Posted on 05/01/2011 6:07:53 PM PDT by blam
Driven down by capture of Osama. The probability of a terrorist act is perceived to have gone down greatly and thus the drop in prices for commodities.
I am sure some traders were privy to this news before the press release and President’s speech.
Just that the dollar is low against other currencies means that it will eventually rise against them.
My condolences. There's a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon you might like, btw.
The MN Ironman is strictly a bike ride, however.
To stay on topic, my mom who lives with us now has a bunch of Kennedy half dollars. Think they’ll sprout if I plant ‘em? :)
It worked for Uncle Andrew in The Magician's Nephew. Poor old Brandy!
Cheers!
Would it surprise you that it was done in 2006?
Somebody mentioned that. I wasn’t aware of that.
I think anger over the death of OBL increases the probability of an even greater attack.
You are WRONG! The drop happened in early Asian trading three to four(4) hours before President Obama called U.S. Congressional leaders and it was a non-economic event.
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READ AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE VIA WSJ:
I guess we were all wrong.
Yup.
Fortunately, all I've ever confessed to being is a chip-maker, not a specialist on silver, lol.
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