Money & Markets – Week of 08.27.17

De-Dollarization Accelerates: China Readies Yuan-Priced Crude Oil Benchmark Backed By Gold
Zero Hedge | 02 September 2017
Commodity contract in China open to…

Vault Containing $70 Billion In German Gold To Be Evacuated As Frankfurt Defuses Massive Bomb
Zero Hedge | 02 September 2017
15% failed to explode, some burrowing…

The GOP is Looking for Ways to Pay for Tax Cuts. Your 401(k) may Bear the Cost
Washington Post | 31 August 2017
$5 trillion…

New Math Deals Minnesota’s Pensions the Biggest Hit in the U.S.
Bloomberg | 31 August 2017
Standards seek to prevent governments from…

“I Was Wrong”: Albert Edwards Finds Something That Has Never Happened Before
Zero Hedge | 31 August 2017
Outright defla…

Movie Theater Chain Stocks Collapse During Dismal Summer
Hollywood Reporter | 31 August 2017
Slate-specific and should not…

U.S. Army Fudges Accounts… By Trillions of Dollars
Giza Death Star | 31 August 2017
Plain and simple fraud…

Apple App Store’s Chinese Customers Get New Way to Pay for Purchases
WSJ| 30 August 2017
Subscription required…

America’s Stores are Closing. Why Isn’t that Raising a Jobs Alarm?
CS Monitor | 04 August 2017
In the space of a few…

New Proposed Regs You Must Declare If You Have More than $10K in Crypto Currencies
Armstrong Economics | 29 August 2017
We are the problem…

Hurricane Harvey Victims Have More Time to File Tax Returns and Pay Tax
Journal of Accountancy | 29 August 2017
In 18 Texas counties affected…

Hurricane Harvey: Energy production in the Gulf of Mexico
Wikipedia | 30 August 2017
Scroll down to Energy Production section…

19 European Countries Now Have Negative Interest Rates
Zero Hedge | 30 August 2017
Scroll of countries with negative…

Hurricane Harvey Might Destroy 500,000 Cars—and You Could Accidentally Buy One
Charlotte Observer | 30 August 2017
Even before Harvey, Houston had more…

Russia Backpedals On Bitcoin – Unveils Plan To Ban Cryptocurrency Sales To “Ordinary People”
Zero Hedge | 29 August 2017
Sold through stock…

China Regulators Eyeing Rules Concerning ICOs
Pymnts | 29 August 2017
Initial coin…

Initial Coin Offering Firms Step Up Cryptocurrency Regulation Post-SEC Crackdown
The Street | 25 August 2017
These strategies are risky and…

Why a Bitcoin ETF May Soon Become a Reality
Bloomberg | 24 August 2017
Previously denied…

Washington Politicians Defend Regulations as Cryptocurrency Exchanges Flee
Bitcoin | 17 August2017
Left the area after…

Bitcoin ETF Filed with SEC by Leading Gold Fund Manager Vaneck
Bitcoin News | 15 August 2017
Instead, it will invest up to…

Treasury Secretary Says Democrats Will Help Raise Debt Ceiling
True Pundit | 27 August 2017
Assurances…

“Unloading Dollar Assets Would Be Most Effective” – Chinese State Media Unveils Trade War ‘Countermeasures’
Zero Hedge | 27 August 2017
Chart suggests…

The Goldman Sachs Regency
Daily Reckoning | 23 August 2017
Bag-man will be told…

Pension Plans Had a Great Year, But Retirees Likely Won’t Benefit From It
Governing | 03 August 2017
Investment income…