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A good article on what is happening with the Euro and how to prepare you assets and investment portfolio

Beware of Europe’s Backdoor Bank Run

Here are four troubling signs the news media isn't telling you about

Dec 18, 2011, 8:00 am EST   |   By Keith Fitz-Gerald
On Wednesday, Fitch Ratings downgraded its credit ratings on five of Europe’s biggest banks, and while that decision made headlines, it’s not the most important story to come out of Europe this week.

The real story, which the mainstream media is neglecting, is about signs of an underground run on Europe’s banks. Almost nobody’s talking about it, but there are indications money is already moving out of the EU faster than rats abandoning a sinking ship...."

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