Bruce Packard
@brucebsky.bsky.social
Analysing financial stuff in the UK. Sometimes for Moneyweek, Sharepad or others.
Careful now. I think she has some connection with MI6 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwce...
Former MI6 Chief Richard Moore on China, Putin and Spycraft | The Mishal Husain Show
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November 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Careful now. I think she has some connection with MI6 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwce...
I notice "healthy correction" is EXACTLY the phrase Bobby D just used youtu.be/erji0qig8EU?... TIN HAT TIME!!!!
'A Healthy Correction' | Bob Diamond Shares Thoughts On $1.6 Trillion Selloff
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November 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I notice "healthy correction" is EXACTLY the phrase Bobby D just used youtu.be/erji0qig8EU?... TIN HAT TIME!!!!
So it went from: "who cares about low quality over priced IPOs that never had any hope of making profits"
to:
"Oh. Ah. Debt defaults in airlines and telcos. Fraud. Are life insurers bust? Corporate pension return assumptions are way too optimistic. World is ending. But let's invade Iraq anyway."
to:
"Oh. Ah. Debt defaults in airlines and telcos. Fraud. Are life insurers bust? Corporate pension return assumptions are way too optimistic. World is ending. But let's invade Iraq anyway."
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
So it went from: "who cares about low quality over priced IPOs that never had any hope of making profits"
to:
"Oh. Ah. Debt defaults in airlines and telcos. Fraud. Are life insurers bust? Corporate pension return assumptions are way too optimistic. World is ending. But let's invade Iraq anyway."
to:
"Oh. Ah. Debt defaults in airlines and telcos. Fraud. Are life insurers bust? Corporate pension return assumptions are way too optimistic. World is ending. But let's invade Iraq anyway."
My charts don't go back that far. But I think the Nasdaq peaked 6 months before the FTSE? People thought there was a "healthy correction", late 2000/early 2001... but then Sept 11 happened and Enron and the other TMTs turned out to be a fraud. Frank Quatrone investigated for CSFB emails etc
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
My charts don't go back that far. But I think the Nasdaq peaked 6 months before the FTSE? People thought there was a "healthy correction", late 2000/early 2001... but then Sept 11 happened and Enron and the other TMTs turned out to be a fraud. Frank Quatrone investigated for CSFB emails etc
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October 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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At least you're not "cautiously optimistic" - a phrase that became the equivalent of "strong balance sheet" in 2007/8.
September 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
At least you're not "cautiously optimistic" - a phrase that became the equivalent of "strong balance sheet" in 2007/8.
See also, this map from www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-renew... Renewable energy share across Europe
Mapped: Renewable Electricity’s Share Across Europe
Albania and Norway generate nearly 100% of their electricity from renewables, while the EU average is around 42%.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
See also, this map from www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-renew... Renewable energy share across Europe
I was at Iron Maiden playing live in Berlin and stood next to a father and his teenage son.
Not quite "Bring your daughter to the slaughter"
...but almost
Not quite "Bring your daughter to the slaughter"
...but almost
August 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I was at Iron Maiden playing live in Berlin and stood next to a father and his teenage son.
Not quite "Bring your daughter to the slaughter"
...but almost
Not quite "Bring your daughter to the slaughter"
...but almost
An Israeli family office (possibly Mirilashvili?) wanted to commit the final $2 million to his $100m seed round...
... for a chap whose parents are from Iran.
... for a chap whose parents are from Iran.
July 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
An Israeli family office (possibly Mirilashvili?) wanted to commit the final $2 million to his $100m seed round...
... for a chap whose parents are from Iran.
... for a chap whose parents are from Iran.
We could cancel all weekends and public holidays - which would be "good for the economy" and terrible for actual people.
July 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We could cancel all weekends and public holidays - which would be "good for the economy" and terrible for actual people.