Fear and Fatigue from Greece and Iran

Leading to War Headlines

 

*BBC Business

Iran “halts crude oil EU Exports”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17042855

Headlines ? Only to report Iran denying. Sensationalism.

* CNN Breaking News 15/2/12 5:48 PM

Iran to install “home-built” nuclear fuel rods into Tehran research reactor on

Wednesday, according to state-run media.

*Tovah Lazaroff (@tovahlazaroff) 15/2/12 5:55 PM

#France condemns attacks in #New #Delhi, #Tbilisi. Expresses solidarity with

#Israel.

*zerohedge (@zerohedge) 15/2/12 9:20 PM

Iran Has Built New Generation of Centrifuges, Atomic Chief Says. Israel

applauds the development.

*WSJMarkets

Oil Jumps on Iran Supply Threat.

* FTASIA

Israel says Thai bomb targeted embassy.

*Seeking Alpha

Is Iran Dampening The Price of Gold

*Reuters Top News (@Reuters) 15/2/12 10:09 PM

Special Report: Iran’s cat-and-mouse game on sanctions http://t.co/08A4XgPV

*russian_market (@russian_market) 15/2/12 8:53 PM

#Iranian #oil exports are stopped to #Holland, #Greece, #Portugal, #Italy, #Franceand #Spain. The most concern is now for Greece and Spain.

*Reuters Top News (@Reuters) 15/2/12 9:45 PM

Iran oil ministry denies state media reports on EU oil stop http://t.co/iPZ2yI1P

*AlJazeera

Iran unveils “uranium enrichment advances”

* GoldCore (@GoldCore) 15/2/12 11:24 PM

Iran claims two steps to nuclear self-sufficiency http://t.co/46iNQXXI via @USATODAY

* Iran Warns Europeans It May Cut Off Oil Ahead Of Sanctions

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/02/15/iran-warns-europeans-it-may-cut-off-oil-ahead-of-sanctions/

* Special Report -Iran’s cat-and-mouse game on sanctions

http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE81E0JB20120215

And Finally !!!

* Doug Casey: Is A US-Iran War Inevitable?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/doug-casey-us-iran-war-inevitable

My thoughts : We have 2-3 days for people to starting taking this seriously and the mainstream moms and pops media to start trumpeting over the weekend.

A war needs to be planned and like in 2003, we should have a month or so unless it’s a small scale assault on what ?

Honestly, Arabia is not gonna be screaming about Shi’ites getting killed. Will buy some crude calls for protection and I really dunno if Gold is a buy or a sell in the case of a war.

Take a look at the chart below. There was a plunge in Crude (green) which matched the bottom in Gold (white) while the DXY pretty much non reacted. 10Y US Treasuries (red) sold along with the Crude.

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NOW FOR GREECE

Cultural differences cannot be bridged by a unifying currency and when you say yes in Greece, its no in German.

I don’t understand the point of extracting a commitment from a country only to doubt it after.

Headlines

* Greek President (And Nazi Resistance Fighter) Lashes Out At “German Boot” For Pushing Country To The Brink

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/greek-president-and-nazi-resistance-fighter-lashes-out-german-boot-pushing-country-brink

Something on Portugal which demonstrates the media manipulation of headlines, deemphasizing the importance of this meeting.

* As Greece Crashes And Burns, Troika Arrives In Portugal With “Soothing Words Of Support”

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/greece-crashes-and-burns-troika-arrives-portugal-soothing-words

* Evangelos Venizelos Warns Germany Is ‘Playing With Fire’ on Greece

Feb. 15 (Telegraph) — Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos accused European leaders of “playing with fire” by trying to oust the beleaguered country from the eurozone amid fears they want to delay releasing the €130bn (£108bn) bail-out until after Greek elections in April.

John Paulson Says Greece Will Soon Default And The Shock Will Be Worse Than The Lehman Bankruptcy

http://www.businessinsider.com/john-paulson-greece-default-lehman-bankruptcy-2012-2

He is also selling Gold vs Soros and his flagship  fund down 51 % in 2011.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/thestreet/2012/02/15/john-paulson-dumps-biggest-banks-doubles-down-on-gold/

* A Neutral Summary :  GREECE SEEKS MONDAY BAILOUT DEAL, EU QUESTIONS REMAIN.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/15/us-greece-idUSTRE8120HI20120215

Fatigue and fear will dominate the markets now. Euphorias will be shorlived. Good news tainted with suspicion. Looks like the world desperately needs a distraction to be able to appreciate good times again.