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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Shen Li » 18 May 2012, 22:20

Romero wrote:ConanDoyle headline: "Europe's impending collapse"

Actual headline: "Euro-zone debate dominates G8 agenda"

Content: "The global economic recovery has struggled to maintain momentum, calling into question the idea of austerity as a one-size-fits-all solution. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the undisputed champion of fiscal discipline, suddenly finds herself isolated.

The emphasis on fiscal austerity in Europe is widely seen to have exacerbated the continent’s debt crisis by sinking the weakest members of the European Union into recession and sowing political instability by triggering a social backlash."



Conan could write headlines for Fox Nation.

Where's Europe's impending collapse? Many countries are having a rough time indeed because of the shady financial shenanigans but most Europeans are doing fine. The continent is not going to collapse. It's a recession. Did the US collapse? Did the Asian tigers collapse?

Europe will come out stronger than ever. Europeans know that social democracy is the way to go. Europeans are exemplary.

They sure are, they`ve given developing countries an excellent example why spending too much money and producing too little leads to inevitable decline. Europe is f*kt, they brought it on themselves by mortgaging their declining number of children`s futures and that makes me happy. :)
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby yorkcountykid » 18 May 2012, 22:30

china will never rule this world ffs.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby GAMBINO » 18 May 2012, 22:34

I gawt meself 2 x different lots of 20 x 1oz .999 silver coins the other day
For us to live any other way was nuts. Uh, to us, those goody-good people who worked shitty jobs for bum paychecks and took the subway to work every day, and worried about their bills, were dead. I mean they were suckers. They had no balls. If we wanted something we just took it.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Shen Li » 18 May 2012, 22:36

yorkcountykid wrote:china will never rule this world ffs.

Matlock and Romero are delusional about Europe. The EU is in real trouble, in fact it is on life support.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby ConanDoyle » 19 May 2012, 09:05

Economic Woes Dominate G8 As Expected\
Europe on Life Support

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 68544.html
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby ConanDoyle » 19 May 2012, 09:47

How Will They Talk Themselves Out Of Disaster?
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Matlock1 » 19 May 2012, 13:18

Xiao Jie wrote:
yorkcountykid wrote:china will never rule this world ffs.

Matlock and Romero are delusional about Europe. The EU is in real trouble, in fact it is on life support.

At no time have I ever said that Europe is not in trouble. It's not a good idea to put words in the mouths of people you don't believe. I have said, many time, to watch Europe as the revamped, smaller, more efficient and streamlined EU that emerges from the present state of chaos will be nothing like it is now. This is not not new. If you want to see where Europe is headed have a close look at where Europe has already been twice within living memory.

China is a distraction, watch Europe.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Shen Li » 19 May 2012, 16:06

Matlock1 wrote:
Xiao Jie wrote:Matlock and Romero are delusional about Europe. The EU is in real trouble, in fact it is on life support.

At no time have I ever said that Europe is not in trouble. It's not a good idea to put words in the mouths of people you don't believe. I have said, many time, to watch Europe as the revamped, smaller, more efficient and streamlined EU that emerges from the present state of chaos will be nothing like it is now. This is not not new. If you want to see where Europe is headed have a close look at where Europe has already been twice within living memory.

China is a distraction, watch Europe.

We are watching...it is imploding.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Matlock1 » 19 May 2012, 16:50

Xiao Jie wrote:
Matlock1 wrote:At no time have I ever said that Europe is not in trouble. It's not a good idea to put words in the mouths of people you don't believe. I have said, many time, to watch Europe as the revamped, smaller, more efficient and streamlined EU that emerges from the present state of chaos will be nothing like it is now. This is not not new. If you want to see where Europe is headed have a close look at where Europe has already been twice within living memory.China is a distraction, watch Europe.

We are watching...it is imploding.


To ignore Europe is to deny the future. Watch Europe and avoid kicking your own ass later.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby ConanDoyle » 19 May 2012, 18:25

GAMBINO wrote:I gawt meself 2 x different lots of 20 x 1oz .999 silver coins the other day

many like you are doing the same thing, very prudent of you
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby ConanDoyle » 19 May 2012, 18:30

Europes' faceplant will rock the world's financial sectors when Spain, Greece and others in their socialist union fail; most other nations will be affected such as the US & Canada. Buy gold or other precious items other than metals such as diamonds
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Hornung » 19 May 2012, 21:38

Of course, ConanDoyle the retarded moron does not know that the U.S. housing is rebounding showing a slow but steady recovery of the U.S. economy.

Rise in U.S. housing starts another recovery sign
Reuters May 16, 2012
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Matlock1 » 19 May 2012, 21:42

ConanDoyle wrote:Europes' faceplant will rock the world's financial sectors when Spain, Greece and others in their socialist union fail; most other nations will be affected such as the US & Canada. Buy gold or other precious items other than metals such as diamonds

But most of all forget the distraction and side show of China. Watch Europe.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby ConanDoyle » 19 May 2012, 23:21

watch both...lol
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Matlock1 » 20 May 2012, 05:54

ConanDoyle wrote:watch both...lol

Never mind China ... watch Europe.

China is a distraction.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby ConanDoyle » 20 May 2012, 10:37

why settle on one...both :D
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Hornung » 20 May 2012, 10:44

Hey here is a question that ConanDoyle is such an idiot retard moron, that he can not answer.
How come the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act allowed JP Morgan Chase to lose 2 Billion Dollars in a few weeks?
How could the Glass Steagall Act could have prevented JP Morgan Chase from losing that money?
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Shen Li » 20 May 2012, 11:08

Matlock1 wrote:
Xiao Jie wrote:We are watching...it is imploding.


To ignore Europe is to deny the future. Watch Europe and avoid kicking your own ass later.

Nobody is ignoring Europe, in fact it is front and centre. Collapsing Europe is not exactly a minor event.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Matlock1 » 20 May 2012, 11:31

Xiao Jie wrote:
Matlock1 wrote:
To ignore Europe is to deny the future. Watch Europe and avoid kicking your own ass later.

Nobody is ignoring Europe, in fact it is front and centre. Collapsing Europe is not exactly a minor event.

The Dummy seems to be finally coming around to where he should have been all along with his "watch both" comments. No need for that at all, watch Europe ONLY as China-gazing is a waste of time intended only for the fearfull and the stupid. Watch Europe! The EU that rejuvinates itself after the fiscal chaos is dispensed with is going to be leaner, meaner, smaller (re: the number of member states)and a huge surprise to the fools who have refused to learn the lessons of history.

Pay attention and watch Europe.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Shen Li » 20 May 2012, 11:36

Matlock1 wrote:
Xiao Jie wrote:Nobody is ignoring Europe, in fact it is front and centre. Collapsing Europe is not exactly a minor event.

The Dummy seems to be finally coming around to where he should have been all along with his "watch both" comments. No need for that at all, watch Europe ONLY as China-gazing is a waste of time intended only for the fearfull and the stupid. Watch Europe! The EU that rejuvinates itself after the fiscal chaos is dispensed with is going to be leaner, meaner, smaller (re: the number of member states)and a huge surprise to the fools who have refused to learn the lessons of history.

Pay attention and watch Europe.

As the G8 gathers in Chicago, European leaders really don`t know how they are going to(or will ever) get out of this mess.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Matlock1 » 20 May 2012, 11:49

Xiao Jie wrote:
Matlock1 wrote:The Dummy seems to be finally coming around to where he should have been all along with his "watch both" comments. No need for that at all, watch Europe ONLY as China-gazing is a waste of time intended only for the fearfull and the stupid. Watch Europe! The EU that rejuvinates itself after the fiscal chaos is dispensed with is going to be leaner, meaner, smaller (re: the number of member states)and a huge surprise to the fools who have refused to learn the lessons of history.

Pay attention and watch Europe.

As the G8 gathers in Chicago, European leaders really don`t know how they are going to(or will ever) get out of this mess.

Is there a point to your comment?

It's obvious ... but you can't even see it because you don't think a resurection of the EU is possible. BIG mistake! The missing ingredient in the entire mess is LEADERSHIP. That has always been the case when turmoil prevails .. a leader is needed to find a way out of the mess. The last time a fiscal crises dominated Europe/Germany a leader eventually emerged who was ultimately responsible for the deaths of well over 50 million people.

Watch Europe, we have been in the exact same situation before and history is our best teacher. History is NEVER wrong.

Watch Europe!
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby ConanDoyle » 21 May 2012, 10:34

Xiao Jie wrote:
Matlock1 wrote:The Dummy seems to be finally coming around to where he should have been all along with his "watch both" comments. No need for that at all, watch Europe ONLY as China-gazing is a waste of time intended only for the fearfull and the stupid. Watch Europe! The EU that rejuvinates itself after the fiscal chaos is dispensed with is going to be leaner, meaner, smaller (re: the number of member states)and a huge surprise to the fools who have refused to learn the lessons of history.

Pay attention and watch Europe.

As the G8 gathers in Chicago, European leaders really don`t know how they are going to(or will ever) get out of this mess.

I guess its down to whos going to make the announcement that some of their union members will be let go..
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Shen Li » 21 May 2012, 10:38

Matlock1 wrote:
Xiao Jie wrote:As the G8 gathers in Chicago, European leaders really don`t know how they are going to(or will ever) get out of this mess.

Is there a point to your comment?

It's obvious ... but you can't even see it because you don't think a resurection of the EU is possible. BIG mistake! The missing ingredient in the entire mess is LEADERSHIP. That has always been the case when turmoil prevails .. a leader is needed to find a way out of the mess. The last time a fiscal crises dominated Europe/Germany a leader eventually emerged who was ultimately responsible for the deaths of well over 50 million people.

Watch Europe, we have been in the exact same situation before and history is our best teacher. History is NEVER wrong.

Watch Europe!

You are probably the only one who didn`t see it. If you know a way for Europe to get out from under all that debt, sluggish growth and demographic decline then you should be in Chicago now instead of the EU leaders.

Hollande intends to accomplish this through higher taxes, rather than making deep spending cuts or tackling the country's myriad structural problems. That's a tall order, given the deteriorating economy and the fact that no French government has run a surplus since 1974. By some measures, France is in worse shape than embattled Italy, which has a healthier export sector, less external debt and better-capitalized banks. After barely reaching 0.1-per-cent growth in the final quarter of 2011, France did not expand at all in the first quarter of 2012. And prospects look bleak. Exports are nearly flat, corporations have reduced capital investment, consumer spending is weak, and a rapid rise in unit labour costs is making the country increasingly uncompetitive.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby ConanDoyle » 21 May 2012, 10:54

think about that NutLock
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Matlock1 » 21 May 2012, 14:41

ConanDoyle wrote:think about that NutLock

I did ... watch Europe!

Don't be fooled by the distraction of China.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby ConanDoyle » 27 May 2012, 22:59

Heh, NutLock

Spain's Bankia treats $29B state aid as investment
By HAROLD HECKLE


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Troubled Spanish lender Bankia will treat the (EURO)23.5 billion ($29.5 billion) in state aid it will receive in the country's biggest-ever bank bailout as an investment meant to make a profit for the Spanish government and not as a loan, its president said Sunday.

Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri appeared to be trying to reassure markets after the Spanish media questioned what he had meant by saying a day earlier: "We don't need to talk about giving any of it back."

In a statement Sunday, he said Bankia's obligation is "not to return that capital but to be able to generate value and profitability for that contribution."

Goirigolzarri said the Spanish state would decide "when it deems appropriate, and through the mechanism it chooses," when to sell its stake in Bankia to obtain the highest possible price to benefit taxpayers.

Bankia is stuck with (EURO)32 billion ($40 billion) in toxic assets on its books from loans in the property sector before Spain's real estate bubble burst.

The Bank of Spain has estimated that the country's banks are sitting on some (EURO)180 billion ($233 billion) in assets that could cause them losses.

The government fears the cost of rescuing the country's vulnerable banks could overwhelm its finances, which are already strained by a double-dip recession and an unemployment rate of nearly 25 percent, and force it to seek a rescue by the rest of Europe -- already preoccupied by crisis-hit Greece.

Currently the government is enduring high interest rates on Spain's benchmark 10-year bond, which was at 6.29 percent Friday. Anything above 7 percent is considered unsustainable in the long run.

A few weeks ago, the conservative government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was maintaining it felt confident there would be no need to inject more public money into Spanish banks.

Even at this month's NATO summit in Chicago, Rajoy dismissed comments from the new French President Francois Hollande that Spain's banks might need money from European recapitalization funds to stay in business.

Now the Spanish government is under pressure to ensure that the country's second-largest mortgage lender has enough capital to go forward and hopes this capital injection will calm markets that made Bankia shares experience turbulent trading recently.

Some analysts have been reassured by the recapitalization plans Goirigolzarri set out at his news conference Saturday.

"Bankia ceases to be a concern; now the accounts are very clear and its capital requirements are very clear," said analyst Manuel Escudero of the Deusto Business School.

So far, the Bank of Spain has agreed to inject Bankia with (EURO)4.5 billion ($5.7 billion) in rescue funds in June. This will be followed in July by (EURO)19 billion in state recapitalization, Goirigolzarri said.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby EU » 28 May 2012, 06:54

But Conan is Ok he put all his money in gold.

Gold drops as selling snowballs

Gold has eased this afternoon extending sharp losses made in the previous session as investors were sceptical that an informal European Union meeting later inthe day would yield steps to help solve the region's debt crisis.
Gold fell to as low as $US1555.89 an ounce earlier in theday, its lowest level in nearly a week, tracking a weaker euro as investors fretted about the possibility of a Greek exit andits implications for the global economy.
Investors will be watching the outcome from the EU summit, but confidence is on the wane since Germany and France are likely to confront each other on the idea of mutualised European debt.



Spot gold lost 0.6 per cent to $US1558.96 an ounce after falling 1.5 per cent the previous day.
US gold slumped 1.1 per cent to $US1558.90, after a 1.3 per cent fall in the previous session.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/ ... z1wAjZkfHQ


He is shaking his pom poms, hoping for his global collapse, so at least he can say "I told you so."

Meanwhile, if it wasn't another lie from Onan, his net worth is dropping 1 % per day.

Some believe gold will drop to between 1100 and 1200 dollars an ounce...ya great advice Onan, buy gold.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Matlock1 » 28 May 2012, 09:35

ConanDoyle wrote:think about that NutLock

I did dummy and my conclusion, as always is ...

... watch Europe.
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby Gary Oak » 28 May 2012, 11:45

Matlock1 wrote:
ConanDoyle wrote:think about that NutLock

I did dummy and my conclusion, as always is ...

... watch Europe.


The key word Nutlock is THINK. Thinking clearly isn't your forte :thumbdown:
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Re: Meltdown: Global Financial Collapse

Unread postby ConanDoyle » 28 May 2012, 13:55

NutLock cant think


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