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To: bull_dozer who wrote (205670)	5/16/2024 2:32:37 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 217931

Michael, the FF, sure seems to like concentrated bets. of his top 5 holdings I hold 2, BABA and gold. Gold being my largest holding. All FFs hold shared ideas :0) Gold-bullish, starting 10:10 mark, the boyz playing well together yahoo.com Xi Tells Putin China-Russia Ties Should Last ‘Generations’ Thu, May 16, 2024 at 2:26 PM GMT+8 BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s leader Xi Jinping have signed a joint statement on deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and China. The Russian leader arrived Thursday on his state visit to China. Putin’s visit comes as Russia has become more economically dependent on China following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago. Putin is expected to have meetings with his counterpart Xi Jinping and other top officials that will emphasize their commitment to the “no limits” relationship they signed in 2022, just before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. BEIJING (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday as he began a two-day state visit while Moscow presses forward with a new offensive in Ukraine, underscoring the close relationship between the autocratic leaders. Following Putin’s dawn arrival, he was greeted by Xi with full military honors at the Great Hall of the People, the massive seat of the ceremonial legislature sitting aside Tiananmen Square in the heart of the capital Beijing. In their following meeting, Xi congratulated Putin on his election to a fifth term in office and celebrated the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations forged between the former Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China after it swept to power in a civil war in 1949. Putin faced no credible opposition in the presidential race, and, like Xi, has not laid out any plans for any potential successors. Xi said the two countries were furthering their relationship as “good neighbors, good friends, good partners,” according to state broadcaster CCTV, echoing their commitment to the “no limits” relationship they signed in 2022, just before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, Russia has become increasingly economically dependent on China as Western sanctions cut its access to much of the international trading system. Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Putin as saying that Russia-China relations are "not directed against anyone. Our cooperation in world affairs today is one of the main stabilizing factors in the international arena.” Putin complimented Xi on his signature "One Belt One Road” initiative” that seeks to build roads, ports, power plants and other infrastructure connecting China to its neighbors and soaking up Chinese industrial output at a time of declining demand at home. "Our cooperation in world affairs today is one of the main stabilizing factors in the international arena,” Putin was quoted as saying. The report made no mention of the war in Ukraine that has killed tens of thousands with no resolution on the horizon. On the eve of the visit, Putin said in an interview with Chinese media that the Kremlin is prepared to negotiate over the conflict in Ukraine. “We are open to a dialogue on Ukraine, but such negotiations must take into account the interests of all countries involved in the conflict, including ours,” Putin was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News Agency. The Russian leader’s trip comes as his country’s forces have pressed an offensive in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region that began last week in the most significant border incursion since the full-scale invasion began, forcing almost 8,000 people to flee their homes. Along with Moscow’s efforts to build on its gains in the nearby Donetsk region, the 2-year-old war has entered a critical stage for Ukraine’s depleted military that is awaiting new supplies of anti-aircraft missiles and artillery shells from the United States. “We have never refused to negotiate,” Putin was quoted as saying by Xinhua. “We are seeking a comprehensive, sustainable and just settlement of this conflict through peaceful means. We are open to a dialogue on Ukraine, but such negotiations must take into account the interests of all countries involved in the conflict, including ours.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said any negotiations must include a restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, the withdrawal of Russian troops, the release of all prisoners, a tribunal for those responsible for the aggression, and security guarantees for Ukraine. China claims to take a neutral position in the conflict, but has backed Moscow's contentions that Russia was provoked into attacking Ukraine by the West, despite Putin's public avowals of his desire to restore Russia's century-old borders as the reason for his assault. Putin has blamed the West for the failure of negotiations in the opening weeks of the war and praised China’s peace plan for Ukraine that would allow Moscow to cement its territorial gains. “Beijing proposes practicable and constructive steps to achieve peace by refraining from pursuing vested interests and constant escalation of tensions, minimizing the negative impact of the conflict on the global economy,” he had said. Putin said a Chinese proposal in 2023, which Ukraine and the West rejected, could “lay the groundwork for a political and diplomatic process that would take into account Russia’s security concerns and contribute to achieving a long-term and sustainable peace.” The Kremlin said in a statement that during their talks this week, Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will “have a detailed discussion on the entire range of issues related to the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation and determine the new directions for further development of cooperation between Russia and China and also have a detailed exchange of opinions on the most acute international and regional issues.” Speaking Tuesday in the upper house of Russian parliament, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow and Beijing are “objectively interested in maintaining our lead in efforts to establish a more fair and democratic world order.” “Russia and China aren’t alone in their efforts to reform an international system and help establish a multipolar global order,” he said. Lavrov noted that the “duet of Moscow and Beijing plays a major balancing role in global affairs,” adding that “the Russian president’s forthcoming visit to (China) will strengthen our joint work." Moscow has forged increasingly close ties with Beijing as the war has dragged into a third year, diverting the bulk of its energy exports to China and relying on Chinese companies for importing high-tech components for Russian military industries to circumvent Western sanctions. The Russia-China military ties have also strengthened. They have held a series of joint war games in recent years, including naval drills and patrols by long-range bombers over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. Russian and Chinese ground forces also have deployed to the other country’s territory for joint drills. China remains a major market for Russian military, while also massively expanding its domestic defensive industries, including building aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. Putin has previously said that Russia has been sharing highly sensitive military technologies with China that helped significantly bolster its defense capability. In October 2019, he mentioned that Russia was helping China to develop an early warning system to spot ballistic missile launches — a system involving ground-based radar and satellites that only Russia and the U.S. possessed.

To: bull_dozer who wrote (205670)	5/16/2024 3:37:21 AM
From: TobagoJack	1 Recommendation Recommended By yard_man Respond to of 217931

*>> Btw, what the fcking fck are you doing just now?!* btw, back to you, I did not get much work done today, instead agonised, fretted, and generally paced around, worried that I do not have enough silver exposure, and now just got a who pile as silver threatens to break its handle of the cup, presumably to catch up to gold normally I buy in three tranches and sell in two, but broke rule and buying in two (one just bought, amount for one more still held in reserve), and I instructed the mrs to do same these silver are piled on top of my AG (first majestic) and SIL (silver miner ETF), SLV (silver ETF) and PSLV, but trades in Hong Kong business hours. One cannot have too much / too little silver. Ideally always just enough and at the right time. I dunno, but believe by the trade doubled my overall exposure to silver, that which exhibiting big cup and large handle. Hope it all goes right. Back to fretting, agonising, and pacing - my, thinking about them big cups - ohmmmmmmmmnnnnnn finance.yahoo.com terribly lagging gold resulting in ridiculous gold / silver ratio, etc etc blah blah blah macrotrends.net

To: bull_dozer who wrote (205670)	5/16/2024 4:00:20 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 217931

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To: bull_dozer who wrote (205670)	5/16/2024 9:49:31 AM
From: bull_dozer	Respond to of 217931

Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie Should I introduce a bill to abolish the Federal Reserve? Message 34669180

To: bull_dozer who wrote (205670)	5/16/2024 10:37:53 AM
From: bull_dozer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217931

>> the fcking fcks ☆☆May 16, the market data on SGE/SFE. Silver on SFE hit the highest closing price during daytime trading since its opening in 2012. pic.twitter.com/P6UovEyeo7 — Bai, Xiaojun (@oriental_ghost) May 16, 2024

To: bull_dozer who wrote (205670)	5/17/2024 11:08:38 AM
From: TobagoJack	3 Recommendations Recommended By Arran Yuan SirWalterRalegh yard_man Respond to of 217931

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