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  • Intervention?

    In This Issue..

    * Euro recovers 2-cents...
    * Gold gets trashed!
    * Questions on China...
    * Counting the deficit correctly...

    Good day... And a Thunderin' Thursday to you! The heavy rain is back! Just in time to ruin my first Cardinals game of the year too! Yes, a day game today, and it's raining... UGH! Oh well, time to start the letter... There are a couple of Big things to talk about today that happened yesterday, so let's get set, ready, go!

    OK... Front and Center this morning, we have the euro's rise yesterday, and Gold's awful performance... Let's go to the euro's rise first...

    The euro did a little magic act yesterday, defying gravity, by rising VS the dollar during the day, while every other currency not called U.S. dollars, Japanese yen, or Chinese renminbi, was getting sold like funnel cakes at a state fair. Does this sound suspicious to you? It did to me... And I told Chris during the day, that it sure looked like European Central Bank (ECB) intervention......
  • Gold Continues to Soar!

    In This Issue..

    * It's a Risk On Day!
    * Commodity Currencies soar!
    * Norway wants to remove stimulus soon...
    * EX-CBO Director talks about the deficit...

    Good day... And a Marvelous Monday to you! It's Thanksgiving Week! I know I mentioned it was on the horizon about 10 days ago, but now the week is here! I don't know what your plans are for Thanksgiving, but I hope they include giving Thanks for the men and women of the armed forces... You may not agree with their mission, but supporting them with good thoughts shouldn't enter the equation...

    OK... On Friday morning, it was a Risk Off day... But as the day wore on, Risk came back into the currencies.... And today, it's REALLY a Risk On day! Apparently, at some time on Friday, some one with a lick of brains, realized that the Fed is going to keep their stimulus measures, which include near zero interest rates, for some time to come... Why would that deep six the dollar? Ahhh grasshopper, apparently you haven't been paying attention in class! No worries... Here's the skinny...

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