To: Lazarus who wrote (46638 ) 2/22/2013 6:31:46 AM From: GROUND ZERO™ 4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 218514 My hunch is the recent FED announcement about possibly cutting back on their QE project is just a trial ballon to see what these markets would do... but frankly, i don't think they really can cut back, I think the FED is fully and completely trapped in its own web of easing, they can't stop or the entire economy would collapse, they have to keep it going and they also probably have to accelerate it in order to keep pace... they've created their own bubble and stopping now would only burst that bubble... of course, if they continue easing, which is what I suspect they'll, the bubble they already created will only get worse and worse until they lose complete control of it... there have only been two time in modern history when this kind of easing occurred and both of those times ended in absolute and horrible disaster, e.g., the Wiemar Republic and more recently Zimbabwe... that these idiots never learn from history only reveals their complete and abject stupidity and arrogance thinking that "this time will be different"... While the PM markets are hitting new lows, I think they're only finding a base from which they're going to recover, I don't think the PM game is over quite yet... too many people were expecting gold to reach 2000 and 3000 too quickly, so the PM markets are in their shake out phase right now... once everyone gives up on it and the FED continues with their addictive easing behaviors, I expect to see gold and silver suddenly recover with a burst of life over the next 18 months that will probably surprise everyone, including me...<g> GZ