re: "The S&P are trying to make themselves look tough"
Interesting. To that, I say that on Monday, the market will tell us whether S&P's portrayal of itself is accurate. My guess is that it is.
Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months