tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post6558000889556224870..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Wall Street Train WreckAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-38308219047144005452011-08-11T06:16:19.870-05:002011-08-11T06:16:19.870-05:00Soapster,
The price of gold is prohibitive for man...Soapster,<br />The price of gold is prohibitive for many buyers. So, silver might well be the better investment -- physical merchandise, that is. Sometimes it's wise to make sure that the silver physical merchandise has at least some added numismatic value. But face value is good too.<br /><br />Almost everyone can afford to buy 40% silver coins -- half dollars from 1965 -1969.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-55336074392941252202011-08-10T20:22:48.746-05:002011-08-10T20:22:48.746-05:00The time to buy silver is ripe.The time to buy silver is ripe.cwhiatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492547034803381135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-49448697880891452172011-08-10T16:03:23.425-05:002011-08-10T16:03:23.425-05:00Soapster,
I saw the price of gold. Wow! I never ...Soapster,<br />I saw the price of gold. Wow! I never thought that I'd see gold soar that far into the stratosphere.<br /><br />Losses today on Wall Street were devastating -- if one sold, of course.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-91174833850760165052011-08-10T15:34:03.732-05:002011-08-10T15:34:03.732-05:00That's exactly my point AOW. The bearded one g...That's exactly my point AOW. The bearded one gave his little pep talk and the market took off yesterday and you're right they were praising the bearded one. It was a blip; a short lived gain that has been eroded today at the same time gold keeps rising.<br /><br />Glad I got out of the market in 2006.cwhiatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492547034803381135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-61747266121414528562011-08-10T14:46:08.410-05:002011-08-10T14:46:08.410-05:00Soapster,
the Federal Reserve, who has a Congressi...Soapster,<br /><i>the Federal Reserve, who has a Congressional mandate to use it's government provided power only on price stability and employment stability, makes an idiotic announcement (as was done yesterday) that implies the economy is going to be in bad shape for two more years</i><br /><br />Yesterday, many were praising the Fed and not paying one bit of attention to that two-year portion -- let alone to Keynesian Economics.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-78434983234519109122011-08-10T14:44:21.708-05:002011-08-10T14:44:21.708-05:00Cube,
Libs like Milbank might write unflattering p...Cube,<br /><i>Libs like Milbank might write unflattering pieces about Obama, but come election time they'll vote for the same policies again.</i><br /><br />Yes, they will perseverate -- until something that personally affects them gobsmacks them.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-90003381146833309692011-08-10T14:43:27.984-05:002011-08-10T14:43:27.984-05:00Soapster,
I do agree with you.
However, it remain...Soapster,<br />I do agree with you.<br /><br />However, it remains to be seen in yesterday's rise in the stock market was <i>an artificial stock price bubble</i>. It does seem so today as the market has tanked and yesterday's gains have been wiped out.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-47036219954337061662011-08-10T13:42:58.232-05:002011-08-10T13:42:58.232-05:00Libs like Milbank might write unflattering pieces ...Libs like Milbank might write unflattering pieces about Obama, but come election time they'll vote for the same policies again.cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-75700619104037416202011-08-10T09:00:50.699-05:002011-08-10T09:00:50.699-05:00To further illustrate this point, consider that th...To further illustrate this point, consider that the markets this morning.cwhiatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492547034803381135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-43254392446895342752011-08-10T08:59:48.477-05:002011-08-10T08:59:48.477-05:00"The vast majority of sheep sold into a 650 p...<b>"The vast majority of sheep sold into a 650 point decline yesterday and missed today's recovery."</b><br /><br />That was no recovery. That was pure unadulterated Keynesian manipulation is what that was.<br /><br />For the uninitiated:<br /><br />Keynesian manipulation is when the Federal Reserve, who has a Congressional mandate to use it's government provided power only on price stability and employment stability, makes an idiotic announcement (as was done yesterday) that implies the economy is going to be in bad shape for two more years, in a knee jerk misguided effort to cause an artificial stock price bubble.cwhiatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492547034803381135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-33520447460355367282011-08-10T06:06:27.593-05:002011-08-10T06:06:27.593-05:00"And Barack Hussein Obama came on the air yes..."And Barack Hussein Obama came on the air yesterday to blame the GOP and the Tea Party Movement."<br /><br />If he didn't know that it would look really stupid, he'd blame it on the full moon and the stone masons too.<br /><br />"Obama's dead-looking eyes and general lack of affect in his speech yesterday indicate to me that he finally realizes that he's out of his depth...."<br /><br />No way, a leftist accept that they are out of their depth, clueless, incompetent and a waste of space? It'll never happen, our very own incompetent baboon has been screwing everything up since she weaseled into office and not once has she admitted making a mistake.<br /><br />obama will never admit that he screwed up, you all can be unemployed, penniless and starving, every last one of you and he won't admit it. The only way you can get through to his thick, arrogant brain is when you remove him from office and it no longer matters whether he gets it or not.MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-15384752320197788992011-08-09T22:11:36.226-05:002011-08-09T22:11:36.226-05:00Obama was in over his head as soon as he said, &qu...Obama was in over his head as soon as he said, "I do solemnly swear..."Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327435952188104946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-73001503336987488522011-08-09T18:25:52.277-05:002011-08-09T18:25:52.277-05:00Today's recovery on Wall Street isn't reli...Today's recovery on Wall Street isn't reliable either. Volatility, volatility, volatility.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-87972675373020260862011-08-09T18:23:36.899-05:002011-08-09T18:23:36.899-05:00Duck,
Playing the stock market is speculation -- t...Duck,<br />Playing the stock market is speculation -- to a great extent, anyway.<br /><br />BTW, I didn't sell any of the few stocks that Mr. AOW and I hold. When I invested, I said to myself, "This is for the long haul."<br /><br />I also see the flight to gold as part of the panic mentality. Sure, diversity one's portfolio. But having been through the quick rise of the price of gold and silver in the 80s-90s (Mr. AOW and I were in the coin business), I've seen how volatile that market can be.<br /><br />I wouldn't buy gold at these prices. Silver? I'd buy cautiously and watch bid and ask very carefully.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-53620146297951836852011-08-09T17:16:04.094-05:002011-08-09T17:16:04.094-05:00No matter what, Obama will NEVER take the blame be...No matter what, Obama will NEVER take the blame because he firmly believes he is beyond making mistakes.Trekkie4Everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226981394122557804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-68078178928218763882011-08-09T15:58:55.175-05:002011-08-09T15:58:55.175-05:00That might fly with the msnbc fever swamp loonies,...That might fly with the msnbc fever swamp loonies, but the vast majority of thinking people are just not that stupid.<br /><br />------------<br /><br />The vast majority of sheep sold into a 650 point decline yesterday and missed today's recovery.<br /><br />Nerves of steel, Silverfiddle. Be careful out there.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-84659301547851151732011-08-09T15:56:23.406-05:002011-08-09T15:56:23.406-05:00Well AOW, I think it was panic. Real herd mentalit...Well AOW, I think it was panic. Real herd mentality yesterday and it corrected 425+ points today.<br /><br />Why Treasuries and not cash? Don't know but it is an indicator that Treasuries are still seen as the repository of last resort.<br /><br />Other possible havens like the Swiss Franc can't handle that influx.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-7528449353828197152011-08-09T14:11:02.243-05:002011-08-09T14:11:02.243-05:00When someone like Dana Milkbank starts pulling the...When someone like Dana Milkbank starts pulling the rug out from under Obama, you have know his party is over. That is very interesting about Germany. Thanks for the info.Is Ducky erious that he doesn't know why there is a rush to US Bonds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-46411881846037357842011-08-09T12:46:10.131-05:002011-08-09T12:46:10.131-05:00Even more graphics HERE.Even more graphics <a href="http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2011/08/defeat-obama-2012-bumpersticker.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51629479521845195752011-08-09T12:45:07.613-05:002011-08-09T12:45:07.613-05:00Silverfiddle,
I'm not sure what I found the gr...Silverfiddle,<br />I'm not sure what I found the graphic.<br /><br />Maybe a Bob Mack's blog, maybe at <i>THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS</i>.<br /><br /><i>THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS</i> has <a href="http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2011/08/latest-obama-poster-and-bumper-stickers.html" rel="nofollow">this page</a> of graphics to grab.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-56222570403034490372011-08-09T12:43:11.083-05:002011-08-09T12:43:11.083-05:00Germany:
Germany on Tuesday called on all members...<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/08/09/business/AP-EU-Germany-Financial-Crisis.html?_r=1&hp" rel="nofollow">Germany</a>:<br /><br /><i><b>Germany on Tuesday called on all members of the 17-nation eurozone to amend their constitutions "as quickly as possible" to require a balanced budget in a bid to avoid a repeat of the bloc's sovereign debt crisis.</b><br /><br />The European Union should also set up a new institution to monitor the member states' competitiveness, keeping budgets and fiscal policies in check, German Vice Chancellor Philipp Roesler said.<br /><br />Roesler, who also serves as the economy minister, says the new body, dubbed stability council, must have the power to act if member states fail to meet certain criteria, ensuring "that their competitiveness will again be reached." ...</i><br /><br />The German version of the Tea Party Movement?<br /><br />Whatever.<br /><br />In any case, the above information makes Obama look like a real dolt with what he said yesterday when he tried to demonize the Right for trying to rein in government spending.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-25431789943203297372011-08-09T12:24:52.057-05:002011-08-09T12:24:52.057-05:00Duck,
Give us your theory as to why all the buying...Duck,<br />Give us your theory as to why all the buying of our treasury bonds.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-64980054252318785762011-08-09T12:09:52.891-05:002011-08-09T12:09:52.891-05:00Still want to know why people were buying treasuri...Still want to know why people were buying treasuries like mad if they were worried about the downgrade.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17464666308582966162011-08-09T11:21:37.008-05:002011-08-09T11:21:37.008-05:00Isn't it amazing that Obama's approval rat...Isn't it amazing that Obama's approval rating is that high.Woodsterman (Odie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00423574390748358762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-39322570572081814152011-08-09T09:38:14.426-05:002011-08-09T09:38:14.426-05:00I'm not interested in new leadership. I'm ...I'm not interested in new leadership. I'm interested in the right leadership.cwhiatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492547034803381135noreply@blogger.com