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The 2015 banking crisis begins in commodities
John picked up the phone. It was the bank’s legal counsel, Peter Thompson, calling. He had dramatic news. Garland Brothers, one of the world’s oldest banks, would declare bankruptcy tomorrow. As he lay there in his spacious air-conditioned bedroom,
Catcher in the Alps: Caulfield does Davos
By Andrew Hill of Lombard.
We’re privileged to welcome to the World Economic Forum, the distinguished writer and thinker, Professor Holden Caulfield, 76-year-old president and founder of Rye Introspective LLP.
When Stephen eats a banana…
Some covert film video footage has emerged from this year’s World Economic Conference in Davos, Switzerland…
That, for the record, is one Stephen A. Schwarzman, billionaire investor and chairman of Blackstone,
What happens when the world defaults?
The question one inevitably has to ask when all the risk in the world has been placed upon sovereign shoulders — who bails out the world when it defaults?
Davos delegates, as can be expected, are already working on a contingency.
Davos time!
The great, the good and the simply pompous of finance have been gathering in Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum on Tuesday.
Lucky for us — the great uninvited — the rise in social media means we too can feel part of the buzz and economic hot air conjecture.
Whatever depression means (an economic love story)
There’s been an interesting exchange between the FT’s Martin Wolf and Morgan Stanley’s Stephen Roach on the subject of depression. After the civil niceties, the blogosphere tit-for-tat goes something like this (our emphasis):
First impressions from the Davos blogosphere
Yes, the Davos blogging fest World Economic Forum has begun. Here are the “first impressions” from some of the great and good that have taken to posting their daily thoughts from the snowy-set event .
It’s Davos
The annual gathering that is the Davos World Economic Forum gets underway in the small Swiss Alpine resort on Wednesday 28th January. For those of you keen to follow the goings on over the next three days,
Goldman takes fizz out of Davos
In a nod to the new mood of sobriety, Goldman Sachs has quietly cancelled its glittering annual party at the World Economic Forum in Davos and has sharply reduced its delegation to the event, which starts Wednesday.
Living on the edge of the volcano
Investors are not unaware of global risks, says Tony Jackson. They are just too used to living on the edge of the volcano.
With the world’s stock markets at record highs, there is a contrast between today’s benign global economics and malign global politics – dubbed by Martin Wolf,
More on the Davos derivatives debate
“This has been the fiercest argument I have had in Davos,” said Stephen Roach, chief economist at Morgan Stanley.
After Wednesday’s post here about the debate in the blogosphere on the effects of derivatives in the financial system,
A charitable consortium
When big names in private equity get together in one place, you tend to expect news of yet more deals to follow. Not necessarily, says Reuters. Sometimes they’re just gathering for a bite to eat and a spot of charity.
Wall St titans take the fight to Europe
Davos always attracts a cluster of global bankers, but the list of those braving the Swiss weather this year includes a particularly large contingent of Wall Street financial titans.
Participants include not just Jamie Dimon,
Avian flu and the perception of risk
The market in bird flu is currently sitting at 22 countries during 2007, according to a virtual trading service being run by Thomson Financial and the World Economic Forum ahead of this month’s Davos meeting.