That storm broke yesterday, with stock markets tumbling around the world. In London, the FTSE 100 plunged almost 4 per cent to 5204.2. Scotland's banking giants were among the biggest victims. HBOS slumped 17.5 per cent; Royal Bank of Scotland l
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ost 12.2 per cent. In the US, the Dow Jones industrial average suffered its biggest fall since 9/11.