If there was some hope that that today's Fed rate cut would mark the bottom of the global economic slowdown and serve as the basis for even a modest recovery, then Beijing promptly crapped all over any such optimism,
"After seeing negative growth in the second quarter, the situation continued in the third quarter, meaning our economy has entered technical recession."
After an initial dump, equities are back at the day's highs after The Fed's cut-and-pause statement. Bond yields are down, the dollar is up, and gold is down...
Another goldilocks report, which while hardly confirming the "greatest economy in American history", gave the Fed green light to proceed with more rate cuts today at 2pm.