It looked like the Dow was in for another terrifying day Monday, until Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke took the unprecedented step of declaring that he’d keep interest rates at near-zero for the next two years. Inverstors breathed a sign of relief and the Dow finished 429 points up.
- And my blood pressure finished the day 20 points down!
- Bernanke is now considered the front-runner to win the 2012 Presidential election… despite the fact that he’s not running.