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Financial Repression: The Unintended Consequences
Current high levels of financial repression create significant costs and lower long-term investors’ ability to channel funds into the real economy, a new Swiss Re study shows
26 March 2015, Zurich
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“Courage is being scared to death – but saddling up anyway.”
~ John Wayne
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Dr. Farrell’s Latest Available on Pre-Order!
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I just ordered Dr. Joseph Farrell’s latest: The Third Way: Nazi International, the European Union and Corporate Fascism – an exploration of the true “business model” o…
Planet Debt: Part 1 with Dr. Joseph Farrell
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The Solari Report 2015-03-26
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What the Fed is Really Saying: English Translation
View the complete Fed comments from March 18, 2015
Fed comments are in GREEN. Catherine Austin Fitts’ translation follows:
“Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in J…
The New Dow: Apple In – AT&T Out
“What we’re doing here will send a giant ripple through the universe.” ~Steve Jobs
By Catherine Austin Fitts
The market valuation of Apple passed $700 billion in February, 2015.
Let’s put that …
What if 3D Printing Was 100x Faster?
What we think of as 3D printing, says Joseph DeSimone, is really just 2D printing over and over … slowly.
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Kickstarting the First Time Homebuyer Market
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New VA Loans Available
Just received a notification in my VA network that Obama has waived requirements for military members to meet any criteria for getting a lo…
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“If you’re going through hell, keep going”.
~ Winston Churchill
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Team Awesome Solari Circle, Part XIII
“”As time goes on, I get more and more convinced that the right method of investment is to put fairly large sums into enterprises which one thinks one knows something about and in the management of…
Catherine Austin Fitts at the Secret Space Program Conference, 2014 San Mateo
YouTube | March 19 2015
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Money & Markets – Week of 03.22.15
A Greek Morality Tale: Why We Need a Global Debt Restructuring Framework
The Guardian | 04 February 2015
From the private sector to the public…
The Central Banker Who Saved the Russian Economy From…
Geopolitical – Week of 03.22.15
China Gives List to US of ‘Corrupt’ Officials it Would like Sent Back
The Guardian | 25 March 2015
Who have fled to America with…
We’ll Probably Kill Journalists Who Don’t Report the Truth, says Th…
Science & Technology – Week of 03.22.15
Russia Unveils Plans for Superhighway Linking Europe to US
Circa News | 25 March 2015
12,400-mile…
Strange Space News, Weird DARPA Programs, and “Brace Yourself” Statements from an Insider
Giza De…
Food & Health – Week of 03.22.15
Light-activated Genes Might be Precisely Controlled and Targeted
M Phys.Org | 09 February 2015
Control what they’re…
Smart Meters – Shocking Insurance Development – Sharon Noble – March 18, 2015
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Life – Week of 03.22.15
Lee Kuan Yew, Founder of Modern Singapore, Dies at 91
Yahoo News | 23 March 2015
Sleepy port city into…
Wildcards – Week of 03.22.15
Suspected Nazi Hide-out Found Deep in Argentine Jungle
News.comAU | 22 March 2015
Project of building shelters for…
Feds Preparing to Invade Texas, List State as ‘Hostile
Infowars | 22 March 2015…
Catherine Austin Fitts at the Secret Space Program Conference, 2014 San Mateo
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“Autumn In New York” – Jonathan Kreisberg Group
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What’s Up Underground? with Richard Dolan
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The Solari Report 2015-03-19
“If you shut up…
March 20 – First Day of Spring/The Total Solar Eclipse
About the Eclipse
On Friday 20th March 2015, A total solar eclipse will occur across the far northern regions of Europe and the Artic. The eclipse’s longest duration of totality will be 2 minutes…
Recent Trends in Arms Transfers
Click on the map to see the world’s top 20 arms exporters for the period 2010–2014.
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First We Take Manhattan, Then We Take Berlin
German Foreign Minister Steinmeir: Germany Must Take Up The Mantle of Being A World Power
by Dr. Joseph Farrell
Where have we heard this before?
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeir re…
Pensions & the Power of Total Economic Return
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“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.” ~Isaiah 59:14
By Catherine Austin Fit…
Fannie, Freddie Lobbyist Played “Big Role” in NY AG’s Mortgage Finance Investigation
By Trey Garrison
New emails contradict earlier claims Cuomo adviser recused himself
Emails have come to light from 2007 and 2008 that show an influential mortgage industry lobbyist played a big ro…
Book Review: The Educator and the Oligarch
“The power of human imagination and desire for autonomy will always survive, and when the time is ripe, the mighty will fall.” ~ Anthony Cody
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Ever since a radio show …
Confidence in Institutions: Trends in Americans’ Attitudes toward Government, Media, and Business
By AP
Americans’ confidence in the Supreme Court, the executive branch, and Congress has been declining over the last decade and each are at or near record lows in 2014, according to an analysis …
A Constitutional Convention is a Dreadful Idea
[CAF Note: In last week’s discussion on the Solari Report, Franklin Sanders and I addressed this issue. A convention opening up the US Constitution will be hijacked by Mr. Global and the net resul…
Money & Markets – Week of 03.15.15
Income, Education and Inequality in the “Recovery”: Prepare to be Surprised
Washington Blog | 20 March 2015
Another surprising data point…
Dollar Demand = Global Economy Has Skidded Over the Cl…
Precious Metals – Week of 03.15.15
Goldman Sachs, UBS Named as Participants in New LBMA Gold Price-ICE
Reuters | 20 March 2015
Fixing participants said…
Geopolitical – Week of 03.15.15
Many Democrats want Independent Clinton Email Probe: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Yahoo News | 19 March 2015
To ensure…
The CIA Just Declassified the Document That Supposedly Justified the Iraq Invasion
Info…
Science & Technology – Week of 03.15.15
6in60 Production Report
Vimeo | March 2014
The story of the “6 Machines in 60…
Your Late-Night Emails Are Hurting Your Team
Harvard Business Review | 16 March 2015
You’re missing the opportu…
Life – Week of 03.15.15
Astounding Magician Andrew Kelly
YouTube | 03 April 2014
What he can do with…
Why Children Need Chores
WSJ | 13 March 2015
Proven predictor of success…
Body Found in Long Hill ID’d as David Bi…
Food & Health – Week of 03.15.15
110 Bills Currently Being Proposed in 36 States to Enact Medical Tyranny Regarding Vaccines
Agenda 21 News | 15 November 2013
Active opposition and education…
PG&E Suggested “Prozac…
Wildcards – Week of 03.15.15
UK Man Wins Court Case Against BBC for 911 Cover Up
Top Info Post | 15 March 2015
Building 7 over 20 minutes before…
Quote du Jour
The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land :
Song of Solomon 2:12
“The Times They Are A Changin’ ” – Bob Dylan
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Precious Metals Market Report with Franklin Sanders
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The Solari Report 2015-03-12
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1st Quarter 2015 Equity Overview
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The Solari Report 2015-03-05
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Bond & Stock Char…
Americans Name Government as No. 1 U.S. Problem
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by Justin McCarthy
Americans continue to name the government (18%) as the most important U.S. problem, a distinction it has had for the past four months. Ame…
Secret Space Program and Breakaway Civilization Presentation – View Free Online
The Global Breakthrough Energy Movement (GlobalBEM) is a non-profit volunteer-powered organization dedicated to educating & activating the public about breakthrough energy technologies which are …
Secret Space Program and Breakaway Civilization Presentation – View Free Online
The Global Breakthrough Energy Movement (GlobalBEM) is a non-profit volunteer-powered organization dedicated to educating & activating the public about breakthrough energy technologies which are cl…
Tax Time Covert Ops
[Rather than post stories on the latest events in Ferguson, I thought I would republish this post that we originally published on March 19, 2009]
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I just got back from tow…
Catherine on Dark Journalist
Catherine Austin Fitts, the publisher of The Solari Report, traces the history of worldwide financial manipulation and draws on her personal experience in high-ranking positions on Wall Street and…
Navigating a Rising US Dollar
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by Catherine Austin Fitts
I try to stay in a higher mind. However, if one more financial or geopolitical guru tells me that the U.S. dollar is about to colla…
Team Awesome Solari Circle, Part XII
“Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to do nothing.”” ~ David Tepper
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Our trader has been reluctant to proceed with authorized investments in our simulated portfolio….
Another Creepy Wearable Fizzles
by Catherine Austin Fitts
Apple Watch is going to fizzle. That is because even Apple can not persuade consumers to pay to physically wear a monitoring device on their person. So the race to make t…
How Hedge Funds Purchased Albany’s Lawmakers
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by Hedgeclippers
An analysis by Competitive Advantage Research, which examined the campaign spending of 570 hedge fund managers and senior executives over th…
The Ides of March
“The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away.” ~ John S. Coleman
by Catherine Austin Fitts
There is pressure in the air. It’s called tax time.
U.S. Corporate…
Money & Markets Week of 03.08.15
Women-led companies perform three times better than the S&P 500
Fortune | 03 March 2015
348%…122%…
Ben Bernanke’s Sovereign Deception
YouTube | 14 March 2015
TARP bailout had to be passed i…
Precious Metals – Week of 03.08.15
Gold – The Downside
Armstrong Economics | 11 March 2015
Bearish Reversals are…
The Daily Coin Interviews Alasdair Macleod
Youtube | 10 March 2015
To give the Renminbi a…
How The World Is Bein…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 03.08.15
It’s a Beautiful Day in the Agrihood
Bloomberg 26 February 2015
A farm is about 20 percent of…
Geopolitical – Week of 03.08.15
Venezuela Next on Neocon Hit List for Regime Change
RSN| 13 March 2015
“Democracy” has come to mean…
Andrew Cuomo Urged to scrap Email Deletion Policy by Reform Groups
NY Daily News | 13 March …
Science & Technology – Week of 03.08.15
Thomas Linzey: Kkeynote Address of the 31rst Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
Vimeo | 03 March 2013
New model to return democracy to…
Pi Day Hits a Milestone That Comes Only Once a Ce…
Food & Health – Week of 03.08.15
California has about One Year of Water Left. Will You Ration Now?
LA Times| 12 March 2015
State needs a task force of thought…
At White Oak Pastures, Grass-Fed Beef Is Only the Beginning
NY Times …
Life – Week of 03.08.15
Police Shooting in Ferguson Captured on Video
Yahoo| 12 March 2015
After Police Chief Tom Jackson announced…
“Mysterious Voice” Leads to Child’s Rescue
Coast to Coast AM | 08 March 2015
Officers a…
Quote du Jour
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” ~ Mark Twain
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Remember Daylight Savings Time!
Daylight savings time begins on Sunday March 8, at 2:00 AM.
Remember to set your clocks!
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“Bring Him Home” – Collabro
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Breakthrough Energy with Joel Garbon is Now Available Publicly!
Breakthrough Energy with Joel Garbon is now available to all Solari readers!
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The Solari Report 2015-02-19
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Fed Shifts Regulatory Power Away From New York
A detail from the front of the United States Federal Reserve Board building is shown in Washington October 28, 2014.
by Gary Cameron
(Reuters) – The regulatory power of the Federal Reserve Bank of …
Take that, Boehner
Gallup tracks daily the percentage of Americans who approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. Daily results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,500 nati…
Ten Years in the European Union: Germany is the Winner
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“So much money is now in circulation that you can tackle whole countries with it.” ~ Rainer Voss
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Sometimes it pays, like Switzer…
“Beat the Bush” Housing
S&P Homebuilder ETF (XHB) vs. the S&P
“Our economy isn’t going to recover until the housing market finds its footing” ~ Mark Zandi
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I can not help but notic…
Money & Markets – Week of 03.01.15
Lord Rothschild Warns Investors: “Geopolitical Situation Most Dangerous Since WWII”
ZeroHedge | 05 March 2015
“New monetary world” situation has become…
Soft U.S. Data Hints at near-term Hiccup…
Precious Metals – Week of 03.01.15
The new London gold fix and China
Finance And Economics | 06 March 2015
Without having to deal through…
Does China have 30,000 Tonnes of Gold Stashed Away?
Lawrieongold | 02 March 2015
Swingeing in…
Geopolitics – Week of 03.01.15
Immigration Gumballs Short Version
YouTube | 08 March 2014
Roy Beck from Numbers…
High Finance: ISIS Generates up to $1Bn Annually from Trafficking Afghan Heroin
RT | 06 March 2015
Branching out i…
Science & Technology – Week of 03.01.15
One Year Later, We’re No Closer To Finding MtGox’s Missing Millions
Slashdot | 05 March 2015
remainder stolen through a series
Are Pilots Deserting Washington’s Drone War?
Naked Capitalism | 06 Mar…
Food & Health – Week of 03.01.15
Flow Hive: Honey on Tap Directly From Your Beehive
Indigogo | 2014-2015
$4,817,652 raised of…
Alaska Farmer Turns Icy Patch Of Tundra Into A Breadbasket
NPR | 26 February 2015
Ground below the soi…
Life – Week of 03.01.2015
Dying to be me! Anita Moorjani at TEDxBayArea
YouTube | 30 November 2013
She realized that “heaven”…
Rewriting the Final Sentence
The Pennsylvania Gazette | 23 December 2014
Several theories have…
Wildcards – Week of 03.01.15
The Dead Bankers Scrapbook: Murder-Suicides, Freezing on a Mountain, BNP-Paribas, Central Banks Losing Control?
Giza Death Star | 04 March 2015
Russian credit trader…
“Something in the Water” – Carrie Underwood
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“Follow the Money” – Financial Transparency with William Bergman
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The Solari Report 2015-02-26
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Norway’s Sovereign Wealth
by Wikipedia
The Government Pension Fund Global (Norwegian: Statens pensjonsfond Utland, SPU) is a fund into which the surplus wealth produced by Norwegian petroleum income is deposited. The fund c…
Debt and (not much) Deleveraging
by Richard Dobbs, Susan Lund, Jonathan Woetzel, and Mina Mutafchieva
Seven years after the bursting of a global credit bubble resulted in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, debt…
Book Review: What Chinese Want
“China’s economy and people are evolving rapidly, but the underlying cultural blueprint has remained more or less constant for thousands of years.” ~ Tom Doctoroff
By Catherine Austin Fitts
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Catherine’s Latest Crowdfund: Scoop.co.nz to Fly In 2015
CAF Note: Scoop’s contribution to free press globally is a modern day David and Goliath story. Great reporting requires great publishers and enlightened owners to back them up – and Scoop has been…
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“There is no limit to how low rates can go and how large foreign currency reserves can grow…The message is that if it’s not enough, we will do even more…Either we can expand our balance shee…
We Apologize!
By Catherine Austin Fitts
One of our servers went down on Sunday with a resulting scramble of databases. Thank you so much for your patience and prayers. Now that we are back on line we continue …
Financial Transparency
”As in Athens, state accounting in Rome was haphazard, and fraud was common. In his Philippics (44-43 BCE), Cicero complained of bad accounts in his attacks on Mark Antony, known for his debts and…
Money & Markets – Week of 02.22.15
Oil Set for Biggest Monthly Gain Since 2009
BD Live| 27 February 2015
Norwegian energy firm Statoil has shut…
Greece Runs Out of Funding Options Despite Euro Zone Reprieve
Reuters | 27 February 201…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 02.22.15
Too Many Houses, Not Enough Jobs
Dollar Collapse | 23 February 2015
Likely is the US joining the race…
Existing Home Sales Plunge (and Don’t Blame The Weather)
ZeroHedge | 23 February 2015
Recovery…
Geopolitics – Week of 02.22.15
Russian Opposition Leader Nemtsov Shot Dead
FT | 28 February 2015
President had taken…
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Clause Everyone Should Oppose
Washington Post | 25 February 2015
Worse, it would…
Science & Technology – Week of 02.22.15
Silicon Valley Panic: China Demands NSA-Like Access and Control
Sputnik News| 27 February 2015
Really strong steroids…
NASA’s Dawn Eyes Two Mysterious White Dots on Its Approach to Ceres
Examiner |…
Life – Week of 02.22.15
What Nobody Told Me about Small Farming: I can’t Make a Living
Salon | 09 February 2015
I didn’t say I felt…
Wildcards – Week of 02.22.15
Things that Make You Go “HMMM…”: Space Bilderbergers
Giza Death Star | 17 February 2015
Probably is – the beginning…
Outgoing Obama Advisor John Podesta has UFO Regrets
Huffington Post | 17 Feb…
Team Awesome Solari Circle, Part XI
““Know what you own, and know why you own it.”” ~Peter Lynch
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Chewing this week on potential investments…
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Happy Chinese New Year!
Welcome to the Year of the Goat!
Wikipedia: Chinese New Year
“Home Sweet Home” – The Farm
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Breakthrough Energy with Joel Garbon
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The Solari Report 2015-02-19
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Wi-fi “Spy” Barbie Records Children’s Conversations
Hello Barbie is the latest incarnation of the doll – and will record what your kid says
[CAF Note: Time to start buying dolls at Etsy! Or teaching children how to make their own. Do you really want …
After the Housing Crisis, a Cash Flood and Silence
By Gretchen Morgenson
On Aug. 17, 2012, the federal government began expropriating all the earnings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance giants that succumbed to the 2008 crisis.
N…
Italian Courts Rule Vaccines Cause Autism
by Mary Holland J.D.
On September 23, 2014, an Italian court in Milan award compensation to a boy for vaccine-induced autism. (See the Italian document here.) A childhood vaccine against six childh…
A Important Warning: Stop Any Call for a Constitutional Convention
The Montana House Judiciary Committee recently passed a resolution calling for an Article V Convention (HJR 4), and your action is urgently needed to stop this bill on the House Floor.
In fact, sev…
2015 World Press Freedom Index
Ranking of every country in 2015 according to the Reporters Without Borders index.
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Top 10
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
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Not in Front of The Telly: Warning Over ‘Listening’ TV
Samsung is warning customers about discussing personal information in front of their smart television set.
The warning applies to TV viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV using its voice activ…
EU Eyes Markets as Savior for Flagging Economy
by Huw Jones
(Reuters) – The EU turns to stock and bond markets this week with reform proposals intended to help companies raise the cash needed for growth-boosting investments, hoping to emulate t…
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“My dear, an absence of compassion can be as vulgar as an excess of tears.” ~ Violet Crawley. The Dowager Countess of Grantham
Dame Margaret Natalie “Maggie” Smith
Downton Abbey