Money & Markets – Week of 02.17.2013

Cost of Dropping Citizenship Keeps U.S. Earners From Exit
Bloomberg l 22 February 2013
Tax attorney Seth Entin has fielded about a dozen calls since…

Bank of England Closes in on China Currency Deal
The Telegraph l 22 February 2013
The Bank of England expects to sign a final agreement to set up…

Franklin Templeton Planning First ETF, IndexIQ Files For Two US Equity Funds
Yahoo! Finance l 22 February 2013
While the U.S. markets continue their bull run to baffle even…

Crack Open Retirement Funds to Boost Economy
The New York Post l 20 February 2013
Here’s more on my attempt to single-handedly keep our politicians…

The End of Cheap Airfare
Slate l 19 February 2013
Time to shed a tear into your tiny plastic cups of tomato juice…

“Keep Your So-Called Workers,” U.S. Boss Tells France
Reuters l 21 February 2013
Titan International’s Maurice “Morry” Taylor, who goes by…

Markets on Edge as Fed Officials Differ on Bond-Buying
Reuters l 21 February 2013
But even as James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve…

Revisiting Catherine Austin Fitts’ “Solari”
Mythodrome l 20 February 2013
One of the people whose post-9/11 work I most admire is Catherine…

Wal-Mart’s ‘Atrocious’ Quarter Reveals a Faltering Economic Recovery
Yahoo! Finance l 21 February 2013
Wal-Mart (WMT) reported results for their fiscal fourth-quarter…

German Lawyer To Head Vatican Bank
Zero Hedge l 15 February 2013
A German pope may be vacating the Vatican but a German lawyer is about…

Billionaire U: Why Harvard Mints Mega-Rich Alums
Yahoo! Finance l 20 February 2013
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has its hedge-fund quants…

Worst Trade This Year? Betting Against Bonds
Yahoo! Finance l 17 February 2013
While going long the stock market has been a great trade so far in 2013…

Why a Wave of European Deals Could Be Next
CNBC l 18 February 2013
2013’s surge in merger and acquisition-related activity is heading…

Raising the Minimum Wage – Trickle-up Economics
The Economist l 16 February 2013
The president proposes a hefty increase in the minimum wage…

Foreign Demand for U.S. Assets Rises on Global Slowdown
Bloomberg l 15 February 2013
International purchases of U.S. stocks, bonds and other financial assets rose more than forecast in December…

Confidence on Upswing, Mergers Make Comeback
DealBook l 14 February 2013
The mega-merger is back.


G20 Steps Back From Currency Brink, Heat Off Japan

Yahoo! Finance | 16 February 2013
The Group of 20 nations declared on Saturday there would be no currency…


Is This Where The Secret JP Morgan London Gold Vault Is Located?

Zero Hedge | 16 February 2013
In a world defined by “financial innovation”, where $1 of hard collateral…