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I remember back in 2008 sitting at work in a spreadbetting house in London watching the beeb indices, and chatting to my colleague. We were both stunned at what was happening. F5, F5, F5. No way dude.
Today I feel exactly the same as I did back then. QE3 in the states next. Then more euro bailouts.
First country to officially hit the buffers will be Italy as the ECB can't afford to bail them out.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras. -
The protect yourself advert rather lost its interest when I saw the full advert and discovered its for ID protection.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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The Italians don't play cricket so why should the ECB bail them outOriginally posted by suityou01 View PostIFirst country to officially hit the buffers will be Italy as the ECB can't afford to bail them out.
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Was in and out a few times ago on Lloyds andOriginally posted by pacharan View Post10% wiped off Llods TSb today.
Get in there and fill yer boots!
others taking a few hundred here and there. Didn't offset the two shares I owned that tanked by over 20% each. End of day, paper loss of £7k on the day. :-(What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Good time for shorting though?Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostWas in and out a few times ago on Lloyds and
others taking a few hundred here and there. Didn't offset the two shares I owned that tanked by over 20% each. End of day, paper loss of £7k on the day. :-(
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Gold hits another high today... good job you've kept all that bullion, DP...
oh... wait a second...It's about time I changed this sig...Comment
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Originally posted by MrRobin View PostGold hits another high today... good job you've kept all that bullion, DP...
oh... wait a second...
Hard Brexit now!
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Made my money. Gold will fall back as banks and individuals losing a fortune on crashing stock markets are forced to sell up. Same thing happened in 2008.Originally posted by sasguru View Post

I've made a cracking profit, will pile in after the inevitable pullback.
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