Wednesday, February 28, 2007

The Bernarke Effect

I wonder what it would feel like to have markets jump at the sound of your voice. That's the absolute power that Chairman Bernanke has. He said, "there's no material change in our market economy." He also discussed how GDP growth rates are expected to gradually rise, their isn't a lack of liquidity in the market (no duh), and the sub-prime spill over hasn't been dramatic, and probably won't be. As he was talking, the DOW jumped to +100 points. In fact, they are calling today "The Bernanke rally." So tell me, what happens in a very nervous market place, when he says, "well, a recession might be on the horizon," or, "we are worried about inflation."? Crash, bang, boom. That's what will happen. What a joke.

1 comment:

Aaron aka "Murky Waters" said...

Who to listen to?...Similarly, some people attributed Tuesday's sell-off to the comments of Alan Greenspan when he brought up the "r"-word at a speech in Asia. I haven't read the speech, so I don't know exactly what he was talking about, but I think he alluded to the possibility of an American recession.