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To: bruinbirdman
And check this out....

Euro Declines For Second Day as S&P Cuts Ratings, Greek Debt Talks Resume

The ECB bought Italian and Spanish government bonds today, according to four people with knowledge of the transactions, who declined to be identified because the deals are confidential.

Where's the ECB getting the money to make the loans to the entities buying up all those bonds....?

17 posted on 01/16/2012 6:40:32 AM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: mewzilla

Wait a minute. The ECB is making the bond purchases directly now? Okaaaaay. Still wanna know where the ECB is getting the money to do it.


18 posted on 01/16/2012 6:42:24 AM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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