Did the Fed make one of the biggest emergency rate cuts ever because of one rogue French trader?

Chris F. Masse January 26th, 2008

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Sources: New York Times via Bloomberg

One Response to “Did the Fed make one of the biggest emergency rate cuts ever because of one rogue French trader?”

  1. Niall O'ConnorNo Gravataron 26 Jan 2008 at 5:13 am

    Considering that the sell off had already begun in the overnight Asian markets, this theory does not hold much water; not least, when one considers that most of these guys positions were in the French and German markets.
    Market volatility may indeed have forced the decision, but it was always on the cards.

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