HAPPY TALK: In fact it is getting worse

The bad news has reached the land of year-on-year lousy interest rates, Japan!

Origami Bank has folded.
Sumo Bank has gone belly up.
Bonsai Bank plans to cut some of its branches.
Karaoke Bank is to close and is going for a song.
Kamikaze Bank's shares have nosedived.
Samurai Bank is suffering cut-backs.
Many staff at Karate Bank have got the chop.
And finally analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff will get a raw deal.

By Harry Carry – a broke broker.

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