Bernanke's Fed did nothing today, and the markets sold off a bit although the markets had wide intraday swings.
Tomorrow we may see something from Mr. Draghi in Europe, and the Non-Farm Payrolls on Friday.
"Seneca had made the bargain that many good men have made when agreeing to aid bad regimes. Their presence strengthens the regime and helps it endure. But their moral influence may also improve the regime's behavior. For many, this has been a bargain worth making, even if it has cost them—as it may have cost Seneca—their immortal soul. The Rome he has been trained to serve, the Rome of Augustus and Germanicus, was gone. In its place stood Neropolis, ruled by a megalomaniac brat.” James Romm