Saturday, 19 September 2015

Predicting the past

16:11 Posted by The Thalesians (@thalesians) No comments
I can predict the future. Although, if that were even remotely true, I probably wouldn't be sitting here writing a blog. Instead, I'd be lounging about on a beach somewhere. However, despite it being a totally inaccurate statement, I hope that it has encouraged you, the reader, to take a few moments...

Saturday, 12 September 2015

Burger parity

16:18 Posted by The Thalesians (@thalesians) No comments
I recently visited Frankfurt and Zurich to help launch Thalesians quant finance talks there (a special thanks goes to Jochen Papenbrock, Adrian Zymolka and Swati Mittal for organising the events there). Travelling from Frankfurt to Zurich, I noticed several major differences. One difference is the...

Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Fed (mountain) hikes

14:54 Posted by The Thalesians (@thalesians) No comments
The market has been awash with speculation about when the Fed might hike, continually watching for clues from Fed communications. The recent symposium of central bankers at Jackson Hole, organised by the Kansas Fed, presented the market with another opportunity to search for clues. Comments at Jackson...