Monthly Archives: April 2014

Co-incidence or consequence?

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Geoff O'Reilly

Michael Lewis seems to be getting more mentions than anyone in the financial press and blogs this week. He’s clearly hit a raw nerve with his new book “Flash Boys”. Here are just a few of the things that have happened … Continue reading →

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Is the stock market rigged?

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Geoff O'Reilly

Michael Lewis thinks so. On 30th March he went on CBS’ 60 Minutes in the US to promote his latest book “Flash Boys” an expose of the the dark world of High Frequency Trading (HFT). There he asserted “the US … Continue reading →

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Science is even more certain about climate change

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Geoff O'Reilly

A couple of weeks ago the IPCC released its fifth major report AR5. 32 volumes is a bit much to wade through for most, but the Summary for Policymakers is a very digestible 28 pages (pdf) expressed in such plain … Continue reading →

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China’s corporate delusion

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Geoff O'Reilly

In Hong Kong last week I picked up a copy of the Asian Wall Street Journal and came across a story of complete delusion in the State owned corporate sector. Apparently state owned Zoomlion makes construction equipment, half of it … Continue reading →

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