Things we’re reading today include … UK lenders banned from repossessing homes amid coronavirus crisis EU states ‘dragging their feet’ over financial transparency, report finds Advancing bank tech ‘broadens hack attack surface’ Economists told us what a pandemic could do. Who listened? | Torsten Bell Global economy will suffer for …

The main blog headlines are … #Coronavirus, cash and the breakup of the Eurozone I’m sitting staring at the wall. It’s been a long time now since being in a face-to-face meeting, conference or catching a flight. I’m staring at the wall. Thinking. Thinking. Thinking … what’s the meaning of …

For a while, I presented the idea that our world is a fiction. It is a fiction based upon beliefs. We have shared beliefs. We believe the world is the way the world is. But the world isn’t this way. Borders. Borders don’t exist. We – humans – created borders. …

Things we’re reading today include … Former London bankers convicted after Germany’s ‘greatest tax robbery’ Why America’s financial plumbing has seized up ECB U-turn shows it fears coronavirus could destroy eurozone project The agonies of stock-picking in a falling market School closures in the UK are a financial catastrophe for …

It’s very strange times. I’ve taken travel for granted. For years, I’ve been used to open borders, easy connectivity and access to airports. The internet then fuelled that ease of movement and connectivity. Suddenly, via social media, my friends are in Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Mumbai, Lagos, Paris, Milan, New …

Things we’re reading today include … U.S. regulator proposes path for non-banks to gain deposit license Coronavirus: Pound plunges to its lowest level in over 30 years Cardless in the coronavirus crisis  The Federal Reserve can’t save us. Can Trump fix the impending global recession? ECB launches emergency $820bn coronavirus …

I’m getting a lot of people asking questions about what I think the coronavirus will mean long-term in the financial markets, so I’ve tried to jump forward to look back. Obviously, the big thing about a pandemic is that people are being told to stop meeting each other. Conferences, events, …

Things we’re reading today include … HSBC appoints insider Quinn as CEO amid growth headwinds UK banks set out details of Covid-19 mortgage holidays Coronavirus: Stocks rocked by record volatility Metro Bank hit with fresh lawsuit by Iranian customers Study: global banks ‘failing miserably’ on climate crisis by funneling trillions …

I’m sitting staring at the wall. It’s been a long time now since being in a face-to-face meeting, conference or catching a flight. I’m staring at the wall. Thinking. Thinking. Thinking … what’s the meaning of all this? What’s the meaning of life? What’s the meaning of money? Money is …

Things we’re reading today include … BoE’s guv Andrew Bailey has to prove he knows what’s what Climate change: The rich are to blame, international study finds The Federal Reserve acts again, as market turmoil continues Quotes from Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s press conference Big U.S. banks halt stock buybacks, …

I was a little distraught over the weekend. With absolutely no warning, the Polish government closed the country’s borders. All flights and train travel banned. No inbound access at all, unless you are Polish or could provide Polish residency. No outbound access and, if you do leave and return, immediate …

Things we’re reading today include … Banks are running out of cash EU rejects UK call for rapid agreement on financial services The plumbing behind world’s financial markets is creaking. Loudly Stocks crumble, unconvinced as Fed and peers attempt radical rescue Fed slashes rates, global central banks coordinate to cushion …

The main blog headlines are … “Are you willing to take the risk of investing in bullshit?” “Are you willing to take the risk of investing in bullshit?” Interesting headline. It’s not mine btw. It’s a question from a leading banker. The question, in this case, related to investing in data …

On Sunday, Mark Carney leaves the Bank of England after almost seven years at the helm. There’s an interesting review of Mark Carney’s tenure as Governor of the Bank of England on Bloomberg. Joining the Bank back in 2013, before the Scottish referendum and Brexit vote, it charts his seven …

Things we’re reading today include … US Fed injects $1.5tn to markets as Dow and FTSE suffer worst day since 1987 Corporate bonds and loans are at the centre of a new financial scare FCA chief rejects MPs’ calls for higher banks IT levy Trump’s bid to calm crisis simply …