BrokenBanker
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Equities, ETFs, Rates, FX trader. also 🎥, 📺, 🏏, 🎶. will never spam you with crypto, so ignore any imposters pretending to be me.
UK employment and average weekly earnings data for September a little soft vs. expectations, so can be seen as slightly helpful for the inflation outlook perhaps. GBP a little softer on the back of this print:
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
UK employment and average weekly earnings data for September a little soft vs. expectations, so can be seen as slightly helpful for the inflation outlook perhaps. GBP a little softer on the back of this print:
UK October British Retail Consortium sales monitor shows +1.5% growth y/y, a slowing from the summer months, largely driven by poorer weather and some holding back consumption ahead of November's upcoming Black Friday online shopping frenzy:
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
UK October British Retail Consortium sales monitor shows +1.5% growth y/y, a slowing from the summer months, largely driven by poorer weather and some holding back consumption ahead of November's upcoming Black Friday online shopping frenzy:
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still happy to do this, folks
as Storm Season rolls in, I am once again inviting you to post a screenshot of your donation to the RNLI in exchange for one(1) recipe of your choice, style manner and difficulty level to be decided by you.
We racked up a couple of hundred quid last time and if any satisfied punters could RT…
We racked up a couple of hundred quid last time and if any satisfied punters could RT…
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
still happy to do this, folks
we're snail posting, post your snails:
(aka, the 'please, my rabbit is very sick meme')
(aka, the 'please, my rabbit is very sick meme')
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
we're snail posting, post your snails:
(aka, the 'please, my rabbit is very sick meme')
(aka, the 'please, my rabbit is very sick meme')
for anyone who hasn't seen this, it's genuinely excellent:
Nov 9th - Sarah Wilder, at her half-sisters wedding, found herself stuck in a timeloop with Nyles, another wedding guest. Nyles was already stuck in the timeloop, and had been for some time.
📽️📅 Palm Springs (2020)
📽️📅 Palm Springs (2020)
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
for anyone who hasn't seen this, it's genuinely excellent:
new BBC Director General picks shortlist:
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
new BBC Director General picks shortlist:
🎬 review: Predator Badlands - solid 4 🌟 (out of 5)
entertaining & inventive by same director as 'Prey', takes the Predator universe somewhere new. could have veered off track (but didn't), and with one excellent running gag, which pays off nicely in the third act. enjoy: youtu.be/cDL3Zjdz514?...
entertaining & inventive by same director as 'Prey', takes the Predator universe somewhere new. could have veered off track (but didn't), and with one excellent running gag, which pays off nicely in the third act. enjoy: youtu.be/cDL3Zjdz514?...
Predator: Badlands | Final Trailer
YouTube video by 20th Century Studios
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🎬 review: Predator Badlands - solid 4 🌟 (out of 5)
entertaining & inventive by same director as 'Prey', takes the Predator universe somewhere new. could have veered off track (but didn't), and with one excellent running gag, which pays off nicely in the third act. enjoy: youtu.be/cDL3Zjdz514?...
entertaining & inventive by same director as 'Prey', takes the Predator universe somewhere new. could have veered off track (but didn't), and with one excellent running gag, which pays off nicely in the third act. enjoy: youtu.be/cDL3Zjdz514?...
flat roof murder pubs only do this when they're very distressed:
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
flat roof murder pubs only do this when they're very distressed:
this is horrifyingly fascinating, it would have obliterated the character of much of London if it had ever come to pass. more great work from London Centric:
I’d always wondered why no one had ever published a full, detailed map of the 1960s plan to turn London into a giant web of US-style urban motorways…. It turns even the politicians and designers didn’t make one at the time. It just didn’t exist. Until now.
Earlier this week I spoke to London Centric about the Ringways Map and all things unbuilt London - they’ve dedicated the whole of their latest edition to the story! substack.com/home/post/p-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
this is horrifyingly fascinating, it would have obliterated the character of much of London if it had ever come to pass. more great work from London Centric:
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it:
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it:
this is objectively hilarious if you were as they say, 'there at the time':
ITV have put up the Acid House World in Action episode which features this perfect moment.
youtu.be/YANS3DhnZy0?...
youtu.be/YANS3DhnZy0?...
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
this is objectively hilarious if you were as they say, 'there at the time':
'Where's your fucking poppy ?'
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
'Where's your fucking poppy ?'
*NOMURA ABANDONS EFFORT TO RESTART PROP TRADING DESK IN LONDON
am old enough to remember the last several times they've done this
am old enough to remember the last several times they've done this
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
*NOMURA ABANDONS EFFORT TO RESTART PROP TRADING DESK IN LONDON
am old enough to remember the last several times they've done this
am old enough to remember the last several times they've done this
I do hope Pelosi is going to sue:
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I do hope Pelosi is going to sue:
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STARSHIP TROOPERS was released 28 years ago today. Among the most popular films of director Paul Verhoeven, and a classic sci fi/action satire, the making of story is as outrageous as the film. Would you like to know more…?
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November 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
STARSHIP TROOPERS was released 28 years ago today. Among the most popular films of director Paul Verhoeven, and a classic sci fi/action satire, the making of story is as outrageous as the film. Would you like to know more…?
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Explain a film plot badly:
Not even Denzel Washington can rescue a sequel swords and sandals 'epic'. I've seen better CGI sharks on the SyFy channel.
Not even Denzel Washington can rescue a sequel swords and sandals 'epic'. I've seen better CGI sharks on the SyFy channel.
Explain a film plot badly:
Ginger kid spends seven movies being a gooseberry
Ginger kid spends seven movies being a gooseberry
Explain a film plot badly:
Two detectives fail to catch a biblical serial killer & one of the detectives doesn’t need a divorce at the end.
Two detectives fail to catch a biblical serial killer & one of the detectives doesn’t need a divorce at the end.
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Explain a film plot badly:
Not even Denzel Washington can rescue a sequel swords and sandals 'epic'. I've seen better CGI sharks on the SyFy channel.
Not even Denzel Washington can rescue a sequel swords and sandals 'epic'. I've seen better CGI sharks on the SyFy channel.
without wishing to distract from this being just another fash piece of rubbish, I can't help but think if you applied it to investment, it's the equivalent of just using technical analysis with no reference to actual fundamentals. of course it's bollox as a result:
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
without wishing to distract from this being just another fash piece of rubbish, I can't help but think if you applied it to investment, it's the equivalent of just using technical analysis with no reference to actual fundamentals. of course it's bollox as a result:
absolute shocker in Rightmove, -25% on guidance for flat revenue growth in 2026. the lesson here is don't be a highly rated 'quality growth' stock and then disappoint the market.
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
absolute shocker in Rightmove, -25% on guidance for flat revenue growth in 2026. the lesson here is don't be a highly rated 'quality growth' stock and then disappoint the market.
mercifully light UK news day to finish the week, main story will be rumours re possible ITV break-up:
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
mercifully light UK news day to finish the week, main story will be rumours re possible ITV break-up:
the shift to the right in Bloomberg news continues:
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
the shift to the right in Bloomberg news continues:
for all of you who couldn't help yourselves posting re Celebrity Traitors, there is a difference between this and Eurovision. I have noted who lacks impulse control, you will be dealt with accordingly.
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
for all of you who couldn't help yourselves posting re Celebrity Traitors, there is a difference between this and Eurovision. I have noted who lacks impulse control, you will be dealt with accordingly.
