Using experience in financial research

Using experience in financial research

I end up buying a lot of books. Inevitably, I end up reading far fewer books than I end up buying. The unread books peer at me from my bookcase, knowing they’ll likely never be read. One book which I bought recently and immediately started reading was the...
Forecasts and decisions

Forecasts and decisions

A lot of measurements go into the perfect burger. First, there’s the patty. What is the weight of the patty? How much fat is in the patty? Then there’s the other parts. How much lettuce? How much onion? How large should the bun be? All these proportions...
We still need to learn to code

We still need to learn to code

If I go to burger joint somewhere outside the UK, I’ll usually look at the price and mentally convert it into GBP. I guess I could use a calculator, but it seems slightly pointless. Traders use Excel all the time, but it doesn’t negate the need to be numerate. Would a...

Takeaways from TradeTech FX USA 2024

In recent years, more financial firms have begun to open up offices in Miami, in particular a number of prominent hedge funds. It has also been the home of TradeTech FX USA for a number of years, where participants from the sell side, buy side and vendors converge...
Different ways to assess forecasts

Different ways to assess forecasts

Let’s say you want to know what a burger will taste like. You look at the ingredients, and to some extent you’ll be able to “forecast” what it’ll taste like. Part of the difficulty is that your input data isn’t going to be super...
How can we improve inflation forecasts

How can we improve inflation forecasts

Just imagine you ordered a cheeseburger. Then low and behold, a salad is brought to your table. The probability of such a thing happening is not zero, especially in a busy restaurant, mix ups happen. It’s happened to all of us. Spare a thought for central banks...