HSBC a Wagner fan

I love any time I can see an opera reference in day-to-day life. Stewart Hall, HSBC's Canada economist describing the first quarter of 2009: “A dismal quarter, yes, but not quite Götterdämmerung,” He went on to say "While financial stocks are expected to continue falling like Tosca from a parapet and energy stocks should see a Mimi-like decline throughout the year, prcious metals will start to rise faster than Escamillio's chest around a chorus girl." Okay, not really.