http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johndizardhttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnists/johndizardFT.com - FTfm: View from the USen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:37:13 +0000Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:33:15 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johndizard(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ea7c35a-d604-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ea7c35a-d604-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlDoubt over the true potential of shale gas production has filtered through to some of the institutional investors in energy companies, writes John Dizard Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:37:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f810960-d082-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f810960-d082-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlBy mid-last week copper was up by 116% from the beginning of the year, but how much of the demand is real, asks John Dizard Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:49:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf99d538-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf99d538-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlIt's not central bank gold purchases that are the key support for the metal, but the prospect of more controls on international flow of capital from the likes of Brazil, writes John Dizard Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:09:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b4240cf4-c585-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b4240cf4-c585-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlEnormous reserves of shale gas have been found. But how much can be produced economically, and how quickly, asks John Dizard Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:17:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/94d1c19e-bffd-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94d1c19e-bffd-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlThe policy people and regulatory agencies can't have it both ways – less risky institutions mean tighter lending standards, writes John Dizard Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:45:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cacaa830-ba7e-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cacaa830-ba7e-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.htmlBy never taking economically justified writedowns, the US economy will be jellied into low growth and lost opportunities, writes John Dizard Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:19:01 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/93ac45d6-b4fa-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93ac45d6-b4fa-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.htmlIn the end, the public will pay for new bank losses, not through taxation, but through usury, writes John Dizard Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:10:49 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/21501e50-b4fe-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21501e50-b4fe-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.htmlIn the end, the public will pay for new bank losses, not through taxation, but through usury, writes John Dizard Fri, 9 Oct 2009 19:19:12 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f694840e-af89-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f694840e-af89-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0.htmlThere have been ups and downs in the bizjet industry before, but this cycle is different, writes John Dizard Sun, 4 Oct 2009 10:10:44 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6f3bafe-a9f9-11de-a3ce-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6f3bafe-a9f9-11de-a3ce-00144feabdc0.htmlIn the US the consensus is moving against incumbent management – with the government's encouragement, writes John Dizard Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:57:06 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed834a0e-a470-11de-92d4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed834a0e-a470-11de-92d4-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Baltic Dry Index does not provide a perfect crystal ball, writes John Dizard, so instead of worrying about its recent decline presaging a new disaster, look further aheadSun, 20 Sep 2009 09:07:01 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/94a3edc4-9eff-11de-8013-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94a3edc4-9eff-11de-8013-00144feabdc0.htmlJohn Dizard examines the arguments of the gold bulls, bears and superbears and speculates on whether the the current bull market is about to endSun, 13 Sep 2009 09:50:01 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5044134c-9974-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5044134c-9974-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0.htmlThe malign effects of e-discovery are that less attention will be paid to innovation and development, and more to risk aversion, writes John Dizard Fri, 4 Sep 2009 18:12:01 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f397140-8fd9-11de-bc59-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f397140-8fd9-11de-bc59-00144feabdc0.htmlJohn Dizard expects there will be a deal between the polluters and green concerns outside any ruling from the Environment Protection AgencySun, 23 Aug 2009 17:38:59 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/30a6ded0-84d3-11de-9a64-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjohndizardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30a6ded0-84d3-11de-9a64-00144feabdc0.htmlJohn Dizard takes a wry look at the US regulators' plans to restrict long-only commodities investingSun, 9 Aug 2009 16:43:29 +0100