Monday, September 26, 2011

Christine Lagarde: IMF May Need Billions in Extra Funding

Meanwhile silver is knocked 42% lower in 2.5 days, and gold is down $400.

NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
QE WILL CONTINUE TO INFINITY, AND BEYOND....!!!


The head of the IMF has warned that its $384bn (£248bn) war chest designed as an emergency bail-out fund is inadequate to deliver the scale of the support required by troubled states.


In a document distributed to the IMF steering committee at the weekend, Ms Lagarde said: "The fund's credibility, and hence effectiveness, rests on its perceived capacity to cope with worst-casescenarios. Our lending capacity of almost $400bn looks comfortable today, but pales in comparison with the potential financing needs of vulnerable countries and crisis bystanders."
The suggestion came after European officials revealed they were working on a radical plan to boost their own bail-out fund, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), from €440bn (£384bn) to around €3 trillion.
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