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Feds probing JPMorgan trades in silver pit
NY Post ^ | MICHAEL GRAY

Posted on 05/09/2010 3:52:48 PM PDT by TexasVoter

Federal agents have launched parallel criminal and civil probes of JPMorgan Chase and its trading activity in the precious metals market, The Post has learned.

The probes are centering on whether or not JPMorgan, a top derivatives holder in precious metals, acted improperly to depress the price of silver, sources said.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/feds_probing_jpmorgan_trades_in_gZzMvWBqOJpB55M7Rh9vwM#ixzz0nTWmTvMl

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: economy; goldbugping; silver

1 posted on 05/09/2010 3:52:48 PM PDT by TexasVoter
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To: TexasVoter

most likely they are acting on behalf of the federal government to suppress both gold and silver.

sort of like the Plunge Protection Team in reverse...

when are they going to investigate that?

glad I’ve been buying silver.


2 posted on 05/09/2010 3:55:15 PM PDT by RobFromGa (The FairTax is to tax policy as Global Warming is to science.)
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To: TexasVoter
Earlier.
3 posted on 05/09/2010 4:01:27 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: Steely Tom

I got me a lot of silver


4 posted on 05/09/2010 4:11:57 PM PDT by manonCANAL
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To: manonCANAL

I had some silver once but I lost it and my guns in a tragic fishing accident.


5 posted on 05/09/2010 4:18:20 PM PDT by american_ranger (Never ever use DirecTV)
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To: TexasVoter

D’oh! No market manipulation! Never! No story here, move on! JPMChase? I don’t believe it! Where are the Hunt brothers? Move on, move on. HA! Screw’em all!


6 posted on 05/09/2010 4:24:43 PM PDT by hkp123
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To: RobFromGa

Note that gold is down this evening, so far, and silver is flat. I would bet silver is being bought.


7 posted on 05/09/2010 4:58:55 PM PDT by Phillipian
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To: RobFromGa

Note that gold is down this evening, so far, and silver is flat. I would bet silver is being bought.


8 posted on 05/09/2010 4:58:55 PM PDT by Phillipian
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To: american_ranger
I had some silver once but I lost it and my guns in a tragic fishing accident.

I had the same accident but I also lost some gold and some ammo on top of that :)

9 posted on 05/09/2010 9:19:19 PM PDT by NeoCaveman (we now live in a post-Obamapacolyptic world)
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To: NeoCaveman

Me too, along with trade goods.


10 posted on 05/09/2010 9:47:03 PM PDT by razorback-bert (So many questions, so few answers about Barry.)
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