Mike O'Sullivan

At the time, one of the great tasks of City economists was the parsing of the Budget, now it is less of an event.

A political cartoon aimed at wealth businessman Cyrus Field (1819 - 1892), Jay Gould (1836 - 1892), ... [+] Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794 - 1877) and Russell Sage (1816 - 1906), 1883.

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 29: German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz reacts ... [+] during debate in the Bundestag on September 29, 2020 in Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany.

It will be impossible for the world economy to grow at a sustainably high rate until the mountain of debt that the large nations have accumulated is reduced.

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 05: Shane Lowry of Ireland looks on with Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland ... [+] daughter Poppy McIlroy on the first hole

Since then, the link between Persia and the Jewish people has been strong right through the Pahlavi dynasty years up to 1971, which marked the 2500 anniversary of Cyru...

JPMorgan’s market capitalisation is now greater than that of the top ten euro-zone banks, underlining the enormous gap in progress that EU banks have made since the gl...

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 10: A trader looks dejected at the German stock exchange on ... [+] Friday, 10 October, 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany.

The lesson then is that there are votes in culture, but maybe not grand ideas on geopolitics or finance.

POISSY, FRANCE - OCTOBER 15: French President Emmanuel Macron playing with VCF during the charity ... [+] football match between Varietes Club de