Twist and Shout?

What in the wide, wild world of monetary policy is the Fed doing, giving essentially unlimited funds to European banks? What are they seeing that we do not? And is this a precursor to even more monetary easing at this next week’s extraordinary FOMC meeting, expanded to a two-day session by Bernanke? Can we say “Operation Twist?” Or maybe “Twist and Shout?” Not many charts this week, but some things to think about.

But first, I have had readers ask me about my endorsement of Lifeline Skin Care and whether I was still pleased. Quickly, let me say that I am more than pleased. I have not mentioned it recently, as the company had to deal with supply issues (partially, from too many orders, which is a good thing) but those have been handled. I read a lot of positive letters from people who use the cream with excellent results. I can clearly see a difference in my own skin. If you use it correctly you will get results

But a very interesting endorsement came by way of my cynical daughter Tiffani, who was in Europe recently for 6 weeks. She did not take her Lifeline with her but used another (very) high-end product. She came back and was complaining about how her skin looked. After switching back to Lifeline for two weeks, she notes that she can already see a difference, and the “feel” is improving. Many of the re-orders are coming from men (which is not surprising, as the bulk of initial orders came from my readers), almost the reverse of industry standards.

Basically, Lifeline uses patented stem-cell technology in its cream, and it promotes a visible rejuvenation of the skin in about 3-6 weeks (depending on the individual’s skin, how often you use it, etc.) I encourage readers who are (ahem) of a certain age, or simply want to keep their skin looking younger, to click on the link to see a new, very short video; and if you like, you can order at the website. I and a number of friends are enthusiastic users. If you are interested in your appearance, you might want to consider becoming a Lifeline user. And you can use the code WAVE1 to get a $40 discount! www.lifelineskincare.com/page/46/Video.html. Now to the letter!

Bailing Out Europe’s Banks

Yesterday the Fed announced that along with the central banks of Great Britain, Japan, and Switzerland it would provide dollars to European banks that have lost their ability to access dollar capital markets (basically each other and US-based money market funds that are slowly letting their holdings of European bank commercial paper decrease as it comes due. And if they are “rolling it over,” they are buying very short-term…