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It is too early to be thinking about Christmas. But it is hard to ignore the mass of deals that need to get done before we all leave for our holidays — and what they could mean for next year.
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It is testament to the profound respect given to Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi that Asia’s debt and equity markets danced to his tune this week, zigging and zagging as rumours swirled about his resignation.
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Bond syndicate bankers do not get the chance to meet up for drinks or dinner as much as they might like. The bond market is one where a certain degree of camaraderie is needed, but while you can bet that most loans syndicate bankers have seen each other passed out in a bar at least a dozen times, all-night bond allocations tend to cut your appetite down to one beer and three hundred walnuts.
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Whether through rune stones, econometrics, tea leaves or premonitory octopuses, making predictions is always a dangerous business. It is even worse in financial markets, the speed of which allow for rapid proof that you’re right or wrong.
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The TV news plays silently in a darkly lit Hong Kong bar, and I sit watching and drinking, the only person here. The flickering screen above me paints a depressing picture.
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Asian stock prices have rallied this week — part of a widespread move upwards in global equities that has, for the short term at least, made some bankers forget the black clouds looming overhead. But not everyone is ready to enjoy the rally yet.