When the worlds stock markets crashed triggering GFC1 people were surprised." ----
Arrh, no, actually. There was a big trendline break signal months prior to the meltdown and there was a lot of talk about the repercussions of subprime, so not all were surprised. I was in the US around that time and I can tell you, there was little hint of surprise.
so why didn't they call it the 'Global Financial Consensus'?