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blondecoluk

  1. Sad to see Adam Posen step down from MPC. One of the best so far. Is Britain just too alien for US academics, or is the BoE? 3:48 PM May 18th via web
  2. Jetlag is always so much worse coming back from the States than heading out... weekend suffering! 3:46 PM May 18th via web
  3. Thinking about scaling econ shock scenarios by PIT imbalances - any thoughts/views? Let me know 2:34 AM Apr 21st via web
  4. Getting VERY fed up with crutches - resorting to hands and knees when at home.... 10:34 AM Apr 5th via web
  5. A month into the new job and everything is going great so far. Now if I only understood what #LGD meant... 3:54 AM Mar 31st via web
  6. @arthurdexter thanks again for having me - I really enjoyed it. Hope it was ok from your pov 9:24 AM Feb 23rd via web in reply to borthwickm
  7. 7-2 split on #MPC suggests door is still very much open for further asset purchases... 1:37 AM Feb 22nd via web
  8. Some cautious optimism (plus dodgy photo in the print version) in today's Indy: tiny.cc/mv4gq 6:26 AM Feb 12th via web
  9. Sorry, let's try that again - final CEWB, on what I know now about PE/VC, is available at: admin.bvca.co.uk/library/docume… 8:25 AM Feb 10th via web
  10. BVCA publishes "new users' guide" to performance measurement: tiny.cc/t92oo 7:43 AM Feb 10th via web
  11. Latest BVCA Research article, on how experience is correlated with VC returns, has been published today: tinyurl.com/6saeacs 4:38 AM Feb 6th via web
  12. @AvinRabheru thanks Avin. Rest assured I will be contactable in the new role...! 4:36 AM Feb 6th via web in reply to AvinRabheru
  13. To be fair, UK data are not as timely as US: twitter.com/blondecoluk/st… 6:01 AM Feb 3rd via web
  14. Strong US payrolls saw unt rate fall to 8.3% - below 8.4% in the UK (3MA). Relative performance of labour mkts has reversed quickly 5:55 AM Feb 3rd via web
  15. @stephbreakfast Definitely the best clip, congrats! 3:25 AM Jan 30th via web in reply to stephbreakfast
  16. 2012 and the #vodaphone signal in London still leaves a lot to be desired...! 10:23 AM Jan 27th via txt
  17. #ff @Aswash @ACCA_SME thanks both! 9:16 AM Jan 27th via web
  • Name Colin Ellis
  • Location London, England
  • Bio Professional economist with usual 2FM tendencies. All views are my own.
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