Money & Markets – Week of 12.21.14

China to Launch Yuan Swap Trading With Russian Rubles on Monday
Zero Hedge| 26 December 2014
Then things will…

Banker Death Update: Slain Mass Mutual Executive Melissa Millan had “Trade Secrets”
Giza Death Star| 17 December 2014
It confirms that…

Yield Curve (30Y – 5Y) Collapses To Lowest Level Since June 2008 (Recession Ahead?)
Confounded Interest | 24 December 2014
A rapidly declining yield curve slope…

Yuan Has Real Shot at IMF Blessing on Reserve Status
Bloomberg | 11 December 2014
Reserve-currency status for the yuan would…

Russian Warning: No Gas for Ukraine if it Fails to Pay $1.65bn Debt by Next Week
RT | 23 December 2014
Novak has threatened Russia may…

Russia Under Attack: Letter from CEO of Genoil to CEO of JPMorgan Chase on US Foreign Policy Blowback
Global Economic Analaysis | 23 December 2014
Russians’ strength is that they can…

IMF raises fears of global crisis as Russian bank forced into bailout
The Guardian | 22 December 2014
Predicting a wave of corporate…

China Offers Russia Help With Currency Swap Suggestion
Bloomberg | 22 December 2014
China is promoting the yuan as…

Ruble Swap Shows China Challenging IMF as Emergency Lender
Business Week | 22 December 2014
The ruble jumped…

Russia Moves to Avert Banking Crisis
Reuters | 22 December 2014
Mark-to-market rules will…

Belarus In Full-Blown Hyperinflation Panic: Blocks News, Online Stores; Bans All FX Trading For 2 Years
Zero Hedge | 22 December 2014
Authorities have blocked…

Slumping Russian Ruble Threatens German Economy – Top Exec
RT | 21 December 2014
“At the moment, I expect a 20 percent fall…

The IRS Wants both Taxpayers and its Staff to Know This: It’s Only Going to Get Worse
The Hill | 21 December 2014
IRS’s smallest budget since…

Coming Emerging Market Debt Meltdown
Armstrong Economics | 20 December 2014
Now we will see this VERY..

Too Big to Tax: Settlements Are Tax Write-Offs for Banks
News Week | 27 October 2014
There is plainly a disconnect between what…

The Story of Japan’s Decline — and the Lessons for Europe
The Globalist | 19 December 2014
Japan acted just as the Keynesian…

China: Turning Away from the Dollar
FT | 09 December 2014
In a nutshell, three big and inter-related…