Economy News for Tues 21 Jan 2014

[Cheryl Nelson]

Paul Craig Roberts:  The Hows And Whys Of Gold Price Manipulation

http://www.activistpost.com/2014/01/the-hows-and-whys-of-gold-price.html

What The Unemployment And Labor Force Participation Rates Would Be If All Of The Discouraged Workers Came Back
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/unemployment-labor-force-participation-rates-143639569.html

The Retail Death Rattle
http://www.theburningplatform.com/2014/01/19/the-retail-death-rattle/

Is the International Monetary Fund Hinting About An Economic Reset?
http://philosophyofmetrics.com/2014/01/08/is-the-international-monetary-fund-hinting-about-an-economic-reset/

China To Purchase The Federal Reserve
http://philosophyofmetrics.com/2014/01/16/china-to-purchase-the-federal-reserve/

Global Freight Data Indicates No Economic Recovery
http://philosophyofmetrics.com/2014/01/03/global-freight-data-indicates-no-economic-recovery/

IMF Paper Warns Of 'Savings Tax' And Mass Write-Offs As West's Debt Hits 200-Year High
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/10548104/IMF-paper-warns-of-savings-tax-and-mass-write-offs-as-Wests-debt-hits-200-year-high.html