
Long time readers of The Gold Update know that our microphones are just about everywhere, the latest instance being at Mission Control in Houston this past Thursday in concert with the Federal Open Market Committee’s policy decision as regards the Federal Reserve Bank’s Funds Rate:
“Uh, hullo Cape Canaveral, this is Cap Com Houston. Congrats on ‘Lift-Off’. We’ve got your vehicle tracking nicely.”
“Cap Com, this is Cape Canaveral. Must be some mistake: we’ve got the rocket still attached to gantry here on launch pad Fed…”
“Uh, Canaveral, this is Houston, no mistake: see to launch pad Gold. Flawless ‘Lift-Off’ recorded Thursday at 14:00 Eastern Daylight Time…