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still_one

(92,598 posts) Tue Aug 13, 2019, 09:51 AM Aug 2019

Per Bloomberg: US to dealy some tarriffs from China until December 15, plus they will talk with

China on trade by phone in two weeks

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Per Bloomberg: US to dealy some tarriffs from China until December 15, plus they will talk with (Original Post) still_one Aug 2019 OP

Talk is cheap. WTF are they doing? TreasonousBastard Aug 2019 #1

manipulating the market still_one Aug 2019 #2

Yep - I love when people talk about a "free market". The US equity markets have not been free for a walkingman Aug 2019 #3

All thanks to the PPT. roamer65 Aug 2019 #4

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Talk is cheap. WTF are they doing?

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 09:58 AM

Aug 2019

still_one

(92,598 posts)

2. manipulating the market

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 09:59 AM

Aug 2019

walkingman

(7,734 posts)

3. Yep - I love when people talk about a "free market". The US equity markets have not been free for a

Reply to still_one (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 10:26 AM

Aug 2019

long time. They are constantly manipulated and these days it is right in front of your face. It is definately a rigged game and the powers that be know the average working person has absolutey no control.

roamer65

(36,749 posts)

4. All thanks to the PPT.

Reply to walkingman (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 11:09 AM

Aug 2019

Aka the plunge protection team.

The Fed, the Treasury and their conduit JP Morgan Chase.

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