Monday, March 18, 2013

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Top Five Stories
You May Have Missed

Here are the five top stories from the past week that you may have missed:

  1. US Regulator Looking at London Gold, Silver FixingsThe top U.S. derivatives regulator has started internal discussions on whether the daily setting of gold and silver prices in London is open to manipulation, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the . . .  Click Here.
  2. IronFX’s Gittler: ‘Currency Wars Are Still With Us’The currency war precipitated by global central bank easing is still going strong, says Marshall Gittler, head of currency strategy for online trading firm IronFX. “It's not yet clear who will ‘win’ the wars by weakening their currency the most, but the U.S. seems set to be a ‘loser’ by having its currency rise in value against the others,” he says . . . Click Here.
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    Editor’s Note: How to Build Safe Fortunes on Obama’s Risky Policies

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  3. Energy Strategist Licata: Look for Obama to Hike Gasoline TaxLook for President Barack Obama to attempt an increase in the federal excise tax on gasoline, according to John Licata, CEO and chief energy strategist at Blue Phoenix Inc. The current federal gas tax is 18.4 cents per gallon . . . Click Here.
  4. Census: Record 1 in 3 US Counties Are Now DyingA record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere . . . Click Here.
  5. Probe: JPMorgan Hid Trades Targeted by 'Volcker Rule' JPMorgan Chase & Co. engaged in high-risk proprietary trading under the guise of ordinary hedging, said Senate investigators, who urged U.S. regulators to strengthen the proposed ban on such trades known as the Volcker rule . . . Click Here.

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