$$$Move to curb Swiss franc’s rise backfires (FT)

$$$China May Stop Buying Treasurys as Growth Slows: Roach (CNBC)

$$$Stop worrying about China and US Treasuries (FT Alphaville)

$$$Madoff Decision Is Significant Setback for Owners of Mets (NYT)

$$$Chavez Preparing Government Takeover of Venezuela’s Gold Mining Industry (Bloomberg)

$$$Australian Investment Banker Is 'Collar Bomb' Suspect (WSJ)

$$$BofA Said to Consider Foreclosure Deal That Leaves Securities Probes Open (Bloomberg)

$$$Another View: Carl Icahn Defends His Record (DealBook)

$$$Lehman shelves asset management plan (Reuters)

$$$Judge Rejects Discrimination Suit Against Bloomberg L.P. (NYT)

$$$McGraw-Hill Explores Separation of Education Business (WSJ)

$$$It doesn’t matter where your kid goes to school (Felix Salmon)