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Governments Everywhere Having Deep Money Problems

Bob Chapman, April 11 2012

Capital controls, IRS runs the US police state, no third round of quantitative easing, Royal Bank in royal trouble, payrolls down, Stocton in hock, the recession of 1937 revisited, debt growing faster than gdp, still more austerity plans for Greece.

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Bailouts Pass On Burden To Taxpayers

Bob Chapman, April 4 2012

Monsters in the marketplace, a third bailout for Greece, a bigger emergency fund in Europe, bailouts a subsidy for taxpayers to pay for years to come, Fed in an orgy of free money, banks in lawsuits, lessons of hyperinflation.

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Some Hopes For Rebounds Will Only Fall Flat

Bob Chapman, March 28 2012

Operation Twist, embargos, smoke and mirrors, the american city is in trouble, boomers retire into the pension crisis, the fastest fall on record, Spain wants more time to solve their euro problems, swiss recession, housing rebound chagrin, Fed under warning over low rates, housing hype, Moody's slashing credit ratings of Detroit debt.

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Bank Stress Test Not Based Upon Reality

Bob Chapman, March 21 2012

What do you believe the Fed can do? Biggest banks in a stress test, leaking secrets, a little spring fever could take us into the summer, cash strapped California waits for Facebook IPO, Fed not taking everything into consideration when measuring the economy.

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US Fed Reserve Is The Chief Debt Enabler

Bob Chapman, March 14 2012

Many european nations going to Greece, more euro crises on the way, a production slowdown is happening, Keynsian bromide one of many solutions, big banks buyers of debt, treasury bills soaking up an ever increasing wave of debt.

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Gold Responds To A World Of Financial Instability And Liquidity

Bob Chapman, March 7 2012

We have yet to learn the real price of gold, we ponder the loss of stability and currency value, Fed and US Treasury manipulations of financial markets, the death spiral of fiat currencies, Euro zone still struggling, Goldman takes a hit in Asia, money or liqidity sloshes about the financial system.

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Financial Vehicles of Mass Destruction

Bob Chapman, February 29 2012

Waiting for a move from Iran, destructive financial instruments, only one solution to the end of the financial system as we know it, German favors and presidential trouble, housing purchase numbers not clear, housing foreclosures break laws, hydrofracking banned, corporate pensions a ticking time bomb.

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Stop The Pillaging of America

Bob Chapman, February 22 2012

Self regulation does not work, policy in the hands of a few, the cost of Congress, the deliberate downfall of Greece, tarriffs had benefits, Greece to be a suburb of Germany, Dell stock insider trading arrests, a step away from bankruptcy.

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A Depressed World Economy is Here To Stay

Bob Chapman, February 15 2012

Member banks get a privileged interest rate, Neanderthal monetary policy, Fed imposed plans for economy have not worked, dollar devaluing plan on the way, worker layoffs have limited growth, austerity in the EU, powers that be make excuses for power grabs, spending plans to respond to the growing debt.

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States And Citizens Alike Under Crushing Financial Stress

Bob Chapman, February 8 2012

Greece stonewalls against law changes, Ireland issues to come, France VAT rise, debt per American is growning, Europe demands more liquidity, after SOPA and PIPA, more efforts to impose censorship and control over the internet, states and people running out of cash.

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Diminishment of Sovereignty and More Fed Manipulations

Bob Chapman, February 1 2012

Davos pact diminishes sovereignty of european nations, deflation and inflation, employment not improving for election, more money managers bullish on gold, money chaos cover up is political, gold rush in China as the year of the dragon starts, Fed bolsters commodities despite economic decline.

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Dreams Fading In American And Europe

Bob Chapman, January 25 2012

Credit Suisse on board with us, a rescue for France in the works, Greece headed for the dustbin, will Germany leave the Euro? Pressure put on Iran, 953 dead voters in South Carolina, American way of life a fading dream.

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Anger Over Debt And Poor Governance

Bob Chapman, January 18 2012

Bankers, bureaucrats, and others lose more credibility with each passing day, Germany vital in the solution to the debt crisis, Americans know something is wrong, but need more information, debt increases everywhere, anger against Congress, against banks, against SOPA.

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The Fear That Fed Money Brings

Bob Chapman, January 11 2012

US influence on decisions made in Europe, battle over a bailout, more quantitative easing, Fed as the instrument of liquididty, Ron Paul wants to abolish the US Federal Reserve, countries rushing to sell bonds, France fears downgrading, magnification of debt, Greece default still a worry.

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Pressure Put On Massive Governmental Debts By Fed

Bob Chapman, January 4 2012

Iowa vote tally anticipates occupy protesters, Japan shores up the dollar with Yen, need to know who is segregating client funds, Fed to be a litle more accountable, Trillions and trillions of debt held by governments around the world.

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