Well, on Raptor's thread for one, there is now a discussion underway on removing the noise level. Still, since this isn't particularly scientifically measurable, it's probably also not worth dwelling on too long either...
On a more serious note, I have a question for the thread... my grasp of Economics was never that great so I might be missing something in the bigger picture here, so please be patient: the $tnx (10 yr yield) seems to be giving quite a nice buy signal here, both daily and weekly. The five year yield is moving up in similar fashion. Why then, would the Fed be cutting interest rates? - and half a point at that? I thought the Fed followed the market?
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Also, with a weaker dollar that is on the verge of breaking down (if it doesn't hold 105 or 103 at a push), wouldn't a Fed rate cut entice even more dollar outflows to better yielding pastures, and thereby increase the risk of that key support not holding?
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The more I think about it, the more arguments I can think of for not cutting rates. Why is the market clamouring for a rate cut that would only act like sugar syrup to appease a whining toddler? |
