The big news of the week came when Ben Bernanke announced a 75 basis point cut in the U.S. Federal Funds rate, nearly two weeks before the scheduled FOMC meeting. Markets rallied in a big way Tuesday, and none more strongly than the TSX – which also got a boost from Canada’s own David Dodge, who cut the Canadian rate by 25 basis points. Whether or not the euphoria carries into next week is the question on everybody’s mind as traders look to the possibility of further rate cuts.

On Monday…

Luke Brocki remains long and strong the uranium sector and explained why in Uranium investors need a strong stomach; medicine on the way.

Matt Stiles brought a longer lens to this look at the S&P 500 in Assessing the market.

Stockhouse investors displayed a range of strategies for playing the market in these trying times, as Buzz on the Markets discovered in Markets run red.

Trader Thoughts provided a wrap-up of last week’s market carnage and a review of Bush’s fiscal stimulus proposal in Weekend market review from Trader Thoughts.

Danny Deadlock reviewed a favorite undervalued base metals opportunity in Big value play in junior nickel stock.

It’s not easy, but many investors have been holding strong – and even buying more – as Tamerlane Ventures (TSX: V.TAM, Bullboard) sinks with the rest of them. Find out why in Tamerlane Ventures follows the market down.

Adrian Mastracci offered a valuable summary of the key points related to RRSP contribution decisions in Portfolio Insight: Debating to RRSP, or not to RRSP.

Then on Tuesday…

littleguy123 discussed the underlying reasons for our current market turmoil in US risk “totem-poles” about to topple.

Qualitystocks.net brought readers’ attention to the financial performance of a U.S.-based owner-operator of an alternative trading system in Zealous trading group highlighted in the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Glen Wilkins of AllPennyStocks Media reported on San Diego-based American Racing Capital in a report called Give this vroom some room: American Racing Capital.

Buzz on the Markets toured blogs and Bullboards and collected Stockhouse members’ thoughts on market activity in Banks cut, markets bounce.

Stockhouse made a stop at the Shore Gold (TSX: T.SGF, Bullboards) Bullboard to find out what investors had to say about the Cambridge House Resource Investment Conference in Vancouver, in Shore Gold gets the Cambridge treatment.

Stockhouse captured a few passing thoughts on commodities from vocal members in Copper bulls keep the faith.

On Wednesday…

Buzz on Commodities found Stockhouse members musing on oil, gold, copper – and on how to get them from one place to another in Why do trains matter?

Markets have been somersaulting and investors are just trying to keep right side up, as Buzz discovered in Fed cut walks off into the sunset.

Stockhouse eavesdropped on the Oilexco (TSX: T.OIL, Bullboard) board to find most participants engaging in a discussion of the market environment in Markets slide while Oilexco steps up.

On Thursday…

Phase three of the gold bull is underway, said Boris Sobolev, and he’s got the charts to prove it in Third phase of gold bull market.

Steven Saville doesn’t think too highly of President Bush’s proposed stimulus package, and you can find out why in Bad economics.

Socially responsible investing goes under the microscope of Eugene Ellman, who turned up some interesting findings in Socially responsible investment and performance.

Copper, gold and silver made the cut in Buzz on Commodities, as investors observe the performance of the junior miners in a topsy-turvy market. For thoughts on the subject, read Copper: The best bet on base metals?

Stockhouse members shared their thoughts on current market conditions in TSX rally three days strong.

A halt in trading didn’t mean a halt in posting for the ECU Silver Mining (TSX: T.ECU, Bullboard) Bullboard as investors prepared for a long-awaited news release, and Buzz on the Boards caught the action in ECU Silver doubles resource estimates.

Finally, on Friday…

Luke Burgess found that gold demand in Turkey has risen to record levels, and that there is more of that still to come, in Turkish gold imports.

Community contributor and long-time Stockhouse blogger liverless peered inside the belly of the derivatives market and discovers that things might not be as bad as we first thought, in Interest rate derivatives still healthy.

Could this be the last gasp, or simply a break before the continuation to new – or at least new-ish – highs? Stochkhouse members had a thing or two to say about the subject in Market rally starts to stall.

In Long-term metals bull continues to buck, investors discussed the state of the union with respect to precious and base metals in light of current market conditions.

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