By Ian Fraser Published: Sunday Herald Date: March 18th, 2001 WITH traders’ screens a sea of red and stock markets in freefall, Alan Greenspan, chairman of the US Federal Reserve this week faces his toughest choice to date. This Tuesday, when the committee of the Washington DC-based organisation meets, will it cut interest rates in […]
By Ian Fraser Sunday Herald March 11th, 2001 He’s helped to transform the landscape of European cities but, finds Ian Fraser, Edinburgh and Glasgow are not top of Alex Watt’s agenda When the average human being looks at a building, most will first consider its looks – taking into account bulk, architectural merits and design. […]
By Ian Fraser Sunday Herald, March 4th, 2001 The Royal Bank has been basking in the limelight of its record profits. But Ian Fraser finds one of its rivals is less than impressed WHO would begrudge the Royal Bank of Scotland’s record pre-tax profits of £4.4 billion, announced last week? It was certainly a polished […]