Many times over the past two years (such as Armageddon Fears Are Overblown on June 1, 2012 and Can Doom and Gloom Save the Market? on September 16, 2011), I have made the case that the internalstrength of the stock market was signaling that the economy was actually stronger than most thought.
Mr Mubarak appears to retain the absolute loyalty of Mr Suleiman, and also of the army, as well as the battered but still formidable strength of the internal security agencies.