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Episode 117: Manipulation In The Silver Markets?
Written by HardAssetsInvestor   
May 11, 2010 11:16 am EDT

J.P. Morgan Under Investigation; The Reader's Digest Guide to Precious Metals Manipulation; A (Not So) Coup de Grace; Finding Decisive Proof … and more!


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Associate Editor Lara Crigger breaks down the recent news about the CFTC and the U.S. Department of Justice's investigations into J.P. Morgan's silver market trading. Is this the proof of manipulation in the precious metals market that we've been waiting for? Or is there more (or less) to this story than it seems?

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The NY Post story: Feds Probing JPMorgan Trades in Silver Pit
Metal$ Are In The Pits: Trader Blows Whistle on Gold & Silver Price Manipulation
Our Interview with Bill Murphy: Manipulation of the Gold Market
Gold’s ‘Paper’ Price


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