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Bond markets will open at an unprecedented 1am on Friday - three hours after the polls close - because traders want to be able to sell UK gilts and effectively offload their shares in the Government.
Nice way to say "vote for our candidate or else".

The Daily Mail seems to have trouble picking their villains here. Is righteous anger supposed to be directed at the bond traders?

City vultures are waiting to swoop and plunge the economy into turmoil
or at the voters?
if voters leave Britain saddled with a hung parliament.


The brainless should not be in banking -- Willem Buiter
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 4th, 2010 at 11:22:48 AM EST
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Shorter Mail: Vote Tory.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue May 4th, 2010 at 11:42:34 AM EST
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You'd almost think Cameron was in on it weeks ago.

The brainless should not be in banking -- Willem Buiter
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 4th, 2010 at 01:20:47 PM EST
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