Bernanke And The Fed

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With the emergency 0.25 point rate cut over the weekend, and the news that JP Morgan have bought Bear Stearns for $2/share (a valuation of c$235m) it is going to be an interesting week in the markets.

A number of members have already shared their views on what falling interest rates and a weakening dollar mean, both for the economy and for their portfolios. We are highlighting a number of these as they are well worth checking out.

Views on Bear Stearns from:

  • StockMarketBeat
  • BobsAdvice
  • Mooney

More general views on interest rates and market volatility from:

  • bnbien
  • DeeFree
  • GraySwan
  • wong55
  • fredwilson

Keep the commentary coming – we will do our best to highlight it throughout the week, both to others members and to journalists.