Money & Markets – Week of 06.29.14

Don Coxe: Russia, China and Iran to Become More Aggressive as US Disengages

YouTube | 18 June 2014
Jim welcomes back Donald Coxe, Chairman of Coxe Advisors LLP in Chicago…

California Governor Signs Bill to Bring Bitcoin and Other Currency Into Fold
The Wall Street Journal | 28 June 2014
California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed into law a bill that clears away possible state-level obstacles to alternative currencies such as bitcoin…

U.S. Could Face High Unemployment Through 2030, Consultancy Says
The Wall Street Journal | 29 June 2014
The U.S. is one of the world’s few economies that could struggle with high unemployment through 2030…

Global M&A at Seven-Year High as Big Corporate Deals Return
The Economic Times | 30 June 2014
Investor support for large acquisitions and a desire to trump rivals in consolidating markets…

BIS: Ultra Low Interest Rates Could Make Global Economy Permanently Unstable
The Telegraph | 29 June 2014
Ultra low interest rates and the failure of policy to “lean against” the build-up of financial imbalances are in danger…