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Obama Pushing Extension of Middle-Class Tax Cuts AP
What if the Fed Throws a QE3 and Nobody Comes? Hussman
When we look around the globe, we find that the impact of quantitative easing is rarely much greater than the market decline that preceded it
Fed members mistreating inflation target: Evans MW
Roubini: My 'Perfect Storm' Is Unfolding Now CNBC
It's back to the waiting game Fleck
The American economy: The doldrums Economist
Economic Report Card - Fail JimQ
Why U.S. Economic Policy Is Paralyzed Samuelson
Is the US turning Japanese? MSN
Libor pains Price Reich - Bears surprisingly unrampant Brimelow
The Economics of Planned Global Failure Sultan Knish
Mr. Smith Goes to Leaves Wall Street Das Sheehan - Keen - Mish - MyBudget
The curse of advanced economies in resolving banking crises VOX
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Bank of England's Paul Tucker 'aware of move to fix Libor' Telegraph
The Biggest Financial Scandal In History? Economic Collapse
Banks’ Living Wills Don’t Defuse Systemic Risk BL
Wall Street’s Captive Arbitrators Strike Again Cohan
We're powerless to get truth about bankers, says key MP Independent
Benjamin Graham - Figuring it out Economist Seth Klarman - The Oracle of Boston
Anxious investors day trading with retirement account LAT
The 11 Ways That Consumers Are Hopeless at Math Atlantic
Commodity Prices Are Headed Lower WSJ
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Vital Signs: Spanish Bond Yields Rising WSJ
However many bailouts, eurozone will soon be the twilight zone Bootle
Euro Touches 2-Year Low Before Finance Ministers Meet BL
“The risk around the finance ministers’ meeting is that we see more cracks appearing in European unity and perhaps a delay in implementation of the measures agreed on at the summit”
Hong Kong, Vietnam Signal Slowing Growth BL
China Inflation Eased to 29-Month Low in June BL
Global policy easing shows pressure for Asia rate cuts Shanghai Daily
Popping Housing Bubble A Long Term Strategy, China's Wen Says Forbes
Norway Banks Under Pressure as Asset-Bubble Risks Swell BL
Investors poised to flick the switch from safety to risk Brisban Times
Japan Plan to Buy Islands Draws China Ire BL
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Trying to Stay Focused on the Big Picture Noland
Into the Matrix Mauldin
Roubini Says 2013 `Storm' May Surpass 2008 Crisis BL
Sentiment Climax Swenlin
Markets, Economies, Central Banks - All Out of Power! Harding
SPX and 2012 Elections 2 ZEAL
Capital & Crisis - How To Get A Seat In 'Gabelli's Kitchen' Gabelli
Reducing the U.S. Deficit by Recycling Capital Inflows FRBSL
Research US: Fed QE3 is moving closer Danske
Global Forecast Update Scotia Global Views Scotia
Business Cycle Monitor: PMIs continue to weaken as the global economy slows Danske
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Banks’ Ability to Rig Rates Shows Need for Change Norris
Best Buy to Cut 2,400 Store and Geek Squad Jobs BL
Why Gordon Brown Sold England's Gold On the Cheap To Bail Out the Banks Jesse
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Rate rigging probe escalates in UK and Germany Reuters
Exclusive: Barclays insider lifts lid on bank's toxic culture Inde
Bank of England warns UK banks exposed if euro crisis escalates Telegraph
In Greece, a Bold Plan to Solve the Debt Crisis NYT
Pensions’ equity holdings fall FT (via Google)
UK pension funds have less invested in equities than at any time since 1974
Seven Reasons to Celebrate Canada Day BMO
Latin America Regional Outlook Scotia
Higgs Didn’t Expect Particle in His Lifetime BL
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Goldman, JPM Shut Money Market Funds as ECB Rates Hit Zero BL
U.S. Payrolls Rise Less Than Expected; Jobless at 8.2% BL
Too Few Jobs Added Morici
Looking for Bubbles Absolute Return Letter
Monthly Economic Monitor NB Financial
Central Banks May Have 'Zero Chance' of Avoiding Slowdown CNBC
Debt buries American dream USAT
Market Snapshot: Risks Abound....For Now Sonders Embry
Investors continue to flee stocks CNN ETF Flows
Is the Apartment Rental Market Overheating? CNBC
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Wall Street Bank Investors in Dark on Liability of Libor BL
Countrywide issued hundreds of VIP loans to buy influence, report says CNN
The 5 myths of the great financial meltdown: Round 2 Sloan
$100 oil out of reach despite Iran saber-rattling MW
Jim Rogers: Why I'm Still Bullish on Oil CNBC
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Is Italy Living on Borrowed Time and Money? CNBC
ECB Interest Rate Cut Inspires Little Hope Spiegel
Greece Admits Veering From Bailout Obligations Reuters
"The troika people told me jokingly that I'm not going to have a good time at the Eurogroup on Monday. I told them I'm aware of that."
Banks at risk from growth in NPLs China Daily
China heads for a hard landing Warner
China -- again the villain in US election AFP
Cautious buyers send Toronto condo sales plunging G&M
Radioactive river mud threatens lakes, Tokyo Bay Asahi
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Central Banks Deliver 45-Minute Salvo as Growth Weakens BL
Spanish and Italian debt costs hit danger levels after Draghi speech Telegraph
U.S. Service Industries Grew Less Than Forecast BL Retail sales generally weak
Fewer Americans Than Forecast File Unemployment Claims BL
China Cuts Interest Rates for Second Time This Year Reuters
IMF Cuts U.S. Growth Forecast - France slashes growth outlook - German DIW institute cuts 2013 GDP f'cast - Brazil's GDP growth forecast lowered - Growth Concern in Poland
John B. Taylor: Monetary Policy and the Next Crisis WSJ
Low interest rates and international capital flows, not a 'saving glut,' were to blame for the 2008 crash.
Concluding Statement of the 2012 Article IV Mission to The United States of America IMF
Soft Patch #3, QE3, Not Home Free BMO
14 secrets of happy investors at World End Farrell
Emperor Ben Has No Clothes Forbes
Risks of deflation rising again Saft
Veteran ignores recession rumblings Brimelow
It's time to buy everything Mirhaydari Dr. HB
How States Are Exacerbating the Foreclosure Crisis BL
U.S. Monetary Policy: A View from Macro Theory FRBSL
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We have officially disappeared now down the rabbit-hole of the international financial oligarchy.
Diamond's evidence to MPs branded implausible Guardian
There were 14 bad people at Barclays, but I wasn't one of them, says Bob Diamond Inde
Bob Diamond hints he is ready to fight for £22m Barclays payoff Guardian
Moody's: Barclays standalone rating now negative MW
Wine Versus Stocks During the 2000s CXO
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Italy and Spain: Economic Facts Hard to Ignore NTrust
Derivatives appetite wanes amid global gloom Standard
Room for Optimism Europe Will Recover: Mark Mobius CNBC
Devaluing the Pound Isn’t a Solution, It’s Default BL
Japan plans stiffer penalties for insider trading Reuters
China vows to safeguard islands' sovereignty China Daily
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Spotlight on Payrolls Shines Even Brighter Than Usual This Week WSJ
The Smartest Man is a Firedancer Blackstone (Wien)
Eisenstadt worried - but bullish Hulbert
Curbing My Enthusiasm Kass Panzner - Mish - Taibbi
Who Will Pick Up Ron Paul’s Role of Chief Fed Critic? WSJ
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BBC: There have been suggestions the BoE's deputy governor and senior Whitehall officials knew rates were manipulated...
Darling: “What Bob Diamond or Barclays appear to be saying is that the Bank (of England) told them to do this. I would find it absolutely astonishing...”
Inside Bob Diamond's fall CNN
Barclays' Diamond faces grilling in parliament Reuetrs
Diamond Would Be Catch for Private Equity, Investment Fund: Recruiters BL
Analysis: Investors may shun big Libor lawsuit and go it alone Reuters
JPMorgan Manipulation Scandal Raises Specter Of Enron HP
Why Warren Buffett avoids technology Fool
Gold near 2-wk peak on hopes for monetary easing Reuters
Could Gold Hit $6000? Analyst Thinks So BL Video
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'Fear and Uncertainty' The Euro Endangers German Economy Spiegel
France Adds Billions in Taxes on Rich Citizens, Big Firms Reuters
Spaniards Eat Into Savings as Banking Crisis Hits Homes BL
Consumer debt 'doubles' in May Telegraph
Yuan will buck fall in value: experts China Daily
Investor optimism hits 3-year low Shanghai Daily
Scientists find new particle, probably the Higgs Reuters
It is the last undiscovered piece of the Standard Model that describes the fundamental make-up of the universe.
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Orders to U.S. Factories Rise, First Time in 3 Mos. BL
"The Virtue of Necessity" Saut
Merkel is Summit Winner! Merk
10 explosive bubbles that will kill capitalism Farrell
A Diamond In The Rough Contrary Investor
The real national security threat: America's debt LAT
Job Insecurity: It’s the Disease of the 21st Century -- And It’s Killing Us Alertnet
Too many jumping on bullish bandwagon Hulbert
Panzner - EB - Smith - Keen - Saville - MyBudget
The (other) deleveraging: What economists need to know about the modern money creation process VOX
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Lock bankers up - it's the only way of dealing with abuse like this Warner
Insight: As banks deepen commodity deals, Volcker test likely Reuters
JPMorgan probed over possible power market manipulation Reuters
Microsoft Writes Down $6B on AQuantive BL
Living Wills: Are Banks 'Planning Their Own Demise'? CNBC
Boone Pickens: Gas $3.75, Oil $115 by Year End BL
Brent climbs above $98 on Iran tensions, Norway strike Reuters
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Will Europe Be Willing but Disabled? El-Erian
What Europe's Crisis Means for Asia Eichengreen
Eurozone unemployment hits record high FT
“It is clear that the economy does need significantly more stimulus”
Spain May Need More Aid Despite EU Summit Steps Reuters
Why the EU summit decisions may destabilise government bond markets VOX
Home prices up for first time in 10 months SD Shanghai rallies - Land sales weak
China: Get ready for a hard landing Barron’s
China's inland areas set to expand for another 5-10 years as spending rolls on SD
Japan land prices sag for 4th year but at slower pace -govt Reuters
Giant Japan pension fund to dip toe in emerging markets Reuters
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Anatomy of a Bear Hussman
At present, conditions remain aligned with those that have preceded some of the most negative consequences in market history.
It's the printing press or the euro Fleck Global terror update Price
North America: Living in the political wake of the US housing bubble Pollock
Market's Euphoria to Fade Fast: Economist CNBC
Investors brace for rocky second half CNN A Summer to Celebrate? Santoli
Independent thinkers are buying banks Hulbert
Golden Rule for Prosperity Forbes Krugman - Smith - Reich - Price
United States of Investment Properties Dr. HB
The (other) deleveraging: What economists need to know about the modern money creation process VOX
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JPMorgan Tightens Bond Grip as Whale Loss Weighs BL
How Wall Street Scams Counties Into Bankruptcy BL
We are told repeatedly that when Wall Street’s deeply flawed incentive system leads to one bad outcome after another, year after year, it will never happen again. Yet it does.
Financial Giants Are Moving Jobs Off Wall Street NYT
Math, History and Psychology Smead
The Money-Empathy Gap NYMag
New research suggests that more money makes people act less human
Are Individual Investors Fleeing Stocks? Nope WSJ
Apple settles China iPad trademark dispute for $60 mln Reuters
Split personality feeds silver’s steep drop MW
Switzerland Grows into Global Commodities Hub Spiegel
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Japan economy faces same risks as Europe: PM AFP
Europe’s bad debts 'will bite in 2013” Telegraph E&Y
“Non-performing loans” in the eurozone will peak at 6.5pc of all outstanding loans next year
One more summit: The crisis rolls on VOX
'For a Donation of 3,000 Euros, Every Greek Can Buy Freedom' Spiegel
“We plan to amass as many bonds as possible and then cancel the debt all at once.”
Gloomy data deepens recession fears Inde
Barclays chairman quits in bid to stop the bleeding Inde
Libor rigging 'was institutionalised at bank' Telegraph
China 'Won't Tolerate More N.Korean Provocations' Chosun
Iran threatens Israel; new EU sanctions take force Reuters