Bob Chapman Friday Economic Report: Fed Wealth Grows While Others Drown In Debt

Bob Chapman Friday Economic Report: Fed Wealth Grows While Others Drown In Debt

December 1 2010: The Fed grows richer at our expense, Wikileaks news links, desperate things for desperate people, the clarion call of gold, black friday unremarkable, countries drown in the debt of other countries. The Federal Reserve's balance sheet grew a 4th straight week to $2,328 trillion, up $31 billion in a week. In May the balance sheet was $2,333 trillion.

Holdings of government securities totaled $901.24 billion, and rose $27.62 billion. Mortgage holdings were unchanged and Agency holdings fell slightly.

It might interest you to know that over the past seven years federal debt has doubled to almost $14 trillion. That is more than $100,000 for every American household.

It should be noted that combined expenditures on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are projected to account for 45% of primary federal spending. That is a rise equal to 62% of GDP to 185% in 2035. 70% of US Treasuries are held by private investors and once they start to realize the US is really broke the game is over.

On a European note, Germany cannot keep paying for bailouts without going bankrupt itself. Germany is drowning in the debt of other countries.

Assets under management in commodities hit a record high of $340 billion in October.

A very important event is that China and Russia are going to quit using the US dollar. This is big news. In spite of the current USDX dollar rally it will reduce demand for dollars and expedite the dollar's demise. Once the dollar rally, induced by European problems is over, the dollar should take out 74 on the USDX. Current US insolvency is being ignored as the five-euro zone PIGGS get gored.

In addition, we wonder whether even the strongest country, Germany, can survive the onslaught of the 5 PIIGS and their financial problems. The Germany people are very upset that they have to bail out these Club Med countries. The US has the same problem with large liberal states with vast amounts of illegal aliens that are broke and will have to depend on the federal government for perpetual funding. Accompanying that funding will come further Federal control.
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Marc Faber : Gold bull market intact

LONDON (Commodity Online): Marc Faber, publisher of the famed Gloom Boom Doom Report says despite the boom in gold prices, there is a likelihood that the yellow metal may fall to $1200 levels. But Faber insists that the gold bull market is solid and continues to be intact.

Faber, whose monthly outlook on commodities, equity markets, currencies, bonds and the emerging markets, is always respected by traders and the global business community says gold and silver are the hottest among commodities and people will continue to invest in them.

Faber says he continues to buy gold ounces, but points out that a correction to $1200 would not surprise him.
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