Thursday, July 1, 2010

Gold Below $1,200 As Asset Liquidations Spread Like Wildfire - ZeroHedge.com


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Gold Below $1,200 As Asset Liquidations Spread Like Wildfire
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/01/2010 14:04 -0500

The European liquidations we discussed earlier courtesy of the ECB MRO and the repo rate spike, which resulted in a massive EURUSD covering squeeze, have followed through into industrial commodities such as oil and lastly into gold. And as liquidations are merely emblematic of a broken liquidity system (as the name implies), the unwind behind the scenes must be fierce. On the other hand, as the only recourse to prevent an all out systemic collapse should the deflationary trend continue, from Ben Bernanke's perspective, is just to print more money and thus solidify the position of the precious metal as undilutable and a currency which can not be backed with toxic MBS and Greek Sov Bonds, today's sell off is a much welcomed respite for the commodity which traded at record highs as recently as this week. Also, our recent disclosure of PM market manipulation via disclosed COMEX-OTC arbing by such former behemoths as AIG then (and presumably JPM now), should only add to your comfort that once the finger on the scales is removed, the natural reaction will be that of a coiled spring.

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