Martin

We all have our own crosses to bear then.
Your fellow citizens and you have the elections, the weak buck [great for exports though], gas prices and "what the heck is happening to our credibility in the world".
Euros have their problems: a strong currency [my euro savings account isn't complaining though], a hell of a bunch of lousy world politics in general and more important their puking high taxations and also high prices for gas.
China has an Olympic headache starting to feel like a "migraine".
China's Hong Kong (the most free economy in the world or so they say) is just shivering at the thought of being the next former Gateway to... as it will host some of the Beijing games also.
Life really ain't dull these days.

Btw, I wouldn't have chosen the Yuan in my title, the former poodle's Sterling of HM the Queen is worth way more these days.