Andrew Bailey To Be Governor of The Bank of England

Delighted to announce Andrew Bailey as the next Governor of the Bank of England - he was the standout candidate.

— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) December 20, 2019

NatWest Bank Error In My Favour

Well this is a first, a bank error in my favour.

Natwest have written to me telling me that they have identified errors on fx charges on some of my international transactions between March 2010 and May 2014.

I have received a refund of £86 including interest and net of tax.

Now here are three questions:

1 Why has it taken so long for this error to be identified and quantified?

2 How many other people have been affected, and at what cost to NatWest?

3 Have other banks also made erroneous/inaccurate fx charges?

Bank of England Audio Hacked and Sold To Hedge Funds

Hijacked Bank of England audio feed sold to hedge funds seconds ahead of broadcast - Sky News#CarneyOut https://t.co/Cj8EDJc5vj

— Purpleline (Boris Island) (@purpleline) December 19, 2019

Fucking shameful!

Advice To Hotpoint

Washing machines are meant to be wet, not on fire!

Oh and fix your website too!

We are sorry to say we are still experiencing technical issues with our registration website. We apologise sincerely for the inconvenience. While we continue to work with our third party provider to resolve the issue, you can call our customer service team on 0800 316 1442

— Hotpoint UK (@HotpointUK) December 18, 2019

Trump Folds

Trump Folds: Offers To Cancel New China Tariffs, Will Cut Existing Tariffs By 50% In Exchange For Pledges https://t.co/nLnpFqolYH

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 12, 2019

The Economic Owl of The ECB

LIVE: Christine Lagarde says she will be an economic "owl" at the ECB – follow our business live blog for the latest news, analysis and reaction https://t.co/Fyvybhx92S pic.twitter.com/2XMHvz8agH

— Telegraph Business (@telebusiness) December 12, 2019

France is Fucked

Macron pension reform: France braces for severe disruption amid strike https://t.co/makd6wxIWh

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 5, 2019

HSBC's 40% Usury Fee

BBC News - HSBC to bring in single overdraft rate of 40% > Usury (noun) the practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest https://t.co/PryCcrmPEP

— Stuart Jones (@StuartJones) December 5, 2019

That is a very high rate for a "reputable" bank!

No Deadline On China Trade Deal

TRUMP SAYS I HAVE NO DEADLINE ON CHINA DEAL AND IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER NOVEMBER 2020 ELECTION

— fiatcurrency (@fiatcurrency) December 3, 2019

It would seem that, at best, the world economy will drift aimlessly for the next year or so!