January 2012 – The Solari Library

The Coming Tech-led Boom

January 31, 2012

Three breakthroughs are poised to transform this century as much as telephony and electricity did the last. By Mark P. Mills and Julio M. Ottino

Wegelin Clients Pulled $4 bln, Prompting Sale-paper

January 31, 2012

By Reuters Clients pulled some 4 bln Sfr of wealth in short time Ex-UBS CEO Gruebel: More US attacks on Swiss banks

Audit: U.S. Defense Department Can’t Account for Billions for Iraq

January 30, 2012

By CNN’s Josh Levs The U.S. Defense Department cannot account for about $2 billion it was given to cover Iraq-related expenses and is not providing

Money From MF Global Feared Gone

January 30, 2012

By Scott Patterson and Aaron Lucchetti Nearly three months after MF Global Holdings Ltd. collapsed, officials hunting for an estimated $1.2 billion in missing customer

This Is Europe’s Scariest Chart

January 30, 2012

Youth Unemployment Across Europe % [click on the image for a larger version] Continue reading the article . . .

Core Economic Growth Slowed Sharply In Q4

January 29, 2012

By Joe Weisenthal [click on the image for a larger version] Continue reading the article . . .

Money & Markets – Week of 1.29.12

January 29, 2012

Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.3%; Payrolls Jump Bloomberg (3 Feb 12) Fed Fund Futures Point to Hike in Summer 2014 MarketWatch (3 Feb 12) As

Precious Metals – Week of 1.29.12

January 29, 2012

States Seek Currencies Made of Silver and Gold GATA (3 Feb 12) UN Offers Second Link to US-UK Gold Swap Treaty GATA (1 Feb 12)

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 1.29.12

January 29, 2012

BofA, JPM Chase Sued by New York Over MERS Bloomberg (3 Feb 12) Freddie Mac’s Big Bet Against Homeowners The Washington Post (30 Jan 12)

Geopolitical – Week of 1.29.12

January 29, 2012

STOCK Act Passes Senate by Vote of 96-3 Politico (2 Feb 12) Bill Introduced To Challenge Authority Of NDAA Infowars.com (2 Feb 12) Lawyers Use