MUST READS Janet Yellen takes center stage – CNN/Money The Fed’s waning magic in the age of Yellen – FT($) US economy may be stuck in slow lane for long run – AP Bitcoin drops another 20% as Mt Gox highlights bug – CNBC Suspicious Death of JPMorgan VP Under Investigation – Wall Street On Parade Americans Renouncing Citizenship Up 221%, All Aboard FATCA Express – Forbes The WSJ Blames Obamacare for Weak Hiring, but It’s Not Sure Why – CEPR Latest Health Care Flap Shows Media at its Most Boring – Taibblog The Week Ahead: Central Banks in Focus – Marc to Market January Indicator: Truth versus truisms – Economist EM, Hedge Funds and Corporate Debt – Noland, Prudent Bear Rand Paul warns Texas could turn blue – Politico Double Trouble – Hussman Funds
MARKETS/INVESTING World stocks gain ahead of new Fed chief comments – AP Traders Debate Whether Worst of Selloff Is Over – CNBC Always invest in what scares you – MarketWatch Five reasons to up your 401(k) contributions – USA Today Selloff, so what? Analysts are sticking to their guns – CNBC High-Speed Trading Isn’t About Efficiency—It’s About Cheating – Atlantic Treasuries Rise for Second Day Before Yellen Testifies – Bloomberg China’s gold demand surges, tops 1,000 tonnes for first time – Reuters Gold miners to slash reserves as price drop forces revision – Globe & Mail Return of China sees gold attacking overhead resistance – Mineweb 6 Remarkable Gold Charts This Week – GoldSilverWorlds
ECONOMY/WORLD/HOUSING/BANKING Bad weather may cloud retail-sales report – MarketWatch Boomers Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out of U.S. Labor Force – Bloomberg What Happened The Last Time The Jobless Rate Dropped This Much – Zero Hedge Consumer debt swells to $1.4-trillion, but Canadians able to pay it – Globe & Mail Japan’s current account woes throw spotlight on economic risks – Reuters EU Banks’ Debt Addiction Threatens ECB-Led Overhaul – Businessweek Eurozone banks will be allowed to fail, says regulator – CNA The Dubai real estate is still at risk of another bubble – AP High prices send Bay Area renters, homebuyers to outlying areas – Mercury News Some of the world’s largest banks are suffering from financial gangrene – Quartz As Yellen makes Fed debut, expect theater, not fireworks – Reuters Janet Yellen’s Fed: A champion of Main Street – Politico
