I predict that on thursday morning if they even open at 9:00 am that at 9:05 they are closed and out of money at every location including the ATM's
Anyone want to doubt my predictive POWERS? If you do then your are doubting an angel that told my uncle! YOU don't want to doubt my uncle's angel do you?
Quoting: ZEROeffect You would be right except that if the banks ever do open, they will still limit the amounts that can be withdrawn in any given day.
The banks will try to drag this out. But ultimately you are right...the banks will be dry as a bone sooner or later.
Meanwhile, Europeans will be watching and withdrawing money from their banks until they, too are dry. IOW dominoes.
It's like Chinese torture: a slow drip, that drives the continent mad. Whether it takes a week, a month or two months, the end result will be the same.
In the US, the Fed might try to create a huge amount of money, the result being that a small bag of rice costs $5 or $10.
A pound of round beef could be $25 or $125 depending on how much the Fed prints.