The newer tech cheerleaders aren’t terribly subtle, are they?

Beware the brave new world of untouchable decentralised autonomous organisations owned by no-one.

We’re not saying, but we’re just saying, you know?

The story of a billion dollar startup that convinced hundreds of investors it was Britain’s next big tech success.

Things it’s not always great to hear politicians say, include: “We expect companies to cooperate. We hope we don’t have to use the weapon”

Can we shame the private-sector into stepping up?

Researchers from the UN make an important contribution but encounter same pitfalls as everyone else trying to measure financial conditions.

Mitra had insisted that any suggestion he studied at the university had not come from him. A recording from 2016 suggests otherwise.

Sales slide at Restaurant Group. FT Opening Quote is your early Square Mile briefing. You can sign up for the full newsletter here.

Romer slaughters kittens; hedge fund got bananas bonanza of inside information; moar quants, less jocks; Moon Juice, Brain Dust and whatever other $ sucking innovation is being cooked up right now; teenagers everywhere don’t understand money; other stuff.

The Bank of Canada will not be adopting blockchain for its settlement infrastructure.

Moreover, it’s unavailable just when you really want to use it to lock in all those delicious profits!

The productivity problem is real — and getting worse.

Neil Woodford and Crispin Odey go toe-to-toe on the British economy

Halfords pedals harder into currency headwind. FT Opening Quote, with commentary by Matthew Vincent, is your early Square Mile briefing. You can sign up for the full newsletter here.

Vix manipulation; tulips, myths and cryptocurrencies; the exquisitely English world of London clerks; where unicorn horns can be worn without raising eyebrows; Norges Bank launches new bank notes in style; other stuff.

It’s happening!

…even though no-one does.

The power of marketing shall turn old into new.

This one goes out to those $ issuing Chinese companies which lean on their sovereign…

M&S, Kingfisher, Dixons Carphone. FT Opening Quote, with commentary by Matthew Vincent, is your early Square Mile briefing. You can sign up for the full newsletter here.

Bernanke with some reflections on Japanese monetary policy; bots and algos everywhere; a bearish positive carry trade; “There is no recorded information held by the Bank in relation to the yoghurts”; other stuff.

A New York Fed staffer gave some interesting estimates for the balance sheet’s “normalized” size.

When online “Micro-consulting” becomes a net cost to society.