Become a Fan November 15, 2012 To grow or not to grow.... That is the question.. Mint -- Bill Blain's Morning Porridge November 15 2012 I've just spent the last few days on a swift trip to the Gulf, and come back with a whole host of new thoughts, ideas and questions about everything from China to bank capital, CDOs and Italian banks. If I ever figure out what Dubai is actually for, I'll be sure to share it with you all... but it sort of works once you start to understand its somewhat curious basis (which is still something of a mystery.)  The 1 dirham entry fee to the minuscule Dubai museum was best money I spent (that and the Abra fare across the Creek...) Markets might appear to be caught in the headlights of uncertainty -- utterly unsure of what happens next re the US fiscal debt cliff, Europe or the new China faces -- but underneath they're still on fire. Any new issue with a sniff of yield is vastly oversubscribed. Buyers still scrabbling to find elusive bonds. There is a wall of money still to be invested. Every recent price dip has triggered a wall of buyers. I suspect the next few weeks into the New Year run-up will remain fervid in new issues and the search for yield. The big question isn't necessarily how much longer the EU holds together, or has the potential of a Greek shock lessened, or the implications of most of