Quote from S2007S:
The rate cut was for wallstreet, if he did not cut by 50bp on Sept 18th the stocks would have been off another 5%+ right now, the rate cut was for wallstreet and nothing else.
The revised August numbers should clearly paint a picture that there is not going to be a rate cut at the next meeting. No rate cut and the greedy will cry. Imagine if there was another loss of 5000 or 10000 jobs, the dow would be up probably 200-300 points on anticipation of another 50-75BP cut.