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What's in Store for 2009? Gold, Metals and Other Markets

"Pick China as an example; frankly would China worry about not getting more dollars when it already has $1.5 trillion? "

While the $1.5 trillion is correct, figures released by The Chinese government place the dollar reserve total at around $489 billion. Your fine article infers that the entire $1.5 trillion is all dollar holdings and that is misleading and inaccurate.

Quite a Reversal - China Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates

Rice eating commie bastids are big time liars. They also said Olympics were sold out only for world to discover they were paying people to fill seats. Liars also say people in Tibet happy and free.......ha! Happy and free as chickens on Col. Sanders plantation.

No Rest for the Chinese Stock Market

I own both FXI and CAF in a 1:2 ratio and have watched both go from the upper $70's [FXI split adjusted] to their current levels of $37 and $27 respectively over the last year. I've owned both since their inception, FXI in 2004 and CAF in 2007 and I'm still up..... barely. One thing that always must be remembered by all who invest in China. China = Communist Dictatorship. The President, the Chairman of the Politburo, the Premier and all our industrious comrades must invest in 'A' shares and the more equal among the equals can own B and H shares also. I don't know when the Chinese markets will turn bullish I do know eventually will and step aside when they do because it'll be like a rocket.

An Often Unmentioned Factor About Chinese Stocks

I own both in a 3 to 4 ratio (1500 FXI & 2000 CAF) and have watched both drop from the mid $70's to $28 on CAF and $37 [split adjusted] on FXI. I also own TWN /Taiwan Fund for a 'complete' China investment. I call them my China 'T' shares and they are doing poorly also. For info there are A, B, & H shares for mainland China / A, B & Hong Kong / H.

China's Looming Hangover?

Another stimulus for China coming up in several years is the Shanghai World's Expo [Fair] in 2010 that the Chinese must also prepare for like the Olympics. Although not as large an event as the Olympics China must also invest billions of dollars to ready itself for this massive event. The China growth story is real and anyone who says otherwise is just plain ignorant or blind to the facts.