fed is petrified to open the QE 111 tap...
The Dow and Nasdaq slipped on Wednesday as minutes from the Federal Reserve's June meeting showed policymakers are open to the idea of more economic stimulus, but that conditions might need to worsen first.
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when the went public with QE 2 the market reacted vociferously and gold prices shot up dramatically.... still the economy needs a massive adrenalin shot... bernanke is running out of room to maneuver... say maybe they can start a war and have tom cruise and his wife to entertain the troops