Thursday, 31 January 2008

Good morning Team Rainbow from a blustery rain swept Dartmoor. Is the snow comin'?

The Fed caused a massive whipsaw, up nearly 300 on the Dow and then back down again to close down on the day. Looks ominous. Remember what happened when the Fed slashed rates to 1% in 2000 (the dotcom bubble) to stave off recession; the stock markets bottomed in March 2003. The yen carries have understandably gone back to the map to make sure they took the right turn; can't find the signpost at the moment.

Today's economics: US Core PCE and personal spending at 1:30pm and Chicago PMI at 2:45pm.

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