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Reading the Twitterati live from the G20 Protest on April 1st, it ended with a peaceful day. Some said the police were too assertive, but there was not the mass riot everyone predicted and so the government and police thought it was triumph of control over anarchy. Possibly. However, since the events unfurled, there have…

I often look at the Fed's Mortgage Maps of America to cheer myself up(?). Had a look today to see if there were any green shoots, and find that prime and subprime still aren't looking good. Prime customers in default over 90 days compared with six months ago (green means it's getting better, red means…

I often look at the Fed's Mortgage Maps of America to cheer myself up(?). Had a look today to see if there were any green shoots, and find that prime and subprime still aren't looking good. Prime customers in default over 90 days compared with six months ago (green means it's getting better, red means…

Forbes just published their top 2000 companies list. Here's the Top 10 Banks (double-click picture to see larger version): Global                                                        Sales    Profits  Assets    MarketRank     Name         Country       Sector        ($bn)     ($bn)    ($bn) Valn ($bn) For the last decade Citi and…

Forbes just published their top 2000 companies list. Here's the Top 10 Banks (double-click picture to see larger version): Global                                                        Sales    Profits  Assets    MarketRank     Name         Country       Sector        ($bn)     ($bn)    ($bn) Valn ($bn) For the last decade Citi and…

I just discovered an interesting part of The Economist I never knew existed: the Daily Chart. Yesterday's focused upon how much of the economic stimulus created by governments to get economies moving is going into projects that have green credentials. Here's the chart: Interesting. The day before was how much protest has taken place at…