Cramer's 'Stop Trading!': Pimco's Ultimatum

09/04/08 - 03:18 PM EDT

TheStreet.com Staff

"This is a buyer who knows more about the market than anyone," Jim Cramer said on Thursday's "Stop Trading!" segment on CNBC, referring to Bill Gross, Pimco's chief investment officer.

Cramer was responding to the CIO's earlier statement that even if Fannie Mae(FNM Quote - Cramer on FNM - Stock Picks), Freddie Mac(FRE Quote - Cramer on FRE - Stock Picks), Citigroup(C Quote - Cramer on C - Stock Picks) or Merrill Lynch(MER Quote - Cramer on MER - Stock Picks) comes up with a new offering, he still won't be a buyer -- not until the Treasury takes action.

"This is not Cramer saying, 'They know nothing!' on TV," Cramer said, referring to his "Stop Trading!" outburst last year. "I am a grain of sand, and this guy is the universe."

Cramer called Gross "the biggest buyer of bonds in the world" and said that he "could actually have that impact."

Nevertheless, Cramer said, "I don't know when [Treasury Secretary Henry] Paulson's going to make his move."

At the time of publication, Cramer had no positions in stocks mentioned.

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