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Bank of Canada sets the stage for higher interest rates G&M
Whitney Reverses Citigroup Call: Is Financial Crisis Over? CNBC
Pimco's Gross: Can't Trust Spanish Bond Auctions CNBC
Easy Money, Low Rates Could Push Gold to $2000 Breakout
U.S. Housing Starts Unexpectedly Drop to Five-Month Low B Industrial production unchanged
World growth improves slightly but still very fragile: IMF Reuters IMF
Hoisington First-Quarter Review and Outlook Hoisington (via II)
"Be Conservative, Not Conventional!" Saut
The Cyclical Macroeconomic Impact of Taxmageddon 2013 Kasriel
A new era of bad money Jubak
As countries continue to create money out of thin air to dodge debt crises, where will this all end? And how can investors prepare?
Chinas century or Americas? Eichengreen
Yuan vs. Dollar: A battle in the making MW
For U.S. Brands, There's No Middle in China's Middle Class BW
Alpha Traders: Mamas boys or daddy killers? Farrell
Japan Has Not Suffered from "Crushing" Deflation Baker Biderman - Panzner - Bens Beard
FX Forecast Update: Watch out for tail risks Danske Yield Forecast Update
The Next Global Collapse National Interest
Short Sales Surpass Foreclosures BL The zombie files Palm Beach
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Cost of aging rising faster than expected: IMF Reuters
Buy bank stocks, please Weidner
Warren Buffett: 10 little-known things Politico
Chinas gold shortage Finance Asia
Soaring gold demand in China has led to a supply shortfall that has widened 10 times since 2007.
Huge commodity sale Telegraph
Is Natural Gas Too Cheap to Drill? BW
Will fracking kill wind and solar energy? Fortune
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Central Bank Not Expected To Try to Ease Europes Crisis NYT
Spain Sells More Bonds Than Plan, Yields Rise BL
Merkel Offers Spain No Respite on Debt Cuts BL
'Full crisis mode' returns to Spain Guardian
At least one of Spain's ailing regions could be begging central government for help by next month
The IMF still won't admit the truth about the euro Warner
Central bank gives yuan more latitude China Daily China FDI continues falling
China Adds Treasuries for Second Month on Reserve Growth BL
Power Shift in China - Part I YALE
Chinese exporters pushed into a corner, ministry says Shanghai Daily
Canadian home prices fall in March G&MCanadian mortgage market tiptoes toward subprime CBC
Proportionately, Canadas subprime market is about the size today as the U.S. market was in roughly 2004 or so...
Be Very Afraid Of The Canadian Housing Bubble CBC
SBI to cut interest rates on some loans Reuters
Trading of Hi-Mart stocks halted Korea Times
Spain vows to seek compensation over Argentinian plans to seize control of oil group YPF Tele
Incensed Spain threatens Argentina after YPF seizure Reuters
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U.S. Homebuilder Outlook Dips Below 4-Year High AP
U.S. Retail Sales Increase More Than Forecast BL
No... Stop... Don't Hussman
What are economists for? Price
Beware the market bears emerging from their lairs G&M
Leucadia National Corporation Letter Leucadia
Could the Fed Lose Money? Would It Matter? BW
Why The Market Is Slowly Dying Zero Hedge
Profits Have Stalled. Has the Market? NYT
Why the Smart Money Looks Dumb Barrons
Still On Life Support Panzner
When Does This Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham Finally End? Smith Keen - CXO - Bronte
G20 Meets as Global Economy Hits Rough Patch Reuters Mankiw
April fools are tuning out everything Keenan
Flood of foreclosures looms CNN
Stockton not only California government in financial distress SacBee
Historical Echoes: We Are the 99 Percent, 1765 Edition FRBNY
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Baseball attendance mirrors economy CNBC
One-and-a-half cheers for Goldman Sachs Spengler
Obama Bid to End Too-Big-to Fail Undercut as Banks Grow BL
Market participants believe that nothing has changed, that too-big-to-fail is fully intact
Obama 'Has Been On Wall Street's Side Since Day One' Spitzer
Ackman slams CPs record of underperformance G&M
Credit Suisse could cut 5,000 jobs: paper Reuters
Goldman Sachs Raises $2.5B in ICBC Sale BL
Supply-side drives commodities again FT
America: The Gasoline War Archduid
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The single currency has arrived at a three-pronged fork in the road Elliott
Spain stocks turn negative; yields jump MWSpain has accepted mission impossible Wolfgang Munchau (Google)
Either Spain will miss the target, or the government will have to fire so many nurses and teachers that the result will be....
Why Spain Wont Regain Market Confidence Greene
Bringing the debt home, Italian and Spanish banks edition FTA
With Italy and Spain, Further Tests for Europe NYT
Spain's problems threaten global bank Jubak
Another rerun Ibex Salad
Europes Economic Suicide Krugman
Swimming naked in Brazil's bubbly waters Pritchard
China's Yuan Slips on New Trading Band BL Yawn
Chinas FX policy and the elusive rebalancing FTA
More Sino-US trade friction predicted China Daily
Shanghai home sales slide 10% in first quarter Shanghai Daily New home purchases climb
China's retail sales up 14.8% in Q1 China Daily
Ex-Wall Street bankers bring science to China's rocky stock market Reuters
Exclusive: Briton killed after threat to expose Chinese leader's wife: sources Reuters
Research Reveals Ancient Struggle over Holy Land Supremacy Spiegel
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The War for Spain Mauldin
All Eyes on Spain Noland
Recent Federal Budgetary Trends: Facts, Not Opinions Kasriel
Bullish Gold Technicals ZEAL
Let's Pretend Swenlin
More Impetus For Summer Correction! Harding
Concern or Correction? Schwab Market Perspective
Domed ... and Doomed? Kass
All Quiet on the Western Front Puplava
What the Return of Market Volatility Tells Us El-Erian
Testing His Metal (Sprott) AR
Weekly Focus: Spain in the limelight Danske
Coming Soon: Taxmageddon Leonhardt
Global Views Scotia April Showers Global Equity
US Battle to Revive Manufacturing -- Part II YALE Part 1
Natural gas as a fuel for road vehicles: The underrated alternative DB Research
Diamonds as a Commodity NYT
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Europes Short Vacation Roubini
China Currency Move Nails Hard Landing Risk Coffin Reuters
For everybody who thought China was heading for a hard landing, it's over
China Widens Yuan Band to 1 Percent NYT
The Bank of Canada™s Dilemma BMO
To tame Torontos housing bubble, ban foreign buying Toronto Star
Traders Walk Out of CME Pit to Protest Trade BL
I believe they wanted to make the point that the system is not fair
Gehry Luxury Tower Boasts Hong Kongs Priciest View BL
What North Korea's Failed Missile Launch Means Brookings
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S&P 500 Caps Biggest Weekly Decline in 2012 BL
Some Reflections on the Crisis and the Policy Response Bernanke
Fewer Investors Rule Out QE3, Citi Survey Shows BL
Goldman Sachs Cuts CEO Blankfein's Pay 35% for 2011 BL
CPI Increased at a Slower Pace in March BL
More Evidence: The Market Sweet Spot Is Ending Comstock Jubak
Will U.S. Avoid a Recession in 2012? (Part 4) Shilling
Solving the Conundrum of Low Bond Yields II
The Fed's Four-Trillion-Dollar Man WSJ (Complete via Google)
At times during the first quarter, Ben Bernanke appeared to single-handedly hold back a world that wanted to take the dollar higher.
Fed Intervention and the Market: New Update Short
Legendary bond manager: Get out of bonds Reformed Broker
Are Stocks Still In A Long-Term Bear Market? WSJ
Bullish Sentiment Collapses BeSpoke
Alternative Yield Discount (Inflation) Rates CXO
Europe Will Collapse in May-June Phoenix
For Capitalism to Survive, Crime Must Not Pay Judson Krugman - Salmon - Smith
Housing: Still A Broken Market Panzner
Keynesian "Easy Money" Is Nothing But Currency Devaluation Forbes
Yellen Faces Testy Questioners WSJ
Among the highlights were whether she feels bad for all the seniors that have purchased government bonds only to see near-zero returns...
JPMorgan Said to Transform Treasury to Prop Trading BL
Some of Macris™s bets are now so large that JPMorgan probably can™t unwind them without losing money or roiling financial markets
Citadel Soars to $115 Billion With Reporting Rule Change BL
That indicates hedge funds may be using as much leverage as they did prior to the 2008 financial crisis...
JPMorgan™s London Whale Could Use New Nickname Weil
Goldman to pay $22 million to settle "huddles" case Reuters
Apple rejects e-book price-fixing charge Reuters
Industry Trends: North American Real Estate Scotia
Clouds on Solar™s Horizon NYT
U.S. Earthquake Outbreak Tied to Fracking BL
Saudi's Naimi Says Determined to Bring Down Oil Prices Reuters
Euro Crisis: Financial Links Are Key to Global Contagion Risk BMO
Uncertainty about Spain Worries Euro Zone Spiegel Sober Look
Spanish bailout 'impossible' for eurozone, says Mariano Rajoy Telegraph
Why Spain scares the market Jubak Research: Q&A on Spain Danske
...if a country winds up turning unsustainable private debt into public debt, the deterioration of public finances can be stunningly fast.
Time to put the doomed euro out of its misery Warner
Greek Crisis Leaves Cyprus Mired in Debt NYT
Canada won™t contribute to euro zone bailout fund Reuters Newest coin glows in the dark
China's 8.1% Below-Forecast Growth Pressures Wen to Ease BL
Slowing China Economy May Not Yet Have Hit Bottom Reuters
March loans surge to highest in 14 months Shanghai Daily
Chinese Luxury Gets in the Zone WSJ
U.S. Halts N. Korean Food Aid After Rocket Launch BL UN To Meet
North Korea suffers major blow as rocket crashes Reuters
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North Korea launches rocket amid international condemnation Reuters
U.S. Jobless Claims Increase to 380K, Above Forecast BL Consumer Comfort
U.S. Producer Costs Minus Food, Fuel Rise More Than Forecast BL Trade Gap Narrows
Will U.S. Avoid a Recession in 2012? (Part 3) BL
Gary Shilling Makes Case for Another U.S. Recession BL Video
Minefields That Can Blow-Up Global Stock Markets in 2012 Dorsch
Whither Treasury Yields After Operation Twist? NTrust
Fed's Yellen Backs 2014 Low-Rate Outlook BL Dudley
Reports of bond bull™s death greatly exaggerated MW
Broadest Rally Since 1990 Masked by Apple Adding 8% to S&P 500 BL
The world™s most valuable company has surged 653 percent since March 9, 2009, accounting for 8 percent of the Standard & Poor™s 500 Index™s climb...
News Shocks and the Slope of the Term Structure of Interest Rates FRBSL
Cut Public Debt Levels to 50% of GDP: OECD CNBC
The Professor Who Did NOT Save the World Sheehan
What If Housing Is Done for a Generation? Smith
U.S. sues Apple, publishers on e-book “agency model” price-fixing Reuters
Exclusive: SEC, Goldman to settle research case for $22 million: sources Reuters
Ex-Tyco CEO Kozlowski begged for mercy AP
"I have very, very little left”
Sony CEO to lay out revival strategy as losses pile up Reuters
China's gold demand boosts prices Shanghai Daily Reuters Video - PR
Why the gold rush is over Hoenig
Nat Gas Prices 'Close to a Bottom': Boone Pickens CNBC
Natural gas slump hammers producers G&M
Iran Stops Oil Exports to Germany Spiegel
Managing strategic petroleum reserves EB
U.S. farmland price boom to slow but not plateau Reuters
Europe's banks beached as ECB stimulus runs dry Pritchard
Coeure: "Will the ECB intervene? We have an instrument, the securities markets programme [SMP] which hasn't been used recently but it still exists."
Spain accused of 'draconian' plans to clamp down on protests Telegraph
Why the Bundesbank is wrong Wolf
Europe™s future is not up to the Bundesbank Soros
Pension risks threaten UK finances, IMF warns Telegraph
System to promote yuan use globally China Daily
The China International Payment System will be established in one or two years. It will make yuan clearance safer and more efficient for cross-border trade and investment settled in the currency
Chinese Banks “Great Shorts”: Jim Chanos CNBC
ADB lowers its forecast of China's economic growth Shanghai Daily
China Merchants Bank gets approval for $5.5 billion rights issue Finance Asia
M&A activity decreases sharply in Q1 China Daily
Canadians Still Piling On Debt, Despite Warnings HP
U.S. Budget Deficit Widened to $198B in March BL
U.S. Import Prices Jump on Petroleum Costs WSJ
Gold Could Peak in 2013 After 12-year Bull Run Reuters
Two Fed officials voice worry on easy policy Reuters
“To a person that I speak to, I am pleaded with, 'please no more liquidity'”
Will U.S. Avoid a Recession in 2012? (Part 2) Shilling
I'm Worried Cumberland
Profit Drop at U.S. Banks Imperils Rally as Loans Lag GDP Growth BL
Only modest correction ahead Hulbert
Searching For Yield In Faraway Places BCAR
The mid-tier correction in California housing Dr. HB Panzner - Superinvestor
Reflections on the financial crisis Harrison
Mike Maloney on Gold and Silver Manipulation via Jesse
Meredith Whitney Muni Call Was 100% Wrong: Bond Pro CNBC
The Risk Premium and Long-Run Global Imbalances FRBSL
Lenders Again Dealing Credit to Risky Clients NYT
“Even I wouldn™t make a loan to me at this point”
Hedge funds lag the market, again Fortune
New Stance on Forgiving Mortgages NYT
World's Most Valuable Company On Verge Of Being Sued Over Alleged Price-Fixing Reuters
Another dot.com gold rush is under way Warner
Bank Of America Sues Itself In Unusual Foreclosure Case HP
Bankers Quit Wall Street to Find $50 Million for Wine BL
Santorum asks for help paying down campaign debt WE
Nickel stocks poised for an upturn: Desjardins G&M
Gas could spike as Northeast refineries go broke CNN
The High Cost of Gambling on Oil NYT
Spain™s 'lose-lose' struggle reignites euro crisis Pritchard
Eurozone crisis is back and here to stay Elliott
It was always fantasy to believe the ECB could solve its problems by ladling out ultra-cheap money to European banks
Telegraph: Italy's leading MIB index plunged 5pc and Spain's Ibex fell 3pc...
Independent: Market alarm over Spain's fiscal position was exacerbated...by a warning from central bank governor Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez that prolonged recession would undermine the solvency of Spain's banks
Slow Road to Hell: Spain Entertains VAT Hike Mish
Mumbai Is The World™s Least Affordable Home Market BL
Man With Beer in Airport Is Economic Indicator Pesek
Trade Gains Put China in Quandary NYT
Asia's balance of power: China™s military rise Economist
The dragon™s new teeth Economist
A rare look inside the world™s biggest military expansion
IMF May Cut Forecast for China Trade Surplus BL
Japan - Political pressure for further QE intensifies Danske
Conflict Erupts as Deutsche Bank Charts Its Future Spiegel
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S&P 500 Caps Longest Decline Since Nov BL
VIX Rises a Record 8th Day on Europe Concerns BL
Where Has All the Trading Gone? Volume Hits 4-Year Low CNBC
Job Openings in U.S. Rose in February BL
Commodity Exporters Warned to Brace for Lower Prices AP
Shadow Banks on Trial as China™s Rich Sister Faces Death BL
Faber: Ease Up on Stocks, Accumulate Gold Breakout
Recovery – Who are We Kidding? Merk
Will U.S. Avoid a Recession in 2012? (Part 1) Shiller
Unintended consequences and why investors should buy into the great land bubble Bedlam
VIX Posts Longest Streak of Gains Since 2003 BL
You are the best predictor of next bull or bear Farrell
Stocks mauled as stagflation bites Mirhaydari
Trading Mysteries Extend Deeper Than Dark Pools WSJ
Some 37% of U.S. stock trading takes place away from exchanges
Is the Fed Losing Confidence? Pretti
Bernanke: “The heavy human and economic costs of the crisis underscore the importance of taking all necessary steps to avoid a repeat of the events of the past few years”
Is There a Bernanke Put -- or a Collar? Forsyth (via Google)
Calling All Crash Test Dummies: Big Crash Ahead Smith
Bernanke says financial stability a work in progress Reuters
Reason: When you think about it, there actually isn™t much difference between Tide and dollar bills these days.
Rousseff Criticizes 'Monetary Tsunami' Policies BL
Vegas Deficit Leads Fitch to Drop Credit Outlook BL
Student Loan Debt, With Little to Show for It BW
Salmon - Psy-Fi - Druckenmiller - “London Whale” - Gartman - Panzner - Russell
Marts were wrong about Friday™s jobs report Crudele
Economists Have a Lot to Learn From the Weather BL
The Last Bubble Trumpet
IMM positioning: Stretched JPY shorts could trigger spot correction Danske
The Greenback Remains the Preferred Choice of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves NT
Profit Growth Stalls as European Slump Hampers Recovery BL
Warren Watch: At a loss for words Omaha
Companies use popular provision to avoid income taxes Reuters
Treasury limits pay at GM, AIG, Ally DetFP
Why Obama's JOBS Act Couldn't Suck Worse Taibbi
Gold™s sentiment foundation bullish Hulbert
High Gas Prices? Blame Goldman Sachs Fiscal Times
US Gasoline Prices Hit $3.97 A Gallon, At Or Near Peak IBT
The Search for Food Security Gains Momentum Asia Sentinel
Molycorp boosts rare-earth estimates Reuters
Wind Power Seen Surging as Custom Barges Cut Set-up Costs BL
Spain Confronts Crisis Threat as Rajoy Seeks Deficit Cuts BL Mish
Debt-Laden Spain Eyes Charging Rich for Healthcare Reuters
Portugal's domestic banks tap ECB for record amounts of funding Guard
Funding Squeeze May Haunt Europe Again: Strategist CNBC
Euro zone perspective – nowhere near out of the woods Reuters
Approaching elections in Greece and France throw further uncertainty...
Euro Area Spreads On the Rise, But Still a Long Way to Go BeSpoke
Preventing another housing bubble must be Bank of England's priority Elliott
China Unexpectedly Reports Trade Surplus BL
First-quarter home prices down 20.7% in capital China Daily
China has some big opportunities, says daring adventurer Jim Rogers China Daily
Shoppers are feeling the pinch China Daily
Cautionary tales for China ATimes
Japan, China may bolster IMF funds to stem eurozone crisis Kyodo
China, between a rocket and a hard place on N.Korea Reuters
Foreign Press Gets Glimpse of N.Korean Rocket Chosun
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US March Employment Trends Index Dips -Conference Board WSJ
Is the Fed Promoting Recovery or Merely Desperation? Hussman
Analysis: Short on tools, central banks left with words Reuters
“A new policy regime characterized by jawboning is now here”
Gold crash on Fed tightening and euro salvation looks premature Pritchard
S&P 500 Faces Familiar Jobs Challenge BL
Don't Catch Recovery Fever Schiff
The reward for today™s investor? Think 2.6 per cent a year Rothery
The suffocation of unsustainable global debt MB America: A Government Out Of Control ZH
Keen vs. Krugman - Pruning Shears - Fergsuon - Weiss
Bankruptcy costs and America™s household debt crisis VOX
FDA for Derivatives Won™t Defuse Wall Street™s Bombs Cohan
Icahn: Still a Master of the Game Barron™s
Is the BlackBerry nearly obsolete? Fleck
In Executive Pay, a Rich Game of Thrones NYT
Gold rebounds as US jobs data revived easing hopes Reuters
Gold jewelers call off strike in India MW
The pain in Spain falls everywhere Reuters
'A Long and Difficult Path Lies Ahead™ (Greece) Spiegel
Further QE may hit UK recovery, debt agency chief warns Telegraph
China May Be Wary of Easing as Inflation Picks Up BL China CPI... MW
Sony rebounds on reported plan to cut 10,000 jobs MW
FSA told of mis-selling scandal over a year ago Telegrpah
The FSA only formally began a review of interest rate swap mis-selling cases last month...
Number of the Week: How Long Before Job Seekers Give Up? WSJ
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It™s All About Jobs Mauldin
Cracks in Europe Noland
Some Dreary Forecasts From Recovery Skeptics NYT
Fed injections can be hard habit to kick FT (via Google)
U.S. Consumer Credit Rises Less Than Forecast BL
About the March jobs report – a few jobs bought at great cost F. Maximus
Employers Added 120,000 Jobs in March, Fewest in Five Months - U.S. Stock Futures Fall...
Crestmont: Stocks “Fairly” Valued, But “No Doubt” Secular Bear Market Intact Barron™s
It™s spring and time to take profits MW
Why the Stock Market Will Drop 60% in the Next Decade HP
Best Stock Market Forecasters? CXO Krugman
Sell in April and hide under the table? La Monica
"Unexpected" Is Back, Right On Schedule Snider
China doomsayer sees crash coming MW
The monster lurking in the shadow inventor Dr. HB Faber
Federal deficit so far: $777 billion CNN CBO
When Shareholders Make Their Voices Heard Morgenson
Democratize Wall Street, for Social Good Shiller
US Freezes Pay for CEOs at Ally Financial, GM, AIG Reuters
The Dividend-Fund Dilemma WSJ
Crackdown on Tax Havens Opens Doors for Bankers NYT
Payoff for Efficient Cars Takes Years NYT
Gold's Decade-Long Bull Run Is Dead, Gartman Says Forbes
Gold QE3 Scares ZEAL
JPMorganChase commodity executive Blythe Masters CNBC Video
Retiree™s suicide becomes a symbol of Greece™s pain G&M
Investors dump euro and risky bonds as fears about Spain intensify Guardian
Europe and the Law of Sticky Wages (technical) Pritchard
Bad loans at Chinese banks may worsen Shanghai Daily
Shanghai land sales plunge in Q1 Shanghai Daily
Wen fuels hopes of easing 'within days' Standard
Saudi petrochemicals giant expands in China AP
China Buys Inroads in the Caribbean, Worrying US NYT
Chinese Accounts Frozen in Insider Trading Suit BL
N.Korea Gets Rocket Ready for Launch Chosun
Boy in China sells kidney to buy iPhone: state media AFP
Challenger Says U.S. Job Cuts Fall 8.8% BL
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level in Four Years
Fearful Symmetry: Six Decades of Treasury Yields Pollock
The Disbelievers Blackstone
Why Should Not Stocks Have Done Well? or Business, With Enemies Like This,,, Kasriel
Fair Weather Bulls BeSpoke
Selloff Is 'Much Ado About Nothing': Bill Gross CNBC
The Fed and other central banks have "got to keep going [with some form of stimulus] if they expect equity markets to continue...at this level"
Quincy Krosby: Mr. Bernanke and (former Fed chair Alan) Greenspan made it clear that the stock market is the transmission mechanism for monetary policy“
‘Bernanke put™ still exists — but not at any price MW
Why Central Banks May Keep Printing Money El-Erian
Goldman's Gloomy Outlook In One Huge Slide via BInsider
Nervous market won™t get help from earnings MW
Calamity™s Sentence Runs On Forever Housing Story
Americans brace for next foreclosure wave Reuters Ritholtz
“We are right back where we were two years ago. I would put money on 2012 being a bigger year for foreclosures than 2010”
The Fed is Trapped, Stock Market & Gold Fleck (via King World) Mirhaydari - Mish
President Scapegoat Can™t Stop Picking on Big Oil Baum
Probe of Insurers Gains Steam WSJ
IPO investors: Beware the dual-class stock MW
Groupon IPO Scandal Is the Sleaze That™s Legal Weil
The alternative Warren Buffett SMH
Exclusive: Falcone mulls voluntary bankruptcy for LightSquared Reuters
Gold Falls Hard: Is the Era of Cheap Money Over? CNBC
The gold price tells us nothing about inflation Salmon
Speculators fuel high gasoline prices, analysts say G&M
Canada determined to move oil-sands crude MW
Lights dim for Japan's nuclear utilities Reuters
Commodity Deflation For The Next 35 Years? via BI
Are commodity derivatives good or bad? New evidence from high-frequency data VOX
A Centerless Euro Cannot Hold Rogoff
Guardian: Despite announcing its most austere budget for more than 30 years last week, Spain's government admitted on Tuesday that the debt-to-GDP ratio will jump to 79.8% in 2012 from 68.5% last year.
Portugal may need bailing out within a year, warns Olli Rehn Telegraph
Swiss Central Bank Buys Euros to Defend Franc Rate Reuters
China overtakes US as world's biggest grocery market Guardian
Be unashamedly wary of China™s rise Weekly Standard
Calls for greater voice in global economy China Daily
FSA arrests 23-year-old City trader Guardian
Australia and New Zealand could adopt single currency Telegraph
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ISM Services Gauge in U.S. Declines to 56 BL
Private-sector payrolls rise 209,000 in March MW
2007-09 bear market now totally erased Hulbert
Will rally fall to the fear factor? Jubak
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Part 3 JimQ
U.S. home market draws Chinese buyers USAT
Buyers from mainland China and Hong Kong are snapping up luxury homes, often paying cash, in major U.S. cities such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
China's credit-fired return to growth was no miracle and it won't last Das
Addressing U.S.-China Strategic Distrust Brookings
US urged to consider effects of policies China Daily
Emerging economies criticize inflows of unwanted capital
The creeping cost of consumer inflation MyBudget
IMF chief calls on US for more cash AFP
CXO - Sinclair - Panzner - Keen - EB - Mish - Ivanhoff - CSlips - W. Ross
Geithner Calls for More Government Action WSJ
Regulators Penalize JPMorgan Over Lehman Ties NYT
Yahoo lays off 2,000 employees Reuters
Colleges Withhold Transcripts From Grads in Loan Default Nation
No, This Is Not a Housing Recovery Reason
Gold bugs are due for some good news Carrigan
Pranab Mukherjee to meet protesting jewellers Reuters
Bankruptcies Have German Solar on the Ropes Spiegel
German Ideology, EMU, and the Wolfson break-up Prize Pritchard
Spain’s rapid descent into crisis raises spectre of troika bailout G&M
Europe’s Financial Maginot Line Lachman
El-Erian: European crisis far from over CNN Video
An Insufficient Firewall NYT
Greece Is in a Face-Off With Its Bond Holdouts NYT
hese investors...are betting that Athens and its European supporters — contrary to their public pronouncements — will prefer to pay them back in full rather than let the bonds default
Draghi, ECB to maintain a wait-and-see stance MW
China's Wen Says Bank Monopoly Must Be Broken Up Reuters
“Frankly, our banks make profits far too easily. Why? Because a small number of major banks occupy a monopoly position...â€
Analysis - Low cost era over for China's workshops to the world Reuters
Japan's Latest Austerity Trap WSJ (via Google)
Taiwan Bourse Says Likely Tax on Trading Will Cause Stock Slump BL
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FOMC Signals No Need of New Monetary Easing BL Minutes - Gold sinks
Greece's debt-to-GDP to rise to 170% - Fitch MW
11-year-old wins €100 for 'pizza and pancake' Greek euro exit plan Telegraph
March brings big spike in U.S. auto sales MW
U.S. Factory Orders Rose 1.3% in Feb. - Home Prices Seen Dropping 10% in U.S. BL
Top JP Morgan Banker Resigns Over Market Abuse Fine Reuters
Ron Paul™s Man at the Fed NYSun
Crushing national debts, economic revolutions, and extraordinary popular delusions Odlyzko
Five Years After Crisis, No Normal Recovery Reinhart and Rogoff
The Worst Economic Recovery in History WSJ
Comfortably Numb: Have Investors Become Too Complacent? Sonders
"Shrugging Off Bad News!" Saut
Monthly Economic Monitor NB Financial
How Long Will Markets Stay Calm? BW
You Ain™t Seen Nothing Yet - Part 2 JimQ
10 secrets to being a millionaire and enjoying it Farrell
John Maynard Keynes was an investor to rival Warren Buffett WSJ Total BS?
A new analysis of the investment performance of John Maynard Keynes proves that the famous economist also was one of the greatest investors of the past century.
The Hazard of Second Best El-Erian
Fed Policy and Inflation Risk Feldstein
Ben Bernanke's Paper Dollar Embodies Systemic Risk Forbes
In Defense of Short Selling Kass
An Altogether Different Reality Panzner Oh My, Steve Keen Edition Krugman Jesse
The $1.3 billion bond deal haunting Goldman Fortune
Sino-Forest sues Muddy Waters for defamation CNN
Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans WP
Groupon = Pets.com? MW
Why People Hate the Banks Nocera
Where Housing Once Boomed, Recovery Lags NYT
CFTC Accuses Royal Bank of Canada of Sham Trades Reuters
Oil: Saudis are burning through it Economist
Companies Prepare for a Fossil-Free Future Spiegel
If every person on Earth used as much energy as the average person in the United States, today's known oil reserves would be exhausted within nine years.
The calm before the EU storm Marsh
The world™s two biggest economies are doing all they can to avoid rocking the boat. But will it be enough?
ECB liquidity is not a free lunch FT
Europe's problem is our problem Finance Asia
China's Gravity-defying Economy: How Hard Will It Fall? Wharton
The BRICS' Dangerous Idea Asia Sentinel BRICS Alliance Looking for Cement
Olympus may try to tough out scandal without help Reuters
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Apple's Stock Gets First $1,000-Plus Price Target CNBC
Greek Foreign-Bond Restructuring Rejected in Talks Last Week BL
“...this reminds investors that the Greek crisis and the euro-area crisis aren™t over.”A Greek banker™s secret property deals
'Massive Wealth Destruction' Is Coming: Marc Faber CNBC
Activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in March for the 32nd consecutive month ISM
Construction Spending in U.S. Unexpectedly Drops BL
Too Little to "Lock In" Hussman
Problem-solving Price|
You Ain™t Seen Nothing Yet - Part I JimQ
Visible on the horizon: Inflation Fleck
17 Scary Numbers From the First Quarter Morningstar
Should you sell in April? Hulbert Markets to Pause for Breath CNBC
Stocks: The Likelihood of Yet Another Spring Slide BW
Insiders Sell, but Who's Buying? Barron™s
The broad public, to the extent it's measurable, hasn't been chasing the rising tape.
Whose Recovery? Reich Krugman - Hutchinson - PragCap - Panzner - EB
Bubble-spotter Shiller says consumers need more protection Seattle Times
Was the Gold Standard the Cause of the Great Depression? Forbes
As Foreclosure Problems Persist, Fed Seeks More Fines NYT
NJ university to offer 'bubble studies™ AP
Why Are the Fed and SEC Keeping Wall Street™s Secrets? BL
Public Worker Pensions Find Riskier Funds Fail to Pay Off NYT
The funds with a third to more than half of their money in private equity, hedge funds and real estate had returns that were more than a percentage point lower than returns of the funds that largely avoided those assets.
A Financial Sleuth Finds a World of Abuses Barron™s (via Google)
Goldman fund to exit company owning sex traffic site Reuters
Clients Raise Questions About MF Global Checks NYT
Amazon.com trying to wring deep discounts from publishers Seattle Times
S&P 500 Beating Gold Most Since 1999 on Profit BL
Gold rush: what happened to bling? Guardian
Indian jewellers end strike after government delays gold tax BL Jewellers' strike still on
Why China Loves Gold WSJ
Oil price rise followed by collapse is a familiar cycle – but we never learn FT (via Google jump)
Energy ‘independence,™ after all? Samuelson
Pump panic highlights the West's slavery to crude oil Telegraph
US on slippery oil slope ATimes
Low natural gas price casts doubt on “proven” reserves G&M
A Review of the Citigroup Prediction on US Energy Oil Drum
Shady Solar Dealings TheDaily
Obama Energy Officials Funded Solar Firms Despite ‘Junk Bond™ Ratings FOX
Euro zone unemployment hits highest in almost 15 years G&M
Euro Leaders Seek Global Help After Firewall Boosted BL
The calm before the EU storm MW
Germany's reluctant hegemony and misguided Calvinism Pritchard
Bundestag's Rights Could Threaten Euro Rescue Spiegel
Spain Record Home Price Drop Seen With Bank Pressure BL Italy to Press EU
Mixed view on China manufacturing CNN
China PMI Not That Rosy, Rate Cut Coming: Nomura CNBC
Home sales highest for 10 months Shanghai Daily
Top five banks post record net profits Shanghai Daily
Is China™s growth bad news for western countries? VOX
Aviation industry to take off in China China Daily
Why Las Vegas is moving to Macau New Yorker
Japan pension scandal shakes trust in system AFP
Executive pay soars as bosses set each others' awards Guardian
U.S., EU blast Argentina's trade restrictions at WTO Reuters
Three in every 100 pound coins are fake Daily Mail
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Brazil spots new oil leak as safety worries rise Reuters
All Spain All the Time Mauldin
Financial Repression? Noland
4-Year Cycle Approaching Crest? Swenlin
Shifting Winds-Turbulence Ahead? Schwab Market Perspective
It's Time to Dial Back on Risk WSJ
Don't Shrug Off The Similarities to the Last Two Aprils! Harding
What Technology and Financials are Saying About the Market Puplava
Money Is Starting to Burn a Hole in Households™s Pockets NTrust
Why Is Spending So Far Ahead of Incomes? Morningstar
The Endless Spending Spree Grant
America's debt is $15.6 trillion and growing. Instead of raising taxes, here's an idea: Let's try capitalism. The End Is Coming: January 1, 2013 BW
The End of the 30-year Bond Bull Market? Wharton
How to Prevent a Financial Overdose Morgenson
The Shadow of Depression DeLong Floodgates Krugman - Kudlow - Acting Man
Hang on to Gold, Massive Collapse Coming Russell
Weekly Focus: Strength of the recovery questioned Danske
Global Views Scotia Global Equity BMO
Gold Juniors to Explode? ZEAL
Why the U.S. Penny Won't Die Like Canada's Just Did BW
Pumpin™ Back-Lash -- It™s Not a Gas! BMO
Why One Gas Is Cheap and One Isn™t Norris
The undue worry about oil and Iran WP
Exclusive: Soros' son strikes out on his own Reuters
Bailed out banks: Secret US loans shareholders knew nothing about Business7
Japan's Nikkei logs strongest Q1 rise in 24 years Reuters
ECB urges more resources for IMF Telegraph
Asian property sector: How resilient to global risks? DB Research
New RMB system in the works China Daily
In Europe, Starbucks Adjusts to a Cafe Culture NYT
Hedge fund 'asked RBS to change Libor' Telegraph
Jeffrey Immelt has a cure for Canada™s ‘resource curse™G&M