Dudley: A yen for international stock market management

This isn’t as important as the Olympics, but some pals have been asking me, “What is the yen carry trade?” and " Why did it affect world equity and currency markets so dramatically last week?”So I’ve answered with: As far as the eye can see, investors (defined here as the world’s largest financial...

DUDLEY: Food for thought

I’m sure this has happened to you before, but let me set the scene. It’s 9:15 in the morning and now, all of a sudden, Big El is asking me to put her suitcase, toolbox and nail belt into Streak, her zippy little Nissan Z. “Well, where are you off to,” I ask.

Dudley: Drawing to a conclusion

The crumpled wad of heavy drawing paper arcs through the air collides with the ceiling, rebounds off the wingback, and finally ends its journey alongside the corner wastebasket. Nothing but net!