An odd, non-linear world
by“Sir, John Authers, in Loser’s Game (The Big Read, December 22), could have delved deeply into the flaws in the asset management business as…
Risk
Red alert: financial markets facing possible derivatives crisis (again!)
byThere is a significant risk that the financial effects of the collapse in the oil price could spread through the financial system. Already there…
Models, Damn Models and Statistics, or Math Gone Mad
byParliamentary committees are not especially noted for entertainment, but the November Treasury Select Committee hearing on the Bank of England’s Inflation Report is a…
We seem to have miscalculated
by“What will futurity make of the Ph.D. standard ? Likely, it will be even more baffled than we are. Imagine trying to explain the…
Segregated Cash Accounts
by[Editor’s Note: this piece, by John Cochrane, first appeared here http://johnhcochrane.blogspot.ie/2014/11/segregated-cash-accounts.html] An important little item from the just released minutes of the October Federal…
“Smacking a skunk with a tennis racket”
by“Finally, as expectations of rapid inflation evaporate, I want to contribute to the debate about the November 15, 2010 letter signed by 23 US…
Bank gearing in the Eurozone
byAccording to the ECB’s Bank Lending Survey for October banks eased their credit standards in the last quarter, while their risk perceptions increased. This…
Road to nowhere
bySpring 2010: A gradual recovery Autumn 2010: A gradual and uneven recovery Spring 2011: European recovery maintains momentum amid new risks Autumn 2011: A…
Into the unknown
by“Sir, Your headline “Fed’s grand experiment draws to a close” (FT.com, October 29) combines ignorance of what quantitative easing is with insouciance as to…
Ten problems, or just one?
by“Sir, The next financial apocalypse is imminent. I know this to be true because the House & Home section in FT Weekend is now…