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CLSA Asia Pacific Markets has demonstrated over the last few years that it has a knack of surprising those attending its Asian investor forum with special — and often rather oddball — celebrity guests. But will George Clooney, its latest pick, be able to cheer up a battered investor base?
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It was not so long ago that this retired old banker was a young traveller, still trying to find a career, a woman and a place to call home. I rarely remember those moments, but I was thrown back to the past this week — and in particular, reminded of my whitewater rafting trip to Jackson Hole, in the beautiful US state of Wyoming, many years ago.
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It is a sad truth of banking that, even when things seem completely dead from the outside, work can still pile up so thick and fast, that dinner dates, plans for drinks and any notion of getting down to the gym disappear into a haze.
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It was supposed to be a quiet night in. I had promised Tai Tai that we would stay home, crack open a bottle of Beaujolais and watch a film. But the kaleidoscope of bad news on every channel gripped us too much, and we didn’t manage to take the DVD out of its case.
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I was able to enjoy a rare moment of freedom this week, convincing my strict wife that I’m old enough and responsible enough to go out for a few quiet drinks without ending up slumped in an alleyway with a silk tie wrapped around my head. I may have exaggerated my self-discipline just a bit.
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There is little doubt that the possibility of defaults in the US and Europe are the main issues scaring investors at the moment. Who can blame them? The consequences of a US default would resemble something out of the Book of Revelation: fire, brimstone and widespread ratings downgrades. But closer to home, the looming threat is one of inflation: and in particular, the ever-increasing price of rice.