Well, the last time the federal funds rate was 3.50% was in 1982

26 years innit

Posted By: Stoopish on January 22nd 2008 at 17:45:58

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Crikey, Fed makes a 0.75% cut in interest rates (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jan 22, 13:50:40
- lowest level in 26 years? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 22, 14:36:42
  - Well, the last time the federal funds rate was 3.50% was in 1982 (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jan 22, 17:45:58
- Invasion of country with no real reason alert (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 22, 13:53:40
  - fingers crossed (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jan 22, 15:46:50
- Won't work. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 22, 13:52:05
  - I know (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jan 22, 13:52:50
    - And your economic arguments for I know are? (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jan 22, 13:55:12
      - ok (General Chat) - Stoopish, Jan 22, 14:01:16
      - No economical arguement required. It's down to sentiment now. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 22, 13:58:50
        
        and the media sensationalising the situation (n/m) (General Chat) - Financebod, Jan 22, 15:23:58
        
        My shares are in fucking freefall (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 14:05:41
        
        FTSE 100 currently up 52 points (n/m) (General Chat) - Financebod, Jan 22, 15:27:41
        
        Well my portfolio is still down almost 4% on the day. 3% yesterday (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 15:42:52
        
        FTSE 100 currently up 78 points (n/m) (General Chat) - Financebod, Jan 22, 15:45:02
        
        Wish my bloody portfolio was! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 15:51:18
        
        FTSE 100 currently up 127 points (n/m) (General Chat) - Financebod, Jan 22, 16:04:11
        
        you may need to sell your windmill (n/m) (General Chat) - Buckscanary, Jan 22, 14:23:42
        
        By gold. (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 22, 14:06:51
        
        Gerald Ratner "yes do that, it's really good quality!!" (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 22, 14:15:11
        
        *Buy* (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 22, 14:07:39
        
        At a high price now though (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 14:07:51
        
        Get your tissues ready for 2.30pm. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 22, 14:11:20
        
        That could be construed as good or bad. Would I be using the tissue for something (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 14:13:48
        
        depends if you like smiling in the toilets. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Jan 22, 14:15:25
        
        Yeah, I know. Fucking Yanks and their dollar (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 14:07:35
        
        its the banks fault for loaning to people who cant afford a loan at higher interest rates (General Chat) - Financebod, Jan 22, 15:48:13
        
        Nothing to do with a privately owned Fed and dollars in banks worldwide then ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 15:51:52
        
        Its not just the front end lenders but also the idiots (General Chat) - Financebod, Jan 22, 18:53:25
        
        They'll have to borrow some more wedge off china I guess (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 22, 14:18:49
        
        Got to keep the Chinese exports going (n/m) (General Chat) - Financebod, Jan 22, 15:24:48

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