Economics and Investing:

Debt based delusion: Fed spending far outstripping revenues, balance of trade, and business inventories decline.

Analyst: Bitcoin Took A Key Step Towards Going Mainstream, And That’s Why It’s Been Going Crazy The Last Two Day . Wow!: I just checked at CoinMill and the BTC to USD ratio was at 40.91 to one! (Almost $41 to buy one BitCoin.)

Gold Core reports: Russia, Korea And Central Banks Accumulate Gold On Dip Below $1,600/oz

Items from The Economatrix:

Service Industries In US Grow At Fastest Pace In A Year

JPMorgan:  The Consumer Spending Slowdown Is Here

Billionaires Dumping US Stocks, Economist Knows Why