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Revising The Economic Problems Wont Make Them Go Away

Bob Chapman, February 10 2010
The threat of an inflationary depression around the world, metals will survive, currencies will not, Banks holding most of US deposits are broke, Paul Volcker would be a better chairman of the Fed, we need Glass-Steagall back, your deposits bailed out the bankers, nothing anyone can do for Greece, numbers and analysis from the Household Survey.

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America Not Near To Solving Its Debt Problems

Bob Chapman, February 6 2010
tech industry salaries down 14 percent but healthy, unemployment not going away elsewhere, foreigners buying less USA, calling for blood on Wall Street, stock market set to decline more, finger pointed directly at the FED and its owners for the problems that have been caused.

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The second wave of mortgage defaults will hit this year

Bob Chapman, February 6 2010

The second wave of mortgage defaults and foreclosures will hit the economy this year. Not only will we have failure in prime loans and option-arm loans, but we are faced with a new crop of subprime and ALT-A loans put into motion by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae and FHA.

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A New Approach To Regulating Wall Street Could Be More Than Wishful Thinking

Bob Chapman, January 27 2010
The return of Paul Volcker, bailed out banks out of touch, greedy and arrogant and are due for a change, can there be jail time for Wall Street gangsters? Other countries in a fragile economic state, just as ours is, Bernanke bailed out himself, SEC secret files.

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We Are In A Depression, Not A Recovery

Bob Chapman, January 23 2010
Accept that we are now in a depression, Stock Markets still grossly overvalued, poverty rates increase across midwest, a lots opportunity to regulate the banks,Goldman Sachs reports record profits and still bonusing employees richly, mainstream America goes on a financial diet, suburbs now home to American poor.

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Economic Mistakes of Years Ago Repeated Again Today

Bob Chapman, January 20 2010
More bailouts were predicted a year ago, will the unemployed be bailed out indefinitely while jobs and money are exported? Fed has been buying government debt, leverage is in vogue again, Fed blowout profit for 2009, more banks closed, real misery exists far beyond official numbers, state of Illinois exposed.

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Fed and Banks Profits Soar In Economic Downturn

Bob Chapman, January 16 2010
A weak dollar balances nothing, banks taking as much risk as ever, and more, the economy has been eating its own young, Fed makes new credit card rules, significant increase in securities earnings due to Fed response to downturn, pondering the derivative collapse, Obama plans to tax the banks, parasites also profiting wildly, rail traffic still derailed.

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More Market Infintalism, High Unemployment, Shrinkage

Bob Chapman, January 13 2010
Fed credit report says Americans now borrowing a lot less, Goldman Sachs fingered for causing the economic crisis, personal bankruptcies soar, mortgage market  shrinking,  vacancies grow, tax collections shrink, banks create extraordinary means to keep afloat

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The Magnitude Of The Downturn Has Set In

Bob Chapman, January 9 2010
Bankruptcy filings increased by a third, job market improvements only amount to less of a slowdown, industries coping with economic downturn, Fed still being deceptive, new unemployment filings also up, xmas presents from Geithner for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

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Still In A Credit Crisis, New Liquidity Threatens Inflation

Bob Chapman, January 6 2010
Market manipulations never fail to shock us, 13 trillion spent into a pit of debt and no relief in sight, unemployment numbers probably higher than they appear, crooks bailed out, taxpayer pays for it, bank lending way down, inflation predicted

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2010 Full of Uncertainty But Economic Knowledge Can Help

Bob Chapman, January 2 2010
Rewards for incompetence again, few writers bearish anymore, unprecedented borrowing, conditions for business not improving, Wall Street backed up for next time, duties on steel entering China, Blackwater trial whitewashed, back to Glass-Steagall to bring order to the markets

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Forward With Caution After Exposing The Fed

Bob Chapman, December 30 2009
Currencies to continue to fall against gold, dollar rally unsustainable, Fed audit a good move, credit crisis for America and England, small gains in some places, plunges elsewhere, 

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The Rotten Underpinnings Of Our Financial System Exposed

Bob Chapman, December 23 2009
Money supply narrows, troubled banks still on life support, debt and problems will cascade through bond and stock markets, little or no criminal charges against banks and other lenders who bought up toxic waste debts, political influence helps poor banks, profits dont stop Goldman Sachs from generous bailouts and debt forgiveness.

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Two Years Of Failure In Directing The Economy

Bob Chapman, December 19 2009
Dollar mini rally to end soon, look forward to low interest rates and mega monetization, we dont buy into the claimed recovery, Fed and Wall street cover up their problems, 124 banks failed this year to date, tax break for bailed out Citigroup, Banks manipulating their own books, an economic situation created by design

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The Greatest Outpouring Of Money And Credit In History

Bob Chapman, December 16 2009
12.7 trillion donated to bankers, solving a problem they created, buy bonds, or gamble in the markets? Inflation on the way, could the US default on its debt? Food aid and unemployment rising together, yet another bank collapse, Dubai bailed out.

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