Foreign Hostages Die in Algeria’s Battle With Terrorists (Bloomberg) The latest bank to soon join the currency wars: McCafferty Says BOE Must Keep Open Mind on New Policy Tools (Bloomberg) US debt talks complicated by timing (FT) BOJ eyes open-ended asset buying, agrees new inflation goal (Reuters) AmEx Says U.S. Card Income Fell 42% as Loss Provisions Increased (BBG) Call to raise age for US’s Medicare (FT) Obama Promise to Raise Middle Class Living Already Seen in Peril (BBG) China Exits Slowdown as Quarterly Growth Tops Forecasts (BBG) - actually, as new Politburo says to make it appear ... Read More