Markets Live transcript 15 May 2012
Markets Live chat transcript for the chat ending at 11:11 on 15 May 2012. Participants in this chat were: Paul Murphy Bryce Elder/FT PM HiPM WelcomePM to MLPM Bryce...
The SEC’s Pink Sheet attack
On the day the UK said goodbye to its own little unregulated shop for penny dreadfuls, the SEC has unleashed an altogether more dramatic crackdown on the US equivalent –...
Markets Live transcript 14 May 2012
Markets Live chat transcript for the chat ending at 11:05 on 14 May 2012. Participants in this chat were: Paul Murphy Bryce Elder/FT PM YoPM I’m back, out of my sick bed....
Wilmot: ‘Buy the panic’
Get this. Jonathan Wilmot, chief global strategist at Credit Suisse, reckons that Europe is set to lead a rebound in global growth this year. He and his team are saying BUY Spanish...
