Archive - Nov 6, 2014

You remarkable pig. You can thank whatever pig god you pray to that you haven't turned me into a murderer.--Fletcher Christian

At 12:50pm Tokyo time, Nikkei 225 Index was sitting pretty, up 0.5% for the day. Then came the tumble. Over the next 22 minutes, Nikkei Index lost 1.8% to touch intraday low of 16,725.45. USD/JPY followed suit, but with a lag, based on data compiled by Bloomberg; currency slid from 115.38 to 114.46 during that period, marking 0.8% drop. Japanese banks sold down Nikkei to take some money off the table, given its 8% advance since Oct. 31 when BOJ announced its latest easing, which in turn caused USD/JPY to retreat, according to a Tokyo-based FX sales trader. Nikkei 225 closed down 0.9%, reversing earlier gain of as much as 0.6%

Central Banks shorting Gold and Silver to preserve their status as Masters of the Universe.