Corn Laws and Donald Trump
I can remember studying nineteenth century British history at school. There were the exciting bits with the battles, like – pace French...
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Fred Piechoczek
Mar 14, 2018
Squandered Billions
Lord Copper gave us an enticing commentary on the book (‘When Genius Failed’) about the LTCM debacle, and then followed this up with a...
geoffreysambrook
Mar 7, 2018
More Market Mathematics
Writing last week about LTCM and its mathematical modelling of financial markets started me thinking a bit more about whole topic. At...
geoffreysambrook
Feb 28, 2018
Was it Genius that Failed?
I’ve just finished reading a book I probably should have read years ago. It’s When Genius Failed, by Roger Lowenstein. It was published...
geoffreysambrook
Feb 22, 2018
Unintended Consequences
Ah, those pesky unintended consequences. Always lurking, just out of sight, ready to jump out and surprise the unwitting. When Franz...
geoffreysambrook
Feb 22, 2018
Oh, John McDonnell
Dear Mr McDonnell, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny! It’s not that long ago that I wrote to you and your friend Jez outlining some basic...
Bill Prast
Feb 7, 2018
Epistemology
This article was written by Bill Prast. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. More than fifty years ago, during the Cold...
Trevor Tarring
Jan 31, 2018
Long Ago and Far Away
This article was written by Trevor Tarring. All views and opinions are strictly his own. I’ve recently developed the habit, when...
geoffreysambrook
Jan 24, 2018
Mountains of Waste
Recycling is one of the topics of the moment right now, particularly as a result of the Chinese decision no longer to take shipments of...
geoffreysambrook
Jan 17, 2018
2018 – Brighter Skies?
2017 wasn’t a bad year for the LME business. Prices – while not roaring – advanced generally healthily through the year, and, wonder of...
Fred Piechoczek
Jan 10, 2018
"Tax? As Flat as yer 'at."
This article was written by Fred Piechoczek. All views and opinions are strictly his own. Comparing the amoeba to the human shows how...
Trevor Tarring
Jan 3, 2018
One up to Trump
This article was written by Trevor Tarring. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. In the past year there has been a...
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