The New Republic has posted some interesting pieces on the politics of climate change. Bill McKibben deplores the anti-science stance of the Republican party. Jim Manzi replies that McKibben and other climate-change activists have relied too much on st…
In his article “The economist’s reply to the ‘Inside Job”” Prof Frederic Mishkin misrepresents both his own activities, including his interview for my film, and the widespread conflicts of interest which have distorted academic economics and its rol…
Banks are to be banned from selling payment protection insurance policies at the same time as offering customers loans, credit cards and mortgages…
Tens of thousands of London professionals will have to rethink their retirement plans drastically following a crackdown on pension tax breaks
The US Fed’s policy-setting committee (FOMC) undertook large asset purchases last year, buying $1.7 trillion of mortgage-related and Treasury bonds. Last month, the Fed reaffirmed the easing bias and indicated that it could start buying vast quantities…
There are many benefits to using a mortgage broker when you buy a home.
A mortgage broker serves as the middleman between a homebuyer and the mortgage loan company. Many homebuyers think that they should just cut out the middleman and work directly wi…
From 2nd June, 2006:
Every now and then, the markets are gripped by a strange madness. The recent sudden sharp slump in share prices has many commentators recalling October 1987, when the Dow fell by more than a fifth in a day. What is odd about that