Speaking of Helen of Troy, Christopher Marlowe wrote;
“Was this the face that launched a thousand ships And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?”
Well tonight we have the face that launched a trillion dollars (into the ether no doubt) So I’ve decided to take a quick look through the many faces of Bernanke.

A simple utterance from the Bernank will have the markets either doing this;

h/t Miss Feb and RL
Or this;

I’m sneaking off for a bit to get some pre-FOMC grub and will be back for all the action.
3 hours to go.