Economics and Investing:

Swiss To Vote On Gold Repatriation

UK faces Fitch downgrade over debt levels

H.M. suggested: The Lessons of Cyprus: NRD’s Asset Seizure Risk Cube

Charley S. sent: As Cyprus Implodes, Bitcoin Interest Explodes

Senate Passes $3.7 Trillion Budget, Its First in Four Years

Cyprus tax mess: If 6.7 billion euros is needed to secure the bailout, as it is the latest, that means a taxation of 19.1%.

Items from The Economatrix:

Sinclair:  Lagarde’s IMF Disaster Forces Bernanke Out Of Fed

Cyprus To Keep Banks Shut Into Next Week As It Seeks Deal To Avert Disaster

Forget Cyprus, Nobody is Stealing From Depositors More than Bernanke