There is no doubt we live in exciting times, and the financial markets are certainly living up to that adage. The financial community has a lot weighing on it these days, from an epic political battle in the US that holds the debt limit and our AAA debt rating hostage, to high unemployment, to inflationary concerns in China, and a spreading sovereign debt crisis in Europe that threatens to shake the very foundation of the Eurozone financial system.
Normally, one of ...