but you know, if your implication is correct, that the rally would have happened even without the announcement, then you have to hand it to the obama team: thinking criminally, they chose exactly the right time to make the announcement, guaranteeing that the weekend news will be talking about geithner and how he inspires confidence on wall street.
or it could be serendipity. but everything suggests that the new administration leaves nothing to chance.
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