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Fed Launches First Currency War Salvo, Tells ECB Not To Push Too Far

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Now that The Fed is (however briefly) out of the money-printing business, it appears to have turned its attention to the rest of the world's "despicable monetary policy" actions and fired what seems to be the first warning shot of 'currency wars 2.0', as MarketNews reports:

  • ECB SOURCE SAY EUR3 BILLION BALANCE SHEET TARGET NOT IN THE CARDS: MNI
  • ECB SOURCE FED HAS NOTICED EUR SLIDE AND ECB MUST NOT PUSH TOO FAR: MNI

One wonders how long before Jack Lew also proclaims Japan a 'currency manipulator' (and, gasp, the Eurozone) especially after Germany's Wolfgang Schaeuble reminded the world this morning that "growth can't be helped by printing money." You don't say...

The EUR reacted...

 

 

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Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:36 | 5398506 QQQBall
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FED - Masters of the Universe.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:44 | 5398535 Stackers
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It was breaking 2 year lows, they had to do some jaw boning to help prop up support at 1.25

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:31 | 5398702 Publicus
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Printing money to fund economic activity is the cause of the Asian Economic Miracle. It is happening again.

Much better than raising tax to destroy economic activity.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:48 | 5398565 KnuckleDragger-X
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The thing about a currency war is everybody gets tp play. The FED thinks it's still in charge of the world and they control it with dollars. Of course when they rest of the world tells them to fuck off things will get bloody.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:04 | 5398619 Poundsand
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Since the Fed is all of a sudden against currency devaluation, it means that behind door #3, that is exactly what the Fed is doing.  In about a month we will get to see a little more about what is behind that door.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:20 | 5398675 cnmcdee
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FED - Masters of the ZimBucks

- there fixed it for yah.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:37 | 5398512 buzzsaw99
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FED HAS NOTICED EUR SLIDE AND ECB MUST NOT PUSH TOO FAR

later added BITCHEZ

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:38 | 5398513 ekm1
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blah

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:39 | 5398514 Lady Jessica
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I'm going to enjoy seeing Janet in the trenches in fatigues, deploying her bowl cut of righteousness.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:34 | 5398710 Idaho potato head
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Janet of arc....

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:38 | 5398515 Kaiser Sousa
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Silver at a $15 debt coupon dollar handle...
i am laughing like a mother fucker....
FUCK ALL YOU BANKER PIECES OF SHIT...
I LOOK FORWARD TO SLITTING YOUR FUCKING THROATS....

DEATH TO THE MONEYCHANGERS.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:45 | 5398538 e_u_r_o
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oh yeah you are laughing alright

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:48 | 5398560 Wait What
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just-lost-his-mind-psycho laughs count, too. not a happy laugh, but a laugh just the same.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 13:48 | 5399039 Esculent 69
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If i had a son his name would be Kaiser Sousa.

+18,000,000,000,000 

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 14:12 | 5399148 Not My Real Name
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Silver still around $16.00 but the premium is 26% right now for up to 10 silver eagles at APMEX. Yikes.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:40 | 5398523 agent default
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The EU does not have to print in order to lower the Euro.  All they have to do is make internal political tensions within the Eurozone a little more public.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:46 | 5398544 Bell's 2 hearted
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or just have draghi jawbone 24/7

 

we're THIS close to ...

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:41 | 5398526 LawsofPhysics
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Plenty of laundering going on, shit, look at reverse REPOs this week alone...

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:42 | 5398529 Caviar Emptor
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Hail Pax Americana! Nothing has changed since Rome. Hence my moniker. And BIflation will continue to stump the economists, professors, politicians and even tax cuts won't work!

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:52 | 5398572 KnuckleDragger-X
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The coming food riots will provide them a hint....

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:42 | 5398532 Quinvarius
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The Fed is just chomping at the bit for a reason to print now that Abe has joined in again.  Declare war on the ECB and print in retaliation!

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:43 | 5398533 Bell's 2 hearted
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King Dollar gonna leave treadmarks all over FOMC

 

politician from another country:  Screw You 

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:45 | 5398537 pauhana
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Do as we say, not as we do.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:44 | 5398541 nakki
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Who in the world wants to own any of the so called major currencies. European QE will start when Japan on its last leg collapses. We are all truly screwed. I thought THE CENTRAL CARTEL jumped the shark long ago. I was wrong!

 

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:46 | 5398542 Spungo
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DON'T PRINT ME BRO

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:46 | 5398543 Wait What
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I'm looking forward to the day these monetary politicians finally acknowledge 'it's every man for himself' and start clearly antagonizing policy against each other. it's not far off, and it's gonna be fun to watch.

 

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:46 | 5398546 semperfi
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simply more bullshit, deception & lies - their only tools left besides money printing.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:45 | 5398548 Bemused Observer
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You want to do a James Cagney...palm over their face, shove back, "Shaddup!"...

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:47 | 5398556 buzzsaw99
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don't be buyin' all ar t bondz bitchez

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:48 | 5398559 Seasmoke
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What monster box to buy today ???

Philharmonic ?  Eagles ? Or the strange 3/4oz Canada TimberWolf ?

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:58 | 5398596 papaswamp
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Philharmonic...markup isnt as high. Seen the Valcambi combibars? Kinda cool...but silly mark up too.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:22 | 5398685 cnmcdee
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3/4 oz sounds like shrinking portion control..

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:57 | 5398813 Quinvarius
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Peregrine Falcon.  First of a series at normal prices.  Look at what the original 1 oz timberwolf did from the wildlife series. 

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:48 | 5398564 gatorengineer
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I assume that was supposed to be a 3t not a 3b?

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:55 | 5398581 KnuckleDragger-X
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Smoot Hawley here we come.....

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:02 | 5398605 disabledvet
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I say again...AN ENERGY BOOM IS INFLATIONARY.

Let the friggin dollar rise...this is not a problem.

If Japan, Europe and China want to engage in a currency war that is their problem not the USA's. Treasuries are getting hammered today which I don't like...but nothing says good advice better than it goes unheeded.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:18 | 5398676 walküre
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Are you new? The biggest and baddest currency warrior out there is the US via the FED.

This is currency war and the BOJ has just launched another missile.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:19 | 5398679 Bastiat
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I haven't heard anything of the great Belgian UST bond buyer in recent months -- still active?

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:23 | 5398689 Winston Churchill
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Siera Leone is the new star, buying with corpses.

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:37 | 5398718 RaceToTheBottom
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There is no better way to ship Gold around the world than in Ebola bags

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 21:26 | 5400453 Wild Theories
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Belgium still there, though they're off the peak a bit

direct from the treasury:

https://www.treasury.gov/ticdata/Publish/mfh.txt

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 14:05 | 5399117 Esculent 69
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Didn't the first currency war salvo start when China devalued their currency by %50 in 95?

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