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This could break the metals market wide open, and I didn't find much for a thread on it....
This was confirmed moments ago when Reuters reported that Deutsche Bank has also reached a settlement in US litigation alleging the bank conspired to fix gold prices. In other words, hours after admitting it was rigging the silver market, it did the same for gold.
Some more headlines:
•Reaches settlement in U.S. litigation alleging it conspired to fix gold prices.
•Plaintiffs' lawyers, in filing, say Deutsche Bank has signed a settlement term sheet
•Plaintiffs' lawyers say are negotiating formal settlement agreement that would be presented for judge's approval later
•Plaintiffs' lawyers say settlement contemplates a monetary payment by Deutsche Bank
•Gold settlement follows similar accord involving alleged silver price-fixing that was disclosed on Wednesday
Most importantly, as the actual settlement reveals, Deutsche has agreed that in addition to once again providing "valuable monetary consideration" which will be paid into a settlement fund, that like in the silver settlement it will provide "cooperation in pursuing claims against the remaining Defendants
The web of deceit and the outright fraud which rules the financial system is perforce crumbling as the world economy starts to really unravel....
With indicators like the Baltic dry Index running at historic lows, we know world wide shipping of bulk cargoes is slowing dramatically....
The London silver fix came in at 13 and change last week and the market kept right on selling at over 14$...ignoring the rothschilds price fix for the first time....
Though the gold market is up somewhat, many feel the price of Gold and Silver are being held down by manipulative banking forces....
Duetsche bank has the largest exposure to the derivative market as well....
Its been predicted this bank has the capability of tipping the European markets upside down should it fail.....
Thus the US dollar will eventually come under pressure.....
Why all the fed and government meetings last week|?
Big deep currents are rising from the guts of the economies of nations world wide....
this case against deutsche Bank is far from over as they will be singing like doped up canaries to save their hides....
There will be much more to come this year.....edit on 17-4-2016 by bandersnatch because: (no reason given)
originally posted by: Timely
a reply to: bandersnatch
They reached a " settlement " !
This if true is an outrage !
OP. Can you please give us more info and your own take on this ?
originally posted by: Gothmog
Good old Douche Bank (did I spell that right?) . However , they are just one of the major pieces in a much larger puzzle.
originally posted by: Britguy
A question I have asked many times over the years, regarding "debt" is who does our government owe it to? They talk all the time about the government (all of them) owing this debt but never seem to tell us who exactly the debt is owed to, and for what!
originally posted by: bandersnatch
a reply to: Aazadan
How can you mouth that stuff?
The Saudis hold trillions as do the Chinese...these are in the form of treasury certificates....
This is US debt.....nobody elses....
The Mysterious buysers of treasuries to the tune of 100s of millions that have emerged in Belgium since nobdy else is buying them anymore...in fact the holders are dumping as fast as ever they can short of collapsing the us dollar till they are out of it....
Now the banks are exposed to billions in fracking loans too....