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'Prepare for armageddon' Banks told to prepare for Eurozone collapse
The Sun UK ^ | 11/30/11 | Staff

Posted on 11/30/2011 5:06:44 PM PST by Nachum

Britain's banks have been told to prepare for the end of the Eurozone, it emerged today. City regulator the Financial Services Authority has told banks to ready themselves for armageddon by running "stress tests" on their balance sheets. FSA chief Hector Sants met the heads of Barclays, Satander, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS last week. News of the shock warning came as the world's biggest central banks today launched a desperate bid to save the global economy by flooding markets with cheaper cash.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ahhhhhhh; armageddon; banks; britishhysteria; britishpanic; endofthedream; eucrisis; eurozonen; run4yourlives

1 posted on 11/30/2011 5:06:50 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Is The Sun the paper with all the half naked women? OK, I guess I’ll have to go there to read the rest of the story...


2 posted on 11/30/2011 5:14:59 PM PST by arkady_renko (I want to believe.)
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To: arkady_renko

Yes, yes. I need to visit the Sun website for more... ah... research.


3 posted on 11/30/2011 5:17:55 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

We need a game plan for citizens right here. I have seen nothing, Pretending it’s all a game.


4 posted on 11/30/2011 5:19:27 PM PST by reefdiver ("Let His day's be few And another takes His office")
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To: Nachum

The Long UnWinding is just about over.


5 posted on 11/30/2011 5:21:00 PM PST by EBH (God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
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To: Nachum

Can someone explain why they would have access to “unlimited US dollars,” and how that affects us?


6 posted on 11/30/2011 5:23:13 PM PST by EBH (God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
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To: Nachum
Santa, my wish list includes another Mossberg 500. Plus, the First lady wants a Ruger GP 100. Just in case.

Thanks Santa.

5.56mm

7 posted on 11/30/2011 5:24:54 PM PST by M Kehoe
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"Can someone explain why they would have access to “unlimited US dollars,” and how that affects us?"

Simple, Econ 101 when you increase the Dollar supply without increased demand you devalue the Dollar.

First Up Higher Gas Prices... (Oil Commodity Versus Dollar Value)

That Filters through the whole economy...

Welcome to the Obamanation!

8 posted on 11/30/2011 5:28:56 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Mad Dawgg
Welcome to the Obamanation!

And welcome to the plan all along!

9 posted on 11/30/2011 5:31:19 PM PST by IrishPennant (We don't want to work so we go to work to make enough money not to work...Huh?)
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To: Nachum

They had a few points right up front there. Yes indeed.

But I was able to concentrate enough to bring this comment back:

“So do i have it right if households can borrow cheaper money this will solve the problem? was’nt it due to the U.S. banking industry giving money to households that could’nt afford it that started this worldwide economic meltdown? and they say we are in trouble now all i can say is brace yourself.”


10 posted on 11/30/2011 5:42:05 PM PST by arkady_renko (I want to believe.)
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To: Nachum

Fed, global central banks move to boost financial system (Got Inflation?)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2814015/posts


11 posted on 11/30/2011 5:47:31 PM PST by familyop ("Don't worry, they'll row for a month before they figure out I'm fakin' it." --Deacon, "Waterworld")
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To: Nachum
We don't need cheap money! We need something solid to invest in! Something that pays a good return. We want the gov’t off our backs and to leave us alone!

CD’s paying .000000019 % ain't what we need. Spending and borrowing ain't what we need!

Savings will drive investments, investments will drive capitalism, capitalism will drive jobs and growth!

12 posted on 11/30/2011 5:55:02 PM PST by CapnJack
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To: CapnJack
We don't need cheap money! We need something solid to invest in! Something that pays a good return.

who is the biggest debtor and what would happen if their interest rates went up?
13 posted on 11/30/2011 6:12:44 PM PST by PeterPrinciple ( getting closer to the truth.................)
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To: Nachum
This is not good news... the Dow will sky rocket up 723.7 points tomorrow.

LLS

14 posted on 11/30/2011 6:32:13 PM PST by LibLieSlayer ("Americans are hungry to feel once again a sense of mission and greatness." Ronaldo Magnus)
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To: Mad Dawgg

That is what I thought, but then isn’t there the idea of having the increased demand for a particular currency?

Printing = devalue of the dollar here in the US...

But when demand for the dollar is up abroad...does that really equal inflation here at home or does it hedge against it?

Plus what happens when Europeans establish their new currency? If we fail to contract that money supply will we see inflation and collapse here?


15 posted on 12/01/2011 3:27:44 AM PST by EBH (God Humbles Nations, Leaders, and Peoples before He uses them for His Purpose)
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