Economics and Investing:

America’s make-work sectors have run out of oxygen – P.S.

Gold and U.S. Bonds the New Great Trade? – C.S.

Items from The Economatrix:

221 Percent Increase In One Year? Why Are So Many People Renouncing American Citizenship?

U.S. Economy Adds 113,000 Jobs In January

It’s ‘As If 100,000 Service-Sector Jobs Went Missing,’ Rosenberg Says

The Shackles Of Consumer Credit In A Low Rate Environment– Banks Would Rather Leverage Low Rates From The Fed Than Lend Money To Cash Strapped American Households. 15 Percent Average Rate On Credit Cards And Typical Savings Account Rate Near 0 Percent.