Humour

If you thought the stock markets were scary, then take a look at this … … now that is scary … and there ain’t no way I’m gonna mess with that mother

US TV Channel CNBC is known for its serious financial reporting, but what the hell is CNBC's Jeff Macke smoking in this clip:  Rumours are that he had ended his contract period with the news channel and this was his swan-song. It is now! Meanwhile, over on ABC News, bankers are in the headlines again,…

BBC Radio 4 aired a fantastic 45 minute spoof play about the global derivatives market last week, with Stephanie Flanders starring.  Unfortunately, the BBC iPlayer has only got a day to run if you want to hear it, but the play was originally published as a short story in the Financial Times. Here's the script…

I hear all sorts of rumblings about Merrill Lynch's unhappiness with Bank of America. In particular, they don't like the fact that BoA has this culture of centralisation, as ML have always been decentralised teams who act dynamically and independently. Maybe that's the reason they are no longer independent … they just don't realise it….

I was invited to a conference this week and given the title of the talk as: “Why there’s a very real danger that SEPA may not happen”. As a good European who believes in the PSD and SEPA, I declined to discuss this and invited my long-time acquaintance Sir Jonathan Brit to speak on my…

I was invited to a conference this week and given the title of the talk as: “Why there’s a very real danger that SEPA may not happen”. As a good European who believes in the PSD and SEPA, I declined to discuss this and invited my long-time acquaintance Sir Jonathan Brit to speak on my…