Money & Markets – Week of 3.11.12

SWIFT Cuts Off Iran As Sanctions Vice Tightens
Huffington Post (15 March 12)

Exclusive: U.S., Britain set to Agree on Emergency Oil Stocks Release
Reuters (15 March 12)

US Treasury Yields Rising
Bloomberg (15 March 12)

The Relationships Between Wall Street, the Fed, and Politicians Are Crumbling
Zero Hedge (14 March 12)

Ex-MF Global Trader Charged With Manipulating Platinum, Palladium Futures
GATA (14 March 12)

Treasuries Hammered as “Operation Twist” Unwinds; Another Triumph of the 1% Over the 99%
MISH’S (14 March 12)

Biderman’s Daily Edge 3/13/2012: Stocks Could Drop More Than 50% When Fed Fix Ends
Trim Tabs Money Blog (13 March 12)

Ireland Throws Grenade Into EU Fiscal Compact Mix
MarketWatch (12 March 12)

Ford to Derisk Pension Plans
Pensions & Investments (9 March 12)

Cause, Effect and the Fallacy of a Return to Normalcy
The Burning Platform (6 March 12)

Goldman Sachs Experiencing Executive Exodus
New York Post (23 Feb 12)

Many Workers Have Savings Below $25K: EBRI
Bloomberg (13 March 12)

China Defends Tough Stance on Rare Earths
GATA (13 March 12)

Student Loans Seen as Potential ‘Next Debt Bomb’ for U.S. Economy
The Washington Post (12 March 12)

Japan Starts Buying Chinese Debt to Diversify Away From Dollar
GATA (12 MArch 12)

IRS List of Top 12 Changes For 2011 Tax Reporting
Financial Perspectives (12 March 12)

HBO Films: Too Big To Fail Trailer #2 (HBO)

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(25 April 11)

Rift Grows Between Germany’s Bundesbank and ECB
Spiegel. OnLine (6 March 12)