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After a severe 0.4% sell off in the Dow yesterday, the Fed cut rates for the 16th time this year. The rate now stands at
-12.5%. No one has figured out what a negative rate is supposed to mean yet. All of the cuts haven't helped housing. Mortgage rates continue to rise as do foreclosues.
While Bernanke & Co. say that high oil prices and the falling Dollar aren't their concern, they did acknowlege oil reaching $180/barrel yesterday, as well as the EURUSD rate of 2.1450.
"We may have to stop cutting at some point, but for now, we'll intervene to help the markets at a moment's notice."
Stocks rallied on the news, as traders once again are holding out for more cuts. Trader Nazzy Deck noted, "The worst of the housing and sub-prime crises are behind us. They have to be, or we'll soon see negative numbers for home sales and new starts, and that's impossible. The economy is strong, no matter what the indicators say."