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Archive for May, 2007

China’s markets go absolutely bonkers.

The BBC and FT are reporting on China’s latest craze. Currently around 400,000 extra people per day are beginning to trade on the Shanghai markets.
Let me see. That’s the same as the entire population of Scotland deciding they are market professionals, every 12 days or so. When people with no money (most of these people […]

The Joys Of Scottish Election Time.

I’m watching the elections in Scotland with some interest just now. For the first time in 300 years, it looks like Scotland may actually stand a chance of holding a vote about becoming an independent country. Wow! You can see the current results here.
These elections are decidely quirky:
The Scottish National Party has moved nationalism/independence to […]