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Bernanke Ratchets Up Pressure On China Over Exchange Rate

Opened Agressivley ?
Thats not good.Why must they start this eventful meeting by arguing?.Of course the chinese know how the yanks feel -I should say Yank politicians,and the Yanks should know a little about Chinese culture and it's politicians to know they should start a long on-going relationship and discussions with a little wisdom and not heated arguments.
Everyone knows what needs to be done. Keep it civillised you dumb-Ass cowboys .

Jeff Saut: This Market Is 'Unnatural'

You're right Barry there is much that is foolish and mad in these markets today.The lack of logic and sanity;a certain healthy movement-to-data is absent.Retail investors are small fish, add to that indirect investors that hold hard-earned savings in pension funds .Are these people at risk or what?.I feel that there is a sense of the less professional investor being abused by todays markets.
A large factor of this riskcomes from irresponsibility on the governments behalf..Bernanke refuses to communicate to the public.It is a doctors job to communicate ,guide and advise at all times .Instead Bernanke has created an aura of fear and anxiety by holding out any attempt to discuss.The market bites its nails when it is "privileged" to hear this rookies opinion and then it scrambles in panic to re-adjust it's portfolios.
It's mad and insulting to the non-professional investor to be advised to invest in U.S.markets without a more sensible energy in trends rather than this volatile confusion .
Leveradged investments offered to John Doe using heavy marketing and advertising to join invvestment clubs,electronic trading and to open leveradged accounts within 24 hours is not helping .

Falling Dollar, Lingering Greenspan Make Life Tough for Bernanke

Tim,You say Bernanke has inherited a mess. The US has been a mess for years .It's not greenspan who created it although he overtightened.Bernanke was arrogant to start meddling from day one .He killed the bull market by tightening from day one rather than sit back for a few months and absorb the demands of his new role.The man is stupid and ruthless in that respect.His tank-like cumbersome rate hikes showed no consideration for a fragile market ;It was'nt as bullish as he thought ,nevertheless he raised rates again ,basically telling the US that nothing is possible in business or enterprise without him interfering.Inflation ,Inflation,Inflation.T... man is obsessed with it.The working people of the US would rather 4%inflation and the ability to manouvre and move upwards in a thriving economy,compensating the inflationary effect through a thriving entrepreneurial spirit and some kind of energy in the country.In that sense inflation is a re-balancing of wealth and a kind of liquidity that gives others a chance.
Inflationary policy is solely focused on keeping the bland Bluechips ticking along in an ever more tedious and soulless cycle of producing dead and dying products that need to be allowed to die and make room for fresh innovation that comes from younger Americans.Americans need to be given the chance to thrive.Theyre not.The Old Forbes school of overaged politicians and business men are obsessing with keeping their tedious offerings alive to the detriment of thriving energy that is struggling to express itself in ordinary people.
The Us is a mess not because of Inflation or Deficits,but because of people like Bernanke and the incompetent politicians the US has.
What do you think?

Good Times May Not Roll Much Longer

It was sobering and refreshing to read such a clear headed comment .You seem to have a clearheaded attitude to investing .Personally I feel that the market has spurned innumerable characteristics many based on feverish and confused attitudes since it's mini crash in may.A gambling and speculative frenzy seems apparent .A confusion regarding macro economic trends and an uncertainty in the world that seems new to many investors,i feel, is upon us .Combined, these climates can lead to a lot of irrational and desperate behaviour to either re-coup earlier losses or to gather missed opportunities ealier in the year or in the last two months.

Why I'm Long-term Bullish on the Exchanges (NDAQ, CME, NYX)

I am struggling to argue with your view and can only hope that short term volatility does'nt spoil the party.