William Wright
@williamw1.bsky.social
Founder of think tank New Financial. Bigger & better capital markets in Europe. ‘Top City wonk’ - CityAM. Expert on the decline of ties - Daily Mail
I wasn’t planning on visiting the US for a few years anyway:
I have annexed
The country
Whose resources
I wanted
And which you
Were probably
Hoping
I could identify a giraffe
It was the best clock
Anybody drew
I like McDonald's
Hey look, a bird
The country
Whose resources
I wanted
And which you
Were probably
Hoping
I could identify a giraffe
It was the best clock
Anybody drew
I like McDonald's
Hey look, a bird
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I wasn’t planning on visiting the US for a few years anyway:
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When two artists paint the same view: Rue de la Chausée à Argenteuil, painted on the same day in 1872 by Claude Monet & Alfred Sisley, friends and founding figures of French Impressionism, who set up their easels side by side en plein air.
Private Collection | Musée d’Orsay
Private Collection | Musée d’Orsay
January 3, 2026 at 6:52 AM
When two artists paint the same view: Rue de la Chausée à Argenteuil, painted on the same day in 1872 by Claude Monet & Alfred Sisley, friends and founding figures of French Impressionism, who set up their easels side by side en plein air.
Private Collection | Musée d’Orsay
Private Collection | Musée d’Orsay
‘The best thing about 2026 will be England beating Australia in the 5th test’ - I have to admire my son’s New Year optimism
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
‘The best thing about 2026 will be England beating Australia in the 5th test’ - I have to admire my son’s New Year optimism
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Very few people are getting a wrench to the head for their securities held at at the DTC, via a custodian, is what I’m saying
Intermediation saves lives
Intermediation saves lives
January 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Very few people are getting a wrench to the head for their securities held at at the DTC, via a custodian, is what I’m saying
Intermediation saves lives
Intermediation saves lives
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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The 12th-century Romanesque nave at Ely Cathedral rarely steals the spotlight (thanks to that lantern tower), but it’s absolutely jaw-dropping
December 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The 12th-century Romanesque nave at Ely Cathedral rarely steals the spotlight (thanks to that lantern tower), but it’s absolutely jaw-dropping
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Oh no Australia's weirdest niche sports stat is back!
Boxing Day Test* finishes before first Sydney-Hobart yacht:
1986 ENG d AUS
1991 AUS d IND
1996 WI d AUS
2006 AUS d ENG
2021 AUS d ENG
2025 ENG d AUS
*Must start 26/12
Cricket 6 - Yachts 39
Boxing Day Test* finishes before first Sydney-Hobart yacht:
1986 ENG d AUS
1991 AUS d IND
1996 WI d AUS
2006 AUS d ENG
2021 AUS d ENG
2025 ENG d AUS
*Must start 26/12
Cricket 6 - Yachts 39
December 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Oh no Australia's weirdest niche sports stat is back!
Boxing Day Test* finishes before first Sydney-Hobart yacht:
1986 ENG d AUS
1991 AUS d IND
1996 WI d AUS
2006 AUS d ENG
2021 AUS d ENG
2025 ENG d AUS
*Must start 26/12
Cricket 6 - Yachts 39
Boxing Day Test* finishes before first Sydney-Hobart yacht:
1986 ENG d AUS
1991 AUS d IND
1996 WI d AUS
2006 AUS d ENG
2021 AUS d ENG
2025 ENG d AUS
*Must start 26/12
Cricket 6 - Yachts 39
Merry Christmas to everyone - except the Australian cricket team
December 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone - except the Australian cricket team
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Twas the night before Christmas, and throughout the land
The sleeping arrangements were carefully planned
Down in the kitchen, a picturesque scene
A mattress, a pillow, a washing machine
The sleeping arrangements were carefully planned
Down in the kitchen, a picturesque scene
A mattress, a pillow, a washing machine
December 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Twas the night before Christmas, and throughout the land
The sleeping arrangements were carefully planned
Down in the kitchen, a picturesque scene
A mattress, a pillow, a washing machine
The sleeping arrangements were carefully planned
Down in the kitchen, a picturesque scene
A mattress, a pillow, a washing machine
Merry (nearly) Christmas! I had to make an emergency Christmas-dinner-table-extension this evening. How’s your Christmas Eve going…?
December 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Merry (nearly) Christmas! I had to make an emergency Christmas-dinner-table-extension this evening. How’s your Christmas Eve going…?
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Lots of parallels between #Ashes defeat and what Labour voters in 2024 are feeling about the govt right now.. "its the hope that kills you". "It was supposed to be different this time". you wait 15 years for a win in Australia/regain power and then it all falls to pieces super quickly
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Lots of parallels between #Ashes defeat and what Labour voters in 2024 are feeling about the govt right now.. "its the hope that kills you". "It was supposed to be different this time". you wait 15 years for a win in Australia/regain power and then it all falls to pieces super quickly
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
Christmas wrapping paper sorted
December 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Christmas wrapping paper sorted
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One of the awkward things for the last few years has been trying to stop my kid from getting into a certain author's books because of how much of a pain it would be when one of those investigations finally got through a legal team.
December 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
One of the awkward things for the last few years has been trying to stop my kid from getting into a certain author's books because of how much of a pain it would be when one of those investigations finally got through a legal team.
'I (who won't be affected by any short-term economic impact) always thought that the short-term economic pain of Brexit would be worth it for the longer term benefits of sovereignty ... but didn't dare say this before the referendum because otherwise we would have lost' www.ft.com/content/42b3...
December 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
'I (who won't be affected by any short-term economic impact) always thought that the short-term economic pain of Brexit would be worth it for the longer term benefits of sovereignty ... but didn't dare say this before the referendum because otherwise we would have lost' www.ft.com/content/42b3...
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The danger of getting angry about the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, rather than doing a proper cost-benefit analysis
December 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The danger of getting angry about the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, rather than doing a proper cost-benefit analysis
What are the odds on waking up to a first innings lead for England…?
December 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
What are the odds on waking up to a first innings lead for England…?
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Why can't immigrants who come to the UK integrate as well as this?
December 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Why can't immigrants who come to the UK integrate as well as this?
A Conservative Party membership card
Ceefax, the Audit Commission, those anti-static strip that people used to fix to their car bumpers
December 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A Conservative Party membership card
The good news now that the Ashes has moved on to Adelaide is that play finishes at about 7.30 in the morning so after the initial shock of waking up to hear how badly England have played you can get on with your day instead of listening to a few hours of play.
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The good news now that the Ashes has moved on to Adelaide is that play finishes at about 7.30 in the morning so after the initial shock of waking up to hear how badly England have played you can get on with your day instead of listening to a few hours of play.
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not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
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good grief, this superb, heartbreaking piece. Not all heroes wear capes, eh. www.ft.com/content/cd59...
‘It’s just a bomb’
The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage
www.ft.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
good grief, this superb, heartbreaking piece. Not all heroes wear capes, eh. www.ft.com/content/cd59...
I hear that Toronto and Vancouver are nice at this time of year.
This is the full list of info the US is proposing to require from applicants for an ESTA (electronic travel authorisation) to secure visa-free travel to America. This would apply to every UK holidaymaker, conference attendee or businessperson. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22461.pdf
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I hear that Toronto and Vancouver are nice at this time of year.
The Kafka-esque complexity of the 'single' market: always nice to see our work at New Financial cited in the @financialtimes.com with our 'spaghetti-gramme' charts on US and European equity markets, and analysis of the 38 million word (!) EU rulebook... www.ft.com/content/4fa8...
December 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Kafka-esque complexity of the 'single' market: always nice to see our work at New Financial cited in the @financialtimes.com with our 'spaghetti-gramme' charts on US and European equity markets, and analysis of the 38 million word (!) EU rulebook... www.ft.com/content/4fa8...