The ASX200 slipped back into its recent bad habits yesterday with investors prepared to chase a few bargains into weakness but unfortunately, there remains a clear absence of buyers into any meaningful degree of strength – it appears we need some improvement on the macro level before some real confidence returns to stocks but this can often occur when least expected. However, through Wednesday’s session, it was a sharp decline by the S&P500 futures that changed the initial positive sentiment for the local market as recession fears intensified dragging down influential commodities like crude oil and copper, both were down well over…