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To: TH who wrote (101072)	2/9/2009 9:53:55 PM
From: Robin Plunder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

gold cots getting bearish tho...usually dont pay to bet against them.... robin

To: TH who wrote (101072)	2/9/2009 9:59:56 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

>>Tin hat in place, someone is selling gold and it's not speculators and private investors.<< Odds are it's Dr. Strangelove's puppetmasters, trying to establish cred for their mouthpiece prior to him announcing yet another currency-destroying monstrosity of financial engineering..... Want names? Start with the CEO's of the top 4 components of the XLF......(JPM, WFC, BAC, C). Plus GS for good measure.

To: TH who wrote (101072)	2/9/2009 10:07:40 PM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 110194

Russia's gold and currency reserves are the third largest in the world. While they stiff Europe over debt. -g-

To: TH who wrote (101072)	2/9/2009 10:52:07 PM
From: rich evans	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

The banks have lost a lot of money. OK. Using a 10-1 leverage ratio for their business model, they need to replenish the capital which they have lost. The government is doing this. The first TARP tranch replenshised their tangible equity from 5% to 10%. But that did not improve their ability to loan as their earned assets/managed assets had to be held steady. So now they have to get more capital to loan out on a 10-1 ratio. They know their assets and can hold them for term instead of selling them to a bad bank at a low rate. The best plan therefore is to do what the treasury and fed are doing. As they increase the liquidity and capital of the bank , more loans will result. 10 mill in car sales takes us back to lee iaccoco days. Impossible to cover manufacturing and employment overhead. And suppliers would then be at 50%. No hope. Rich