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To my chief strategist David Axelrod who's actually been a partner with me every step of the way.

Ben Potter, market strategist at IG Markets, said "anything with a bit of gloss on it could help again lock in confidence for equities. "

But Ernie Hon, a strategist at ICEA Securities, said he expects bullish sentiment in the U. S. will continue to support the local market.

David Thurtell, metals strategist at Citigroup in London, says: "There's just not the supply becoming available that there needs to be. "

The veteran market strategist was one of the most bearish analysts at the start of 2008, and he has remained cautious.

And urban liberals don't understand how much guns matter to rural white men, fumes Dave "Mudcat" Saunders, a Democratic strategist.

"How much could the government buy [if it set up such a fund]? " asked Shinichi Ichikawa, chief Japan strategist at Credit Suisse in Tokyo.

Its global equity strategist, Andrew Garthwaite, published a report saying any stock recovery was more likely to look like a W than a V.

The moves have made it particularly difficult for bulls like Thomas Stolper, Goldman Sachs Group's currency strategist in London.

"The trend [for crude oil] seems to be down at this point, " says John Wilson, chief technical strategist at Morgan Keegan.

'Nine months ago, investors had to make a very big leap of faith, ' says Hasan Tevfik, a global-stock strategist at Citigroup in London.

"There is no doubt this just adds to the allure to a potential Facebook IPO, " said Morningstar IPO strategist Bill Buhr.

Democratic strategist Doug Schoen said Obama's shift in tone reflected a battle that turned out to be tougher than he thought it would be.

"The market is waking up to what a mess politics are in the UK, " RBC currency strategist Adam Cole said in London.

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"It was certainly a shock, the market is taking it a bit hard, " said Sean Maloney, strategist at Nomura.

'It's a bit of an uncomfortable truth for investors, ' says Sean Darby, Nomura's chief Asia strategist.

I'm not a political strategist and, besides, not even the political strategists can be sure about this sort of thing.

Howard Wheeldon, senior strategist at BGC Partners, says: For the public, protectionism is what you want to see.

Russ Unger, experience design strategist, likes to say that the biggest misconception of UX design is the "U. "

To my chief strategist Peter Chen, who's been a partner with me every step of the way.

Myra Golden is one of the service industry's most prominent trainers and a highly regarded business growth strategist.

Nigel Rendell, senior strategist at RBC Capital Markets, added: "Greece is now trading like the weakest emerging markets. "

"They [the central bank] can only fight against the economics for so long, " says one foreign exchange strategist.

A consummate strategist, Grand Admiral Thrawn likened combat to art, and was an aficionado of both.

Yet not everyone is a fan of the decoupling thesis. Andy Rothman, China macro strategist with CLSA in Shanghai, says it misses the point.

A cunning strategist, Swain was decorated after every battle he fought, regularly hobbling in contemplation at the front of the assault.

Matthew Turner, precious metals strategist at Mitsubishi in London, said Mr Zoellick's comments were bullish.

'Negative expectations had gone really far, ' said Alberto Gallo, senior credit strategist at RBS Global Banking & Markets in London.

"I cannot completely rule out the possibility, but it's a small probability, " says Steven Sun, regional equity strategist at HSBC.

'Any time shells fly through the air, it's not going to be positive risk, ' said BNP Paribas Asia currency strategist Rob Ryan.

"[CDS trading is] all about the debt ceiling, " said David Ader, strategist at CRT Capital.

"Those are the securities most vulnerable to some sort of change" , said Joseph Abate, strategist at Barclays Capital.

A hawkish Chinese strategist at the conference was unapologetic, growling that America was "taking the Chinese as the enemy" .

You're anticipating every one of my moves, three moves in advance. You are a hell of a strategist.

'The gold price is up in any currency, really, ' said Alan Ruskin, chief international strategist at RBS Greenwich Capital.

Jeremy Stretch, senior currency strategist at Rabobank in London, said Britons might learn that a weak pound can be helpful.

One gay Republican campaign strategist said he feared that conservatives would "play to the base"

With these credentials, "Obama could have done anything he wanted, " noted David Axelrod, now his presidential campaign strategist.

Chief political strategist and right-hand man Karl Rove will be leaving his post at the White House by the end of the month.

Abdelnour also promoted Frank Gong, the bank's chief China strategist, to vice chairman of China investment banking in July.

Prussian King Frederick II (also known as Frederick the Great) is an outstanding 18th-century Europe "s grand strategist. "

"Total inflation has now started its collapse that will be seen over the next year, " said Alan Ruskin, strategist at RBS Greenwich Capital.

but he is also recognized as a great strategist, a forceful leader, and--together with Ulysses Grant --the ablest Union general of the war.

"Bernanke is closing the door to more rate cuts, " said Steve Goldman, market strategist at Weeden & Co in Greenwich, Connecticut.

In plotting out a personal and spiritual life, he applies the models and theories he developed as a strategist.

Instead Goldman Sachs strategist Abby Cohen said the stock market was 'roughly at fair value based upon our view of S& P profits. '

"It used to be possible to be a global brand by dominating the US market, " said Melanie McShane, a strategist at Wolff Olins.

Instead, Merrill Lynch strategist Richard Bernstein tracks the Korea Composite Stock Price index, known as the Kospi.

His personal views on aliens were in line with those of the Empire and he proved himself a competent military strategist.

Current and former White House colleagues paid tribute to Rove as the key strategist in helping Mr. Bush win the presidency twice.

"You see a massive potential for financial meltdown on a global scale, " said T. J. Marta, fixed-income strategist at RBC Capital Markets.

Chief political strategist and right-hand man Karl Rove will be leaving his post at the White House by the end of month.

Not a bad time, arguably, to bid farewell to the showman and replace him with the strategist.

But Phil Orlando, equity strategist at Federated Investors, says the Berkshire buyback alone isn't enough to improve investor morale.

'The World Cup has been a booster shot, ' says Clyde Wardle, emerging-markets currency strategist at HSBC Holdings.

Last month Tim Lee, a strategist at pi Economics, described the whole financial system as "the equivalent of a gigantic Ponzi scheme. "

Share prices are also now in a sweet spot for a revival of deals, says David Bianco, an equity strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

But Tobias Levkovich, Citigroup's chief U. S. equity strategist, says 'we suspect that capital spending will drop 15%' over the next year.

But Jerry Lou, equity strategist at Morgan Stanley, was more pessimistic.

"If you were banking on the US driving a vigorous recovery, think again, " said Alan Ruskin, a strategist at RBS Greenwich Capital.

"Credit-related expenses were far higher than what guidance had been, " said Rajiv Setia, a strategist at Barclays Capital in New York.

Emanuel was among the earliest converts to Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992, serving as a senior fundraiser and strategist.

Joe Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at Thinkorswim, said: "The magnitude of the move has surprised a lot of people. "

Mr. Ozawa is widely known as the 'god of elections, ' the country's most effective political strategist.

Perhaps, argues Tim Bond, a market strategist at Barclays Capital, the falling cost of CDSs is a harbinger of things to come.

Edel Tully, precious metals strategist at UBS, said Monday's rally had been driven by "considerable private client buying" .

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But the Kremlin's reshuffle of top officials continued, with its chief political strategist reassigned.

Andrew Cox, foreign exchange strategist at Citigroup, sees any pullbacks in commodity-linked currencies as a buying opportunity, however.

"Markets have an underlying sense of greater fragility, " said Alan Ruskin, strategist at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Zhuge Liang was an outstanding statesman and strategist.

"Good point guards don't quit and walk off the floor if the going gets tough, " said John Weaver, a former senior strategist for Mr. McCain.

"Even before QE began, the system had far more liquidity than banks needed, " says Mark Capleton, a strategist at Royal Bank of Scotland.

'During the last 15 years, people thought we had no inflation, but we did, ' says Doug Noland, market strategist at David W.

But behind Gates's public persona was a corporate strategist whose tactics of competition some have likened to those of John D. Rockefeller.

"They don't like each other, " observed James Carville, the Democratic strategist, although the animosity appears to be largely one-sided.

My wife, a strategist, knew better and began quietly mobilizing the forces that would eventually put our goods to rout.

'We always love good conspiracy theories, ' said Joseph Battipaglia, chief market strategist of the private-client group at Stifel Nicolaus.

Yet margins have been on a protracted slide that shows no sign of stabilising, says Michael Kurtz, Macquarie's Asia strategist.

Sonja Gibbs (Chief Strategist, Nomura): One of the most important points is exactly what you mentioned just now.

Steve Hilton, the party's influential strategist, champions this agenda and several shadow cabinet members are also enthusiasts.

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On reflection, however, perhaps I should have chosen whether to be a creative type or a financial strategist.

'It is a really bad time for labor costs to be rising, ' said Jeremy Rubman, retail strategist at consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates.

"The GSEs continue to have access to funding, " said Rajiv Setia, a strategist at Barclays Capital in New York.

Prior to joining Jade Co. As Legal Strategist two years ago, Ivy worked in a Chinese law firm for four years.

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Michael Gartenberg, a technology strategist at Interpret, has high expectations of these new notebooks.

There have been nearly two dozen death crosses over the past four decades, notes Brockhouse Cooper strategist Pierre Lapointe.

Thus, the wise strategist will always weigh and consider the favourable and unfavourable factors in his deliberations.

A brilliant strategist with uncanny fashion instincts, he is also unable to delegate, say Fast Retailing executives.

Among his exploits was serving as a fleet battle strategist during the bloody Stark Hyperspace Wars.

Guo, the Huawei strategist, said Ren traveled by bus, lugging a briefcase full of cash because Chinese then had no credit cards.

Daniel Hynes, metals strategist at Merrill Lynch, pointed to "a multitude" of drivers pushing gold higher.

Credit Suisse equity strategist Douglas Cliggott says companies' earnings are likely to fall next year as revenue growth slows.

"Investors have ample reasons to feel jittery, " said Ilya Spivak, currency strategist at Daily FX.

Daniel Fee, a Democratic political strategist, reckons that Mr Nutter did a good job in his first term, but nothing really bold.

How could a leader so widely credited with being a masterly communicATor and strATegist AT the same time be such a dangerous public flop?

Zhang and Leung dominate the movie, while Kaneshiro is fine as wily strategist Zhuge and Zhao adds welcome humor as the feisty princess.

Adam Parker, chief U. S. equity strategist at Morgan Stanley, says the dividend-stock rally has another three or four quarters to go.

Social strategist Julia Roy is a symbol of the next generation.

"We're not in a full-blown bubble yet, " says David Cui, China strategist for Merrill Lynch in Shanghai.

'The market reaction suggests that uncertainty remains, ' said Charles Diebel, rates strategist at Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets.

"In the current circumstances, there is no reason to increase your holding of U. S. dollars, " said BNY Mellon strategist Michael Woolfolk.

That leaves the dollar ripe for a short-term rally, says Nomura International currency strategist Jens Nordvig.

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Whatever happened to the wall of Chinese money? asks Garry Evans, pan-Asia strategist at HSBC.

These rich folks were in turn linked to Karl Rove, Bush's masterful political strategist -- his very own Zhuge Liang.

As the key strategist for first Governor then President Bush, Rove learned lessons that paid big political dividends.

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'Most people seem very skeptical, ' of the euro's gains, says Camilla Sutton, currency strategist at Scotia Capital in Toronto.

UBS strategist Brian Kim added that "earnings are still in the back of everyone's mind, and that increases uncertainty. "

"We'll see a steady drip of dividend cuts as earnings declines accelerate, " said Graham Secker, strategist at Morgan Stanley.

'Japanese authorities' response to yen gains remains slow, ' notes Bank of America Merrill Lynch currency strategist Tomoko Fujii.

Nonetheless, Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at the Standard and Poor's market research firm, says banks are cautious.

"It's another good set of results, " said Adrian Cattley, equity strategist at Citigroup.

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Comedy Central plans to invite guest analysts ranging from Republican strategist Roger Ailes to gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson.

Manuel Oliveri, a foreign exchange strategist at UBS, said: "Their key interest is to keep the Swiss franc-euro exchange rate capped. "

But the pace is likely to slow more than analysts expect, says Barclays Capital portfolio strategist Talley Leger.

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However, some of Singapore's tech stars are showing signs of fading, worries Garry Evans, an equity strategist at HSBC.

And one in Arkansas was pushed aside to make room for a chum of Karl Rove, George Bush's top strategist.

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Mao Zedong was a great strategist skilled in military strategy.

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"Their (Kazakhs') assets per capita are almost unrivalled, " said Kingsmill Bond, chief strategist at Troika Dialogue.

The story below, which comes from a famous classic novel, illustrates Zhuge Liang's insight as a military strategist.

His chief strategist, Qari Hussain Mehsud, was also killed in a drone strike.

"The recent property policies reversed market sentiment, " says Jerry Lou, China equity strategist at Morgan Stanley.

"He better have the speech of his life ready tonight, " sighed one Republican strategist.

"It reinforces the deflationary fears that the Fed has been voicing, " said George Davis, currency strategist at RBC Capital Markets.

'We're sweating a little bit, ' says Barclays Capital portfolio strategist Talley Leger.

'There's no evident catalyst for ending the pain, ' says Guy Lebas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery in Philadelphia.

"But the king does not crown himself, " says Jerry Lou, China strategist at Morgan Stanley in Shanghai.

But moves to slow China's growth may not be a negative for Japan, according to Goldman Sachs chief Japan strategist Kathy Matsui.

'If gold is a Monte Carlo casino, silver is a slot machine in Las Vegas, ' says Andy Smith, a senior metals strategist at Bache Commodities.

Now it is to Lyndon B. Johnson's unhappy presidency that Democratic strategist Robert Shrum compares the stewardship of Mr. Obama.

"We often find people have timed it almost exactly wrong, " says Kate Warne, a market strategist at Edward Jones, the financial adviser.

It will be years, decades perhaps, before Britain produces a political thinker and strategist on this scale again.

'It keeps the powder dry, ' says Tim Tarpening, senior portfolio strategist at Pacific Income Advisers in Santa Monica, Calif.

Many Japanese regarded him as the ablest Chinese strategist alive.

The euro zone 'has one central bank, but there isn't political union, ' says Meg Browne, a currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman.

Whether companies can give a clear picture of improving prospects will be a major concern for investors, a strategist said.

Jacqueline Tse, equity strategist at HSBC, argues that individual travel would also bring other benefits to Taiwan's economy.

"Large purchases of coins are perhaps the ultimate sign of safe-haven gold buying, " said John Reade, a precious metal strategist at UBS.

To explain this, the so called Dollar Smile Hypothesis advanced by Stephen Jen, Morgan Stanley's currency strategist, is useful.

John Vail, chief global strategist at Nikko Asset Management, said a slew of recent share sales had also weighed on the Japanese market.

"Consumers are still pretty hunkered down, " said Scott Wren, senior equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors in St. Louis.

Robert Sinche, chief strategist at hedge-fund manager Lily Pond Capital Management, thinks the new quarter won't bring much relief.

Ian Harnett, a strategist at Absolute Strategy Research who identified the move, said this marked a "seismic shift" in markets.

"This puts pressure on the Fed to cut interest rates, " said Michael Metz, chief investment strategist at Oppenheimer & Co.

Barry Knapp, U. S. equity portfolio strategist at Barclays Capital, says the recent strength in defensive stocks will be 'fleeting. '

then they found military strategist Sun Wu, growth the State of Wu's military power.

"It's the battle of the economy vs. earnings, " says Doug Roberts, the chief investment strategist at ChannelCapitalResearch. com.

Robert Parkes, equity strategist at HSBC, said: "The equity bull run, which started in March last year, will go on. "

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He is a talented strategist who also thoroughly understands the details of our business and the financial markets.

James Carville was the major campaign strategist and manager, who helped Bill Clinton win the presidental election in 1992.

They have what OCLC vice president and chief strategist Lorcan Dempsey calls "a weak gravitational pull" compared with popular web services.

Stephen Jen, strategist at Morgan Stanley said China's decision "clearly signifies a willingness to take risk" .

Nicholas Smith, strategist at MF Global FXA Securities, articulates the sceptical position well.

Naomi Fink, Japan Strategist, Global Marketing & Trading Division, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

A forthcoming book by Mr Obama's chief campaign strategist, David Plouffe, seems destined to become the ad industry 's new bible .

Q: How did David Axelrod, Mr. Obama's chief strategist, respond to your initial presentation?

"The biggest factor [for JGB yields] is the yen levels, " said Hajime Takata, chief fixed income strategist at Mizuho.

"It's not a silver bullet, " said Jason Simpson, UK rates strategist at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

"Investor and trader interest is heightened, " says Brian Gendreau, investment strategist at ING Investment Management.

"Your job seems too easy, " I recently told a senior strategist at one of the largest Indian conglomerates.

Byron Wien, chief investment strategist at Pequot Capital Management, says he is an optimist.

But Democratic strategist Steve McMahon has said an improving economy will help Mr. Obama's chances for reelection.

"I don't think the market is overvalued, " said Marc Pado, U. S. market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. in San Francisco.

Michael Hartnett, chief emerging markets strategist at Merrill Lynch, cites an augury of tougher times.

"GM spread a lot of love across the market, " said FredericDickson, the Lake Oswego, Oregon-based chief investment strategist at D. A.

A brilliant engineer and inventor, he is also a superb strategist and a charismatic leader.

The writer is chief market strategist, global wealth & investment management, Bank of America.

The climate of fear is created by a hysterical media, not the government, says Adam Bielan, a party strategist.

Still, says Jerry Lou, China strategist at Morgan Stanley: "We are making a big step toward a real market with these reforms. "

The failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq damaged President George W Bush's reputation, his former strategist Karl Rove says.

I've been reading reports from Stephen Jen, a former student of mine who's now the chief currency strategist at Morgan Stanley.

Barry Knapp, U. S. equity portfolio strategist at Barclays Capital, says big stocks are poised to outperform.

'They're sitting on a lot of capital, ' says Jacques Gordon, a global strategist for LaSalle Investment Management in Chicago.

Throughout his Ferrari career, Brawn was Ferrari's technical director and chief race strategist.

"I think Chinese buying [of JGBs] is putting upward pressure on the yen, " said Tohru Sasaki, foreign exchange strategist at JPMorgan.

"The housing issue is front and center in the economic recovery, " said Quincy Krosby, chief investment strategist at The Hartford.

Users "don't care about the technology anymore, " says Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at researcher In-Stat.

'Japan will likely see its best phase next year, ' said UBS Securities Chief Strategist Shoji Hirakawa.

"The odds greatly favour the bulls, " said David Bianco, BofA-Merrill Lynch chief US equity strategist.

Art Hogan is chief market strategist at the global investing house Jefferies and Company.

"No one has the political incentives to cut government, " says a Republican strategist.

Mitch Wagner is a freelance technology journalist and social media strategist.

Michael Roche, chief strategist at MF Global, the US-based global derivatives broker, is less nervous.

Pamela Curr is a campaign strategist for the Asylum Resource Center in Melbourne.

"Taxes will rise regardless of who wins the Presidency, " predicts Greg Valliere, chief political strategist for Stanford Group Co.

CLSA's contrarian strategist Russell Napier sees a clue to the stock market's direction in toilet paper.

"It's a huge development, " said Mirza Baig, a Singapore-based currency strategist for Deutsche Bank.

"We are now armed in a different way, " said Michael Power, global strategist at Investec.

Cao Cao is not only three times a famous statesman, military strategist, is also a great poet during Jian'an literature.

"Markets were unchanged and basically untraded, " said Chris Ahrens, strategist at UBS in Stamford, Connecticut.

"The first step is to get the toolbox ready, " says Jerry Lou, China equity strategist at Morgan Stanley.

"It is astonishing [that yields are so low], " said Michael Chang, interest rate strategist at Credit Suisse.

Sebastien Galy is senior currency strategist for the French bank BNP Paribas.

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Matt King, a credit strategist at Citigroup, thinks this change in attitude has been decisive.

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Albert Edwards, global strategist at Societe Generale, is a full-throated bond bull.

At the same time, Mr Ozawa, an electoral strategist of genius, learnt from his years in the LDP to play politics behind the scenes.

Celinda Lake, a Democratic strategist, says women politicians are punished more harshly than men for misbehavior.

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Andy Rothman, China strategist at CLSA, says people should not get hung up on that comparison.

Internet strategist [Matthew Zablud] says candidates running for office are now in the public spotlight more than ever before.

David Jones, chief strategist at investment firm IG Index, says the global message is clear.

Mr. Kurtz is Shanghai-based China strategist and head of China research for Macquarie Securities.

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"When folks start to depend on recreating a specific snapshot in time, it is most always a disappointment, " the strategist said.

"Overall the results were good, " said Suvrat Prakash, U. S. interest rate strategist with BNP Paribas in New York.

"Don't cry about the strong yen, fix the problem, " says Naomi Fink, strategist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ in Tokyo.

"We have an amber warning light flashing, " Patrik Schoewitz, BofA Merrill's European equity strategist, said of the finding.

David Axelrod, Mr Obama's chief strategist, commenting on the early returns, told CNN: "We like what we see. "

James Montier, a behavioral finance specialist and strategist at Societe Generale, says people stick with what they know.

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Coxe has studied the sector for more than 35 years as a strategist for BMO Financial Group.

Back in January, Frank Luntz, the G. O. P. strategist, circulated a memo on how to oppose financial reform.

Cao may be an able strategist, but this should fool him.

Simon Flint, currency strategist at Nomura, notes that South Korea is a case in point.

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"We are nervous about inflation, " said David Ader, bond strategist at RBS Greenwich Capital.

Credit Suisse strategist Andrew Garthwaite does not think so.

Bush strategist Matthew Dowd calls them a key "persuadable group. "

Since it came from a senior strategist in John McCain's previous bid for the presidency in 2000, the words carried extra weight.

Said Chen Li, Chief Strategist at UBS Securities, from inflation to inventory, to corporate earnings have a normal circulation.

A Morgan Stanley strategist recently warned of a possible 'meltdown' ahead in China's property industry.

"It is a fair price and it should reduce the shouting about expropriation [of assets], " said Al Breach, chief strategist at UBS Russia.

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Jonathan Garner, Asian and emerging markets strategist at Morgan Stanley, calls it the "third transition" .

This is the phenomenon of strong asset prices with a large output gap, says Nomura's Asian equity strategist.

That feels like jumping on the bandwagon in panic, Mr. Chief Strategist.

Rob Vrablik is a senior strategist and solution architect for IBM Systems Group Grid Computing.

Their selling "just opened a black hole under the bond market, " says Charles Clough, chief investment strategist for Merrill Lyncy.

"There is definitely worry about supply, " Marcus Huie, an interest-rate strategist at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. , said yesterday.

It is said that Zhuge Liang was a wise strategist.

As Chinese strategist Sun Tzu said, "Know yourself and know your enemy, you will win every war. "

The result is that 'controls will have to tighten, ' says Russell Napier, a strategist with CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets.

David All, a Capitol Hill veteran and GOP new-media strategist, agrees.

"This is a positive sign for the gold market, " said James Steel, precious metals strategist at HSBC in New York.