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Alex Jones Tv 5/5: Alex Takes Calls on Bank Holiday
February 25th, 2010 | 
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Update: Citigroup Says Feds Ordered 7 Day Restriction On Bank Withdrawals
Announcement stokes fears of old fashioned bank runs if economy takes a turn for the worse
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Monday, February 22, 2010
A new advisory being sent by Americas third largest bank to its account holders has stoked fears that major financial institutions could be preparing for old fashioned bank runs if the economy takes a turn for the worse.
Originally reported by John Carney over at the Business Insider website, Citigroup is sending the following information to customers along with their bank statements.
Effective April 1, 2010, we reserve the right to require (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking accounts. While we do not currently exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, we are required by law to notify you of this change.
An almost identical advisory to the one being sent out can be read on page 22 of Citbanks Client Manual effective January 1, 2010, which can be read here from Citibanks own website.
We reserve the right to require seven (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking, savings and money market accounts. We currently do not exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, states the manual.
According to the Future of Capitalism blog, Citigroup originally claimed that the warning was only sent nationwide as a result of a mistake, but that the measures do apply to account holders in Texas.
However, in a statement, Citigroup confirmed that they had reserved the right to impose the new 7 day rule on all account holders nationwide, but claimed they had no plans to enforce it. The bank stated that they had been forced to enact the new policy as a result of federal regulations.
When Citibank moved to unlimited FDIC coverage in 2009, we had to reclassify many checking accounts to allow for immediate withdrawals in order to ensure all customers qualified for the additional coverage. When we moved back to standard FDIC coverage with most major banks in 2010, Citibank decided to reclassify those accounts back to make them eligible again for promotional incentives. To do so, Federal Reserve Reg D requires these accounts, called NOW accounts, to reserve the right to require a 7-day notice of withdrawal. We recently communicated this technical requirement to our customers. However, we have never exercised this right and have no plans to do so in the future, reads a statement released by the bank.
Over the last 18 months, numerous rumors of bank runs, bank holidays, and limitations on access to cash at ATMs have been floating around. Citigroups new policy to restrict withdrawals wont do anything to calm such fears.
As we reported back in 2008, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which guarantees individual accounts up to $100,000, only has about $50 billion to insure about $1 trillion in assets across the nations financial institutions.
This revelation prompted fears that an accelerating amount of bank closures could absorb FDIC funds and leave holders of money market and traditional savings accounts exposed.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/citigroup-warns-customers-it-may-refuse-to-allow-withdrawals.html
Duration : 0:6:24
Alex Jones Tv 2/5: Alex Takes Calls on Bank Holiday
Update: Citigroup Says Feds Ordered 7 Day Restriction On Bank Withdrawals
Announcement stokes fears of old fashioned bank runs if economy takes a turn for the worse
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Monday, February 22, 2010
A new advisory being sent by Americas third largest bank to its account holders has stoked fears that major financial institutions could be preparing for old fashioned bank runs if the economy takes a turn for the worse.
Originally reported by John Carney over at the Business Insider website, Citigroup is sending the following information to customers along with their bank statements.
Effective April 1, 2010, we reserve the right to require (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking accounts. While we do not currently exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, we are required by law to notify you of this change.
An almost identical advisory to the one being sent out can be read on page 22 of Citbanks Client Manual effective January 1, 2010, which can be read here from Citibanks own website.
We reserve the right to require seven (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking, savings and money market accounts. We currently do not exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, states the manual.
According to the Future of Capitalism blog, Citigroup originally claimed that the warning was only sent nationwide as a result of a mistake, but that the measures do apply to account holders in Texas.
However, in a statement, Citigroup confirmed that they had reserved the right to impose the new 7 day rule on all account holders nationwide, but claimed they had no plans to enforce it. The bank stated that they had been forced to enact the new policy as a result of federal regulations.
When Citibank moved to unlimited FDIC coverage in 2009, we had to reclassify many checking accounts to allow for immediate withdrawals in order to ensure all customers qualified for the additional coverage. When we moved back to standard FDIC coverage with most major banks in 2010, Citibank decided to reclassify those accounts back to make them eligible again for promotional incentives. To do so, Federal Reserve Reg D requires these accounts, called NOW accounts, to reserve the right to require a 7-day notice of withdrawal. We recently communicated this technical requirement to our customers. However, we have never exercised this right and have no plans to do so in the future, reads a statement released by the bank.
Over the last 18 months, numerous rumors of bank runs, bank holidays, and limitations on access to cash at ATMs have been floating around. Citigroups new policy to restrict withdrawals wont do anything to calm such fears.
As we reported back in 2008, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which guarantees individual accounts up to $100,000, only has about $50 billion to insure about $1 trillion in assets across the nations financial institutions.
This revelation prompted fears that an accelerating amount of bank closures could absorb FDIC funds and leave holders of money market and traditional savings accounts exposed.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/citigroup-warns-customers-it-may-refuse-to-allow-withdrawals.html
Duration : 0:9:46
Alex Jones Tv 1/5: Alex Takes Calls on Bank Holiday
Update: Citigroup Says Feds Ordered 7 Day Restriction On Bank Withdrawals
Announcement stokes fears of old fashioned bank runs if economy takes a turn for the worse
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Monday, February 22, 2010
A new advisory being sent by Americas third largest bank to its account holders has stoked fears that major financial institutions could be preparing for old fashioned bank runs if the economy takes a turn for the worse.
Originally reported by John Carney over at the Business Insider website, Citigroup is sending the following information to customers along with their bank statements.
Effective April 1, 2010, we reserve the right to require (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking accounts. While we do not currently exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, we are required by law to notify you of this change.
An almost identical advisory to the one being sent out can be read on page 22 of Citbanks Client Manual effective January 1, 2010, which can be read here from Citibanks own website.
We reserve the right to require seven (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking, savings and money market accounts. We currently do not exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, states the manual.
According to the Future of Capitalism blog, Citigroup originally claimed that the warning was only sent nationwide as a result of a mistake, but that the measures do apply to account holders in Texas.
However, in a statement, Citigroup confirmed that they had reserved the right to impose the new 7 day rule on all account holders nationwide, but claimed they had no plans to enforce it. The bank stated that they had been forced to enact the new policy as a result of federal regulations.
When Citibank moved to unlimited FDIC coverage in 2009, we had to reclassify many checking accounts to allow for immediate withdrawals in order to ensure all customers qualified for the additional coverage. When we moved back to standard FDIC coverage with most major banks in 2010, Citibank decided to reclassify those accounts back to make them eligible again for promotional incentives. To do so, Federal Reserve Reg D requires these accounts, called NOW accounts, to reserve the right to require a 7-day notice of withdrawal. We recently communicated this technical requirement to our customers. However, we have never exercised this right and have no plans to do so in the future, reads a statement released by the bank.
Over the last 18 months, numerous rumors of bank runs, bank holidays, and limitations on access to cash at ATMs have been floating around. Citigroups new policy to restrict withdrawals wont do anything to calm such fears.
As we reported back in 2008, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which guarantees individual accounts up to $100,000, only has about $50 billion to insure about $1 trillion in assets across the nations financial institutions.
This revelation prompted fears that an accelerating amount of bank closures could absorb FDIC funds and leave holders of money market and traditional savings accounts exposed.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/citigroup-warns-customers-it-may-refuse-to-allow-withdrawals.html
Duration : 0:10:19
Alex Jones Tv: Feds Order 7 Day Restriction On Bank Withdrawlals!
Update: Citigroup Says Feds Ordered 7 Day Restriction On Bank Withdrawals
Announcement stokes fears of old fashioned bank runs if economy takes a turn for the worse
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Monday, February 22, 2010
A new advisory being sent by Americas third largest bank to its account holders has stoked fears that major financial institutions could be preparing for old fashioned bank runs if the economy takes a turn for the worse.
Originally reported by John Carney over at the Business Insider website, Citigroup is sending the following information to customers along with their bank statements.
Effective April 1, 2010, we reserve the right to require (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking accounts. While we do not currently exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, we are required by law to notify you of this change.
An almost identical advisory to the one being sent out can be read on page 22 of Citbanks Client Manual effective January 1, 2010, which can be read here from Citibanks own website.
We reserve the right to require seven (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking, savings and money market accounts. We currently do not exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, states the manual.
According to the Future of Capitalism blog, Citigroup originally claimed that the warning was only sent nationwide as a result of a mistake, but that the measures do apply to account holders in Texas.
However, in a statement, Citigroup confirmed that they had reserved the right to impose the new 7 day rule on all account holders nationwide, but claimed they had no plans to enforce it. The bank stated that they had been forced to enact the new policy as a result of federal regulations.
When Citibank moved to unlimited FDIC coverage in 2009, we had to reclassify many checking accounts to allow for immediate withdrawals in order to ensure all customers qualified for the additional coverage. When we moved back to standard FDIC coverage with most major banks in 2010, Citibank decided to reclassify those accounts back to make them eligible again for promotional incentives. To do so, Federal Reserve Reg D requires these accounts, called NOW accounts, to reserve the right to require a 7-day notice of withdrawal. We recently communicated this technical requirement to our customers. However, we have never exercised this right and have no plans to do so in the future, reads a statement released by the bank.
Over the last 18 months, numerous rumors of bank runs, bank holidays, and limitations on access to cash at ATMs have been floating around. Citigroups new policy to restrict withdrawals wont do anything to calm such fears.
As we reported back in 2008, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which guarantees individual accounts up to $100,000, only has about $50 billion to insure about $1 trillion in assets across the nations financial institutions.
This revelation prompted fears that an accelerating amount of bank closures could absorb FDIC funds and leave holders of money market and traditional savings accounts exposed.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/citigroup-warns-customers-it-may-refuse-to-allow-withdrawals.html
Duration : 0:10:58
Pt7, Steve Nison: Secrets to Profiting with Candlestick Charts for FX Options Trading
Steve Nison, the leading authority on candlestick charts and best-selling author, shares his groundbreaking approach to candlesticks for traders looking to spot opportunities in the Forex market.
Duration : 0:6:45
Posted in options trading | 
Tags: Business, candle, candlestick, exchange, foreign, Forex, fx, International, ISE, meizinger, nison, options, Securities, stick, trading | 
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54. Simple Explanation of The US Economy For Traders Part 2
http://www.informedtrades.com
A lesson on the second two components of the US Economy the Private and Government Sector and how these each affect forex, futures, and stock traders.
In our last lesson we began a discussion on the different components that make up the US Economy and how these relate to trading with a look at the Natural Resources and Labor Force components. In today’s lesson we continue this discussion with a look at the Private Sector and Government components and how each of these relates to trading.
While having lots of natural resources and a large well educated labor force to produce goods and services from those natural resources is a great thing, without a way to organize these first two components of the economy, not much would get done. This is where the small, medium, and large businesses which make up the private sector come in. In addition to organizing the labor force to produce goods and services, the private sector is also responsible for raising the capital necessary to bring all these things together which they do through private investors, loans from commercial banks, the bond market, and/or the equities market.
While many people think that the US Economy is dominated by the large corporations, it may come as a surprise the large role that the small business play’s in the US Economy. According to the US Department of State:
“Of the nearly 26 million firms in the United States, most are very small—97.5 percent … have fewer than 20 employees,” the U.S. Small Business Administration says. “Yet cumulatively, these firms account for half of our nonfarm real gross domestic product, and they have generated 60 to 80 percent of the net new jobs over the past decade.”
While we will go into more details about the private sector and how this all relates to trading in later lessons, it should be obvious at this point the large effect that the private sector has on all markets as they are the ones who: 1. Raise capital through bonds and stocks that we then trade, 2. produce the goods and services which drive demand for the commodities we trade and 3. Affect the foreign Exchange markets by playing a role in what goods and services are produced domestically, which we import from overseas, as well as cross boarder mergers and acquisitions.
Duration : 0:5:44
Posted in foreign markets |
Tags: analysis, Business, daytrade, economy, Forex, fundamental, futures, howto, informedtrades, investing, stockmarket, Trade, trading |
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59. How the Fed Changes Interest Rates
http://www.informedtrades.com/
A lesson on open market operations and how the federal reserve increases and decreases the money supply in order to move interest rates and what this means for traders of the stock, futures, and foreign exchange markets.
In our last lesson we looked at the structure of the Federal Reserve and the components of the FOMC, the portion responsible for implementing Monetary Policy. Now that we have an understanding of this, we can look further into exactly how monetary policy is facilitated and what happens to markets under differing scenarios.
Monetary Policy very simply is anything which relates to action by the Federal Reserve to influence the amount of money and credit available in the economy. To understand exactly what this means, one first must understand the concept of fiat monetary systems.
Fiat Monetary Systems: The United States, like most major economies, has what is known as a fiat monetary system. A Fiat Monetary system very simply is any system which uses a monetary unit (in this case the US Dollar) which is not convertible to some commodity, in general a precious metal such as gold.
Fiat money, is money that is backed by the credit of some entity, normally a government, and the value for which is derived from its relative scarcity and the faith placed in it by the population which uses it.
This is important to us as traders because the fact that the Dollar is not convertible to a commodity such as gold gives the Federal Reserve the ability to increase or decrease the money supply as it sees fit, or in other words to enact Monetary Policy.
With this in mind the 3 tools available to the Fed for enacting monetary policy are:
• Open Market Operations
• The Discount Rate
• Reserve Requirements
The most common tool that the Fed uses, and therefore the one that we will cover, is Open Market Operations. Once we have an understanding of this and how increases or decreases in the supply of money affect demand and prices, the other two less commonly used tools will be more easily understood.
Through something which is known as the Open Market Committee, the Fed increases and decreases the supply of money by buying and selling US Government securities.
When The Fed wishes to reduce interest rates they will increase the supply of money by buying government securities using money that was not available in circulation before they made their purchase. As with anything, when additional supply is added and everything else remains constant, price normally falls. In this case the price that we are referring to is the cost of borrowing money or interest rates.
Conversely, when the fed wishes to increase interest rates they will instruct the open market committee to sell government securities thereby taking the money they earn on the proceeds of those sales out of circulation and reducing the money supply.
Duration : 0:4:6
Posted in foreign markets |
Tags: Business, daytrade, economy, fed, federalreserve, Forex, futures, howto, informedtrades, investing, stockmarket, Trade, trading |
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Dubai International Financial Center DIFC Stock Market Exchange
The Gate Building is the heart of the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). This is a huge building that houses the Dubai Stock Exchange and offices for all of the major financial firms. These firms include PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Goldman Sachs, Merril Lynch, the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), UBS, Deutche Bank, the DIFX (Dubai International Financial Center) and many large international investment banks.
Just like the rest of Dubai, the area around the DIFC is undergoing continuous construction. As it is prime real estate the land in this area has long since sold out, along with the space in the buildings that are under construction.
There is little doubt that the Dubai International Financial Center is here to stay and that it is going to be a major financial center for this region and likely the world.
Duration : 0:2:34
Posted in foreign markets |
Tags: al, bin, brokers, building, Business, center, commodities, construction, dfm, difc, difx, Dubai, exchange, Financial, firms, floor, funds, gate, International, investments, Jobs, Maktoum, market, Mohammad, money, mutual, Rashid, Sheik, stock, trading, uae |
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Testing a Forex Trading System Before Risking Money
http://forextradingseminar.com Another of the “Forex Trading Secrets” that should be obvious to everyone. Find out yet another tactic that differentiates the successful traders from those who lose.
Duration : 0:15:29
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Tags: analysis, based, Business, entrepreneur, estate, Forex, home, Investment, method, real, system, technical, trading, training, Video |
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Stock Market Trading and Analysis for 08/28/2008
Important lesson tonight! Did you utilize the plan of being prepared for the key breaks today?!?! Learn this concept as we get ready for the next big market move coming very soon!
This video series is geared towards Investors, Swing Traders, and ultimately Day Traders who want to be armed with key observations for the upcoming major market move that will be happening shortly! Remember: You will consistently hear me reference previous videos during my nightly presentation. That’s because each new video builds upon the last as we demonstrate real world trading and investment analysis. Take the time to review all of our videos to expand your market awareness! You’re welcome to subscribe to our videos to keep up to date on the latest market analysis and techniques. Thousands of your fellow traders have done just that. If you want to be armed with the same education as them, subscribe. Don’t worry, we in no way shape or form, spam our subscribers. You become like family to us!
Important disclaimer and reminder for all Traders and Investors! These videos are for educational purposes only. Equities, Futures, Options, and Currency Trading have large potential rewards, but also large potential risk. You must be aware of the risks and be willing to accept them in order to invest in the futures and options markets. Absolutely do not trade with money you can’t afford to lose. This website is neither a solicitation nor an offer to Buy/Sell equities, futures or options. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those discussed on this channel. The past performance of any trading system or methodology is not necessarily indicative of future results. Absolutely consult your Registered Financial Advisor and your Risk Trading Plan before ever investing or trading any financial instrument!
Duration : 0:8:28
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Tags: Business, charts, commodities, daytrading, E-mini, emini, finance, Forex, futures, investing, market, money, S&P, stock, stocks |
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