"Are we living in a bubble?" - EPL Copenhagen

A man in a bubble briefly drew the attention of EPL delegates holding their meetings on the terrace of the Copenhagen Marriott on Thursday afternoon.

"Are we living in a bubble?" "The bubble bursts," and various other bubble-related clichés were suggested by one passing Benelux trader, after discussions of the downturn in chemical activity in Q2 and ominous macro-economic indicators for Q3.

Aside from business, hot topics at the industry gathering were:

• relocating to Switzerland - how expensive it is and who does or doesn't want to go;
• more traders' children coming into the business - this time Peter D's son Guy, and Elvira's daughter Vanessa;
• how herring is a very fine food;
• why Copenhagen has such a huge airport - answer: it is the main airport for both Denmark and Sweden;
• how everyone was too busy eating herring to see the historic lunar eclipse on Wednesday evening;
• how having a new CEO can be a time-consuming business;
• how wearing a pastel-coloured suit can make you look like "The Saint."