Money & Markets – Week of 9.2.12

CPAs Sour on U.S. Economy as Election Nears
Journal of Accountancy | 6 September 2012
After rising significantly at the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012, CPA business leaders’ optimism over the U.S. economy has faded

Big Rally on Wall Street
CNN Money | 6 September 2012
U.S. stocks surged Thursday, with all three major indexes closing at the highest levels in years, as optimistic investors went on a buying spree.

ECB’s New Government Bond-Buying Program Is a Game Changer
Yahoo! Finance | 6 September 2012
Almost three years after Europe started to experience a credit crisis that threatened to unravel its monetary union…

Goldman Sachs Invests in First U.S. Social Impact Bond
Institutional Investor | 29 August 2012
Goldman Sachs has signed on as the investor in the U.S.’s first social impact bond.