In effect, countries will be borrowing in a foreign currency without control of the printing presses.

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It could still succeed: a government in control of a printing press should be able to debauch its own currency without needing outside help.

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But unlike European nations that socialized their currencies and cannot print euros on their own, Japan has complete control over its currency printing press.

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On the first, the Bank's fear is that public finances might spin out of control were it to start printing money.

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Because it does not control its own interest rates or money printing (monetary policy), the Greek government is at the mercy of the European Central Bank.

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Can there be defense trade control in the era of the internet and 3D printing?

ENGADGET

The minute control over materials made possible by 3-D printing could definitely make a difference in pre-fabricating materials for construction.

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Such purchases amount to printing money, and aroused fears that the Fed was subordinating inflation-control to helping the government finance its deficits.

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"I had a job printing last night and I wanted to cancel it, " Barry told Mission Control.

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The LUMIX GH2 features new additions to the iA mode including Intelligent D-range Control for optimized exposure of an image and Intelligent Resolution for better-balanced sharpness in images for printing at larger sizes.

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