Janus LME?
It’s difficult to find fault with the Oliver Wyman report into the LME nickel debacle of last March; and, of course, there is no reason...
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Lord Copper
- Jan 11
Confidence - or Spook?
I’ve just read a book telling one of the most bizarre stories I can recall, so unlikely that it had me several times pausing,...
Lord Copper
- Dec 22, 2022
Get thee behind me, 2022
Everybody’s spoken or unspoken prayers that 2022 would be a significant improvement on the misery of the covid-blighted years of 2020 and...
Lord Copper
- Dec 7, 2022
Disorderly? When?
I should begin this piece by saying that I have no inside information, no direct line to any of the parties, so my comments are based...
Richard Horswill
- Dec 1, 2022
Alice in Central Banker Land
TThis article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions are strictly his own. Alice was not quite sure who she was going to...
Anthony Lipmann
- Nov 16, 2022
How an iron-making Welshman founded Donetsk
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Donetsk, Pittsburgh, Bochum,...
Martin Hayes
- Nov 1, 2022
LME Week 2022: the return to (a new) normal
This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. It’s autumn in the UK, and that...
Clem Danin
- Oct 26, 2022
Keep the Navy off your yacht!
This article was written by Clem Danin. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The LME was run by a Board and Committee...
Lord Copper
- Oct 21, 2022
Chaos, disappointment and farce
It’s not been a stellar year for quite a number of bits of the traditional British establishment. Chaos and disappointment definitely...
Richard Horswill
- Oct 5, 2022
The Vapors are overpowering
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. One might be excused for not...
Lord Copper
- Sep 14, 2022
Shameful day, LME
Corporate reactions to the period leading up to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, and to the day of the funeral itself, are necessarily...
Lord Copper
- Sep 8, 2022
Wrong kind of LME experience?
This isn’t going to be a long read, mainly because I still feel I’m on holiday, but just a couple of thoughts about where the LME is, and...
Richard Horswill
- Aug 31, 2022
Repo replay
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of...
Lord Copper
- Aug 17, 2022
Windfall
I’m sorry to come back again to the same topic as last week, but the increasingly hysterical reaction to energy prices forces me to....
Lord Copper
- Aug 12, 2022
Lacking energy
One morning this week, I heard a “consumer affairs champion” (not my choice of nomenclature) ranting hysterically – and I do mean...
Lord Copper
- Aug 3, 2022
Not a happy place
So far, this year has not been a stellar one for the metals business and the LME. Prices have declined, and the LME has has shown its...
Martin Hayes
- Jul 13, 2022
LME/OTC – I'll be watching you
This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. From July 18th, the LME will introduce...
Lord Copper
- Jul 6, 2022
Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?
There are probably as many interpretations of the story in the Book of Revelation of the four horsemen of the apocalypse as there are...
Lord Copper
- Jun 17, 2022
Nickel, petrol and rugby
So, as widely predicted, the nickel lawsuits are beginning to drop through the LME’s letterbox. Fun times ahead for the lawyers, I...
Richard Horswill
- Jun 8, 2022
The Great Unwind
This article was written by Richard Horswill; all views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. As of 1st June 2022 the Federal...
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