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How likely is such a correction? The board didn't foresee its happening soon, but members didn't rule it out. Nor did they see a major slippage in stock markets as the end of the world economy. A slide of 35% in the value of the New York Stock Exchange would surely wipe out the U.S. "wealth effect" and decimate public confidence. But, Courtis argued, the fundamental transformations brought about by globalization and the Internet would provide a foundation for another boom. Besides, as Hormats put it, "investors have a greater sense of confidence that when the markets go down, governments know how to deal with it." On the other hand, no one wants to see that confidence put to the test.

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