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Bond Mole I hear the market is drowning its sorrows way ahead of Christmas this year.

Soren@eksportfinansiadb.com My legacy is secure! After five and a half dazzling years at Eksportfinans, I have performed my Swan Song and am ready for pastures new at the IADB. Look out Washington!

Bond Mole Some people might think the super-rich make their fortunes through inheritance, crime, hard work or all three. But could there be some truth to the old adage “watch the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves?”

Alan.Greenspan@privatejet.com I have unearthed hard evidence that the markets have died a death and are not likely to recover for at least another nine months.

Bond Bitch What a week this has been — out for lunch every day sampling the joys of in-house dining at UBS, SG and Dresdner Kleinwort. By the end of it, though, it proved to be a little too much and I felt a little like Mr Creosote of the legendary Monty Python sketch...

ManEd@euroweek.com Had a great time in Paris last weekend with the BNP Paribas crew. Shame about the rugby result though. Those officials robbed us: Mark Cueto’s toe was definitely not on the line.

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IntrepidReporter@euroweek.com You’ve got to hand it to them, those Kazakhs really know how to put on a party! I mean, caped dancers swirling around to the inspirational strains of Carmina Burana, candle dancing, explosions of green confetti, a budgie-wielding magician, furry hatted musicians.

Debtoffice@Belgium.com How long does it take to get from London to Brussels, for heaven’s sake? Two hours by plane? Not if you’re Guy Reid it doesn’t. He must have cycled here as it took him eight hours, but Eddy Merckx he is not.

Sid@ml.com 09:00am, Hi EuroWeek friends, how are you all? Love your hair. Nice clothes. Did you go anywhere nice for your holidays? Did you hear we did a deal this week?

Maud@relationshipcenter.co.uk We had a call this week from someone at BNP Paribas reporting a physical assault in the office on an individual called Rupert Lewis. Poor thing got beaten up by a chap called Fred Zorzi, apparently. He’s in a right mess, poor love.

supersmug@adb.com Move over Kari Kukka, EIB dollar team, we’ve set another benchmark in the dollar market, pricing tighter than you two.