Geopolitical – Week of 8.5.12

This Morning Dollar Cross Rates: – – –Swiss Franc 1.02270 – –Canadian Dollar 1.00368 – –Australian Dollar 1.00598

By Katharina Bart An indictment of Zuercher Kantonalbank by U.S. officials in an ongoing tax probe would not mean the state-backed bank’s demise, Chief Executive

By Andrew Zajac Replacing tax deductions with credits for retirement savings would benefit low- and middle- income Americans, federal economic policy expert William Gale told

***CAF Note: This is an oldie but goodie from one of my favorite writers about the cultural roots of rock and roll*** By Michael Ventura

By BBC News China holds more US government debt than any other country and cut its holdings of US securities by more that 3% in