“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
27 August 2012
SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts - Quiet Day
The market is holding its breath waiting to see what Zimbabwe Ben will say at Jackson Hole on Friday.
Stocks have diverged significantly higher from commodities and the euro. Something's going to change to restore the correlations.