(source: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/12/sleep/)

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The fed???s decision yesterday???

?????????????????? http://www.cnbc.com/id/100306053

?????????????????? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3713f096-447e-11e2-8fd7-00144feabdc0.html

?????????????????? http://www.businessinsider.com/fed-announces-evans-rule-2012-12

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And we have a banking union! Or at least, we have agreement: supervising starts in 2014

?????????????????? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2946cbfe-44d4-11e2-8fd7-00144feabdc0.html

?????????????????? http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/eu-finanzminister-einigen-sich-auf-bankenaufsicht-a-872621.html

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And linked to that, another cool chart on the first rate hike of the Fed

?????????????????? http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/12/12/chart-of-the-day-how-the-fed-became-more-dovish/

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And this one is a classic when it comes to that??? The market is not always right..

?????????????????? http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-12-12/fomc-preview-expiration-extension-and-evans-rule

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Are equities a good inflation hedge? I haven???t read the report, but when did the -10% deflation occur????

?????????????????? http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-12-12/are-equities-good-inflation-hedge

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???What could sabotage this stock market???? Good question.

?????????????????? http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-12-11/commentary/35736558_1_stock-market-interest-rates-bull-market

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Reporting season, anyone?

?????????????????? http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2012/12/12/q4-earnings-growth-troubles.html

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I think I will make a collection out of these, because they are all slightly different, somehow??? This one has a longer history

?????????????????? http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-12-12/first-hong-kong-now-aussie-central-bank-gets-ugly-case-truthiness

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Everybody ready for the great rally in Silver? No guarantees given, of course???

?????????????????? http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-12-12/silver-rally-due-seasonally-strong-mid-december-end-april

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