A few moments ago, I had a very tiny epiphany regarding my feelings about the current mood of the global economy; it reminded me of that feeling one has at the beginning of the ride on a roller coaster as one is about to crest the first, and generally highest, of all the drops.
The feeling is a mixture of fear, anticipation, tremendous excitement. There is agitation and discomfort in not knowing what to expect, as the view ahead is of nothing more than a precipice and oblivion.
I hope that hindsight will regard these perceptions as having been ill-founded.
QuantumTom 