German BAN short-selling stocks, euro govt bonds-TV

[Herbert Profile]

"Without the two-way flow the German market is likely to become utterly dysfunctional," said one London-based bond trader. "Nobody ever thought they'd do this in a million years and it raises the long-term question of who is now going to want to buy their debt."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/fina ... rting.html

“It makes it look as if the Germans are worried about something behind the scenes that the market’s not aware of,” said Michael O’Rourke, chief market strategist at BTIG LLC in Yardley, Pennsylvania, which provides trading services to institutional investors. “It almost looked panicked, which further undermines confidence in the markets. They’ve done as poor a job as one can do in delivering a message.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid= ... GHsY&pos=1

Somebodies knows something huge and they aint givin it up to the masses.

[Svaha Profile Website]

I'm surprised, but think this is a good move of the Germans.

[Freedomofwill Profile]

What exactly does this mean?