When
we first heard the news that the US DOJ had slapped Deutsche Bank with a $14
billion settlement on September 15, a number that looked oddly similar to the
$14 billion fine the EU slapped on Apple, we determined that this was likely
nothing more than "blowback" on behalf of the US, saying "just a
few weeks after the EU slapped Apple with a $14 billion bill for "back
taxes," the U.S. has apparently responded with a $14 billion fine of their
own to Deutsche Bank to settle an outstanding probe into the company's trading
of mortgage-backed securities during the financial crisis." Today, after
three weeks of unprecedented volatility in the stock price of the German lender
which sent its shares to all time lows as recently as Friday, Germany has
latched on to this line of attack as German politicians accused the US of
waging economic war against Germany as, in the words of the FT, "concern
continues to rise among its political and corporate elite over the future of
Deutsche Bank." http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-03/german-politicians-accuse-us-economic-war-against-deutsche-bank
The news of the spat between Germany and the US over money
matters comes at the October 1 New Moon
in tropical Libra, the sign linked to relationship issues. A chart for the New Moon drawn for the
midpoint between the two capitals, Berlin and Washington provides interesting
insight into the problem. The New Moon
conjoins Jupiter and forms the apex of a T-square with TNPs Hades-Kronos on the
Ascendant opposite Mars-Pluto on the descendant. What we are seeing is the shadow of the New
Moon-Jupiter conjunction, in part, because our l Mars, archetype of the
warrior, just entered Capricorn, forming an immediate square to both the Sun
and Jupiter, in Libra. This is a fractious interaction that stimulates a need
to succeed that interrupts and supersedes the good manners and polite concerns
about all the participants in any situation. Add this to the delineation for
Hades-Kronos-Pluto and we can clearly see why the spat is taking place:
Hades-Pluto-Kronos: to
hear of a deterioration of financial
dealings in high places; to recognize that ugliness is rooted in resentment or
a desire for revenge or power; pressures through money matters are felt by the
leadership.
In the reunification chart for Germany (Oct.3,1990; 0:00 CET, Berlin) [1] the
New Moon falls on radix Sun [9li] and Nessus [8li]. About Nessus, Philip Sedgwick
writes:
Nessus rules bad
blood. He appears in instances in which previously familiar people become
mortal enemies over physical aspects of life. Commonly, the issues are the
possession elements of love, property and money. The perihelion of Nessus lies
in Libra; it’s node stands firm in Taurus. Whenever issues of money, especially
regarding estates, inheritances and taxes, come about, Nessus reigns. All bets
are off. All is fair in love, war and the preservation of economic stability -
the primary causes of conflict. The fight is dirty, underhanded and based upon
the idea that someone either has or is taking away what one feels rightly
belongs in her/his possession.
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