By: Helen Thomas

CEO & Founder - Blonde Money Helen Thomas CEO and Richard Brownlees COO set up BlondeMoney almost a decade ago to bring together the worlds of Westminster and Wall Street.

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Europe’s race against the ballot box

Opinion

As elections approach across the continent, European leaders are rushing to settle the multi-trillion euro budget and European Central Bank leadership before potential changes in government alter the political landscape, says Helen Thomas Europe is racing to settle its future before its voters have their say. Negotiations over its next seven-year budget coincide with manoeuvring [...]
Central banks, bond markets and fiscal credibility – why market stability had become political

Opinion

Senior central bankers warn that while emergency interventions can buy time during market liquidity crises, long-term financial stability ultimately depends on governments taking decisive political action, says Helen Thomas Two of the world’s most senior central bankers have issued a warning that politicians would do well to heed: governments may believe they have years to [...]
Old fault lines are threatening to rock the Eurozone

Opinion

After years in which central-bank backstops encouraged Eurozone investors to look the other way, the bond market has finally started to notice.

Markets should accept cheap money isn’t coming back

September 29, 2026

We are no longer living in the post-financial crisis world, and the market needs to adjust, writes Helen Thomas.
Germany’s politics have become unsustainable

September 22, 2026

German Chancellor Merz and the CDU face a severe political crisis following disastrous state election results and plunging approval ratings, says Helen Thomas “It was a disaster” said German Chancellor Merz after the results of two key German elections. If anything, that was an understatement. The CDU suffered the humiliation of falling below the five [...]
How do central bankers decide interest rates when inflation is so unpredictable?

September 16, 2026

The Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Bank of Japan all confront the same question this week: how do you set interest rates when inflation is being buffeted by forces well beyond your control? Writes Helen Thomas Three of the world’s most important central banks meet this week, with the Federal Reserve, Bank of England [...]
The Fed wants you to get used to higher interest rates

September 7, 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is urging markets to stop relying on central bank guidance and instead independently interpret economic data, signalling a shift toward a paradigm where higher interest rates are accepted as a component of a high-growth, prosperous economy, says Helen Thomas “We should not indulge a regime in which market participants are [...]
Will Britain follow Japan’s great growth gamble?

July 28, 2026

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has unveiled an expansionary economic blueprint aiming to break Japan’s long-standing cycle of stagnation through state-led investment, creating a precarious balancing act for the Bank of Japan as it attempts to maintain market confidence and monetary stability, says Helen Thomas A newly installed leader promises to break with the economic [...]
Andy Burnham should start by scrapping the £100k tax trap

July 21, 2026

Cutting taxes is expensive, but there is a way Andy Burnham could make them simpler and fairer, says Helen Thomas Andy Burnham’s first interview as Labour’s presumptive Prime Minister contained a somewhat unlikely observation. Speaking to the Sunday Times, he said one issue repeatedly raised on the doorstep was the frozen £12,570 personal allowance. It [...]
Could an England World Cup win boost the markets?

July 14, 2026

The equity markets of World Cup-winning countries frequently outperform immediately after victory. A Goldman Sachs study of tournaments from 1974-2014 found that every winner except Brazil in 2002 subsequently enjoyed a period of market outperformance, says Helen Thomas If football finally came home, what might it do for financial markets, aside from a late start [...]

Modella pulls out of race to buy Poundland

Manchester City must face justice for sake of Premier League and Uefa, says Tebas

Nightborn film review: Troll baby horror is a real slog

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