Posts made in January, 2010
It’s a Love / Hate Relationship
Credit, as distinct from money, is generally perceived as being the function of Banks and according to consumer campaigners Which? in their focused campaign `Britain Needs Better Banks‘ almost two thirds of those questioned would be on the `hate it’ side, if the Banking System were the equivalent of Marmite. Consumers depend on banking services and as Banks include:...
Read MoreClimate Change
Climate is what you expect; weather is what you get. The difference between weather and climate was much in the news this weekend. Complicated weather measurements are the information that climate scientists need for their predictions whilst the climate of our economy is measured by its economic indicators . Whether purchase or letting, depending upon the climate of finance, the environment...
Read MoreDibbling Around a Pickle
In the December’s meeting of the Bank of England MPC it was agreed to keep Interest Rates at 0.5% and to keep 200 billion pounds limit on quantitative easing. In the November 2009 meeting QE had been voted to be increased by 25 billion pounds , an increase from that agreed in March 2009, at the time when Interest Rates were reduced from 5% to 0.5%. The Bank of England Act 1998 gives...
Read MoreJanuary 2010 Muse and Views: The Game of Risk
And so another year and another decade starts in which all good intentions are there, in the beginning, but what risks lie ahead and what gambles will be taken? How achievable are objectives? We have a distraction at SUF headquarters which we won’t be giving up as our New Year Resolution: Buzzword Bingo. The objective is to discover the next buzzword or phrase in terms of finance or the...
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