Dark inventory, a volatility shock absorber
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From oil to copper, something strange is going on with commodity inventories.Official stocks are rising across numerous commodities, but analysts and traders swear fundamentals remain tight,...
Those increasing iTraxx tranches, behind the scenes
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The Chief Investment Office of JP Morgan was the inspiration for FT Alphaville’s recent Whale Watching Tour.It also prompted us to take a closer look at the recent, and rather remarkable,...
How does your part of the country compare to the rest? Policy Exchange's findings
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On Monday morning I spoke at the event launching the fascinating Policy Exchange report Northern Lights, which takes a close look at how political attitudes vary around the country. One question which particularly caught my eye is the one asking abou...
Chinese palaces, in central Ireland
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For anyone who’s ever looked at the Chinese property boom and had the phrase ‘Ireland of Asia’ cross your mind… this one’s for you.Here’s...
Boris Johnson’s botched cover-up over talks with Rebekah Brooks
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Boris feigned innocence over News International school But emails reveal plans for tour with Murdoch and Brooks Boris talks over funding were at an “advanced stage” Boris Johnson’s foul-mouthed attack on a journalist (VIDEO) distra...
The House of Lords is a mess
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The House of Lords is a mess. It brings together in one place party political nominees (often former MPs), acknowledged experts on particular issues, descendants of drinking buddies of long-deceased monarchs, and a smattering of Anglican bishops, t...
Chaque semaine dans l’Union européenne, une nouvelle drogue est découverte !
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Selon le rapport annuel de l’Observatoire européen des drogues et des toxicomanies (OEDT) et d’Europol sur les nouvelles substances psychoactives publié le 26 avril une nouvelle drogue est détectée chaque semaine sur le marché européen.
Today is the 1st of May
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It is a day once broadly understood as being a day to celebrate the end of the winter doldrums and the coming of a green and fertile season. It has always been a day reserved for the joy of children.That is, until it was coopted by selfish, leftist...
The EU’s new economic governance lacks democratic legitimacy. The rise and fall of the EU Constitutional Treaty can teach policy-makers how to solve this problem.
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With the development of new EU economic governance in the form of the Fiscal Compact, calls for the reform of the EU’s political structures are now resurgent. Ben Crum argues that the rise and fall of the EU Constitutional Treaty … Continue r...
Subsidiarity: Letter of Rights
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To celebrate my 300th post, I've decided to add a new category to my blog, one devoted entirely to particularly egregious cases of subsidiarity violations by the European legislator. While I am a passionate Europhile, that doesn't go to the point tha...
It never rains but it pours: Pirate Bay, hosepipes banned in Britain
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Readers of the 1709 Blog may have spotted the nearly simultaneous postings by the IPKat's valued friends John Enser and Ben Challis on the same news item (this sort of thing happens even in the best-ordered blogging teams, since the smell of breaking...
Masters of the Social Media, Goldman Sachs edition
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Having finally taken notice of the runaway success of @GSElevator, the great squid’s comms department wants in on some of that, for it is hiring a “Social Media Community Manager“....
International Workers’ Day
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We profited from International Labour Day this morning to take a nice long walk. In the picture is a field – presumably untreated – full of dandelions in full bloom. I think I have written a post about a similar spectacular sight in the p...
Croatia: 17th anniversary of Operation Flash
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A delegation of state officials, consisting of Parliament Speaker Boris Sprem, Defence Minister Ante Kotromanovic and Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff Drago Lovric, on Tuesday laid wreaths in Okucani, some 100 kilometres southeast of Zagreb, as part of a...
O, the merry month of May!
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David Gow Tuesday, 01 May 2012 May Day heralds the coming Franco-German schism... "A new pest has arrived from the Continent," an expert from the RHS at Kew told worried Today Programme listeners this mornin...
Dexia's / Belfius' Persistent Problems
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Reports this week indicate that the investment and retail bank Dexia needs yet another bailout. That problem is shared by three countries: Belgium, France and Luxembourg. Something needs to be done about Dexia (now officially rebranded Belfius t...
The battle for the May Day voter
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The first of May is always a big deal in France. This year it’s taken on an even more politically charged tone, with groups of far-left and far-right demonstrators possibly coming into conflict during the course of today. But it might be hard today...
Reading for News Corp shareholders…
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Presenting ‘News International and Phone-hacking’ — the report in which a committee of British MPs voted 6-4 to conclude that ’Rupert Murdoch is not a...
The Significance of Having Medicare.
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Health insurance, nowadays, every time there are more diseases with higher risks such as cancer, heart disease, AIDS, diabetes, asthma, aging and other diseases and afflictions, it is essential to have some kind of health insurance.
Pirate Party Presents ACTA Alternative to European Parliament
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Torrentfreak writes: Pirate Party MEP Christian Engstrom and the Pirate movement’s founder Rick Falkvinge presented their views on copyright reform to the European Parliament this week. The Pirates want to bust the myth that their ideas only center...
Pirate Party Presents ACTA Alternative to European Parliament
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Torrentfreak writes: Pirate Party MEP Christian Engstrom and the Pirate movement’s founder Rick Falkvinge presented their views on copyright reform to the European Parliament this week. The Pirates want to bust the myth that their ideas only center...
MPs slam Murdoch: “not a fit person” to run major company
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In language more strident than anyone had anticipated, the House of Commons’ media select committee have this to say about Rupert Murdoch: “We conclude, therefore, that Rupert Murdoch is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a m...
May Day is not about maypoles: the history of international workers' day | Richard Seymour
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Forget the Morris dancers, May Day's roots are in the fight for workers' rights and it has long been a focus for protestIf you see a history of May Day in the newspapers this year, it is most likely to recount the mystical, medieval origins of a paga...
Eurokrisens offer
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Mye kan sies om hvordan EU har håndtert den pågående eurokrisen, men en ting er sikkert, unge mennesker er en av de store taperne. Det er spesielt blant unge at arbeidsledigheten rammer hardest. De har minst erfaring, er ofte uten fast ansettelse...
Serbia nærmere EU-medlemskap
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Fredag 2. mars avsluttet EUs toppledere med blant annet Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy og David Cameron (om han kan kalles en EU-toppleder i disse dager) det til nå “kjedeligste” toppmøtet på en lang tid. Topp på agendaen var som vanlig Hella...
Markets Live transcript 1 May 2012
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Markets Live chat transcript for the chat ending at 11:14 on 1 May 2012. Participants in this chat were: Bryce Elder/FT tony tassell neil collins Tony Tassell BE Good morning....
