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Is the penny finally dropping?
It seems that the sunlight of reality may finally be just beginning to percolate through the fog of confusion in the brains of some of...
geoffreysambrook
May 18, 2023
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No bank is an island (with apologies to John Donne)
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The banking fraternity, Government...
Richard Horswill
Apr 27, 2023
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Frontiers
William G Prast is the author of a collection of short stories, available on Amazon. Here he shares with us a piece about mining, and...
Bill Prast
Mar 22, 2023
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CBDC Money printer goes brrr???
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Where did all the money go? This may...
Richard Horswill
Mar 8, 2023
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Unintended Consequences
William G Prast is the author of a collection of short stories, available on Amazon. Here he shares with us a piece of science fantasy,...
Bill Prast
Mar 1, 2023
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New Nickel Kid on the Block
This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. In a few weeks’ time a new online...
Martin Hayes
Feb 15, 2023
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Ministry of Energy Security and Net Zero
So, exciting times indeed; the United Kingdom now has a Ministry for Energy Security and Net Zero, formed as part of PM Rishi Sunak’s...
geoffreysambrook
Feb 9, 2023
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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...
geoffreysambrook
Jan 25, 2023
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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,...
geoffreysambrook
Jan 11, 2023
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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...
geoffreysambrook
Dec 22, 2022
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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...
geoffreysambrook
Dec 7, 2022
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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...
Richard Horswill
Dec 1, 2022
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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,...
Anthony Lipmann
Nov 16, 2022
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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...
Martin Hayes
Nov 1, 2022
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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...
Clem Danin
Oct 27, 2022
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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...
geoffreysambrook
Oct 21, 2022
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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...
Richard Horswill
Oct 5, 2022
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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...
geoffreysambrook
Sep 14, 2022
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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...
geoffreysambrook
Sep 8, 2022
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Repo replay
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of...
Richard Horswill
Aug 31, 2022
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