I find that the reverberations of Berlin in the 30s are not forgotten by all; but for the most part, people do not even remember. And sadly, the vast population of the US does not want to hear the lingering sounds of money being printed and the ensuing explosion of national pride.


The following will also set the fox among the hens. I have been waiting for years for this to happen. Let's hope US regulators can stand their ground....


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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK Sept 28 (Reuters) - Hedge fund managers are reluctantly preparing to disclose their short positions to U.S. regulators on Monday, a move set to give a rare public glimpse into their secretive trading strategies two weeks later.

For shareholders who have blamed short sellers for driving down company stocks, it will be a chance to see who is targeting their firm.

It is also an experiment by U.S. securities regulators, putting short sellers briefly on a similar footing to large investors who accumulate stocks and are required to regularly disclose their positions publicly.

Under a temporary Securities and Exchange Commission order, big money managers will have to reveal the number and value of securities sold short each day last week.

The disclosures are part of a series of measures the SEC has undertaken to crack down on market manipulation with an eye to calming markets rocked by a series of bank failures and fears the credit crisis will worsen.

Hedge funds grudgingly to reveal US short positions


Steve - here we are, where's your boots?

Fed keeps banks afloat as money market crisis deepens

Many people do not agree with the current system of financial instruments, but we have all learned to speak the language, whether or not we agreed with the politics of the players.

"And death is welcome, and death comes - and death is a quiet step into a sweet clean midnight."
- Marshall Davila, circa 1963