Some analysts and traders blame the Fed for the market's inflation scare, contending it tightened when it did not appear to be necessary.

The salesmen blamed the traders, and the traders blamed the salesmen.

In Chicago, traders blame New York.

A trader in commodities blames Index speculation.

By early afternoon, however, the Dow was off about 8 points and traders blamed concern over the economy that followed the Government's release of economic data.

Some traders and consumer advocates are blaming this for an increase in gasoline prices.

Many traders blame the cable networks , which dwelt on the first circuit breaker and reported it as a sign of an impending crash.

Some traders blame the market's indecisiveness over the last few months for the inactivity.

But while many small traders blame the lenders for many of their difficulties Mr Miller says the Royal Bank of Scotland has helped him through the downturn by being flexible.