silver

Their fourth-place free skate score of 116.90 was still enough to give them silver with 195.73 points and with their Cup of China crown they, too, are qualified for the Grand Prix Final.

After the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, Mexico’s European overlords used its silver and its agricultural wealth to nourish their global enterprises.

And though the Spanish found relatively little gold in Mexico, starting about 1550 they discovered some of the richest veins of silver on the planet.

The silver lining for some to the cloudy figures is that a further Bank of England rate cut next month now seems very likely, with perhaps more to come next year.

But the silver lining of the upcoming storm also carries a touch of gray.