Things to Read:

“Can of Ham” sale tests demand for City of London skyscrapers. FT

I suspect this saga will confirm that new working arrangements (outside the big banks), means seller will struggle to find a premium buyer except at distressed price. It could set off further UK property ructions.

UK economy to grow faster than Japan, Italy and Germany says OECD – Guardian

Huh… that’s what you get voting Labour…. Disappointing, barely bearing the blithering Europeans…

The Russian BOT Army that conquered online Poker – Bloomberg

Sometimes stuff is just so strange… who outside poker cares poker has been captured? If it can happen there.. where else?

Obituary – Sir Patrick Sergeant. – Telegraph

“When he encountered the Chinese premier unexpectedly at a Euromoney conference in Beijing, Sergeant pumped the puzzled statesman by the hand and announced for all to hear: “Prime minister, I bring you fraternal greetings from Margaret Thatcher,” muttering as an aside: “I hope she never finds out.”

The Trump Posts you probably aren’t seeing – The Atlantic

Some of this stuff would make anyone collapse in hopeless mirth – if it wasn’t so seriously dangerous to all out futures.