Banks ended the year in a sea of red, with some notable exceptions, but the first half of 2007 was thumpingly good (2008, by contrast, looks likely to be consistently miserable).

• 银行今年以大亏损结束，这是令人意外的，因为至少2007年前半年看起来前景是很好的（2008年，相反，市场情形不容乐观）。