Latest articles by Ben Judge
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7 December 1732: First Covent Garden Theatre opens
Features On this day in 1732, after a successful fundraising drive, the first theatre opened on the site of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
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1 December 1990: breakthrough in the Channel tunnel
Features On this day in 1990, Graham Fagg and Philippe Cozette shook hands 40m below the sea bed, 14 miles from the English coast and ten from the French.
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30 November 1999: BAE Systems formed in £7.7bn merger
On this day in 1999, British Aerospace merged with Marconi Electronic Systems to form BAE Systems, one of the biggest arms manufacturers in the world
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13 October 1884: Greenwich adopted as the prime meridian
Features On this day in 1884, Greenwich was chosen as the prime meridian of longitude, settling the matter of time once and for all.
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12 October 1948: the first Morris Minor is produced
Features The first of 1.3 million Morris Minors, Britain’s cheap post-war runabout, rolled off the production lines on this day in 1948
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Should the FCA allow crypto ETP for retail trade?
ETPs could make cryptocurrency safer for everyone, so it’s odd that the regulator won’t let retail traders use them
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House prices are cooling as mortgage costs rise
News UK house prices rose at 7.8% in the year to June – down from 12.8% in the year to May. Is this the start of a house-price crash?
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The charts that matter: bond yields and US dollar continue to climb
Charts The US dollar and government bond yields around the world continued to climb. Here’s what happened to the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: markets start the year with a crash
Charts As markets start 2022 with a big selloff, here’s what happened to the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: a tough week for bitcoin
Charts Cryptocurrency bitcoin slid by some 20% this week. Here’s what else happened to the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: omicron rattles markets
Charts Markets were rattled by the emergence of a new strain of Covid-19. Here’s how it has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: the US dollar keeps on strengthening
Charts The US dollar saw further rises this week as gold and cryptocurrencies sold off. Here’s how that has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: gold hangs on to gains while the dollar continues higher
Charts The gold price continued to hang on to last week’s gains, even as the US dollar powered higher this week. Here’s how that has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: inflation fears give gold a much needed boost
Charts US inflation hit its highest in 30 years this week, driving gold and bitcoin to new highs. Here’s how that has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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Cryptocurrency roundup: new highs for bitcoin and ether as Twitter jumps on the crypto-wagon
News With many cryptocurrencies surging to new highs this week, here are the stories that have caught our eye in the last seven days.
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The charts that matter: a tale of two central banks
Charts Government bond yields slipped around the world this week. Here’s how that has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: bond yields turn back up and a new bitcoin record
Charts Bitcoin hit a new all-time high, while government bond yields turned back up. Here’s how that has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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Cryptocurrency roundup: bitcoin hits a new record high
News In the week when bitcoin hit a new high, we look at what’s been going on in the world of cryptocurrencies this week.
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The charts that matter: bond yields slip while bitcoin tops $60,000
Charts Cryptocurrency bitcoin soared to over $60,000 this week, while government bond yields fell back. Here’s how that has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: Brent, bitcoin and bond yields flying high
Charts Government bond yields continued to climb, along with bitcoin and the oil price. Here’s how that has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: bond yields soar
Charts Government bond yields around the world spiked higher this week. Here’s how it has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: China upsets cryptocurrency markets
Charts Bitcoin slid again this week after China declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal. Here’s what’s happened to the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: more pain for goldbugs
Charts Gold investors saw more disappointment this week as the yellow metal took a tumble. Here’s what’s happened to the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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The charts that matter: gold and bitcoin both slide
Charts Gold and its modern counterpart, bitcoin, both sold off this week. Here’s what’s happened to the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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