A Warning Regarding Broken Speculative Peaks Hussman
U.S. Treasurys slide; 10-year yield above 2.86% MW
King Carney Fails To Command The Tides Price
Short ETFs: Bears perk up as market alarms sound CNBC
California economist says real US debt $70 trillion EB Smith
Mobius: Summers would be dovish MW Charts explain a September tape?
Analysis - Summers-led Fed might raise rates faster than Yellen Reuters
IMM positioning: EUR longs back above historical average Danske
The Great Rebalancing: We're all in it together Pettis Keen - Mish - Quartz
Why low rates haven’t helped the housing market more Samuelson
SEC probes J.P. Morgan over its China hiring MW
Gold Seen Rallying by End of Year as Physical Demand Gains BL $1450 an ounce?
JPMorgan Is Selling The Building That Houses Its Gold Vault ZH  Backwardation
Commodities: Egyptian bloodbath threatens crucial routes for oil and gas supplies Telegraph
The comeuppance of Carl Icahn (Fortune 1986) Fortune
Japan Imports Surge Most Since 2010 as Trade Deficit Swells BL
China Trading Error Reduces Investor Confidence in Stocks BL
China corruption draws world attention Stephen
China July month-on-month home prices slow for fourth month Reuters
China’s Economists Find Local Debt Worrisome WSJ
China offshore loans on the rise Finance Asia
India Markets Plunge Pressures Singh as Economy Teeters BL
The eurozone's struggling countries face a future 'baby recession' Guardian
Spanish banks' bad loan ratio rises to record in June Reuters
Russian Recession Risk Worsened as Banks Skimp on Loans: Economy BL
Philippines Shuts Financial Markets, Offices Amid Floods BL
Egypt seen as graveyard of Islamist ambitions for power Reuters

Wall Street Week Ahead: Undervalued euro shares a hurdle for U.S. stocks Reuters
Signs of the Top Mauldin
Introducing "Government Finance Quasi-Capitalism" Noland
The Stock Market Trend Is Turning Down Comstock
Fed Chairman's Seat Could Be One of Several Turning Over Schwab
Bernanke: Buy 1 Suit, Get 3 Free II
Bonds (TLT) Break Important Support Swenlin
U.S. asks reversal of ruling Bernanke must testify in AIG lawsuit Reuters
Will Aging Shoppers Slow The Economy?   BMO
It'sTimeTo Buy Gold Again Harding
GLD Exodus Reversal ZEAL Acting-Man
More signs suggest that gold has reached a turning point Fleck
Can ETFs really cause the next stock market crash? CNBC
Global Views Scotia Global Equity BMO
Weekly Focus: Strong data is good - isn't it? Danske
Bond King Bill Gross meditates ... do you? Farrell
Why Innovation Is Still Capitalism’s Star Shiller
JPMorgan in $23 million settlement with clients over Lehman Reuters
OK, Warren Buffett's stock picks aren't that great lately CNBC
Fed Says It Will Collect $440 Million in Fees From Banks NYT
Facebook is bad for you - Get a life! Economist
Oil’s new Arctic passage to Europe G&M
Gold's wild ride in 1 cool chart MW
Has the fuel cell car's time finally come? Fortune
When the Stock Market Crash Comes Be Sure to Wear a Helmet DSquib
$1 trillion fraud? Skeptics attack China's GDP CNBC
Easy Credit Dries Up, Choking Growth in China NYT
Millionaire boom slows in China CNN
China's economy slows but its global influence continues to rise National
Hiring in China By JPMorgan Under Scrutiny NYT
Foreign investors bailing out of Canadian bonds G&M
Layoffs taboo, Japan workers sent to boredom room NYT
Storing cheese in Italian bank vaults CNN

Muslim Brotherhood calls rallies across Egypt after day of bloodshed Reuters
Egypt considers outlawing Muslim Brotherhood AP

S&P 500 Extends Worst Week Since June as Bond Yields Jump BL
Gold ends higher; silver scores 14% weekly jump MW
Fed’s Fisher Says Bond Yields Rising as Investors See QE Waning - Confidence Falls
China’s Treasury Holdings Fall Amid Fed Talk on Taper BL
Analysis: U.S. retailers say uneven recovery keeps consumers cautious Reuters
Fed’s Bullard Says Impact of Easy Money Remains a Concern WSJ
Long bull market in Fed faith faces taper Saft
Fed tapering: The math investors need to know Arrends
Equity Markets Treading Water with Downside Risk Ahead El-Erian
Odds on the trigger for next financial collapse Crudele
Cramer: 'Giant reset' looming for markets CNBC
Don't be a bond Chicken Little La Monica
The Great Recession Test Krugman  Mish - EB - Smith - DShort
Why Small Business Lending Isn’t What It Used to Be FRBC
Yield Forecast Update: Central banks to keep rates low with data improving - FX Danske
Household Debt Is Still Too Damn High HP
Wal-Mart sales disappoint as shoppers worldwide curb spending Reuters
Cohen Said to Refuse SAC Client Push to Return Cash Early BL
A Blunder at the Money Factory New Yorker
Mayor Takes Stand Against Banks HP
Herbalife kept links to Canadian pyramid scheme for a decade G&M
China to probe IBM, Oracle, EMC for security concerns: paper Reuters
Canadian Pacific rejects order to pay for Lac-Mégantic cleanup G&M
Ecuador Plans to Tap Crude From Amazon Reserve BL
Are World Rice Prices About to Skyrocket? Asia Sentinel
Buffett backs Canadian oil sands boom Inde
Q&A: Eric Sprott on gold and why it’s heading to $2,400 in a year G&M
With Paulson's exit, is the worst over for gold? CNBC
Is silver back in the bull market? CNBC
From boom to bust? VOX
A new...dataset on real commodity prices over 164 years for 32 commodities
Debt of One Quadrillion Yen? Not a Problem Pesek
What is Kuroda’s secret? Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve would love to know as he fends off bond vigilantes...
Beware a false dawn for European stocks MW
Millionaires hold dimmer view: Survey China Daily
HK economy gains a little speed, grows 3.3 percent AP
China’s Reform Anxiety Project Syndicate
Canada's red hot housing market teeters on the brink CNBC
MW: Multiple traders and media accounts cited an unintended “fat finger” execution of a 7 billion yuan ($1.13 billion) order at a local brokerage as the cause for the sudden spike in Shanghai stocks.

 The Horror of Cairo: Scenes of War Between Two Egypts Spiegel
U.S. Treads Lightly as Egypt Crisis Deepens WSJ

U.S. Stocks Drop as Economic Data Fuel Stimulus Concern BL
Gold rallies on haven demand; silver soars 5% MW
WTI Oil Rises a Fifth Day as Egypt Unrest Boosts Concern BL
Treasury yields spike to 2011 highs MW
George Soros puts bearish bet on S&P 500   MW
Report: Half of All Homes Are Being Purchased With Cash WSJ
Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline to Lowest Level Since 2007 - Industrial Output Unchanged BL
Stocks as overvalued now as at 2007 high Hulbert
10 Reasons the Market Has Peaked Kass
Why you should worry about a 1987-style crash MW
Rosenberg: The time has arrived to protect your portfolio against inflation G&M  PDF
When You Get This Many Hindenburg Omens, The Stock Market Is Supposed To Crash BI
Bernanke bashing hedge funders not beneficiaries of taper talk Fortune
American cities and states must promise less or face disaster Economist
Treasury Ran $98 Billion Deficit in July--But Debt Stayed Exactly $16,699,396,000,000 CSN
Why Uncle Sam Became An Antifreedom Monster Forbes
Interested In Buying Gold? Why Wait? Mish Reich - Krugman - Baum - RB
JPMorgan Said to Expect Multiple Fines for Whale Loss BL
Cisco Cutting 4,000 Jobs; CEO Sees 'Slow' Progress Reuters
A bad day for Jamie Dimon just got a lot worse CNBC
Bitcoin gets the FBI, Homeland treatment CNBC
Demand for physical gold surges in second quarter CNBC
Gold falls out of favor with Paulson, Soros: filings MW
Commerzbank’s Physical Gold Trading Is Active Amid Bear Market BL
Chinese State Press On How The Fed Has Been Manipulating The Price Of Gold For Decades
Solar power to trump shale, helped by US military Pritchard
Doubts emerge over Carney's low-rate pledge CNN
Carney may have to relaunch QE to keep down interest rates Telegraph
Britain is flirting with a new house price bubble – economists Reuters
Are emerging markets now submerging? Schroders
China could target oil firms, telcos, banks in price probe Reuters
Japan’s Net Buying of Foreign Bonds Highest in 3 Years WSJ
New Zealand May Clip Central Banker’s Wings WSJ
Crackdown in Egypt - A grim omen Economist

QTD and YTD Country Stock Market Performance BeSpoke

U.S. Stocks Drop While Treasuries Remain Little Changed BL
S&P 500 Valuation vs VIX Shows Concern Lacking: Chart BL
Gold Gains to Three-Week High on Signs of Demand as Dollar Drops BL
Fall of Gold Hits Industry, Investors, High Hopes BL
Producer Prices in U.S. Little Changed as Car Costs Decline BL
Does Highest Ever Margin Debt Create Perfect Storm for a Stock Market Crash? 24/7
Bull! Rallies Without 20% Corrections Ritholtz
The New Normal — Some Expensive Consequences Outside The Box
America’s new $60 trillion deadliest enemy Farrell
By 2024...water shortages and pollution problems will be America’s deadliest enemy
When Inflation Doves Cry Meltzer
Next fiscal fight: Why Wall Street should worry Politico
Americans trying to keep up with the Joneses – and going broke G&M
Mind the Regional Output Gap FRBSL
The Globalisation Paradox: Our investment conclusions Schroders
The real question is can globalisation be sustained or reversed in an orderly manner?
15 Easy Minsky Pieces Keen Mish - Black - Dealbook on Ackman - Dr. HB - Ciovacco
Is this currency about to follow rupee’s crash course? CNBC
JPMorgan Trading Charges Said to Be Announced Today BL
Softer U.S. Mortgage Rule Said to Be Proposed at End of August BL
Don’t Kill Fannie Mae Nocera
Ackman Defeat at J.C. Penney Hurting Pershing Square as Performance Trails BL
Icahn takes 'large' Apple stakeEllison: Apple's best days are over
Carl Icahn’s effect on Apple: Traders weigh in CNBC
The hedge funds that keep on hiring from investment banks EF
Three reasons to worry about the “hot” IPO market Hulbert
Florida to Sue Georgia in U.S. Supreme Court Over Water BL
Four Canadians charged in alleged $140-million penny stock fraud G&M
Default Fears Escalate As Run On Physical Gold Intensifies King
Three Nails in the Coffin of Peak Oil Oil Drum
Eurozone exits recession Telegraph
Euphoria over EU data may be premature Delamaide
Mark Carney needs to watch economic warning signs while the going is good Elliott
So what if China crashes?  Who Cares? Lynn
Slowdown in China Isn’t Bad News Pettis
China Banks’ Bad Loans Rise for Seventh Quarter as Economy Slows BL
Foreign equity investors cautious Shanghai Daily
China to launch fresh pharmaceutical bribery probe - Xinhua Reuters
Companies not playing along with Abenomics Saft
Germany Fights Population Drop NYT
Fitch sounds alarm on Canadian banks CNBC
Japan Eyes Ice Wall to Halt Radioactive Water Leaks BL

NFIB: Government Remains a Problem BeSpoke
Revisiting China’s property bubble Xie
"Dog Days!" Saut
13 signs the Big Bank Conspiracy is amoral Farrell
Has stock market's larger correction finally begun? MW
Rogoff Saying This Time Different Calls for Reflation BL
Second Half Recovery Predictions Fail Again Pento
Back to the Wing Collar for Fund Management Hutchinson
New Bank Investigations: Real Action, or More of the Same? Taibbi
7 Things About Prosecuting Wall Street You Wanted to Know (But Were Too Depressed to Ask) Alternet
The New, Improved 1984 Smith  Mish - Baker - Krugman
Bette Midler says Larry Summers is bad choice for Fed chairman MW
Financial Market Diversity and Macroeconomic Stability PERI
London Whale Resurfaces in Potential U.S. JPMorgan Case BL
Soros Said to Support J.C. Penney CEO in Ackman Feud BL
Is Dan Loeb taunting Bill Ackman? MW
Hundreds still feeling the pain of subprime deals NYT
Tuition isn't only bill college students see AP
Regulator Subpoenas Goldman Sachs As Metals Battle Heats Up HP
Trying to Make Sense of the Gold Market BL Video
“There is a huge run on physical right now”
China to beat India as biggest gold user SD
Iron Ore Gluts Seen Through 2017 on Record Supply: Commodities BL
German Investor Confidence Rises as Euro Area Resumes Growth BL
So you think Europe's debt crisis is finally over? Think again Warner
More trouble in store for UK banks Guardian
House prices 'rising at fastest rate since 2006 peak' Guardian
BOJ Minutes Raise Debt Concerns WSJ
The central bank wants to make sure it isn’t bailing out a spendthrift government.
Abe Threatens Ministries With Power Shift BL
Abe’s Japan Is Blind to Scary Nuclear Reality Pesek
Mexico moves to end 75-year-old oil monopoly AP
The Chinese are coming... for Queens in New York NYT

Gold Ends Solidly Higher... Kitco  Currency wars driving a new gold rush MW
'Hindenburg Omen' hovers over Wall Street again CNBC
U.S. 10-Month Budget Gap Narrows on Higher Revenue BL
Extreme Brevity of the Financial Memory Hussman
Will Mom and Pop investors blow it again? Arrends
The market's second-half ride could be rougher than many think. Barron’s
It’s The Fed’s World, Bonds Are Just Living In It Alhambra
Bond Hubris Overwhelms Fed in Riskiest Sectors of Credit Markets BL
The amount of loans made this year that lack standard protections for lenders exceed the all-time high set in 2007, and only one other time have investors pumped more money into funds that buy lower-rated loans than they did last week
Why Bonds are Overpriced Institutional Imperative
Four Questions for Fed Chair Candidates HP
Summers Gains Ground, but Yellen Still Leads Among Economists WSJ
Ron Paul's pick for Fed chair: No one Fortune
Milton Friedman and Restraint Rand Paul  BW
IMM positioning: Investors move into long EUR positions Danske Norcini
Metals warehouse firm subpoenaed as inquiry heats up Reuters
How mutual funds are like mousetraps Jaffe
Fannie, Freddie and our flawed ‘Ownership Society’ Reuters  Atlantic
Android's Bitcoin app hit by bug that steals currency Telegraph
NY regulator issue subpoenas to firms tied to Bitcoin: WSJ Reuters
Guy does to bank what banks usually do to other people MSN
Who’s afraid of declining commodity prices? DB Research
Gold Climbs to Highest This Month on Dollar, Technical Level BL
India Gold Premiums Seen Extending Climb to Record on Curbs BL
California to 'bottle sunlight' in energy storage push Reuters
Euro Area’s Recession Seen Over While Champagne Kept on Ice BL
Mark Carney sparks 'stampede' for home loans Inde
Japan’s Below-Forecast Growth Fuels Sales-Tax Debate BL
Japan in Depth / Reform needed to escape debt Yomiuri
Japan’s debt looks like this: 1,000,000,000,000,000 yen NYT
Australian Central Bank Walks Fine Line WSJ
Questioning China's real achievements China Daily
Italian police seize houses, hotels in Fondiaria-Sai probe Reuters
Indian banks seize assets from mogul Mallya: report AFP

We Can’t Take the Chance Mauldin
Too-easy money makes market too risky Fleck
The Calm Before the Storm?   Schwab
The Half Full Economy Schiff
Central banking: still a man’s world Gillian Tett
Breaking down the Wall St.-Main St. disconnect CNBC
One way to prep for a market crash MW
U.S. Companies Thrive as Workers Fall Behind Norris
The Housing Market Is Still Missing a Backbone Morgenson
Global Views Scotia Weekly Focus: Europe moving from recession to slow growth Danske
State and Local Government Deficits Soar. Following Detroit's Footsteps? Brookings
Food-Stamp Use Rises; Some 15% Get Benefits WSJ
Credit Outbids Cash = Resource Wars Smith  RB - Dr. HB - Gleanings - Pettis
China Slowdown Crippling Asia G. Long
Keep an eye out for another housing bubble Boston Globe
U.S. considering arrests in JPMorgan 'whale' case: sources Reuters
U.S. Said to Plan to Arrest Pair in Big Bank Loss NYT
Madoff was in 'love triangle' with employee Reuters
Priceline Stock Tops Tech Bubble High HP
Who’s afraid of declining commodity prices? DB Research
Former US Treasury Official - Arrest The Gold Manipulators King
The Epic Silver Short Squeeze ZEAL
The 3D movement CNBC
Hidden Billionaire Hauls Fortune In Unmarked Trucks BL
The ECB Grows Up Eichengreen
Canadian Housing: Summer’s Surprise Hit BMO
China investigates France's Sanofi for alleged bribery: Xinhua Reuters
Russia’s Stimulus Plan: Open the Gulag Gates NYT

U.S. Stocks Have Worst Week Since June Amid Fed Concern BL
Bond Wars Gross
Economic Recovery Suffering From Lack Of Demand Comstock
Faber: Look out! A 1987-style crash is coming CNBC
Possible Short-Term Top; No Bear Market on the Horizon Puplava
5 signs Wall Street’s zombie apocalypse is at hand Arends
The 'Septaper' is coming: Deal! La Monica
Blame Fed for the floundering dollar CNBC
Why the Shrinking Trade Deficit Will Choke U.S. Corporate Profits Smith
Why is the Smart Money Selling? PragCap
Against the Consensus: Why conventional theories on the crisis are inadequate VOX

JPMorgan Nears Settlement With SEC on London Whale Loss BL
U.S. steps up probe of JPMorgan over Bear mortgage bonds Reuters
Borrowers can sue Wells Fargo over mortgage modifications Reuters
Iksil to face no U.S. charges in 'Whale' probe: source Reuters
Priceline Nears $1,000 and Bubble-Era Record Amid Europe Crisis BL
Soros Fund withdrawing all of its money from Pershing: source Reuters
Cleveland Fans Sing ‘Detroit’s Bankrupt’ At Tigers Game CBS
US shale oil threatens to derail OPEC's future: IEA CNBC
Rare earths on shaky ground China Daily
Casualty of War:WWII Explosives Scuttle Windfarm Opening Spiegel
’Breaking Bad’ bad for dealers MW
Japan's national debt: one quadrillion yen...and counting AFP
Defend Europe, if you still dare Pritchard
Is President Obama right about Greece? CNBC
France is biggest concern in Europe: Fed’s Fisher CNBC
German Regulators Said to Review Off-Balance-Sheet Loans BL
China to let banks sell off loans in prelude to possible bailout Reuters
In a move that could pave the way for a government bailout of lenders or distressed asset sales to private investors.
Decoding Li-konomics ASentinel
Mark Carney: banks need to reconnect with society CNBC
French farmers in egg-smashing rampage in Brittany AP

U.S. Stocks Rise on China Trade Data Amid Jobless Claims BL
Easy Money Policy Will Lead to World’s Greatest Credit Collapse: Hochberg Breakout
Consumers in U.S. Gain Confidence as Firings Recede: Economy BL
Home Prices Climb in 87% of U.S. Cities Amid Recovery BL
Mind the (Expectations) Gap: Demographic Trends and GDP Outside The Box
Towards a radical new theory of Anglo-American slavery Pritchard
I know who the next Fed Chairman will be Fortune
3 Sexist Reasons People Don't Want Yellen To Run The Fed HP
Zero Rates Take Investors Down A Dangerous Path Forbes
Here’s what Fed officials are saying about QE taper MW Part II
Four More Bernankes TheStreet
Economic Forecasts Are Bad, Budget Forecasts Delusional Brookings
Why it's time to sell Mirhaydari
Real Personal Income Points to Recession Smith  Mish - Acting-Man - Louise Yamada - Kass
A hard landing for the middle class WP
Manipulating Bad Financial Data Wash Blog
Who’s responsible for Australia’s ‘debt crisis’? Keen
Emanuel's Chicago Is On Path To Be The Next Detroit IBD
Among the nation's five largest cities, Chicago has put aside the smallest portion of its looming pension obligations...
NYC’s Good Times May Sour Like Detroit’s, Bloomberg Warns BL
We Are All Going to Pension Hell BL
JPMorgan Faces Criminal and Civil Probes Over Mortgages Reuters
BofA Put Toxic Debt in Bond as Staff Resisted, U.S. Says BL
Bitcoin liable to securities law: Judge MW
Commerzbank says took hit on Detroit exposure Reuters
Protectionist clouds darken sunny forecast for solar power VOX
The Battle for Water Project Syndicate
Unexpected strength in China trade data eases some gloom Reuters  Yuan
Why China and Japan should have you worried Fortune
Investors flock to Japan for best property deals SCMP
Greek unemployment rate rises to 27.6 percent in May, new record Reuters
Europe junk debt: Why US sales are soaring CNBC
'Socially useless' UK banks must change, says Mark Carney Telegraph
'Germany Is Critical' - IMF Calls on Berlin to Loosen Pocketbook Spiegel
Bank of Mexico Cuts 2013 Economic Growth Outlook WSJ
Australia and Canada: Two resource-driven economies on divergent paths G&M
Diplomatic Rift With Putin Grows as Obama Cancels WSJ
Japan summons China envoy over ships incursion row AFP

The Recent Bond Market Selloff in Historical Perspective FRBNY
Get Ready for the Next Round of Bond Pain Pollock
Big Banks Conspiracy is destroying America Farrell
Imagine 100 Goldman Sachs banks running America and the world. It’s happening...
Will August Bring the Revenge of the Bears? Harrison
Bernanke’s Moral Hazard NY Sun
This fund tracks 36 bubbles—and 33 have completely popped Quartz
The “New Economy” Is The No Jobs Economy Roberts  Duy - Mish - ZH
A blunt Pope Francis targets free market economics CNBC
Do wage shares have to fall with globalisation? Business Line
Investment Outlook - August 2013 Schroders
Feds Get Around to Suing Bank of America Weil
Notably, the SEC didn't accuse Bank of America of committing fraud intentionally...
Proof Wall St. Is Not Too Big To Jail HP
Did We Waste a Financial Crisis? NYT
Another Obama Head Fake On Fannie, Freddie Reform IBD
The Facebook indicator says sell Weidner
Seismic Shifts in the 3D Printing Industry Design News
George Clooney Ought To Leave Finance To Daniel Loeb Forbes
The One Question You Must Ask Before You Invest Forbes
Carney: unemployment must fall below 7pc before interest rates rise Telegraph First Mistake
The mirage of UK's economic  recovery Warner
Govt to court private capital China Daily
The Greek Austerity Program: An Economic Analysis Levy
Greek Myths and Reality Brookings
Options for India’s New Central Bank Chief WSJ
God's Bankers:Church of England Wages War on Loan Sharks Spiegel
China issues record fines on price-fixing conduct Shanghai Daily
World lost record amounts of Arctic sea ice last year Global Post
As tensions with China grow, Japan unveils largest warship since Second World War Inde

U.S. Stocks Fall as Retailers Slump Amid Stimulus Concern BL
Fed's Evans foresees tapering in second half MW
"The One Chip Rule" Saut
The Tyranny of Forced Correlations Hutchinson
Pandemic of pension woes plagues nation CNBC
Nine states have now set aside less than 60 percent of what they need.
The biggest loser in the Fed debate El-Erian Pesek
What’s next for the Dollar and Currencies? Updated Merk Outlook August 2013 Merk
State of the Real Estate Market August 2013: Coming to Equilibrium Movoto  HW
40% Of Workers Make Less Than What A Full-Time Minimum Wage Worker Made In 1968 EC
Line up and prepare for the next bailout in student debt MyBudget
Busted Krasting Baker - Noahpinion - SMith - Mish - Sorkin
Why the Economy Could... Pop! TIME
Washington Post to be sold to Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon WP
Graham, Bezos hashed out Washington Post deal in Sun Valley Reuters
SEC judge rules Stanford executives are liable for fraud Reuters
FERC seeks $29 million from BP over natural gas trading Reuters
The legal jujitsu of Goldman Sachs Salmon
Why hedge funds run by idiots can do well. For awhile WP
IBM Furloughs U.S. Hardware Employees to Reduce Costs BL
Russia's Uralkali sees potash industry consolidation: paper Reuters
Gold tumbled in milliseconds before ISM report MW
Investors Turn Hong Kong’s Red Taxis Into Latest Bubble Market BL
The run-up is sparking warnings of yet another investment bubble in a city that’s no stranger to them...
China’s Debt Surge Pressures Xi-Li to Avert Lost Decade BL 2,074-feet
China’s credit-to-GDP ratio rose to 187 percent in 2012 from 105 percent in 2000, compared with Japan’s increase to 176 percent in 1990 from 127 percent in 1980...
Europe’s Fake Normal El-Erian
Despite hopeful blips in an economic indicator here and there, too many countries lack both immediate growth and longer-term growth engines. As a result, debt overhangs will remain problematic.
Aussie House Prices Jump by Most in 3 Years on RBA Rate Cuts BL
Australian Property Bubble Ahead? 9News

Demand for Business Loans Increasing, Credit Eases WSJ

Fed’s Fisher Says More Contenders Considered for Fed Chief BL
HSBC says could take $1.6 billion hit on U.S. lawsuit Reuters
U.S. Service Sector Growth Jumps in July as New Orders Surge: ISM Reuters
The Minsky Bubble Hussman
Still waiting Price
The Roller Coaster way to hedge next crash Farrell
US equity funds see highest-ever inflows in July CNBC
Data Points: What the Nation Got for $800 Billion NYT
The Fed had other options. It could have put cash directly into the hands of consumers who needed it...
Fed Is Big Loser as Markets Maneuver at Prospect of an End of Easy Money NY Sun
Tryijng to stay sane in an insane world - Part 2 Jim Q
A New Conundrum For The Fed? Scotia
Debt Ceiling Can’t Hold US BMO  Budget Bedlam This Fall CG&G
Why Are America’s Great Value Managers Hoarding Cash? RBroker
Getting Older and Getting Real Schwab Bond Insights
Bond Manager Wanted Out Before the Bear Arrives WSJ
Clawbacks in Word, Not Deed Morgenson
Goldman Sachs and LME sued over aluminium storage Guardian
Spinning SEC Door Smacks Investors Cohen
If I Bribe City Hall, Can I Reduce My Mortgage? Weil
Hidden Billionaire Cohen Hauls Fortune in Unmarked Trucks BL
World’s First $332,000 Lab-Grown Beef Burger To Be Tasted BL
Believe It or Not: Gold's 8-Year Cycle Still on Track Aden Sisters
Miners return to hedging as gold prices lose shine FT (Via Google)
Commodities: The end of the Holy Grail VOX
China Services to Manufacturing Suggest Slowdown Stabilizing BL
Coin of Realm in China Graft: Phony Receipts NYT
Germans are walking tall in the eurozone, but just how rich are they? Bootle
Berlusconi Shockwaves in Italy Pose Threat to Euro-Crisis Lull BL
IMF calls for Japan reforms, plan to clear debt AP

Can It Get Any Better Than This? Mauldin
The Global Week Ahead Scotia Weekly Focus: Calm summer market for once Danske NBF
Rydex Ratio: Investors Not Committing to Rally Swenlin
Real Estate Mini-Bubble Deflating May Be Economy's Next Problem Harding
Berkshire profit jumps 46% MW

Payrolls Rose 162,000 in July; U.S Jobless Rate Falls to 7.4% BL
U.S. June Consumer Spending Rose in Line With Forecast BL
Third time unlucky: Recession in 2014? Makin
Economic Growth Momentum Is Fading Comstock
A misleading model Buttonwood
Is there a recession looming in our future? Let’s review the evidence. Fabius Maximus
The Detroit Template Sprott Detroit Broke City Schiff
Detroit bankruptcy: US court to outline roadmap CNBC
The Federal Reserve in a Time for Doves Rogoff
A Perspective on Possible Fed Exit Strategies FRBSL
The Next Federal Reserve Chairperson Palley
Yellen vs. Summers? Depends on Risks of New Financial Crisis WSJ
Sex, Money and Gravitas Krugman  Kudlow - Klein - Baker
Happy markets, struggling workers Buttonwood
U.S. shutdown battle begins as Republicans kill spending measure Reuters
Why Is Inflation So Low? EB Short - Mish - Krugman
Reflections on the Student Debt Crisis NTrust
Swaps Probe Finds Banks Manipulated Rate at Expense of Retirees BL
Former Goldman Sachs trader found guilty of mortgage fraud Guardian
The Lessons of the Fabrice Tourre Verdict BL
DOJ Intends To Go After Mega Bank HP
Paging Carl Icahn: Dell in deal with Michael Dell CNBC
Why Oil Could Move Higher--Much Higher Smith
Greece should defy the gunboat creditors Pritchard
Austerity In Europe: It Will Work If It's Ever Tried Dorfman
Property prices rise again China Daily
The $7 Trillion Problem That Could Sink Asia Pesek
Connally couldn’t have foreseen how right he would be 42 years on as Asia sits on almost $7 trillion in currency reserves, much of it in dollars
China and the US Court Africa YALE
Chinese banks see bad loan ratio unchanged Shanghai Daily
Putin Shows Mojo as U.S. Fumes Over Snowden BL

ISM Manufacturing Spikes to Highest Level Since June 2011 BeSpoke
Jobless Claims in U.S. Fall to Lowest Level in Five Years BL
How Bad Was It? The Costs and Consequences of the 2007-09 Financial Crisis   FRBD
P/E ratios to drop 20% in coming years Hulbert
The latest GDP revisions underscore how subpar the current recovery is WSJ
Fed Chairman Search Expanded by Obama With Candidate Kohn - Who Is Kohn?
Central-Bank Gender Embarrassment Raises Pressure to Name Yellen BL
Summers Backed Yellen for Fed Before Rivals Now Prove More Alike BL
Larry Summers and the End of Political Shame Boston Review  Cassidy
Bernanke Has a Problem... Banks Have a Problem BL Video
Fed’s Tapering Is About Bubble Management Short Takes
David Boies v. Citizen Ben S. Bernanke Sheehan
Bernanke: A Tenure of Failure Mises
Court calls on Bernanke to testify UPI
As Poverty Grows in the Suburbs, Businesses & Govt. Confront New Challenges Wahrton
Does the American Dream Even Exist in Your ZIP Code? New Republic
Economy is standing tall (if it’s next to a runt) Crudele  Smith - Krugman - Dr. HB
Economic Growth Is the Only Fix For Detroit's Pension Blues Brookings
Housing Recovery in Jeopardy Pento
Econbrowser recession indicator index up to 30.5% EB
No jail for banksters in real world Monopoly Keiser Report
U.S. Economy Looking More Japanese WSJ
Merrill: Institutions are Pouring out of Equities PragCap
SEC Says Largest U.S. Hedge Funds’ Debt Tops $1 Trillion BL
Warren: Why Aren't JPMorgan Execs Being Punished? Reuters
Did Goldman Sachs Overstep in Criminally Charging Its Ex-Programmer? VFair (Lewis)
Making a Wall St. crime criminal LAT
Ex-UBS rogue trader Adoboli tries again for appeal Reuters
Big Bank Ups Its Use Of Tax Shelters After Massive Taxpayer Bailout HP
American Automobile Glut? Unsold Cars Are Piling Up BW
Undercover Report - Apple Faces Fresh Criticism of Factories Spiegel
US, FX and Oil Research: Effects of the US shale adventure Danske
Battered miners pencil in new gold, copper, silver price estimates G&M
Barrick Gold hit by whopping loss of $8.6-billion, slashes dividend G&M
The world’s largest gold miner has now written off nearly $13-billion in 2013.
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Sensex falls for seventh day; manufacturing slows Reuters
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Snowden Is Given Asylum In Russia WSJ

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