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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (44118)	12/20/2008 6:00:44 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 217716

I have recently doubled my physical platinum hoard at price of 790s, and have averaged up my average cost to 600. In so doing, I embraced stagnation-deflation, took the gift, so as to better with hyperinflation, stagnation or real, matters not. I enjoy all seasons, because there are storms during each season and games for same. On China, i wager that its 2009 year end report on gdp growth will be 7.75-9%

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (44118)	12/20/2008 8:50:06 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217716

All true - that is why the USD had a rally but the mistake is in the fact that European Banks are also "investment banks" and therefore they are not more leveraged than the combination of US WS and US commercial banks - or GMAC or GECC As a side note in EU they did not abuse as much the SPC configuration The main point IMHO is the manufacturing base which has diminished substantially in the US and the trade deficit which is still gargantuan not to mention other future social payment obligation not included in US debt. Still as a society the US is the most leveraged Western Nation as of today Just evaluate the balance sheet of the US FED