"“We have lent a huge amount of money to the U.S. Of course we are concerned about the safety of our assets. To be honest, I am definitely a little worried.” "


Chinese premier Wen Jiabao 12th March 2009


""We have a financial system that is run by private shareholders, managed by private institutions, and we'd like to do our best to preserve that system."


Timothy Geithner US Secretary of the Treasury, previously President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.1/3/2009

Friday, January 19, 2007

Curious

U.S. officials say rumor of Iran strike not true MSNBC

Updated: 10:05 a.m. ET Jan. 18, 2007
WASHINGTON - U.S. defense officials on Thursday said a rumored Iranian missile strike on a U.S. naval vessel in the Gulf was not true.

"No such event took place," said one of the officials on condition of anonymity.

...and of course no-one was killed at Camp Falcon .....

Investors.com reported

"Before open-outcry trading (on NYMEX) began at 10 a.m. EST, prices popped up as high as $52.69 on a rumored Iranian strike on a U.S.But the market calmed as soon as the Pentagon denied the rumor."

at 1/19/2007 12:52:00 am

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