Chance favours the prepared mind: What linked micro data can tell us about...
Good analysis requires new discoveries, creativity, even luck. But innovation is not just a matter of chance -- it favours those who are ready for it, which in this case means having the right data....
View ArticleIzzy Whizzy let’s get Vizzy – The magic of using visualisation to analyse and...
Lyndsey Pereira-Brereton. Like Sooty, the BBC’s yellow bear loved by generations of British children, central banks should wave the ‘magic wand’ of data visualisation over their large, granular or...
View ArticleBitesize: Periodicity of GBP/USD trading activities
Jihyoung Yi. FX assets are traded continuously across the globe. The majority of GBP/USD trades, however, are executed during typical trading hours in London and New York (NY). Saravelos and Grover...
View ArticleBitesize: Exploring UK sectoral productivity
Ian Billett and Patrick Schneider. As time goes to infinity, the probability that a productivity analyst will wonder ‘which sectors are driving these trends?’ goes to one. We present an interactive...
View ArticleBitesize: The rise and fall of interest only mortgages
Sachin Galaiya The interest-only product has undergone tremendous evolution, from its mass-market glory days in the run-up to the crisis, to its rebirth as a niche product. However, since reaching a...
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