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Stacy Summary:  It is starting to look a lot like neo-feudalism.

• Gordon Brown hails creation of ‘new world order’

• RBS announces more job cuts in order to ward off shareholder revolt over Sir Fred Goodwin’s £17 million pension

• What the French revolution can teach America about populist rage at bankers (subscription)

• Did the ECB help Deutsche Bank meet its Comex delivery obligations?

• ECB hints that it may start printing money

• Costa Rica, Uruguay, Malaysia and Phillipines named and shamed as tax havens

• Calpers gamble (with other people’s money) sours as private equity doubles down

• US job total job losses hits 5 million

• Sir Fred Goodwin a ‘benefit scrounger’ say angry shareholders

• Weimar 1923, World 2009