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Asian Markets Getting Smashed Tonight (Nikkei -2.3%)
TBI ^ | 8-2-2011 | Joe Weisenthal

Posted on 08/02/2011 8:24:23 PM PDT by blam

Asian Markets Getting Smashed Tonight

Joe Weisenthal
Aug. 2, 2011, 10:02

The big drubbing continues.

Following the lousy US session, Asian markets are getting walloped.

Korea is down 2.9%.

Hong Kong is off 2.3%.

Japan is off over 2% as well.

At least everyone's in this together.


(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: budget; economy; investing; markets
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All the Asian markets are dow a lot tonight. See here.
1 posted on 08/02/2011 8:24:36 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

I have a feeling Tomorrow is going to be a blood bath


2 posted on 08/02/2011 8:25:32 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom!!! I know i was kidding)
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To: blam

bump.


3 posted on 08/02/2011 8:28:21 PM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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To: al baby
I have a feeling Tomorrow is going to be a blood bath

I'm about ready to jump in and pick up some stock bargains the next few days.

4 posted on 08/02/2011 8:31:49 PM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: blam

Initially thought this was the thread from last night. lol

....Bad Sushi


5 posted on 08/02/2011 8:33:18 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: blam
OMG yesterday was horrible and today is even worse.

It is only 11am here and things are in a complete free fall.

I wrote about this yesterday - the pundits and talking heads in the US are all talking about the good news - what good news ??

Anyway I must be in the wrong line of work because my market predictions have been spot on -

be watching the dollar very close - if it drops below 1.2 to the SGD then you can expect it to go to parity within a week. Im expecting this to happen later today.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

6 posted on 08/02/2011 8:35:47 PM PDT by expatguy (The Expat Needs Beer Money - Cough Up!)
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To: al baby

Two days in a row here FRiend


7 posted on 08/02/2011 8:36:33 PM PDT by expatguy (The Expat Needs Beer Money - Cough Up!)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo
I'm afraid there are no bargains this time FRiend.

It is ugly

8 posted on 08/02/2011 8:37:50 PM PDT by expatguy (The Expat Needs Beer Money - Cough Up!)
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To: blam
The great debt deflation continues it's unrelenting progression.

While the "debt deal" was the impetus, it had nothing to do with the fundamental forces effecting this.

9 posted on 08/02/2011 8:37:50 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: blam

So the spin will be.....Yeah but it would have been worse if Barry the Massiah hadn’t led us out of the wilderness and saved the day with his stellar leadership during the debt *cough* crisis.


10 posted on 08/02/2011 8:40:04 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all......)
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To: blam
Sad to see this.

From my perspective, it will only get uglier, at least in the short-term.

11 posted on 08/02/2011 8:42:28 PM PDT by comebacknewt ((on second thought, never mind, go away again Newt))
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To: blam

But . But . But . . . How can this be?!


12 posted on 08/02/2011 8:46:14 PM PDT by YHAOS (you betcha!)
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To: comebacknewt; expatguy

The trick is to try to figure out when the short-term ends and the long-term begins.


13 posted on 08/02/2011 8:50:51 PM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: blam

uh oh.. I do not think this is good at all.


14 posted on 08/02/2011 8:53:06 PM PDT by wolfman
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

I did that yesterday and lost 3% of my 401k. I would suggest waiting out this week.


15 posted on 08/02/2011 8:55:36 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: al baby

We are so ......screwed!


16 posted on 08/02/2011 8:56:33 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter (Haw)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Oh that is easy. My broker says ‘Now is the time to BUY!” Strange he says that every time I talk to him.


17 posted on 08/02/2011 8:57:04 PM PDT by Orange1998
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To: blam
The operative word for Wednesday?

"Unexpected"

18 posted on 08/02/2011 8:57:18 PM PDT by TexasNative2000 (The Tea Party didn't start the fire - they sounded the alarm!)
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To: eyedigress

I think your advice is good. It’s easy for me to be brave posting a message tonight, but tomorrow when it’s time to actually push the button, I suspect I’ll be much more prudent. :)


19 posted on 08/02/2011 9:00:36 PM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: blam

Doh !

Paging Mr. Blankfein and Mr. Dimon, please come to Timmy’s office for a “pep talk”.

Timmy (played by Edward G. Robinson): See, here, see, we’re not gonna have any big drop see. We’re gonna have a little drop. A thousands points or so. But NO BIG COLLAPSE, got it ? Get the money printing boys to giva ya the fake dough to make the buys, got it ? Let it go down for a week, then start buyin ! Pump it up real good, see. The boss don’t want no big collapse, not until the year after next.

Blankfein: Ya mean bammy ?

Timmy: No you maroon, the BIG boss.


20 posted on 08/02/2011 9:01:07 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We need to fix things ourselves)
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