Takeaway: The epic global macro struggle du jour? Scottish independence.

Cartoon of the Day: Will They or Won't They? - Scotland cartoon 09.10.2014

Will the Scots decide to leave the United Kingdom, or not? A few weeks ago, no one was even considering this as a potential global macro issue, but after a recent YouGov.Com poll that showed a slight majority of Scots voting Yes (51%) to independence versus No (49%), the British pound was sold dramatically and Scottish independence became a hot topic with the manic media.