Welcome to Friday, traders. Not too much happening yet in market developments this week, but there are certainly rumblings of bigger action to come. The healthcare reform bills are nearing a decision-point, with Congress officially back in session.

Meanwhile, gold prices raced ahead, breaking $1,000 / oz for the first time since February, as the U.S. dollar tumbled. Lots of heated debate out there as to whether gold can sustain this rally – what’s your view?

Of course, the 8th anniversary of September 11 is top-of-mind today, especially in the financial industry where so many of our comrades fell in the WTC attacks. As always, we’re having a moment of silence at the office to mark their passing today.

Back to the present: I’d like to congratulate our latest Leaderboard stars this week, tc1809, Kenny, and Gold Buff among others. Nice trading, people!

Lots of healthcare reform discussion this week, not surprisingly. Another interesting debate heated up this week around whether CalPERS should win a legal suit against the credit rating agencies for investment fraud. And to my surprise, I laughed out loud when I read this recent forum thread – how often do discussions of problem banks transform into fishing chats (complete with photos)?

And with that, folks, have an excellent weekend!

[image: star of david by vega_33 on Flickr]

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