Money & Markets – Week of 09.17.17

This Country Has Set Aside Almost $200,000 for Each of Its 5 Million Citizens
Time | 21 September 2017
Norway runs the Oil Co…

1 Million Ohio Public Employees Face Pension Cuts As Another Ponzi Teeters On The Brink
Zero Hedge | 21 September 2017
Liability…

German Govt Favours a Commerzbank-BNP Paribas Merger -WirtschaftsWoche
Reuters | 21 September 2017
Combination that would…

The Demise of the Dollar: Don’t Hold Your Breath
Charles Hugh Smith | 20 September 2017
Notice the difference…

Putin Orders End to Trade in US Dollars at Russian Seaports
RT | 20 September 2017
Overturned by a court in…

Fed to Shrink Assets Next Month, Boost Rates by Year End
Bloomberg | 20 September 2017
Counting on…

Fed Balance-sheet Runoff Could Rock Fiscal Boat
Reuters | 20 September 2017
Has telegraphed…

New Jersey Has the Worst Finances in the Nation, Report Says
Observer | 20 September 2017
Burden has almost doubled since…

U.S. Consumers Embrace Freedom to Choose Cash
NASC | 20 September 2017
Prefer…

Full Preview Of Today’s “Historic” FOMC Meeting
Zero Hedge | 20 September 2017
Charts…

Toys “R” Us Files Chapter 11: Second Largest US Retail Bankruptcy In History
zero Hedge | 19 September 2017
Retailer’s orders on…

European Central Bank Criticizes Estonian National Cryptocurrency Plan
Bitcoin | 19 September 2017
If there is support…

World’s Largest Central Bank Warns Not to Ignore the Bitcoin Trend
The Merkle | 19 September 2017
Frustration stemming forth from a government not entitled to…

Senate Republicans Reach a Deal on Budget
WSJ | 19 September 2017
(Subscription with WSJ) Bridging…

Unfunded Debt 12 Times Higher in Democratic-Run States
Lifezette | 19 September 2017
$22,214…

Cryptocurrency Concentration – Just 4% Own Over 95% Of Bitcoin
Zero Hedge | 19 September 2017
Break bitcoin down as simple as…

Illinois’ Unpaid Bill Backlog Hits a Record $16 Billion
Reuters | 19 September 2017
Have Wall…

BIS Finds Global Debt May Be Underreported By $14 Trillion
Zero Hedge | 18 September 2017
Unprecedented increase in…

Local: Everything That’s Wrong with American in Two Charts. Yeah, Right..
Strong Towns | 18 September 2017
Infrastructure Investment Death…

Swiss Mystery: Someone Keeps Flushing €500 Bank Notes Down The Toilet
Zero Hedge | 18 September 2017
Bathroom close to…

All Eyes on the Godfather of Central Banking as Fed Has Huge Meeting This Week
The Street | 18 September 2017
The Fed’s Royal Announcement..

Pension Storm Coming: “This Will Become One Of The Most Heated Battles Of My Lifetime”
Zero Hedge | 18 September 2017
Where’s the Missing Money? Looms Large….

PBOC Researcher: China Should Start Its Own Sovereign Digital Currency “As Soon As Possible”
Zero Hedge | 18 September 2017
Peoples Bank of China…

India Considers Issuing Its Own Bitcoin-Like Cryptocurrency as Legal Tender
Bitcoin News | 17 September 2017
Reserve Bank of India…

Hedge Fund CIO: “Why The Future Of Cryptocurrency Is Not As It Seems”
Zero Hedge | 17 September 2017
A Perspective on Crypto Sanity…

Is Google Coming For Your Cryptos
Zero Hedge | 17 September 2017
If They Don’t Already Have Them…

Central Bank Cryptocurrencies
BIS | 17 September 2017
The Plan….

In Scramble To Explain Bitcoin, BIS Unveils “A New Taxonomy Of Money” In Three Charts
Zero Hedge | 17 September 2017
BIS Defines Cryptos…

Hatch: Big-Six Tax Framework Won’t Dictate Finance Bill
BNA | 13 September 2017
Undecided, including what to do with local…

Top 100 Bitcoin Richest List
Bitinfo Charts | September 2017
Data includes first in, first out and % of coins…

Dutch Central Bank Presents Results of Cryptocurrency Experiments
Coin Desk | 23 June 2016
Results of two cryptocurrency tests…