Simple matter. The Fed's post WWII formula of easier money and lower interest rates leads to higher stock prices and economic expansion. Not always on a strict exacting timetable but it always works period. Show me where it hasn't, except for pre 9/11. The only recorded instance where interest rates were continually cut over a one year period and the market kept tanking.
Show me where this pattern occured in the past. As far as comercial aviation, if there's another flight blown up by terrorists, I'd like to see you get your soccer mom into an airplane. Mine ain't going. It will be all but dead or comatose. Short of every person getting a full body cavity search commercial aviation will be dead.
I agree, air travel is only marginally better. This engineer has informed the company that travel is out for the near term. But I am choosing not to travel because some of my most immediate travel safety aspects have not been implemented:
1. Pilots with firearms
2. Police allowed to carry on board
3. Profile search with two week check-in screen of Id
4. 100 % bagage screen or 100 % bomb proof bagage bays
I am tired of the half measures and I am very tired of hearing about N. Minetas family during WWII.