RE:RE:RE:LBS unit nav to Dec 19 = approx: $17.61Fed insiders appear to have been taken by surprise by a big market uptick last week. Stocks jumped to a record high as giddy investors piled in and long-term rates fell sharply in hopes the central bank would begin to cut interest rates in March. Fed officials, on the other hand, insist its premature to declare victory over inflation or to begin to plot the first rate cut.