Zeev and basserdan. It seems possible (though not likely) that the Fed will/might make an effort to become less transparent and more unpredictable by boosting short term rates by .50 on Tuesday.
It seems that they must shake-up the long end of the yield curve at some point to help entice long rates higher so that Asia will continue to finance our trade imbalances.
I know that I am purely speculating, but if the Fed moves a surprise .50 on Tuesday, what do GOLD and the USD do? ... GOLD down and the USD up is my guess?