Paul McNamara
@mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social
Sovereign Debt “veteran” (retd.) apparently. Finance stuff, opinions and Set Piece FC.
This is weirdly… good?
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This is weirdly… good?
This is coming out as the hardest own in the history of social media.
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This is coming out as the hardest own in the history of social media.
“The purpose of an organisation is what it does” is generally an enlightening heuristic. But not in the case of the US Democratic Party.
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“The purpose of an organisation is what it does” is generally an enlightening heuristic. But not in the case of the US Democratic Party.
“We can take left/centre voters for granted but bigots need to be pandered to” does not sound like a good-faith statement.
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“We can take left/centre voters for granted but bigots need to be pandered to” does not sound like a good-faith statement.
Yeah get in the bin with that.
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Yeah get in the bin with that.
Just walked into a lamppost texting while walking. Ngl, quite impressed with the “headshot” look.
November 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just walked into a lamppost texting while walking. Ngl, quite impressed with the “headshot” look.
Time to dump the nonce
November 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Time to dump the nonce
Ah she’s meeting him half-way with the leather trousers.
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Ah she’s meeting him half-way with the leather trousers.
He seems to have given up on socials but thought I should share this from @timmyconspiracy.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
He seems to have given up on socials but thought I should share this from @timmyconspiracy.bsky.social
The kid who squealed with delight the first time I did this is currently nursing a hangover at university 200 miles away, but the tradition lives on.
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The kid who squealed with delight the first time I did this is currently nursing a hangover at university 200 miles away, but the tradition lives on.
Asked a friend in the US to send a scary Halloween decoration, and they’ve knocked it out of the park.
October 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Asked a friend in the US to send a scary Halloween decoration, and they’ve knocked it out of the park.
This (Matt Yglesias vi Brad Delong) has absolutely annoyed the arse off me, as someone who spent 30 years working on financial markets. The incentives in financial markets do not *remotely* work like this.
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This (Matt Yglesias vi Brad Delong) has absolutely annoyed the arse off me, as someone who spent 30 years working on financial markets. The incentives in financial markets do not *remotely* work like this.
I mean he’s the least fearsome dog imaginable but
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I mean he’s the least fearsome dog imaginable but
Visiting the teen in Leeds. It’s a different place.
October 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Visiting the teen in Leeds. It’s a different place.
Sky over Westmeath. Takes the edge off the early run to the ferry.
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Sky over Westmeath. Takes the edge off the early run to the ferry.
Welcome to Liverpool Maths. 7 is more than 9
October 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Welcome to Liverpool Maths. 7 is more than 9
Checked with Charlie:
October 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Checked with Charlie:
The arithmetic on leveraged ETFs is simple and unfavourable to the investor. Compound leveraged daily gains are very different from gains on the leveraged asset.
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The arithmetic on leveraged ETFs is simple and unfavourable to the investor. Compound leveraged daily gains are very different from gains on the leveraged asset.
