Martin Vander Weyer
The myth and menace of cryptocurrencies
‘So, Professor Shin, tell us what you really think about cryptocurrencies.’ I’m guessing that’s the brief the Bank for International…
Why is your holiday exchange rate so awful? Because investors see hope for the eurozone
As usual for August, I’m in France, where the news in brief is ‘Euro up, Macron down’. The youthful French…
Disaster versus chaos for France’s economy? My village neighbours don’t seem bothered
The lovely Dordogne village of St Pompon that is my holiday hide-away has only 350 voters, but is a perfect…
On balance, I’d vote for a rate rise and a stronger pound
Since Article 50 was triggered last week, City traders have been avidly watching the fluctuations of the pound. Analysts at…
Google still needs to try a lot harder to do the right thing
Shortly before agreeing, early last year, to pay token back taxes on a decade’s worth of UK-generated profits, Google also……
Markets start the year strong while Italy totters towards the next crisis
The headline business story of the holiday season was the latest bailout of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. This…
Markets start the year strong while Italy totters towards the next crisis
The headline business story of the holiday season was the latest bailout of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. This…
If Deutsche Bank goes down without a bailout, I really will eat my hat
‘Can anyone seriously imagine the German state and corporate establishment allowing the bank that bears their country’s name to go…
As my pen hovers over the ballot paper, I ask: am I a roundhead or a cavalier?
My pen hovers — but refuses to touch the postal ballot paper. I pour a drink (I won’t say whether…
Better to be the founder of a cool social network than the billion-dollar buyer
I haven’t used Yahoo as a general search engine since an American friend introduced me to the miracle that was…
Better to be the founder of a cool social network than the billion-dollar buyer
I haven’t used Yahoo as a general search engine since an American friend introduced me to the miracle that was…
Funding: Local heroes
I was acting and directing at Helmsley Arts Centre last week, in a little piece of ‘café theatre’ performed in…
Funding: Local heroes
I was acting and directing at Helmsley Arts Centre last week, in a little piece of ‘café theatre’ performed in…
