[expat_panama]

	Markets		Yesterday		Futures (3 hrs. before)
	metals		Rebound w/ gold $1,201.55 & silver $16.13		1.20%
	stocks		...rebounded furiously Wednesday. Investors treated news from the Federal Reserve's final meeting in 2014 on interest rates like it was a Christmas gift from a cherished relative. The Nasdaq composite rallied 2.1%, ending a three-day slide and recouping well more than half of those losses. The S&P 500 wasn't far behind, up 2%. Volume grew on both exchanges... (more at IBD)		1.25%

--plus:

Initial Claims
Continuing Claims
Philadelphia Fed
Leading Indicators
Natural Gas Inventories

--and:

• Fed rate wording boosts Asian stock markets   Madison.com
• Putin Says Shouldn't Waste Currency Reserves as Recession Looms Bloomberg - 2 hours ago President Vladimir Putin said the central bank shouldn't waste reserves on the market to help protect the ruble as he told Russians to brace for recession.
• Don't Wait For a Santa Claus Market Rally - Jonathan Ratner, National Post
• Red Flags Despite Fed Induced Rally - Michael Kahn, Barron's

[abb]

Whenever Barron’s says sell, buy. Just about every time.

[Wyatt's Torch]

S&P is RIPPING - +25 2038 +1.3%

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Differing opinions on QE and oil prices

Oil drop sends major central banks in different directions
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3238542/posts