is this really a surprise? I was virtually present (doing techy stuff) at an early morning trading-strategy meeting at an investtment bank many years ago. Th

is this really a surprise? I was virtually present (doing techy stuff) at an early morning trading-strategy meeting at an investtment bank many years ago. The lead asked which way the interest-rate decision later that day was going to go, and he was told, basically, "Not sure, we think ...". His immediate response was "I pay you to KNOW what's been decided", and the subsequent conversation revealed that he wasn't kidding.