NYU Global Lecturer, Macrofinance; R coder & model builder; bread & pizza maker; Arsenal supporter; Fantasy Football statshttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3me6qdmxzj72xAwesome!06 Feb 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3me6qdmxzj72xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3me4k77df6a2xGiven today's gloomy job news, how long can the disconnect between US consumer sentiment and spending continue? https://www.challengergray.com/blog/challenger-report-january-job-cuts-surge-lowest-january-hiring-on-record/05 Feb 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4k77df6a2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3me4fohe4252xSlump of the Day05 Feb 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4fohe4252xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3m7b7u7uams2lTaking the peace?05 Dec 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7b7u7uams2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3m4xijfhszl2rMerry Christmas Y'All06 Nov 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xijfhszl2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3m4aqwtuuom2iBrentford had it easy against Liverpool. Now for their toughest test. C'mon you Mariners #GTFC28 Oct 2025 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4aqwtuuom2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3m4ao53klu22zhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-26/hsbc-sees-1-1-billion-provision-on-madoff-case-litigation Another hapless facilitator of fraud, paying the price of negligence and duty of care lapses. And it's getting on for 20yrs after the crime! Given the current crypto-craze and AI-hype, what zombies will be haunting banks in the 2030s?28 Oct 2025 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ao53klu22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3m3wzxjs2dx22Caerphilly by-election result..ouch! Starmer has lost the punters but it's the markets, stupid. Let's see how the risk premium, steady so far, looks after next month's Budget extravaganza.24 Oct 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wzxjs2dx22https://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3m3wyaoivb52hGift of the Gab ❤️ #FPL #GW924 Oct 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wyaoivb52hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3m3f3feclpk2nHalloween stage setting...sinking bank valuations...skeletons falling out of cupboards...there be monsters in the shadows 😱17 Oct 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3f3feclpk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3m2r5rtve6s2mNote to self: check out prediction markets for next Nobel Peace Prize ... Hanson and Buterin for Nobel Prize in Economics - Marginal REVOLUTION https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/10/hanson-and-buterin-for-nobel.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hanson-and-buterin-for-nobel09 Oct 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2r5rtve6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3lvfuepseqk22Federal Statistics and False Economies - Conversable Economist https://conversableeconomist.com/2025/08/01/federal-statistics-and-false-economies/02 Aug 2025 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvfuepseqk22https://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3luzd7ugqf22khttps://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2025/july/with-agreement-on-a-dual-degree-program--nyu-and-the-london-scho.html28 Jul 2025 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzd7ugqf22khttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3lufkaohblk2ohttps://www.eif.co.uk/events/make-it-happen Make It Happen in the West End 🙏20 Jul 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lufkaohblk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3ltcbmz3u522tHow is Britain doing under Keir Starmer? https://www.economist.com/interactive/2025-british-politics/starmer-tracker From The Economist Enough to make anyone cry.06 Jul 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltcbmz3u522thttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3ltcbhocqds2thttps://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/blue-road-the-edna-obrien-story/ Exceptional documentary.06 Jul 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltcbhocqds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3ltcazmesx22thttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/business/electric-vehicles-history.html06 Jul 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltcazmesx22thttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3lt7wy77nsk2zMany thanks to Gillian Robinson. Today's walk offered fascinating insights into Nightingale Lane's medical history. Highlight was the tale of George Jennings, who invented the first public toilets that were showcased at the Great Exhibition in 1851. https://welcometowandsworth.com/events/BU-wandsworth-heritage-festival/05 Jul 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt7wy77nsk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3lqwbmcmkjk2xhttps://bac.org.uk/whats-on/natural-behaviour/ Wild, witty, and wonderfully weird. Loved it!06 Jun 2025 07:08 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwbmcmkjk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3lqmbxihktc2oEPL Season 2024-25. Finishers & flounderers in the final few GWs.02 Jun 2025 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqmbxihktc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3lqkj2vhjzs2yOne of many Wandsworth Festival events to look forward to... https://welcometowandsworth.com/events/Tv-the-clockwork-underpass/01 Jun 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkj2vhjzs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3lqkg6wwavk27https://claphamcommon.info/2025-summer-concerts-on-the-clapham-common-bandstand/01 Jun 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkg6wwavk27https://bsky.app/profile/sph53.bsky.social/post/3loyj3qrj7s2uhttps://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/bank-of-england-watchers-conference-2025-1 Congratulations to King's/PGIM for an excellent conference. Personal highlight was the King-Tucker chat about how the Bank won its independence from HMT, where QE went wrong and how the current lot need to focus on their LOLR responsibilities.12 May 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:lmbbbks6llhg5i4qmuj74im6/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyj3qrj7s2u