Sir Market, when he faints, does not faint alone. A bomb exploded at the Stock Exchange in Jakarta in the middle of September, 2000. Glass broken, holes in the walls, more than 10 dead. There was no long wailing for the dead and wounded. Stronger were the cries, "My God! Sir Market has been hit!"

Businessmen, ministers, high officials, political activists, IMF and World Bank technocrats were all at once stricken with anxiety: well, for half a day