“Thus, it should be understood that when pro-US figures use the term, 'rules-based international order,' they are not referring to anything analogous to the rule of law. Quite the opposite, they are using Orwellian language to describe a system in which essentially no rules can be established and/or observed, given that the dominant state has the prerogative to violate and/or rewrite “rules” at its whim.” Aaron Good, American Exception
25 August 2010
SP 500 September Futures
The index is coiled into a tight spot, and is likely for a sharp move, but perhaps not until the GDP number is released on Friday.