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Posted on: Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 in: Jim's Mailbox

Dear Eric,
Your price objective is somewhat stout, but quite possible if the price of gold meets Armstrong and Alf’s targets.
Regards, Jim
Silver Attacking Important Resistance Again CIGA Eric
Silver is attacking the all important $19.51 to $20.18 resistance zone. This zone reflects the March 2008 and October 1980 swing high and [...]

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Posted on: Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 in: Jim's Mailbox

Banks to allow local groups to buy foreclosures CIGA Eric
Straight out of the New Deal playbook, public sector funds, better known as ‘free money’, will receive priority over private funds to provide liquidity and help stabilize troubled neighborhoods. Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) of 1933 was also intended to provide liquidity [...]

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Posted on: Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 in: Jim's Mailbox

Canadian dollar ‘big winner’ with more quantitative easing CIGA Eric
While the Canadian dollar will benefit, it will not be the ‘big’ winner. Gold has consistently outperformed all fiat, including the Loonie, since 2000. Expect this trend to continue as long as devaluation through perpetual stimulus remains the official solution.
If the Fed [...]

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Posted on: Monday, August 30th, 2010 in: Jim's Mailbox

Eric,
In the early 1980s I wrote a book on the strategic metals and materials war. I owned a minor metals trading business in London at 116 Borough High Street.
I know this market better than most. This is HUGE. It can shut down the Western World high tech industry.
Jim
Backlash over China curb on metal exports [...]

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Posted on: Sunday, August 29th, 2010 in: Jim's Mailbox

Jim,
It’s easy to see why pension funds are in so much trouble. What an ingenious way to cull the gene pool.
Best regards, CIGA Black Swan
Behind Fraud Charges, New Jersey’s Deep Crisis By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
New Jersey got in trouble with federal regulators this week for misrepresenting the health of its [...]