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Cash flies commercial and other secrets of moving money
Even in an age of electronic money and digital-payment apps, there is still big demand for cold, hard cash. The […]
How Bitcoin Is Sacrificing Its Soul to Survive
It’s been a wild couple months for digital currencies. This past week saw the bust of Liberty Reserve for […]
“The End of Fake”
by macromon, Global Macro Monitor, We have no idea how the S&P downgrade of the U.S. is going to play […]
Gold and currencies: an historical perspective
By David Levenstein, Gold was money long before currencies came into the fray but a look at how the world […]
The Real Problem With China
WASHINGTON When China’s president, Hu Jintao, visits here next week, the exchange rate between Chinese and American currency will inevitably […]