Mr Bush will also need to bear in mind one other striking feature of these mid-term elections.

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So when you hear about how successful Spanish and Italian bond auctions have been of late, bear in mind that bond yields are just one gauge --- and by no means the most important -- of whether the eurozone crisis is nearing its end.

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Regulators also need to bear in mind that one of the central assumptions of the fair-value regime has not worked out quite as planned.

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Bear in mind that the man is a trained barrister, one who will know that 'chicanery' - to you and me - means sharp practice, deception even.

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