the Bernanke Put <A HREF="http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=18908722" target="_new">http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=18908722</A> Wouldn't this tend to belittle the bullish implications of both the price of junk and the narrow corporate spreads, since they both are possibly the result of manipualation. Interested in your opinion. lurqer