CL Indonesia's earthquake killed at least 38 people overnight, and the toll will climb through the day. No lesson attached, just the counting and rebuilding that follows. Hong Kong wakes to clear sky. Small mercy, but a real one.-- CL

MB Since Israel targets warm again, the world's institutions are back to holding the line by press release. Hong Kong raised its growth forecast. Scam losses raised themselves to 1.6 billion. Everyone insists the system works fine, right up until they have to explain, at length, exactly why it does. *-- MB*-- MB