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Looks like Hank wants to take the opportunity in the current chaos to cement in his new world order for the financial markets. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a46UeG8Fypx0&refer=home http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/29/financial-markets-regulation-oped-cx_pm_0329notes.html...

Transfer funds to a foriegn bank account. Term deposit=CD. 8.8% in New Zealand http://www.bnz.co.nz/Rates_and_Fees/1,1184,20-188-521-2502,FF.html http://www.westpac.co.nz/ How about Iceland at 14.45%...

I think they better add the USA to the list!!! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/03/27/cniceland127.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox Iceland contagion may spread far and wide By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, International Business Editor Last Updated: 11:47pm GMT...

It's getting worse in the UK as well. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/03/27/cmnationwide27.xml Nationwide cracks down on mortgage lending By Emma Thelwell Last Updated: 11:48pm GMT 27/03/2008 Nationwide plans a dramatic withdrawal of some of its best...

I have an Options Trading question. I'm new to options but have basic level 200 understanding. I'm using Tradeking as my broker. The question I have is what is the best way to buy say a straddle so as not to be raped by the market makers on the bid ask spread. 1: Leg in each side using...

Uptick rule more foot. For those companies that are well managed and pay a dividend along with growth in dividend payout the trend should be a positive increase in the underlying stock price to support the relative dividend yield to i-rates.

Looks like USD will being heading back down in the very near future. http://www.ocala.com/article/20080323/BUSINESS/803230314/1368/googlesitemapnews ......... Finance experts are divided on how big an impact de-pegging would have on the value of the U.S. dollar. Al-Mousa, the former...

It really appears as though the FED's action will break the USD linkage. Qatar may revalue riyal in weeks, says Standard Chartered Published: Monday, 24 March, 2008, 01:49 AM Doha Time DUBAI: Qatar may revalue its currency against the weak U.S. dollar in the coming weeks, an analyst at...

I wonder how much longer countries pegged to the USD can withstand the inflationary pressure? In particular the middle east oil exporters have the double whammy of huge oil $$$ revenues and exceedingly low interest rates due to the FED's actions here. If the FED cuts i-rates again these...

With circuit city CC being dropped (reported last week after the close) from the S&P500. How much of an impact will this have on the stock price as index funds readjust?

Does Rubin know something we don't about Citi's MBS assets? http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=avbJVX40ZJ1c&refer=home Rubin Calls for Urgent Government Action to Stem Foreclosures By Rich Miller March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin called...

OK I fess up..I was pulling everyones bluff. :) But you know we are in interesting times so nothing would surprise me.

Standing back and looking at the big picture we have a stampede to the exits taking place. Massive selling/unwinding taking place and cash being placed in short-term government treasury bills i.e. money market equivalents. That explains the very low 4 week treasury bills. It looks like...

I wonder what shoe will drop tomorrow?

Histroy never repeats.....Change it to President Bush "I have directed the Secretray of the Treasury to sell the gold reserves." <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qTLX1ow-aCw&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode"...

As I said yesterday the US Treasury has a little less gold in the vault today.....and everyone is wondering why the price of gold is dropping in the face of inflation.

Opps I quoted the wrong column the bulk of the fine troy counces are at Fort Knox.

Histroy never repeats.....Change it to President Bush "I have directed the Secretray of the Treasury to sell the gold reserves." <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qTLX1ow-aCw&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode"...

FED have $13B in gold mostly at NY FED. US treasury have the bulk of it $248B. Fort Knox alone had $147B of deep storage bullion (less now after the forced liquidation for FED) http://www.fms.treas.gov/gold/current.html Deep Storage: Deep-Storage gold is the portion of the U.S...

Are you wondering why gold is down? My sources tell me that there have been a lot of activity of armoured trucks coming and going from the Fort Knox bullion depository building today. Secretray of the Treasury none other than the robber barron himself Secretary Paulson has directed the US...