Stephen Hannah
@sph53.bsky.social
NYU Global Lecturer, Macrofinance; R coder & model builder; bread & pizza maker; Arsenal supporter; Fantasy Football stats
Merry Christmas Y'All
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Merry Christmas Y'All
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Another hapless facilitator of fraud, paying the price of negligence and duty of care lapses. And it's getting on for 20yrs after the crime! Given the current crypto-craze and AI-hype, what zombies will be haunting banks in the 2030s?
Another hapless facilitator of fraud, paying the price of negligence and duty of care lapses. And it's getting on for 20yrs after the crime! Given the current crypto-craze and AI-hype, what zombies will be haunting banks in the 2030s?
HSBC Takes $1.1 Billion Hit on Madoff Fraud Litigation
HSBC Holdings Plc will set aside $1.1 billion to cover litigation by investors who lost money in Bernard Madoff’s fraud, the latest global bank to face a significant hit from litigation dating back…
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October 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Another hapless facilitator of fraud, paying the price of negligence and duty of care lapses. And it's getting on for 20yrs after the crime! Given the current crypto-craze and AI-hype, what zombies will be haunting banks in the 2030s?
Another hapless facilitator of fraud, paying the price of negligence and duty of care lapses. And it's getting on for 20yrs after the crime! Given the current crypto-craze and AI-hype, what zombies will be haunting banks in the 2030s?
Caerphilly by-election result..ouch! Starmer has lost the punters but it's the markets, stupid. Let's see how the risk premium, steady so far, looks after next month's Budget extravaganza.
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Caerphilly by-election result..ouch! Starmer has lost the punters but it's the markets, stupid. Let's see how the risk premium, steady so far, looks after next month's Budget extravaganza.
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Halloween stage setting...sinking bank valuations...skeletons falling out of cupboards...there be monsters in the shadows 😱
October 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Halloween stage setting...sinking bank valuations...skeletons falling out of cupboards...there be monsters in the shadows 😱
Note to self: check out prediction markets for next Nobel Peace Prize ...
Hanson and Buterin for Nobel Prize in Economics - Marginal REVOLUTION marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Hanson and Buterin for Nobel Prize in Economics - Marginal REVOLUTION marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Hanson and Buterin for Nobel Prize in Economics - Marginal REVOLUTION
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE.N), the company that owns the NYSE exchange, just announced a $2 billion dollar investment in Polymarket, the Ethereum-blockchain based prediction markets platform. This...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Note to self: check out prediction markets for next Nobel Peace Prize ...
Hanson and Buterin for Nobel Prize in Economics - Marginal REVOLUTION marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Hanson and Buterin for Nobel Prize in Economics - Marginal REVOLUTION marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Federal Statistics and False Economies - Conversable Economist conversableeconomist.com/2025/08/01/f...
Federal Statistics and False Economies - Conversable Economist
The federal budget for collecting statistics has been dropping for years, and the Trump administration is continuing that trend. The American Statistical Association has been working on a project docu...
conversableeconomist.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Federal Statistics and False Economies - Conversable Economist conversableeconomist.com/2025/08/01/f...
How is Britain doing under Keir Starmer?
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From The Economist
Enough to make anyone cry.
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From The Economist
Enough to make anyone cry.
How is Britain doing under Keir Starmer?
Our monthly tracker shows whether Labour is meeting expectations
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July 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
How is Britain doing under Keir Starmer?
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From The Economist
Enough to make anyone cry.
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From The Economist
Enough to make anyone cry.
Many thanks to Gillian Robinson. Today's walk offered fascinating insights into Nightingale Lane's medical history. Highlight was the tale of George Jennings, who invented the first public toilets that were showcased at the Great Exhibition in 1851.
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Wandsworth Heritage Festival - Welcome to Wandsworth
Celebrating Wandsworth’s rich history with a packed programme of walks, talks, exhibitions, and performances.
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July 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Many thanks to Gillian Robinson. Today's walk offered fascinating insights into Nightingale Lane's medical history. Highlight was the tale of George Jennings, who invented the first public toilets that were showcased at the Great Exhibition in 1851.
welcometowandsworth.com/events/BU-wa...
welcometowandsworth.com/events/BU-wa...
EPL Season 2024-25. Finishers & flounderers in the final few GWs.
June 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
EPL Season 2024-25. Finishers & flounderers in the final few GWs.
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Congratulations to King's/PGIM for an excellent conference. Personal highlight was the King-Tucker chat about how the Bank won its independence from HMT, where QE went wrong and how the current lot need to focus on their LOLR responsibilities.
Congratulations to King's/PGIM for an excellent conference. Personal highlight was the King-Tucker chat about how the Bank won its independence from HMT, where QE went wrong and how the current lot need to focus on their LOLR responsibilities.
Bank of England Watchers' Conference 2025
Bank of England Watchers' Conference 2025
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May 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Congratulations to King's/PGIM for an excellent conference. Personal highlight was the King-Tucker chat about how the Bank won its independence from HMT, where QE went wrong and how the current lot need to focus on their LOLR responsibilities.
Congratulations to King's/PGIM for an excellent conference. Personal highlight was the King-Tucker chat about how the Bank won its independence from HMT, where QE went wrong and how the current lot need to focus on their LOLR responsibilities.