It’s been a few years since I’ve been to NY and it is certainly a city which should be on everyone’s list of ‘places to visit before I die’. A lot of people still remember me from my last visit, judging by the great number of standard New York greetings I got this morning on the way in to Wall Street- otherwise known as the front-on shoulder bump.

Gerry and Jamie disagree on absolutely everything, just like any old married couple, and I think we should now start calling them Oscar and Felix. I’m sure they won’t mind.

It’s going to be a quiet Asian trading session so get those sock drawers ready for tidying.