The Dancer Upstairs
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Another, more recent, film this evening; The Dancer Upstairs. John Malkovitch’s 2002 directorial debut, and based on Nicholas Shakespeare’s novel of the same name, the film is effectively a vehicle for a Javier Bardem every bit as much in...
Eurovision under attack…by Iran
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Azerbaijan’s close historical and ethnic relationship with Iran is causing discomfort in the lead-up to the Eurovision Song Contest final next weekend, hosted in Baku. Last week angry Iranian demonstrators, probably government-organised, surrounded...
The Weekender
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This week on FT Alphaville,- Remember the Chinese RRR cut? It was only Monday. But it wasn’t ‘easing’.- Some mystery liquidity providers popped up in the oil market....
They (euro creators) should have asked Paul de Grauwe
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Gavyn Davies on Twitter:"In a remarkable article written in 1998, Paul de Grauwe predicts the exact anatomy of the present euro crisis. Amazing!" (@gavyndavies May 16th 2012, 10:56 CET) Paul de Grauwe:...
It’s gotta close greenshoe!
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Update after the close: It closed green(shoe) at $38.23 according to Bloomberg data. But not until after a few moments close to $38.00, as seen below earlier…Facebook shares at pixel time,...
Netiquette
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In light of recent events (see comments on last post), I have decided to finally add a netiquette button to the top of my homepage. I urge everyone who’s interested in commenting here (or already comments) to read it. It’s … Continu...
The Girls of Crazy Horse: In France, Even Strippers Go on Strike (Video)
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In France, even strippers go on strike.Because they only earn 2,000 Euros a month, writes Alain Beuve-Méry, the dancers of the Crazy Horse, sporting names such as Liv Mee Not, went on strike on Tuesday. However, by Friday, they had returned to work...
Russia: The RuNet's Enduring Tomatoes & Tusovki
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To a casual observer, the RuNet and the Russian protest movement seem current and contemporary. It is easy to forget, however, that the core of the RuNet and the protests it's inspired has now existed for almost a decade. Burning questions asked seve...
We will not recover the euro without re-examining our deepest held beliefs | Deborah Orr
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Perhaps it's time for some political give and take – less tax on production and more on luxury consumptionWill Greece leave the euro? We'll have to wait and see. If economics is in any way a science, then it's like weather-forecasting –...
[JPM Whale-Watching Tour] Tracking trades down
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The last twenty-four hours have brought us some interesting insights into the JPMorgan chief investment office’s $2bn loss story. The FT revealed that the CIO has been a...
Oh you Little Shnickelfritz, how Could Anyone Stay Mad at YOU?!?
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The current foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, is responsible for French EU policy. In 2005, he and his crew tried to suffocate the EU treaty in its crib on the pretext that it required fiscal restraint inimical to Socialist (non-)economics.Now they
The state of corruption
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HOPES that Czech police, prosecutors and judges will be bold in investigating and trying top politicians involved in graft have gained a little encouragement. Police arrested a prominent opposition politician, David Rath, earlier this week and charge...
An equilibrium government
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Jean-Marc Ayrault, the new French PM, unveiled his so expected government list, the last Wednesday evening. The government gathers experienced and novice people, left and right wing of the French Socialist Party, men and women, old and new generation...
The Pirate Party fits the political gap | Juli Zeh
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Germany's changed social stuctures means there's a section of voters no longer served by the main partiesIt's a fairytale success: two years ago, hardly anyone knew that the Pirate Party even existed; now, all of a sudden, it has won seats in state p...
BoE goes ex-Posen
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This is careless. The Bank of England has managed to lose Adam Posen, the outspoken American dove on the Monetary Policy Committee. He’s off to the Peterson Institute in Washington,...
Friday fantasies
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The best way to preserveold blogposts? Turnthem into paper! Old blog posts: still of value. The current (May/June) Internet Newsletter for Lawyers carries a neat piece by co-editor Nick Holmes entitled "Keeping up with IP law", which lists som...
Another day, another SNB rumour
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Swiss franc traders have been pretty bored of late, with the euro/Swiss franc flatlining for months. But it seems they’ve had some rare excitement this week: someone out...
EUruption, or, a Conspiracy of Dunces
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"The EU hovers between politics and diplomacy, between states and markets, and between government and governance"...
With Facebook, give thanks for greenshoes
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After an open of $42.05, against the $38 IPO price, Facebook stock quickly reverted to the sale price on Friday — at which level we presume those banks with the over-allotment mandate (MOST,...
Why the Arab World Needs an Economic Spring
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Just as the "Arab Spring" opened a debate about politics in the Middle East, we now need an "Economic Spring" on how to rethink the region's economic future. Of course each country will have to define its own strategy, but there will be some common i...
