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Gold Alternative To Debt and Market Manipulation

Bob Chapman, August 4 2010
Quantitative easing, recovery not real, inflation to be reignited,even higher inflation expected by some, forces that control the  money and politics from behind the scenes, a boiling cauldron of instability that could break loose at any time raising havoc with the system.

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Watching The Fed Control the Economy

Bob Chapman, July 31 2010
Debts devour nations, few viable options to move in the economy, no way to borrow to wealth, Fed keeps buying toxic instruments, unemployed long term, an economy in deep trouble, SEC exempts itself, California fiscal meltdown, empty homes in America.

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Accounting for the Counterparties in the Goldman Sachs Debacle

Bob Chapman, July 28 2010
Housing bubble histories, Now the Fed runs the system, the system has not improved, despite claims, gold a better shelter than T-Bills, how long will nations tolerate US monetization? Seven banks seized, Goldman Sachs Counterparties described and named, Majority of counterparties were foreign entities.

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Talk of Recovery Hides Collapse

Bob Chapman, July 24 2010
Confidence by propaganda, election time coming, inflation by quantitative easing, major countries deep in debt, IMF could use interest rates to prick bubbles, massive injections of money must end and then return to the gold standard.

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The Fed Participates In The Destruction Of The Economy

Bob Chapman, July 21 2010
Fed rewarded for destruction of the economy, token injections of cash into the system, liquidation racket is destruction, Cap and Trade another tax, devaluation will destroy the system.

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Debt Overhang Hinders Recovery

Bob Chapman, July 17 2010
Euro and European crises, a stress test, no solution in sight, lenders without sanity, banks nervous, austerity measures could force a depression, stage two of the credit crisis, most debt yet to be written off.

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White House Pushes for a Wall Street Overhaul

Bob Chapman, July 14 2010
A Fed official with a Brain, Unemployment numbers now a leading indicator, Lawsuits against Goldman Sachs, no love for BP, four more banks down the  tubes, trade deficits widen and confidence falls...

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Uncommon Markets to Solve Common Problems

Bob Chapman, July 10 2010
An uncommon European Market, a creeping loss of sovereignty, mortgage delinquencies on the rise,walmart lends to spend, public jobs dry up to cut costs, San Jose budget troubles, the cost of the troubles of Iran, corporations not investing in themselves, 

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Witness The Recent Gold Market Takedowns

Bob Chapman, July 7 2010
whistleblowers, interesting IMF rules, an official war against gold, signs of weakening, a hole 8 million jobs deep, cuts and changes in european economy, solar energy getting money, possible northern Euro, a desire for corruption removed Glass-Steagall.

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Profits and Moves Behind the Downturn

Bob Chapman, July 3 2010
Unemployment will stay high for a long time, fears of further downturns, IMF report out, Profit taking and de risking, crunchtime for mutual funds has arrived.

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Struggling and Faltering to Manage Economic Recovery

Bob Chapman, June 30 2010
No Austerity, full steam ahead, Faltering markets, threats to social stability, Europe struggling with PIIGS, No end in California, economic disasters in the making, an oil soaked letter in Louisiana, consumer spending is uninspiring, 

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The Secrets of Liquidity

Bob Chapman, June 26 2010
Result of the end of fed pumping up the economy,Markets torn by zero interest rates, The finances of many states now dire, greater risks for recession and depression, the folly of bond yields, Baltic Dry Index drying up, more COLA for the folks, contracting out an entire city, Hardest Hit fund, Goldman Sachs was not alone, destroying markets

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The End of The Great Bailouts is Approaching

Bob Chapman, June 23 2010
Broke central banks, UK must monetize or collapse, 20 major countries on the edge of insolvency, No way but down for the Stock markets, defaulting on bailout payments, Fed audit going through Senate, shrinkage of high-end properties, VAT coming.

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A Golden Response to Economic Declines

Bob Chapman, June 19 2010
A plan for the euro, a response to declines is made with gold, pension benefits exposed, BP will default, Baltic Dry Index gets drier, oil deluge to flow for years, Fannie and Freddie to delist from exchanges, banks missing TARP payments.

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Deflationary Depression and Purging To Come

Bob Chapman, June 2 2010
What now that stimulus packages are ending, money set to plunge, market control by insiders has to end, Fed doesnt need a monopoly, bond sales down, still high expectations for gold.

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