quantitativ-easing and operation-twist
hier Chart-1:
US-retail-gasoline-price and CRB-index
QE-begins and QE-ends
der CRB-index und der Silberpreis zeigen schon ein ähnliches Verhalten
http://www.caseyresearch.com/g…ld-rattles-gartman-letter
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http://www.safehaven.com/artic…the-us-dollar-is-oversold
Last week, the E.C.B. has started another round of Long-term Refinancing Operation (LTRO). Euro 530 billion will be provided to European banks at a tiny rate.
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hier ein longterm-chart zur US-Wirtschaftsentwicklung ( recession-forecast )
hier Chart-2:
http://www.safehaven.com/artic…ing-coincident-indicators
The ECRI in its November-December 2007 Outlook, in spite of that massive drop in coincident indicators, in spite of a recession that I believe should have been obvious, actually said "this weakness is not pronounced, pervasive and persistent enough to be recessionary"!
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http://www.thestreet.com/story…eons-bullion-opinion.html
The U.S. economy is healthy? As I have pointed out on previous occasions, 0% interest rates are nothing less than an economic defibrillator -- a temporary desperation measure to attempt to breathe life into a dying economy. Permanent 0% interest rates simply mean that economy is already dead, as we have seen with Japan.
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Thus the long-term upward revaluation of precious metals is as certain as sunrise following sunset.
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http://seekingalpha.com/articl…espite-wednesday-s-events
Third, the Fed is already actively engaged in a stimulus program. Operation Twist is not technically QE since the Fed's balance sheet isn't expanding. But it is essentially QE3 by everything but name only. This is due to the fact that the Fed is receiving longer dated Treasuries from the banks in exchange for what is effectively cash equivalents in U.S. Treasuries set to mature in the next three years, for this is about as long the Fed has committed to keep short-term interest rates pinned at 0%.
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But any flow of stimulus is also supportive of Silver.
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