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Thursday June 30
U.S. Net Foreign Liabilities...larger and larger Roubini
Foreign liabilities are rapidly increasing, especially to foreign central banks EPI
Fed: Prudent zombie or killer duck? CNN
Fed Raises Target Interest Rate to 3.25%, Maintains `Measured' Plan BL Text
Weekly jobless claims fall to 310,000 CBS Incomes, spending slow ~ BEA
FOMC expected to boost rates ~ CNN Fed Focus ~ Fed Watch
Backstopping the Economy Too Well? WP
Some Worry Greenspan's Success Bequeaths Risky Overconfidence
One year on, yield puzzle obscures Fed tightening Reuters
Economists: Growth may slow in second half of 2005 WSJ
Heading for the "puke point" Mogambo Guru
Granville sees trouble ahead for Dow Brimelow
Borrowers’ Demand For Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products Waning Kasriel
Property experts to weigh housing bubble risk Reuters
The Trouble with Bubbles is that the Economy Suffers When They Pop KIS
Challenging conventional wisdom Norris
McCulley and Powers Discuss PIMCO's Secular Outlook and Strategy PIMCO
US commission blames OPEC for high oil prices AFP PDF File
Exogenous Oil Supply Shocks CEPR PDF
How Big Are They and How Much Do They Matter for the U.S. Economy?
Oil Painting By Numbers Sprott PDF
Silly Treasury Bond Investors Schaeffers
Reality Check: GM's 'Employee Discount' CNN
For G.M. Retirees, a Growing Sense of Unease NYT
GM Could Be Hurt By Discount-Rate Drop Forbes
Bank of America to Buy MBNA for $35 Billion, Reshape Credit Card Industry BL
Market Pulse: Harmonic slumps 21% after sales warning CBSM
ConAgra Foods 4Q Earnings Dip 40 Percent AP
Regulator charges fund over fraud FT SEC Charges HFund Manager with fraud
Celebrex prescriptions plunge 40 percent CNN
Chevron Says S.E.C. Approves Its Contested Offer for Unocal NYT
Nortel says scandal not its fault Globe & Mail
Scrushy Battles to Stay on the Board CFO
Hedge fund managers pocket bigger paychecks Reuters
SEC reaffirms fund rule ~ Commissioner calls quick vote a mockery USAT
Under Donaldson, SEC Passed Rules, Brought Cases and Fought WP
HR 2990: Creating a Competitive Rating Agency Sector AEI
Drop in high street sales 'the worst for 22 years' Times Online
Is Restrictive Monetary Policy What Ails The Eurozone? Kasriel
European Union Is Fighting About More Than Money Gilbert
The rising economic clout of China CSM China, the behemoth? Not so fast. Unocal Deal Has Odd Twist NYP
Argentina Will Ask IMF for New Loan Program to Refinance Maturing Debt BL
Taiwan's Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate to 2% BL
Brazil's Central Bank Cuts 05 GDP Forecast to 3.4 Percent From 4 Percent BL
Mortgage endowment complaints hit record levels Guardian
Russia aims to halt sale by Yukos AP
Only a matter of time before the spreadsheets hit the fan Telegraph
Inaccurate financial information is widespread and is putting businesses at risk
Auditor: Central government misuses US$1.1b of fund China Daily
Semi-Tech boss guilty of false accounting Standard
Former high-flyer faces up to 20 years for role in SAR's biggest corporate crash
Silent shareholders learn to roar Swiss Info
New Welsh Sony boss cuts 650 jobs in Wales Times Online
John Tiner's pay at City regulator exceeds £500,000 Independent
Goldman Sachs rides to theme park rescue Asahi
U.S. to open energy office in China Reuters
Globalisation: Coping with the Challenge OECD PDF
World must adapt to China and India - WB China Daily
Revolution, geopolitics and pipelines Asia Times The Saudi oil bombshell
Wednesday June 29
U.S. Economy Grew by 3.8% in First Quarter BL BEA ~ T’s Rise
Alan Greenspan, Wizard or Villian? BW
Greenspan-bashing is now a popular sport among the Masters of the Universe.
Fed, Raising Rates, May Reject Low Yields as Sign of a Slowdown
Mr. Ponzi Salutes Richebächer
Bubble Over Troubled Waters Slate
Why the real estate bubble could be good news for the economy.
Real Estate Investing: A Risky Proposition? Prudent Press
Dot-com bust holds lessons for housing AP
Mortgage applications dip last week-MBA Reuters
Citigroup pays £13.9m to settle with FSA over 'Dr Evil' bond strategy Inde
Citigroup reinstates traders behind bond trade Reuters
Can Mutual Funds Learn to Play Hedge Funds' Game? Currier
Oracle 4th-Qtr Profit Rises 3.2% BL General Mills misses
'Brutal' fuel costs hit United Airlines FT
GM, Ford Lose By Treating Suppliers as Adversaries BL
Chrysler may match GM discounts Reuters
Symbol Tech Cutting Jobs TheStreet
Jury clears Scrushy of all charges NYT
Greenberg's wife transfers co. stock AP
Halliburton's abusive practices in Iraq are in the spotlight AFP
ETFs soak up cash in May CBSM
Does Gold Smell A Whiff Of Reflation? BCAR
Dollar to Resume Fall as Gold Rises, Hicks Says BL Maund
Gold Declines Most in 6 Weeks as $ Gains Against Euro BL
Dubai to launch gold futures FT US to Promote…Gold!?! G-E
Gold versus Oil Saville Greenspan has his Eye on Gold Droke
Hedge Funds or Factories Driving Rhodium Price Spike? Wood
Saudi Arabia says high oil not yet hit world growth Globe & Mail
A Cartel and Its Snakeoil WSJ
Japan's Industrial Production Falls 2.3% as Overseas Sales Slow BL
U.K. Consumers Risk Recession With New Restraint BL
Consumer debt propels Debt Free Direct ThisisMoney
The Euro Grows Up - And Down CS Monitor
Australian Dollar Falls as Commodities Plunge Most in 14 Years BL
'Mr. Yen' sees symbolic yuan gesture by yearend Guardian
China syndrome Economist
For Chinese brands, an effort to 'go global' IHT (NYT)
CNOOC locks in US$16b Standard
But finance terms could fuel controversy that takeover bid for Unocal is unfairly subsidized by Beijing
French government warns of 4.0 bln euro shortfall in fiscal 2005 AFP
Nomura report on 'The Great Arabian Bubble' AME
Foreign investment in Japan surpasses Japan's investment abroad for first time A
Philippine Wiretap Scandal -- Will It Go Away? BL
Parmalat fraudsters to avoid prison Guardian
Rowdy meeting ends Shell's 100-year split Guardian
Trouser makers warned of limits China Daily
Japan Highway raided in expanding bid-rigging scandal Asahi
Finance official arrested for bribery China Daily
Tuesday June 28
Crude drops 4%; inventories awaited CBSM
Fire! PIMCO (Gross) The Endgame Roach
Corporates are driving the global savings glut JPM PDF
Why Policymakers Might Care About Stock Market Bubbles Black Enterprise
The Fed will have to stop hiking soon Kellner
Ugly Comparison NYP
Crippling "Wealth" Richebächer
Froth on the Daydream MS (Fels)
Federal deficit reality Spero
What’s Down With Bank Holdings of Mortgage-Backeds? Kasriel
Even with no bubble, housing could be trouble MSNBC
Merrill: Biggest housing bubble is in Miami SFBJ
Think hard about popular mortgages CBSM
Crude drifts back below $60 level CBSM
Unrest 'could double' oil price Telegraph
Pickens: Oil spike will lead to $3 gas CNN Snow: No Short-Term Fix AP
Such Is the Power of Certain Fairy Tales... EW
IBM: SEC Probes Company Disclosures AP
Pfizer: Viagra doesn't cause blindness Reuters
AMD Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel AP
Wal-Mart heir dies in plane crash CNN
HealthSouth restates 2000-02 earnings CBSM
Lear to shed 7,700 jobs, 20 factories Det News
GM Discounts Lift U.S. Sales as Much as 30% Reuters
Feds Turn Tables on Milberg, Weiss CFO
U.S. seeks $14B from big tobacco Reuters
Can Martha Cook Up a Zinger? BW
SEC chief makes final push for rule USAT
Is GLD as good as gold? Brimelow
Chapter VI: Financial markets BIS
China Economy Rising at Pace to Rival U.S. NYT
Bush expects review of CNOOC' bid for Unocal China Daily
China Cinda Asset Mgt fails to sell 6.5 bln yuan of impaired loans AFX
FDI: Wrong way round Economist
Enjoy the Bounce, but Be Ready to Run Xie
Rates set to do the recently unthinkable Times Online
Euro off highs but stays firm on talk of reserves diversification AFP
Banks increase risk in the rush for hedge funds Times Online
Housebuyers wait as prices fall Times Online
State shares to be traded after second trial scheme Standard
China's slow iron ore demand may hit freight rates Reuters
Slow iron ore imports by China may yet derail a pickup in freight rates for dry cargoes, with steel prices continuing to slide due to overproduction.
The Slide Continues For Chinese Steel AIR
Mittal to cut European steel output in Q3 Reuters
Posco to Lower Prices on Competition From China BL
Tax breaks axed on steel for overseas Standard
Major steel producers to drop multiyear price deals JAutos
Ecuador at risk of financial crisis in 2006 Reuters
Byers accused of lying over bankrupt Railtrack Guardian
Italy Judge Convicts 11 in Parmalat Case AP
Bar of soap sells for $18,000 Reuters
Monday June 27
Oil hits record near $61 on robust demand WP
Google Shares Surpass $300 After Tripling Since IPO BL
Oil Rises to Record High on Supply Worries AP Stocks point lower
The black stuff has world order over a barrel Guardian
U.S. Gas Prices Up 8 Cents Over 2 Weeks AP
It Ain't Gonna Happen That Way Hussman
Stocks are on borrowed time MSN (Fleck)
Global megabubble? You decide Farrell
BIS says further dollar decline 'almost inevitable' AFXÂ BIS
Housing bubbles and resource misallocation Faber
Mortgage Bankers: Desperate to Lend BW
Rates fall, home sales soar, bubble talk explodes Inman
Bubble, bubble, P/E and trouble Star Ledger
It's your housing bubble and I'm paying for it PG
Fed moves will hit mortgage borrowers Bankrate
How Home Prices Can Be Hot but Inflation Cool NYT
Low interest rates can point to deep-rooted weaknesses King
Low Rates Could Be Around for Long Term NYT
Gross Sees Brave New World of Low Interest Rates BL
Treasuries Set for Biggest Quarterly Gain Since 2002 BL
US productivity and investment: some truths and fallacies Brookesn
New Exposure for Hedge Funds: Strip Joints TheStreet
A Merger? Anyone Tell the Board? NYT
Report: GM Halts Top Exec Stock Trading AP
Gold breaks out but the best is to come FT More Breakouts to Report
Faulty Regulator NYP
How Temporary Is 'Temporarily Impaired'? CFO
China refuses to bow to EU and US pressure over currency reform Inde
Wen: Exchange rate to stay stable China Daily
China won't play by the rules Globe & Mail
Ready for Chinese Merger Mania? BW Why China Is Buying TIME
Could GM, Microsoft End Up in Chinese Hands? Pesek
China's Latest 'Threat' WP
China's Economic Brawn Unsettles Japanese NYT
Central bankers meet at BIS Reuters
Bank warns on threat to economic stability from consumer debt Inde
Leap in personal insolvencies worries Bank Guardian
House prices have fallen every month for a year, says Hometrack Inde
Time to keep hedge funds properly trimmed Guardian
RAB suffers as battered hedge funds enter 'year of the wife' Inde
Nationwide strike in South Africa BBC
Weekend Edition (June 25-26)
Fed session to trigger stock action AP
Wall Street on economy watch after rough week Reuters
From Bubble to Bubble Roach
The Idea of Europe Mauldin
Thinking Minsky PBear (Noland)
Trading Silver Volatility Zeal
Market at the Crossroads Chapman
Tulip Bulbs for Your 401K? SH
Housing bubble trouble - Mass. home sales plunge 11.1 percent BostonH
Crude Awakening Washington Monthly
Forecast of high oil prices for years to come Norris
The Italian for `Repay' Might Be Lire, Not Euros Gilbert
China puts cars on path to Europe IHT (NYT)
Data Without Borders CIBC PDF
Market’s next question: Another hike, Mr. Greenspan? CNBC
Friday June 24
Oil sends Dow to six-week low CBSM
Morgan Stanley Shares Jump on Speculation John Mack Will Return as Chief BL
May Durables Orders Rise 5.5%; Ex-Transport. Falls 0.2% BL
The Coming Trade War ~ Part II Asia Times (1)
Dollar hegemony against sovereign credit
Can anything cool the oil market? Economist Oil's Fire Gets Hotter WP
FDI outflows from U.S. hit record USD 252 billion in 2004 OECD
Toiling the Trading Range Schaeffers
Gold on the cusp of 2005 peak, more gains seen
When Gold Really Starts To Glitter Kasriel PDF
All right, so what's the plan? Russell
Pegging to Gold and a 100% Gold Standard Saville
Real estate bubble babble is back Inman
Too much is not enough PBear
Housing bubble controls state Sac Bee
Real estate has become real popular Post-Dispatch
Justices Rule Cities Can Take Property for Private Development NYT
Does Business Need a New Bottom Line? Norris
Alcoa to slash 6,500 jobs in cost-saving drive AFP
FedEx Misses Expectations; Shares Fall AP
Stores sue banks over credit card fees AP
The leaky corporation Economist
HealthSouth Execs to Be Resentenced CFO
Chinese oil firm in hostile Unocal bid Times Online US worried ~ Riles Congress
UBS considers taking a stake in Bank of China IHT (NYT)
Yuan Answers? AEI
Factory orders point to recession Guardian
‘Where Are The Risks?’ BofE
Blair: EU risks failure unless it reforms AP
FSA homes in on hedge fund risks Times Online
NHS is facing a financial crisis, watchdog warns Independent
Fitch warns banks of volatile returns Standard
Ministry office maintained slush funds for over a decade Asahi
Why the Middle East is turning to Asia IHT
Thursday June 23
Dow Plunges 166 As Oil Briefly Passes $60 AP
Oil Trades at $60 a 2nd Day on Concern Demand May Strain Output BL
Home Prices Set Record as Rates Decline BL
Greenspan, Snow Tell Congress Putting Tariffs on China Would Hurt Economy B
Home Resales in U.S. Hold Close to Their Record Pace, Slipping 0.7 Percent
Stocks set to open lower ~Â GE Affirms ~ Weekly jobless claims fall 20K CBSM
Glut vs. Weaker Economy, or Glut and Weaker Economy? NT (Kasriel)
Low savings rate leaves Americans vulnerable FT
U.S. Equities: Technical Warning Signs BCA Research
I Think I Swallowed my Tongue! Mogambo Guru
Berry'd in bafflement Sage
S&L redux Buttonwood
Who should be responsible for honouring the promises that companies make to their workers?
The good news - and the bad Hulbert
The Bubble Imperium Bonner
Housing frenzy may cool Arizona Republic
Are Collectibles the New Real Estate? NY Times
Housing Boom Has Legs?
Backstreet's Back (Time to Sell) Texas Hedge
If It Looks Like a Bubble... Prudent Bear
Debate raging over oil CNN
Goldman predicts a spike above $100 but Morgan Stanley sees a tumble
Is THIS Economic Sector "Driving" the Stock Market? EW
A new fuel fix: boon or bane? CS Monitor
Commodity funds bask in glory IHT (BL)
Rising oil prices spark a new round of fare increases at major airlines PPG
Gas prices squeeze industries built on driving AP
More big companies ending, freezing pensions AP
Ameritrade to Buy TD Waterhouse USA for $2.25 Billion to Surpass Schwab BL
Warning on ratings lowers Ford shares IHTÂ Delphi reduces dividend
Wachovia moves technology jobs to India Reuters
Merck Tried to Alter Vioxx in 2000 AP
Bear Confirms SEC Vote TheStreet
SEC weighing moves if one of Big Four collapses: WSJ CBSM
Market Manipulation- Outlook: Very Bearish Kitco
Is Japan Now the Land of the Setting Sun? Northern Trust PDF
Bank of England's chief economist votes for cut in rates Independent
CNOOC offers US$18.5b for Unocal takeover China Daily
China seeks early textile talks with U.S. Reuters
Bank of Communications Shares Surge on HSBC Ties, China's Growth BL
Expert calls for reducing steel output to stabilize prices Xinhua
The unwatched offshoring pot: Will it boil over? CS Monitor
Credit card data thieves ring up 110 million yen Japan Times
Thursday June 23
Dow Plunges 166 As Oil Briefly Passes $60 AP
Oil Trades at $60 a 2nd Day on Concern Demand May Strain Output BL
Home Prices Set Record as Rates Decline BL
Greenspan, Snow Tell Congress Putting Tariffs on China Would Hurt Economy B
Home Resales in U.S. Hold Close to Their Record Pace, Slipping 0.7 Percent
Stocks set to open lower ~ GE Affirms ~ Weekly jobless claims fall 20K CBSM
Glut vs. Weaker Economy, or Glut and Weaker Economy? NT (Kasriel)
Low savings rate leaves Americans vulnerable FT
U.S. Equities: Technical Warning Signs BCA Research
I Think I Swallowed my Tongue! Mogambo Guru
Berry'd in bafflement Sage
S&L redux Buttonwood
Who should be responsible for honouring the promises that companies make to their workers?
The good news - and the bad Hulbert
The Bubble Imperium Bonner
Housing frenzy may cool Arizona Republic
Are Collectibles the New Real Estate? NY Times
Housing Boom Has Legs?
Backstreet's Back (Time to Sell) Texas Hedge
If It Looks Like a Bubble... Prudent Bear
Debate raging over oil CNN
Goldman predicts a spike above $100 but Morgan Stanley sees a tumble
Is THIS Economic Sector "Driving" the Stock Market? EW
A new fuel fix: boon or bane? CS Monitor
Commodity funds bask in glory IHT (BL)
Rising oil prices spark a new round of fare increases at major airlines PPG
Gas prices squeeze industries built on driving AP
More big companies ending, freezing pensions AP
Ameritrade to Buy TD Waterhouse USA for $2.25 Billion to Surpass Schwab BL
Warning on ratings lowers Ford shares IHT Delphi reduces dividend
Wachovia moves technology jobs to India Reuters
Merck Tried to Alter Vioxx in 2000 AP
Bear Confirms SEC Vote TheStreet
SEC weighing moves if one of Big Four collapses: WSJ CBSM
Market Manipulation- Outlook: Very Bearish Kitco
Is Japan Now the Land of the Setting Sun? Northern Trust PDF
Bank of England's chief economist votes for cut in rates Independent
CNOOC offers US$18.5b for Unocal takeover China Daily
China seeks early textile talks with U.S. Reuters
Bank of Communications Shares Surge on HSBC Ties, China's Growth BL
Expert calls for reducing steel output to stabilize prices Xinhua
The unwatched offshoring pot: Will it boil over? CS Monitor
Credit card data thieves ring up 110 million yen Japan Times
Wednesday June 22
Yields on Treasuries Plunge; Slower Global Growth Is Seen BL
Donaldson Sets Vote on Rejected Fund Rule for Right Before He Leaves SEC BL
PIMCO's Gross says Fed may cut rates by year's end Reuters
A Look Ahead Schaeffers
Chart: NASDAQ Cumulative Breadth Cross Currents
In Denial of Crisis: Part II Jensen
Mortgage holders paying up CBSM
Delinquencies down, but real risk is still ahead
Double bubble trouble DiMartino (R) HBubble -- or Bunk? BW
Avoid Bubble Trouble in the Real Estate Market Morningstar
$90 million home sets US property record AFP condoflip.com
Mortgage applications drop Reuters MBA
Economic Presentation: Feeling the Brake CIBC PDF
Is it goodbye to cheap oil forever? Guardian
Me and My Pet Unicorn EW
Five words every investor should ignore CBSM
Ford Reduces 05 Forecast for Second Time Since April, Will Cut More Jobs BL
Krispy Kreme dumps six top bosses BBC Who really wins with KK? CBSM
Bankrupt Winn-Dixie to cut 22,000 jobs AP
Morgan Stanley's 2Q Profit Dips 24 Percent AP
Annaly's wake-up call for REITs CBSM
China's Haier launches bold bid for US appliance maker Maytag AFP
Why Chinese investors are overpaying for struggling American companies Slate
Hoover is next on China’s Wish List Guardian
Apple Courting Core Meltdown Thestreet
NWA execs unload shares Det FP
HSBC targeted in Spitzer loans inquiry Independent
Move leaves KPMG open to costly claims IHT (NYT)
For Kozlowski, an especially grim future CNN
Bear Stearns faces SEC fine Reuters
SEC Must Reconsider Fund Governance Rule, Court Says BL
Cox’s views on the case could be decisive since the rule passed on a 3- 2 vote with Donaldson siding with the two Democratic commissioners...
NYSE Short Interest Falls 1.9% to 8.4 Billion NYSE AMEX
Accountants' Book Value on the Rise Smart Pros
Lobbying Firms Hire More, Pay More, Charge More to Influence Government WP
Copper Is Definitely Tight, Says Macquarie AIR
Top dollar for old-fashioned soybeans Standard
To Da Moon!? Not so Fast... (Part Deux) 321
When Hathaway discusses gold, the world listens Mineweb
Gold, Euros and Mattresses TheStreet
Japanese Yen Has Lessons for Chinese Yuan Pesek
China says it will not revalue yuan under speculative, political pressure A
China Demand Draws $50 Billion Into Commodity Funds BL
Yen Weakens From 12-Day High as Japan's Trade Surplus Narrows BL
ECB's Issing Gets Wish as Asian Currencies Increase BL
Will the ECB Copy the Riksbank? Northern Trust PDF
Pressure mounting on ECB to trim rates BL/AFP
European Leaders Caustically Blame One Another NYT
U.K. House-Price ‘Soft Landing' May Be a Dream BL
Treasury faces £20bn rebate bill in Deutsche tax battle Times Online
ICBC bad debt auction delayed Standard
Steelmakers Pinched by Prices Moscow Times
Market gives Ipsco holders an ironclad reality check Globe & Mail
Stelco seeking 2 1/2-month extension of creditor protection to Sept. 23 CBC
Nucor lowers earnings guidance CBJ
McDonald's withdraws "insulting" ad China Daily
Wolfowitz's World Bank view CS Monitor
World's most expensive cities CNN Mercer
Tuesday June 21
House lawmakers press for China action on yuan Reuters
Snow warns against punitive China trade actions Reuters
Boone Pickens sees crude oil market testing $60 Reuters
U.S. Stock Futures Are Little Changed... BL Dollar Rises, Gold Falls AP
The Fed Will Make Several More Rate Increases Berry
What's Worrying The Chairman? Outside The Box
Correction in Store for the Market To
Stock Market Hanging on After Year-Long Rate Rise Currier
IMF chief calls for bolder US action on deficit AFP
Buffett Maintains Bet Against U.S. Dollar Amid Rally BL
Report: Housing market at risk Union-Tribune
"There is no reason a house should be worth 40 percent more today than it was two years ago”
The Biggest Global Real Estate Boom of All Time...Thanks Al! Fiendbear
Housing markets show signs of bust: Fannie CBSM
Real Estate Speculation Pushing Up Prices AP
Merrill warns of housing bubble G&M Housing bubble may pop
Unbuilt homes sell like crazy USAT
Home Sales Fill Counties' Coffers LAT Home Sweet Showroom
Cape islands' prices just keep going up and up Boston Herald
Hedge Funds And The Real Estate Bubble Forbes
Will Product Makers Fuel Inflation? CFO
Oil prices' relentless rise CS Monitor
Gas prices follow oil up C-J
Drilling into High Oil Prices Business Week
Has oil production peaked? Plain Dealer
The post-peak oil world will look a lot like the 70s. But much worse.
Steel middlemen caught in meltdown WSJ
Convertible Bond Hedge Funds Get Off to Their Worst Start Ever BL
CNOOC May Make $20B Cash Bid for Unocal, Trump Chevron, People Say BL
P&G Expects Gillette Buy to Curb Income AP
Buffett's PacifiCorp deal called a gamble BL
Adelphia founder, son sentenced to prison AP
"In my heart and in my conscience, I'll go to my grave really and truly believing that I did nothing but try to improve the conditions of my employees"
General Electric Receives Federal Subpoena AP
Ex-Convicts Touting Ethics in Ohio AP
Ruling allows Spitzer's probe of banks Reuters
Black Market in Stolen Credit Card Data Thrives on Internet NYT
Those Wacky Dolans Forbes
Gold Ready To Surprise? AIR
Gold Heads For Biggest Loss in a Month as ECB May Cut Rates BL
SSU Summer Lesson #2: Mundell on Gold Wanniski
Barclays Files for iShares Silver Trust PDF
The whereabouts of China's currency stash Reuters
Bad debt sale delayed by ICBC loan bungle Standard
CCB launches security probes China Daily
French Consumer Spending in May Has Biggest Drop in Ten Months BL
Euro slips vs dollar on ECB rate cut talk Reuters
Borrowing record of £8.7 billion could push taxes higher Times Online
Mortgage payments at record as higher rates bite Times Online
Sweden's Riksbank Cuts Benchmark Rate, Lowers Growth Forecast BL
Call for sweeping Russia reforms BBC
Italy: Deflation Lies Ahead Morgan Stanley
Real estate investors should heed past lessons Yomiuri
When the bough breaks MoneyWeb
Lloyds warns on credit control Guardian
Regal rocked by ex-chairman's secret sale of Ukrainian assets Independent
Watchdog finds flaws in audit system Guardian Norris
Court documents show lawyer paid by Portus Globe & Mail
Tweety bird and co. set to hit China AFP
Demand for Furniture From China Intensifies WSJ
Monday June 20
Oil Prices Hit New Intraday High Near $60 AP
Adelphia Founder John Rigas Gets 15 Years for Looting Company BL
Squeezing Asia Roach
Bankruptcy - Just do it! bullnotbull
OPEC’s symbolic move Economist
The U.S. Leading Index Decreases in May CB
Oil Trades At Record BL An oily problem for stocks
Fluid Dynamics, Boundary Conditions... and Google Hussman
Banker in a bubble: how Greenspan escaped blame SMH
Regime change happens in economies, too... King
'Mr. Bubble' should (but won't) tackle the housing ATM MSN (Fleck)
The Bubble's New Home Barron’s (Shiller)
The great U.S. real estate bubble is weeks from bursting SCruz
Giving In to Bubble Pressure LA Times
"Creative financing" boosts risks in US housing boom AFP
Inflation Breeds Many Evils Sennholz
U.S. spending to slow -- just don't tell the shoppers Reuters
Bailey Coates Hedge Fund to Close After Declining 20% in 2005 BL
Singapore's Aman Capital: "We Have Not Shut Down Yet" DJ
Some hedge funds dump loss-making debt strategies Reuters
Social Security reform: A way to manipulate the market CS Monitor
Yes, They Can Say No to a Merger Morgenson
How Enron awards do, or don't, trickle down CS Monitor
Fed Watches to See If Wal-Mart Will Accept Higher Priced Huggies Diapers BL
Wrong Way Viacom NYP
Hospitals Turn Tables on Implants TheStreet
Congressmen want probe of Unocal bid -WSJ Reuters
NY gold pops to three-month high early as funds buy Reuters
European crisis adds to market rush for gold FT
Investment newsletters value gold Brimelow
India: Leading The Way In Gold Consumption Growth DJ
Gold Price Could Triple by 2015 Taylor
Restaurant to stop putting gold in food AP
Platinum touches $900, best level since last April I-net
Shanghai Copper Futures Close at Record BL
Not Bad for an Economist Newsweek
Martin Feldstein could be next Fed chairman
What's rising faster than stocks? Coins MSN
Shame and anger as EU budget talks collapse IHT (NYT)
Euro: Biggest Drop in 10 Days as Summit Ends Without Agreement BL
Property faces 7-year hitch Guardian
Prices expected to grind to halt after survey reveals that house inflation has fallen below wage increases
Fewer Corporate Zombies Is Progress in Japan Pesek
BOJ`s Fukuma, Mizuno Dissented in April and May, Minutes Show BL
Employers seek cover for pension risk to keep down levy Times Online
Does falling productivity mean recession for the Australian economy? BN 2
Thais on a shopping binge, credit headache awaits AFP
Brazil's Lula, Beset by Probe, Faces New Threat as Growth Slows BL
Eurotunnel disowns rescue plan 'backed by Soros' Times Online
London Eateries Tap Into Conspicuous Consumption BL
Investors' tenacity could be sorely tested in the week ahead AP
Euro to Resume Drop as European Officials Favor Weaker Currency BL
Weekend Edition (June 18-19)
Focus: Is the global housing bubble set to burst? Times Online
American Trade Politics, 4th edition IIE
Fund 'casinos' win a 'loser's game' Farrell
Rumors Put Oil Traders on Edge NYT Crude Awakening! FS
Public Pensions, Public Disasters Mauldin
The History of Bubbles Spells Trouble Ahead Kitco
To Liquidate or Inflate? Noland
Euro Gold E350! Zeal Euro Negativity Saville Vaughn: Gold Letter Howe
Hedge Funds Get Typecast in Role of Troublemakers BL
Dollar clobbered by US deficit report AFP
Wal-Mart Says June Sales Rising Within Its Forecast BL
Tyco executives found guilty of stealing $150m Times Online
Boeing loses $6 billion Air Canada deal CBSM
Guidant Recalls 50,000 Defibrillators AP
Security Breach Could Expose 40M to Fraud AP
EU deeper in crisis after summit budget failure Reuters
Failure to solve EU rift will result in stagnation Yomiuri
Housing bubble signs appearing all over JoongAng
House price curbs start to take effect China Daily
Good or Bad? China Stock Market Sky-Rockets Asia Times
Petroleos de Venezuela to Sell Fuel Oil to PetroChina to Help Meet Demand BL
Disaster warning as pollution levels soar Standard
Dollar Falls for the First Week in Three, Fails to Reach $1.20 Per Euro BL
Friday June 17
Crude Oil Jumps to a Record as Demand May Exceed Production BL
U.S. Consumer Optimism Rises for First Time This Year BL
Crude futures top $58 a barrel CBSM
U.S. deficit data lifts euro; stock shine Reuters
U.S. Current Account Gap Widens to Record $195.1 Billion on Oil, Imports BL
Oil Above $57 on Signs Demand May Strain Capacity of OPEC, Refiners BL
Analysis of jobs data suggests a recession Hulbert
Fed Now Aiming Policy at Soaring Asset Values? Comstock
Fed Head's Colourful Quandary AEI
Savings Glut Slate
The self-serving explanation for America's bad habits
Warning Signs for Stocks WSJ
Increasing Debt, Low Inflation Raise Red Flags for Wall Street
Housing Envy: Soaring Prices Create Divide WP
Workplace Tension Between The Owns and Own-Nots
In come the waves Economist
The worldwide rise in house prices is the biggest bubble in history. Prepare for the economic pain when it pops
This ‘Time' May Not Be Bearish Sign for Housing Baum
Thinking of investing in real estate? Get real USAT
More sell homes to lock in big gains USAT
Home prices in Bay Area set another record in May SF Gate
Pace of appreciation slows, signaling possible cooling in market
Couple Shares Passion for Investing WSJ
How Interest Rates Drastically Affect Prices PRW PDF 1-2
Is the Housing Bubble GLOBAL? EW
INVESCO rolls out real estate fund Finance Asia
The Japanese real estate market Asahi
The Hot Investment Flavor Now: The Super-REIT NYT
MS to buy stake in Shanghai property for 846M hkd Forbes
Is a Bust Headed this Way? Investment U
Bush's Support on Major Issues Tumbles in Poll NYT
UAW: labor concessions 'huge mistake' Reuters
Spitzer Sued By Banking Association AP Clearing House DOC
Pressure for Enron settlement builds Globe & Mail
Three indicted in alleged San Diego hedge fund fraud AP
Chris Cox and the SEC: Holding Hands with Big Business PA
Give us back our land, poor US tribe tells super rich owners Guardian
Gold Derivatives: Skewing the World Golden Sextant
Europe’s painful summit Economist Europe turns on France TOnline
EU summit hits crisis levels AFP The dinner from hell Independent
Leaders turn blind eye at crisis summit FT Treaty put on ice
Retail property investors face dip in returns amid high street gloom TO
Shops suffer slowest sales growth for six years TO
US and China to revisit textiles BBC
Asia/Pacific: Scary Oil Xie
Japan mulls issue of 50-year bonds FT
Germany and U.S. differ on hedge funds IHT (NYT)
Will Airbus be the next Lucent? Norris Airbus wins $6bn order from India BBC
Bank of America Agrees to Buy $3 Billion Stake in China Construction Bank BL
Bank of Communications Hong Kong Sale Lures Investors With HSBC Ties BL
Retail rush for BoCom Standard
Bank spending rises to risk challenge Standard
Australia Dollar Heads for Second Weekly Gain; Commodities Rise BL
Venezuela's Chavez Runs Up Debt Funneling Oil Wealth to the Poor BL
Globalization: It's Not Just Wages NYT
Don't Let Daewoo's Kim Pull a Kenneth Lay Pesek
Serious Fraud Office humiliated in court Guardian
Mitsubishi makes record-size gold bar Japan Times
Thursday June 16
Gold emerges as currency of choice as euro buckles Reuters
Oil Jumps to 2-Month High BL In Support of Oil Schaeffers
June Philly Fed index weakens sharply CBSM Philly Fed
Mortgage rates jump after hitting 4-month low Bankrate
Fed aiming for neutral rates of 3.5-4.5 pct-Hoenig Reuters
A tepid start for stocks CNN First-time jobless claims edge higher R
Housing Starts Climb 0.2 Percent to Fastest Pace in Three Months BL PDF
Hedge Funds Are Growing: Is This Good or Bad? Wharton
Hedge Funds Think Big ... at the Expense of Investors Schaeffers
$2B Hedge Fund Says It Will Fold NYP
U.S. accounting needs to improve Norris PDF Study
The Mortgage Trap Business Week
Lenders are cranking out an ever-growing array of financing schemes and lowering standards to keep the housing boom going
The Trillion-Dollar Bet NYT
How the Real Estate Bubble is Keeping the Economy Afloat Droke
Stupid Comments by Housing Experts Mish
Run-Up in Home Prices Showing Signs of Easing LA Times
PV luxury home sells for record $11.4 million Arizona Republic
Homeowners refinancing as interest rates fall AP
Farmers feeling pinch of soaring prices for land AP
Search Behavior Reveals Fears of a Real Estate Bubble DMN
MediCal costs loom as California's next financial crisis SJ BJ PDF File
Regardless of stock bubble fears, Google rises on Wall Street AP
Goldman net falls 27% on weaker trading CBSM
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Still Have Problems AP PDF
Computer Associates Delays 10-K TheStreet
Saks, Struggling to File 10K, Gets Notice of Default From Debt Holder NYT
GM push to cut health benefits risks strike-UAW Reuters
KPMG Says U.S. Prosecutors Are Probing Tax Services Offered Through 02 BL
Crisis Manager Sues Over Financial Crisis LA BJ
Ex-Merrill Broker Gets Squawk Scrutiny TheStreet
Bristol-Myers execs indicted Reuters
Online gambling tycoons face jail threat Guardian
Morgan Stanley economist sees oil crash Reuters
Gold Companies Have More Cash - Not From Mines Woods
Gold at 6-week high, buying in other currencies Reuters
Now is the time! Lee Yawns greet gold's euro move Brimelow
Gold: The Contra-Cyclical Bull Market is Starting Hoye
M'sia To Convince More OIC Countries To Use Gold Dinar B
The coming trade war and global depression Asia Times
US and China: A trade war brews CS Monitor
Snow: Correcting current imbalances is shared responsibility AFP
China: All Good Things Must Come To an End, but When? NT PDF
China market regulator orders cleanup IHT (BL)
Greenspan Has Become a Soothsayer, Tanigaki Too BL
EU warned of failure on budget, constitution Reuters
In the Wake of 'No' Votes, Will Economic Growth in Europe Be a Go? Wharton
Time for Brown to get out before the slowdown catches up with him Inde
India tries to tame its red-tape jungle CS Monitor
Investors take fright as Brazilian scandal flares up FT
Government Bonds: Where To Find Yield Globally BCA Research
Deloitte to face inquiry over tax at MG Rover Times Online
Philips chief warns of slowing demand IHT (BL)
Minsheng delays IPO to avoid clash with rivals Standard
Executives to be held liable for reports Asahi
Forbes ex-world’s richest man jailed in Japan AFP
Oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria BBC
Thursday June 16
Gold emerges as currency of choice as euro buckles Reuters
Oil Jumps to 2-Month High BL In Support of Oil Schaeffers
June Philly Fed index weakens sharply CBSM Philly Fed
Mortgage rates jump after hitting 4-month low Bankrate
Fed aiming for neutral rates of 3.5-4.5 pct-Hoenig Reuters
A tepid start for stocks CNN First-time jobless claims edge higher R
Housing Starts Climb 0.2 Percent to Fastest Pace in Three Months BL PDF
Hedge Funds Are Growing: Is This Good or Bad? Wharton
Hedge Funds Think Big ... at the Expense of Investors Schaeffers
$2B Hedge Fund Says It Will Fold NYP
U.S. accounting needs to improve Norris PDF Study
The Mortgage Trap Business Week
Lenders are cranking out an ever-growing array of financing schemes and lowering standards to keep the housing boom going
The Trillion-Dollar Bet NYT
How the Real Estate Bubble is Keeping the Economy Afloat Droke
Stupid Comments by Housing Experts Mish
Run-Up in Home Prices Showing Signs of Easing LA Times
PV luxury home sells for record $11.4 million Arizona Republic
Homeowners refinancing as interest rates fall AP
Farmers feeling pinch of soaring prices for land AP
Search Behavior Reveals Fears of a Real Estate Bubble DMN
MediCal costs loom as California's next financial crisis SJ BJ PDF File
Regardless of stock bubble fears, Google rises on Wall Street AP
Goldman net falls 27% on weaker trading CBSM
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Still Have Problems AP PDF
Computer Associates Delays 10-K TheStreet
Saks, Struggling to File 10K, Gets Notice of Default From Debt Holder NYT
GM push to cut health benefits risks strike-UAW Reuters
KPMG Says U.S. Prosecutors Are Probing Tax Services Offered Through 02 BL
Crisis Manager Sues Over Financial Crisis LA BJ
Ex-Merrill Broker Gets Squawk Scrutiny TheStreet
Bristol-Myers execs indicted Reuters
Online gambling tycoons face jail threat Guardian
Morgan Stanley economist sees oil crash Reuters
Gold Companies Have More Cash - Not From Mines Woods
Gold at 6-week high, buying in other currencies Reuters
Now is the time! Lee Yawns greet gold's euro move Brimelow
Gold: The Contra-Cyclical Bull Market is Starting Hoye
M'sia To Convince More OIC Countries To Use Gold Dinar B
The coming trade war and global depression Asia Times
US and China: A trade war brews CS Monitor
Snow: Correcting current imbalances is shared responsibility AFP
China: All Good Things Must Come To an End, but When? NT PDF
China market regulator orders cleanup IHT (BL)
Greenspan Has Become a Soothsayer, Tanigaki Too BL
EU warned of failure on budget, constitution Reuters
In the Wake of 'No' Votes, Will Economic Growth in Europe Be a Go? Wharton
Time for Brown to get out before the slowdown catches up with him Inde
India tries to tame its red-tape jungle CS Monitor
Investors take fright as Brazilian scandal flares up FT
Government Bonds: Where To Find Yield Globally BCA Research
Deloitte to face inquiry over tax at MG Rover Times Online
Philips chief warns of slowing demand IHT (BL)
Minsheng delays IPO to avoid clash with rivals Standard
Executives to be held liable for reports Asahi
Forbes ex-world’s richest man jailed in Japan AFP
Oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria BBC
Wednesday June 15
Senate approves Bernanke for W.House post Reuters
Economy on track: Fed Beige Book CBSM Beige Book
Supply data push crude to $56 mark CNN EIA
Opec raises price target to $50 a barrel FT
Treasury International Capital Data for April Treas
Industrial Production Jumps 0.4 Percent, Double Median Forecasts BL FED
U.S. Consumer Prices Unexpectedly Decline 0.1%; Core Rate Increases B: BLS
New York Fed's June Manufacturing Index Rose to 11.7 BL NYF
OPEC Raises Production Quotas for Fifth Time in a Year as Oil Price Surges BL
Mortgage applications increase last week Reuters
Gold May Rise in London as Dollar Weakens Against the Euro BL
US Fed's Kohn warns on risks from asset prices Reuters
What's Behind the Interest Rate Conundrum? Mises
The Next Bursting Bubble — Corporate Bonds Allianz (May 26)
Weak Retail Sales - Blame It On The Weather Or The Fed? Kasriel PDF
Skepticism, Rewards, and the Facts On Your Side EW
Housing Bubble Correction Janszen
Housing bubble blip SO San Diego
San Diego County's proverbial housing-price bubble lost a little air last month
'Bubble-proof' your second-home investment Inman
The workers are revolting and CEOs are prey Times Online
U.S. Continues to Grow More Dependent on Federal Government HeritageF
Snow promotes 'light touch' regulation of hedge funds FinFacts
Dollar Upside Threatens Earnings Numbers TheStreet
Why Ford Is Unhitching Hertz Business Week
Tighter leash on Freddie, Fannie urged CNN
SEC Launches Formal Probe of OfficeMax CFO
Exxon hires Bush energy aide CBSM
Bill Gates likes trash Reuters Another Buffett buffet Reuters
China's Industrial Production Rose 16.6% in May, Reaching a Record BL
On China's Currency, Ignore Investment Banks Pesek
China: Outlook for the Sino-US Relationship Xie
China Is Said to Consider $15 Billion Bailout of Stock Market NYT
BoJ Holds Rates at Almost Zero, Keeps Reserve Target BL
The End of New Europe Frontpagemag
ECB in interest rate cut dilemma FT
Buy-to-let property exchange launched Guardian
European Car Sales Fall a 5th Straight Month on Italy BL
Beware the bang if the property bubble bursts SMH
Swiss National Bank Faces a Low Rate Dilemma Berry
Fears for pensions lifeboat as T&N talks to regulator Times Online
Daewoo founder returns home to protesters and arrest IHT
Red tape ties up billions due from U.S. Asahi
Tuesday June 14
JPMorgan Agrees to Pay Investors $2.2 Billion to Settle Enron Litigation BL
Fed not done yet raising rates Reuters
B of A's McManus sees rate uncertainty lingering Reuters
Chopper crashes near Wall Street CNN
Soft Landing Could Turn Bumpy If Fed Doesn’t Pause Soon Kasriel PDF
Greenspan Needs To Get His Interest Rate Story Straight Crudele
The Perils of Technology Schaeffers
Blair: Budget Differences Hard to Resolve WP
OPEC chief: quota raise 'just symbolic' Reuters
Retail Sales in U.S. Fall 0.5%, Their First Decline Since August BL Census
U.S. Producer Prices Decline 0.6%; Core Rate Increases 0.1% BL BLS
All Currencies Beginning To Sink? NT PDF
Could it be that global investors are becoming disenchanted with fiat currencies of all stripes?
U.S.-Led Global Economy Is Slowing Conference Board
Economic Slowdown Still Continuing To
Six Years, Stuck at 10,000...? EW
Get Ready for a Housing Slowdown Smart Money JCHS PDF
Watch for economic fallout when housing bubble bursts Indy Star
Spot the upcoming bubbles DiMartino (R)
Why we were so wrong about 2005 Jubak
The particulars of Greenspan's concern Washington Times
Fed's Oversight No Mistake Embry PDF
Global interest rate “conundrum” recalls the 1930s WSWS
Manpower: Firms' hiring outlook is unchanged from 2Q CBSM
Hedge funds shrug off GM and Ford down IHT (BL)
Bond Woes Add To Banks' Problems Business Week
With even the fixed-income business faltering, bank earnings are looking dismal
Warren Buffett's Problem Child Business Week
You'd think we would have learned CBSM
Google targets recall Henry Blodget's Amazon call
Prices of tech items seem to keep falling WSJ
Hertz Plans IPO as Parent Ford Seeks to Raise Cash LAT
American Superconductor Fires President TheStreet
SEC Freezes Assets of HKW Trading BW
Silver ETF May Cause Spike Texas Hedge
Another Sign of a Sick Economy 321
Michael Jackson's money troubles CNN
Home costs await peak amid worry worldwide IHT (NYT)
These days, house-price vertigo is more than a local or national condition. It's a worldwide phenomenon.
House prices fall again Newswise
China Retail Sales Rise 12.8%, More Than Expected, on Higher Wages BL
Tax halved on pay-outs to boost market China Daily
PBOC offers cash injection to bump up securities sector People’s Daily
ECB's Issing Breaks the Taboo on Euro Rate Cuts Gilbert
Bank Governor warns that inflation risk could scupper rate cuts Inde
U.K. Inflation Rate Holds at Seven-Year High in May BL
Schroeder seeks int'l controls over hedge funds CP
Europe’s largest hedge fund admits flaws FT (R)
Dubai share market hits all-time high Gulf News
Indian Consumers Are a Bunch of `Happy People' BL
Russian capital flight rises Guardian
Capital flight from Russia is heading towards levels not seen since just before the financial crisis in 1998
Fugitive Daewoo boss surrenders BBC
`Yafoo!' creator the 1st arrested in phishing scam Asahi
In China, signs of altered rice IHT (NYT)
Monday June 13
Oil soars $2 a barrel CNN
Gold extends rally, decouples vs. dollar CBSM
Morgan Stanley issues profit warning CBSM
Re-Sequencing Roach
Implications of Rising Pension Contributions Berner
Real estate is a clear bubble risk DiMartino
$ hits 9-M high vs euro ~ Gold in euros rallies to 2-1/4-year high ~ Futures Down
Google, iPods and George Foreman Grills Hussman
Straight talk on what the Fed has wrought MSN (Fleck)
Finding a new captain for our economic ship AP
The price rule will drive the US economy into recession Brookesnews
The troubling mystery of the 'yield curve' CS Monitor
Is There a Real-Estate Bubble in the US? Zhou & Sornette PDF
22 states exhibit clear-cut signatures of a fast growing bubble. The turning point of the bubble will probably occur around mid-2006.
What Happens If Real Estate Goes Bust WSJ Houses Eat Money
No Slowdown in Housing Market Seen, Report Says WP
One Nation, Uninsured Krugman
The overlooked $2.3 trillion deficit Burns
If the government were held to the same standards as public companies, its accounting methods would make Enron's misdeeds pale in comparison.
Human Toll of a Pension Default WP
Banks wading deep into debt markets AFP BIS
The slope of hope Hulbert
The contrarian-based foundation of the stock market's two-month-old rally continues to erode.
Dot-com mania, part II? CNN
Business Owners Hope for Returns on their checking JG
Job market gets even tighter for teenagers USAT
Morgan Stanley’s Purcell Announces Resignation Amid Tide of Departures BL
Elan Shares Fall on Possible Disease Case AP
GM may cut sticker prices Reuters
Imortality Inc. NYP (Byron)
How Might Rulemaking Change under Cox? CFO
OPEC Mulls Increase in Production Ceiling AP Below $54 ~ Gas Prices Decline
No IMF gold sales - G8 Finance Ministers Mineweb
Book looks at how, why U.S. investors were 'Robbed Blind' USA
America Robbed Blind Amazon
FDI dips in first 5 months China Daily
China's May Consumer Prices Remain at a 19-Month Low BL
China scolds US for textile restrictions China Daily
Mandelson criticises US trade tactics FT
Euro is unlikely to disappear, but its benefits are increasingly difficult to spot King
Euro Drops to Nine-Month Low as Issing Spurs Interest-Rate Cut Speculation BL
Europe 2005 from bad to worse CIBC PDF
House prices slow on detached slump Times Online
France again urges Britain to yield on EU budget, says Europe in 'crisis' AFP
Germany's Borrowing Cost May Fall on Rate Speculation BL
Debt deal: A complicated victory IHT (NYT)
Swamy predicts recession, crash landing in economy PTI (India)
Bleak days ahead for the Australian economy? Brookesnews
Philippines' Own Bill and Hillary Show Pesek
S. Korean Ty coon to Face Charges Soon AP
United fans threaten court action against Glazer Guardian
Unicredito to Cut As Many As 9,000 Jobs AP
Weekend Edition (June 11-12)
Fed's Santomero Says Interest Rates May Keep Rising at `Measured Pace' BL
Snow puts pressure on Europe and Asia Reuters
Mr. Bubble NYT
Volcker: U.S. Economic Crisis Imminent Newsmax
From Misallocations of Resources to Further Misallocation! Faber
Whither Europe and the Euro? Mauldin
XOI and SPX Correlation Zeal
Is Something Different? Yield Spreads vs USD Quasimodos
A Flatter U.S. Yield Curve = More Financial Downgrades? BCAR
Q1 2005 “Flow of Funds” Noland
Goldilocks and the ‘bear’ market Workers World
So Far, The Bubble Isn't Busting TheDay A prickly market?
Housing prices in region rose 16.4% in May Baltimore Sun
In a Real Estate Boom, Many Try Life as a Landlord NYT
Interest Only, Except for the Risk WP IO raises the stakes AP
When a 'no-brainer' becomes a 'nightmare' Boston Globe
I Know There's a Housing Bubble Around Here Somewhere Schaeffers
What's $71 Billion Between Friends? Heritage Foundation
Probe of pension consultants is just scratching the surface BL
Shaky future for pensions Half underfunded NY Daily News
Betting against dollar hasn't worked in 2005 BL
What? You Don't Trust The Company? Morgenson
Beware chasing hot sector Jaffe
Ebbers, facing life in jail, seeks lighter sentence CNN
Client-data losses piling up NYT
OPEC Split on Oil Output Policy After Saudi Arabia Backs Production Boost BL
Saudi: $50 oil on 'high side' Reuters High oil prices here to stay: analysts AFP
G8 urges Asia to adopt flexible FX policy Reuters
G-8 Chiefs: ‘Vigorous Action' Needed to Combat Slowing Economy BL
G8 chiefs strike historic deal to scrap poor nations' debt: Brown AFP
EU: Yuan be pegged to a basket of currencies China Daily
EU sews up agreement with China over textile exports Times Online
China Trade Wars Chapman
The cloud over the euro Asia Times
When France sneezes ... Observer
Little margin for error with so much debt Times Online
The Week Ahead: Manufacturing Matters CIBC PDF
Toyota to up prices in U.S. this October Asahi
MMC hit sales target -- by selling to own dealers Japan Times
Eurotunnel: four months to meltdown Times Online Chief resigns Guardian
Asia's budget airline bubble could burst Zee
Washington moves to pre-empt 'Asian IMF' Asia Times
Friday June 10
Hancock Fabrics Announces Quarterly Dividend BW
The United States of Europe Is Dead, Long Live EMU! Roach
Asia/Pacific: To Deflation Xie
U.S. April Trade Gap Widens to $57 Bln as Imports Increase BL Census
IEA Raises 2nd-Half Demand Forecast, Straining OPEC BL
Trade Deficit Probably Widened to $58 Billion in April, Survey Indicates BL
Trade Deficit – Be careful what you wish for Merk
Five Years Later: Risks Still Worsening Comstock
Are There Storm Clouds Ahead For The Nation’s Housing Market? Wachovia
The Yield Curve - Greenspan's Blind Spot? Northern Trust PDF
Greenspan says it is different this time, just as he said back in 1988 and 2000.
Greenspan Puzzled and Worried About Global Rates Berry
The Conundrum Continues! Schaeffers
Mortgage Rates Defy Fed and Delight Consumers NYT (R)
There Is No Conundrum In Copper: There Are No Inventories BCAR More
Hedge Funds Mature From Risque to Respectable Gilbert
Pension-insuring agency headed for $71 billion in debt USAT
Pozen Laments Stalemate on Social Security Reform Currier
Google shares are a bubble waiting to pop Guardian
Citigroup to Pay $2 Billion to Settle Enron Investors' Claims BL
Smoke Alarms Just Went Off CS Monitor Government defends slashed penalty
Nortel President Daichendt Resigns as `Business Views Differ' With wens BL
Convicted executive calls pension oversight lax AP
Executive admits aiding AIG distort its finances AP/BL
Two Delphi execs step down, stock skids Reuters
Ex-AremisSoft CEO to pay SEC $200M Reuters
Spitzer loses hedge fund case IHT (BL)
NASD Fines Wall St. Giants for IPO Violations Dow Jones
Billions of Waste Uncovered at DoD CFO
China looks at linking yuan to currency pool IHT (NYT)
Do China and U.S. Face Same Woes? Norris
Housing industry cools off Xinhua
China's steel mills face shake-out as prices fall FT
Textile quotas affect 400,000 Chinese textile workers: Official People’s Daily
‘Rate cut won't solve Europe's problems' Times Online
Don't talk us into recession, CBI chief tells doom mongers Independent
Brazil May Face Natural Gas Shortages, Rationing in Week on Bolivia Unrest BL
Japan threatens U.S. with trade sanctions Yomiuri
Toyota planning US price hikes to appease US auto giants AFP
Glazer 'plans ticket price rises BBC
RBC sets up $2.3-trillion asset merger Globe & Mail
Spirit of revolt in France touches Havas IHT
Canadian icon tries to hang on IHT (NYT)
Ex-Yukos Chief Appeals Moscow Times
Annual Big Mac index Economist
Thursday June 9
Intel lifts financial targets CBSM
Long-term mortgage rate falls to 5.56% CNN MBA Lowers Forecast CNN
Greenspan Testiomony FED
Caution ahead of Greenspan CBSM
Greenspan in tight spot as rookie pitches sporting metaphor FT
The markets' real conundrum is Greenspan's Fed-speak G&Mail
Greenspan wrestling with rate 'conundrum' MSNBC
Has Greenspan Changed Views on Bubble Management? Baum
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fell 21,000 Last Week to 330,000 BL
Oil Prices Rise Ahead of OPEC Meeting AP
Yield Curve Message - It's Different This Time? NT PDF
Support for the dollar begins to buckle TheStreet
Pizza to The People! Mogambo Guru
Do You See a Bubble? Bonner
Another Home Sales Record in 05 NAR New exchange forecasts home prices
Treasury Yield Forecasts Cut, Economic Growth Outlook Raised, Survey BL
$80bn Google takes top media spot BBC Do I Hear $360?
For GM Shorts, Class Dismissed TheStreet
Bankruptcy: An option for GM? CNN
GM chief admits talks with Toyota Japan Times
Wall Street downgrade hits trucking stocks Reuters
Siebel to pay dividend, hoping to placate shareholders AP
HP to drop 3,000 staff in fiscal '05 Register
Hank Greenberg resigns from AIG board Reuters
HealthSouth Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle SEC Accounting-Fraud Suit BL
Fifteen Brokers Fined for Mutual Fund Sales Practices TheStreet
Pathmark Vote Tests Wider Issues of Shareholder Control Morgenson
Union pension fund sues Newmont Mineweb
Hedge funds manage to squeak by a rocky May IHT (NYT)
NYMEX seat sells for record $2.485 mln Reuters
Stop The Mercantilists CATO
Monthly Precious Metals Report ScotiaMocatta PDF
Global Bonds Benefit From Asian Deflation BCA Research
Eurozone bond yields tumble further Times Online
Yields on eurozone government debt at record lows
BBVA's Perez Sees Mexican Rate Cut BL
China points finger at US, eurozone over falling dollar AFP
Calls for action on Chinese shoe influx Times Online
Asset price bubbles and monetary policy Speech by Trichet
Boom or bubble? It looks like the latter for oil sector Scotsman
Europe's Latest Economic Scapegoat: The Euro NYT (Norris)
Euro Trades Near 5-Day Low on Signs Europe Accepts Its Decline BL
Houses overvalued by 25pc Australian
"The ratio of house prices to wages is running at record levels at the moment compared with every other country on the planet"
Slowdown a ‘shock' to securities firms Globe & Mail
Air Canada order in jeopardy G&M Airbus to delay launch of A350 jet FT
Investigating MG Rover's demise BBC
Volgotanker Investors Urged to Rebel Moscow Times
Wife 'plotted for months' Standard
China Aviation's Chen Charged in Singapore With Fraud After 6-Month Probe BL
China's water shortage to peak by 2030 Xinhua
Wednesday June 8
White House trims growth forecast Reuters Stocks slip after estimate cut
Bush: Replacing Greenspan hard CBSM
Gold's marriage to dollar set to end-Barrick Reuters
TI, Altria give stock futures lift CBSM
Bankers scratch their heads—and worry Economist
An inverted yield curve may be approaching in America. Do we care? Banks do
Some investors hope a housing bubble will burst CNBC
US mortgages could set off vicious cycle FT
If yields on 10-year US Treasuries fall much further, American homeowners will become big players in the Treasury markets. Without buying a single US government bond, they could push Treasury prices up and yields lower still.
The Old Zinc Link Has Stopped Working TheStreet
Hitting the Long Ball with Bonds EW
Mutual fund cash-to-assets ratio is bearishly low Hulbert
U.S. mortgage applications rise as rates ease Reuters
Fed Officials Warn on Real Estate Values, Interest-Only Loans BL
Typical working American household has $18,750 saved CBSM
SEC Nominee Has Friends on Wall Street TheStreet
Kerkorian's Tracinda to raise GM stake to 7.2% CBSM
Airline executives on hot seat as Congress delves into pension funding AP
Pentagon blamed over Boeing tanker deal FT
Steelmakers admit sheet steel prices are falling Purchasing
Stelco, Algoma, Dofasco Face Increased Costs as Steel Market Shifts CP
As dollar rises, Goldman cuts outlook for steel CBSM
BWC lost $215 million in high-risk fund Toledo Blade
Berkshire Executives Knew AIG Would `Cook the Books,' SEC Says BL
Eberhard sentenced to 13 years for fraud Reuters Eberhard Time NYP
Why Gold Rigging is Ignored by the Media Financial Sense
World Gold Council bares its teeth at possible IMF gold sale EN
Are China Tariffs Smoot-Hawley of Our Day? Pesek
Enthusiasm wanes for Chinese stocks IHT (NYT)
China proposes share buybacks Standard
Banks recast China yuan forecasts as trade friction lingers AFP
A new villain emerges in Europe: the euro Norris
EU cautions Italy on budget deficit IHT
EU set to ambush British rebate Guardian
Minister jeered as he says 'you've never had it so good' Guardian
Electrolux May Close Plant, Cut 40% of German Workers BL
Iraqis eye credit to boost economy CS Monitor
Weapons spending tops $1 trillion BBC
Tuesday June 7
Fed's Bies sees "aggressive" lending on homes Reuters
China says U.S. textile issues 'very serious' AP
GM Plans to Cut 25,000 U.S. Jobs by 2008 AP
Commentary: Inverted yield curve spells danger to economy Kellner
Stock market futures bid higher CBSM Oil Holds
Market left to puzzle over Greenspan's latest comments
Stocks stuck in bear market WSJ
How Low Can Rates Go? CIBC PDF
Resistance: Up Against Prior Highs Cross Currents
Death of the Carry Trade Benson
Thank Europe for a stronger dollar Jubak
In Manhattan, Apartments Still Selling at Record Highs NYT
Interest-Only Mortgages All the Craze Tribune
Jobs Report Hints At Weakening Economy NYP
Hedge funds performance flat in May FT
The savings habit Hulbert
Big Pension Plans Fall Further Behind WP
Pension Loopholes Helped United Hide Troubles NYT
GE, Simon Property Boost Bond Sales After Yield Drop BL
SEC Won't Pursue General Mills Probe CFO
Vanguard founder Bogle says fund reforms still needed CBSM
Scrushy says 'no deal!' Reuters
GE, Coke May Face Bigger Tax Bite for Executives' Use of Jets BL
Shell predicts two decades of rising energy prices Independent
IMF Gold is not 'free money' - WSJ comes to the party late but on target Wood
Britain is in the grip of a "consumer-led recession" Scotsman
Air of crisis hangs over meeting of ministers FT
The politicians will whine, but the ECB is not about to ease NT PDF
China Plans to Spur Consumption, Eliminate Trade Gap BL
Chinese Banks' Profit Growth May Slow This Year, Fitch Says BL
Shares sink under 1,000 China Daily
Shanghai property loans hit 350b yuan Standard
China's New Growth Challenger Is Pakistan BL
Doubts Rising About a Venture to Import Chinese Cars NYT
Saudis scramble for stake in stock market boom Reuters
Gold reserves in Russia to grow up to $170- $175 billion by the end of 2005 RIA
Citigroup accused of raid on 50 ABN staff Times Online
Marrow bank probed over funds Asahi
Bolivian Leader Quits, Citing Mass Protests NYT
China: the gathering threat Town Hall Book: China: The Gathering Threat
America's China problem Asia Times
Dollar Drops; Greenspan Signals Yield to Stay Near 14-M Low BL
Greenspan's Real Conundrum Isn't Long-Term Rates Baum
Greenspan: “The pronounced decline in U.S. Treasury long-term interest rates over the past year, despite a 200-basis-point increase in our federal funds rate, is clearly without precedent”
Greenspan's bet on a boom CNN
Monday June 6
Greenspan: Long-term rate puzzler CBSM Remarks
"We've never run into anything like this before"
Central banks remain a puzzle as dollar rises WSJ
CitiFinancial Starts Lost Data Notification AP
Berkshire's Houldsworth to Plead Guilty in Federal Probe of AIG Accounting BL
Lea Fastow Is Released From Prison AP
Fed Tightened One Time Too Many Cramer
Oil Rises to 6-Week High After Exxon, Hovensa Shut U.S. Refinery Units BL
Recession? Risks Developing, but Not Just Yet Hussman
The New Macro of Globalization Roach
Upside-Down Interest Rates Slate
The Message in the Yield Curve MS (Berner)
Uncle Sam's Debt to the World Business Week
The greenback is down, but the trade gap keeps growing -- as it will until the U.S. increases savings
An Asian `Economic 9/11' for U.S.? Pesek
Another Bubble Set to Blow Up? WSJ (Farrell)
“I'm seeing telltale signs everywhere that despite all the bullish talk, a bubble's about to burst.”
Who's Locking In? Forbes (Grant)
How to Avoid Losses in the U.S. Home-Price Bubble BL
Another Mortgage Refinancing Wave? Droke
Intel keeps rising, but that doesn't make it safe MSN (Fleck)
Report: Apple Switching to Intel Chips AP
GM to Face Shareholders After Tough Year AP
Is GM Draining Its Own Tank? Business Week
Washington Mutual to buy Providian CBSM
With managers jailed, Amerindo investors must sell now SF Gate
What's Good for Business, If No One Else NYT (Morgenson)
The corporations strike back CS Monitor
Jobs: Accountants are kings among grads Reuters
Consumer costs skyrocket while inflation falls flat Washington Times
‘Fear premium' driving oil prices Globe & Mail CERI
Firms ignored pensions AR (NYT) GOA
More than half of the nation's biggest companies with pension plans sailed through the boom of the late 1990s and the bear market that followed without putting any cash into their pension funds. They used loopholes in federal law to skirt a requirement for annual contributions...
Europe gold near 3-wk high, funds poised to buy Reuters
Physical gold demand is outstripping supply Mineweb
China's stock markets slumping to 8-year lows China Daily
Yuan Devaluation Seen when Boom Turns into Bust South China MP
China to push for gradual yuan convertibility Reuters
Trade Tension May Be Rising LA Times China's (Petty) Fiscal Crimes WP
China's Unyielding Banking Crisis WP
Corruption and Cronyism Often Thwart Efforts to Eradicate Bad Debts
Chinese manufacturers continue to reduce prices FT
London traders speculate over the euro's future AFP Germans miss their marks
Weight of debt threatens to crack the foundations of our economic edifice King
150,000 retail jobs losses puts pressure on rates Scotsman
Bank expected to peg rates as output falters Times Online
Sydney slump drags nation down Advertiser
A scapegoat in Thailand? Pesek
France to Sell $5.5 Billion Stake in France Telecom to Cut Government Debt BL
FSA to press banks to step up payback Asahi
U.S. Notes May Rise on Speculation Yields Are High Enough to Lure Buyers BL
Weekend Edition (June 4-5)
Another Drink? Sure. China Is Paying NYT
Washington's Knucklehead Economics Forbes
Soft and flat? Danger! CNN Greenspan's turn to talk CBSM
The Week Ahead: Inflation: The Final Front CIBC PDF
The conundrum of low long-term rates is easily answered Independent
They are just too damn low
Can the Fed Find the Sweet Spot? Mauldin
This Time it is Different Noland
Currency Countertrends 2 Zeal
Waiting for Bubble to Burst WP
A housing bubble ready to pop SF Gate
Home builders remain exuberant SF Gate
Yale Professor Predicts 'Bubble' Burst NPR (Audio) Bubble watch
Top investor dumps home builders CNN
After the real-estate bubble CBSM
If housing market tumbles, the impact could be far-reaching
Entrepreneurs Get Ready for When Housing Bubble Bursts Ledger
Con Artists Play Troubling Game: Grand Theft Home WP
Hedge funds should be considered a speculative form of investment EdmontonJ
Sinkhole! Business Week
How public pension promises are draining state and city budgets
Gramlich says doesn't know where Fed is on rates Reuters
Discord at Wal-Mart meeting AP
Everyone's a GM Employee This Month! Fool
No. 1 car maker unveils unprecedented incentive plan to jolt it out of its funk
Bear Stearns on the Brink TheStreet
Google May Follow Buffett, Shun Split BL
Editorial: A Cox in the SEC henhouse Capital Times
Be Careful What You Wish For, Big Business NYP
MassMutual Says CEO Ousted for 'Conduct' AP
Serial Bilker NYP
Richest Are Leaving Even the Rich Far Behind NYT
Believing (and Believing and Believing) in Bullion NYT
Euro facing meltdown as Italy considers backing out Scotsman
The Italian suggestion comes as a poll showed a majority of Germans want to pull out of the euro and revive the Deutschmark.
Beginning of the end? Scotsman Wind of change ~ No easy escape
EU leaders forced to calm jitters over euro TO EUthanasia North
Dealing with Deconvergence TIME
With Interest: France's costly obsession IHT
If China economy dips, loans could turn sour IHT
U.S. Warns China Over Trade Policies AP
China 'greatly concerned' over textile dispute Xinhua Top Concern
No Easy Answers on China Trade LA Times
Cars in China Economist
Home buyers wait to see if market cools China Daily
The patchy economy Asahi
The Ticking Pensions A-Bomb Money Observer PDF
Asset boom-bust cycles and easy money in the GCC Khaleej Times
Every asset bubble carries the seeds of its own destruction
Veteran John Mack joins hedge fund Telegraph
EU makes raids in banana and pineapple price-fixing inquiry Inde
US Guantanamo guard kicked Koran BBC
Friday June 3
Funds Manager Predicts Global Economic Collapse Robertson Interview
China: Fear Not Protectionism Xie Another Conundrum Roach
Real estate overexposure tops among investing mistakes CBSM
Snow expects "some slowing" in US housing markets CBSM
Payrolls Grow by Just 78,000 in May AP BLS Crude Back Above $54
Global business optimism at three-year low CFO
Why We Remain Bearish: A Summary Comstock
China Does Not Determine U.S. Interest Rates Mises
Low Rates Defy Pundits, Commodity Prices Barron’s
Greenspan's Bond Conundrum Ripens Into an Enigma Gilbert
You Wanna Be a Central Banker? Think Again Pesek
The Dollar Rally: Parallels with the late-1980s Saville
The Brutal Price of a Dollar Heritage Foundation
The Era of Super-Sized Government CATO Bush's binge World Magazine
Market Driving Risky Mortgages WP
Honeywell to cut jobs in shakeup Arizona Republic
Apple to offer $50 in iPod battery suit CNN
HK tycoon cleans up in Trump deal Standard
EDS Evaluating Potential Contract-Related Charge PRN
Qwest Ex-CFO Faces Charges TheStreet
The Reins Are Likely to Loosen. Regrets to Follow. NYT (R)
Why Cox Has the Valley Smiling Business Week
Cox is a darling of the high-tech industry, which is hoping he'll scuttle expensing of stock options
Investors take fright at Bush's choice for SEC chief TOnline
“I hope the US Senate rejects Congressman Cox and tells Bush to appoint an SEC Chair who will fight for real reform.”
President's SEC man knows how to please TO
Investment Banks may suffer from heavy Hedge Fund redemptions Hedgeco
Former fund broker called 'fraudster' Newsday
How did Andersen die? Suicide Norris
Foreclosure scammers prey on homeowners' misfortune CBSM
Hedge funds use insider-trading loophole: bankers Reuters
Crisis talks as treaty nears collapse Guardian
House price growth at nine-year low Guardian
China on the road to a bear market: CFC Money Control
Mundell: China Should Keep Currency Peg AP
BOJ lets reserves edge below target Asahi
Swiss economic growth stagnates as trade with weak euro-zone falters AFP
Russia's Reverberating Verdict CS Monitor
Russian Dissident Blasts Oil Tycoon's Conviction WP
Germans shun stocks FAZ
World's most risk-averse nation, study shows
RSM Richter to monitor affairs of Norshield hedge fund, protect client assets CP
Thursday June 2
U.S. factory orders up 0.9% in April CBSM
U.S. May layoffs up 42% to 82,283, Challenger says CBSM
Jobless claims ease stock futures CBSM “Temporary” auto layoffs?
Dollar pares recent gains, oil holds above $54 Oil Crunch 2005 CNN
Productivity Increases at 2.9 Percent Rate; Costs Rise 3.3 Percent BL BLS
Cycle Paths Contrary Investor
U.S. Fed Worries About Increasing Global Risks Berry
The Curse of Cheap Credit? WP
Gimme all my money... Mogambo Guru
U.S. Bond Forecasters, Wrong on Yields in 2004, Blow It Again BL
When The Tail Wags The Dog CSFB PDF
Questions for Greenspan Paul/Greenspan Q&As
Home prices up 12.5% in year USA Today OFHEO PDF
Dancing, Booze, and Overpriced Houses Janszen
Getting Crushed in a Housing Collapse BW
Get Real About Real Estate Kiplinger
Hot market bails out cash-starved homeowners Arizona Republic
Profnet Wire: Housing Market Profnet
Report: Trump group sells major NYC plot CNN
Job Picture Looks Lackluster CFO
Social Security price indexing proposal means benefit cuts for workers EPI
Bad Days On Bond Street Forbes The IPO market's big chill TheStreet
Junk bond issuance is at a three-year low, and banks are bracing for the impact on profits.
J.P. Morgan cautions on trading CBSM
Is General Motors Running Out of Gas? Wharton
GM, Ford sales fall as Asian brands gain AP Auto Giants In Deep Trouble For
Incentive war could be back on, thanks to GM deals USAT
Feds investigate hot-selling Toyota hybrid AP
Hungry eBay buys Shopping.com USAT Sun offers $4.1B for Storage Tech
Wal-Mart Sales Rise 2.5%, Hurt by Gasoline, Weather BL
Starbucks Tiptoes Into Russia Moscow Times
The Homeland Security Bubble Slate
Is the War on Terror a bad investment?
More Muscle for Lifting Prices BW
An expanding economy is making it easier to charge more for everything from soda ash to freight charges and airline seats
Retail Beef Prices Hit Near Record Highs AP
Steel Dynamics slashes Q2 forecast Reuters
Stelco Says Lower Steel Prices, Higher Costs Will Hurt B
NA flat product prices fell by 5.5% in May MEPS EU
Steel and aluminium majors reduce prices The Hindu
China steel prices soften as surplus looms Reuters
China produced 112.03 million tonnes of steel products in the first four months of this year, up 23.3 percent from the same period in 2004
Metal import curbs loom TheStandard
Donaldson's SEC Departure May Prompt Calls to Tame Regulations BL
Calif. Rep. Cox Tabbed As Next SEC Chief LAT
Stars of '80s riding a new wave IHT (NYT)
Hot summer could bring power outages, price spikes MSNBC
Gold demand "incredibly strong" in first quarter, thanks to India: WGC AFP
Gold Price Manipulation Debate - Turk vs Wood Wood
Asia Cannot Live By T-Notes Alone Business Week
Central banks are looking to diversify out of dollar bonds
Revaluing renminbi not the answer, says ADB FT
US commerce secretary arrives in Beijing amid growing trade row AFP
Shenhua launches world's largest IPO China Daily
Citigroup May Be Left Out of $5 Billion China Construction IPO, People Say BL
Central banks wary of anonymous forex hedge funds Gulf News
BOJ Should Cut Reserve Goal Gradually, Mizuno Says BL
Dutch Reject European Charter WP
Bundesbank scorns talk of euro's failure Guardian
Weber rules out EU collapse ~ EU leaders set for crisis talks BBC
Europe's balancing act CS Monitor
ECB Keeps Interest Rates at 2 Percent AP
ECB's Trichet Is Behind Curve on Rates as Growth Slows, Bond Yields Show BL
Manufacturing woe raises rate pressure Guardian
Slowdown intensifies as big ticket sales fall Independent
Card debt falls from favour This is London
Property tug of war hits Venezuela CS monitor
Banking in accordance with the Koran IHT
Minister curbs Bank of Thailand powers FT
China's light industry hub faces worst power shortage in history AFP
Power giant warns of coming "energy crunch" Swiss Info
Investors ponder how far lessons of Yukos verdict extend IHT (NYT)
Confidence Takes Plunge in May Moscow Times
Curse of gold has fuelled slaughter and rape in Congo Inde
British firms among those to profit from energy bonanza in Equatorial Guinea Gu
UN veteran fired over oil scandal BBC
Wednesday June 1
SEC Chairman Donaldson Plans to Step Down From Agency on June 30 BL
Fed nearing end of tightening cycle - Fed's Fisher Reuters
ISM Manufacturing Index - On the Brink of Slipping Below 50.0 NT PDF
Manufacturing Growth Slows, Fed May Suspend Rate Increases BL ISM
Oil Rises to 3-Week High as Shell Refinery Cuts Gasoline Output BL
What's worrying Greenspan? FA
Rethinking Bond MS (Roach) Roach Says He's Now Bullish on Bonds BL
Bonds over troubled water CBSM
Pimco's Kiesel on hedge funds and GM's shift to junk
Strategists perplexed as 10-year yield falls USAT
Rates Lay Bare Greenspan Challenge WSJ
The US Trade Deficit is Unsustainable Kitco
Pop goes the bubble? Knight Ridder
Mortgage applications decrease last week Reuters
Real Estate: Bubbly or Frothy? CityPages
Easy money, 'bubble' price USAT Credit not the culprit
Welcome to the world of easy money. Your bank wants you to buy a house — or two, or three. It's a glorious thing.
Home Price: Chart of the Day CofD
Property market cools in Britain, but in US it's the latest gold rush
Regulatory Suasion - An Attempt At Deflating The Housing Bubble
How big a bubble? ~ Is the housing bubble about to burst? NBC
Till debt do us part Kellner
40-year home mortgage joins options AD Gazette
PLAY-Boy In A Bubble? Elliott Wave
A Dynamic Look at Subprime Loan Performance SLFed PDF
Warning on US state pension funds shortfall FT
The Disappearing Pension Tom Paine
Corporate Pensions: Underfunding worse than thought BL GOA Report
GAO finds federal rules meant to protect private pensions fall short Oregonian
Why Bush's Private Accounts Are a ‘Dead Shark’ BL
The Five-Bedroom, Six-Figure Rootless Life NYT
Analysis: Executives cash in on mergers AP
Google price target up to $350 CNN
SBC to slash high-speed Net price Reuters
Ford target of boycott CNN
Microsoft faces fines as EU deadline looms AFP
Citigroup to pay $208M to settle SEC fraud charges CBSM
Defense: Broker had no criminal intent in mutual fund late-trading AP
For former Andersen employees, a bit of pride returns HC Big blow to feds
Ex-CSFB banker cheers Andersen decision CNN
Staggered Start for Options Expensing CFO
ECB sees danger in hedge funds FT
What hedge funds have to say CBSM (Folsom)
Hennessee Releases 11th Annual Hedge Fund Manager Survey PR Home
Fall in single currency dulls the glitter of gold FT Dollar Throw Over Maund
First quarter gold dehedging falls to 12 month low GFMS
Commodities a hot property, but for how long? B Standard The Rogers Index
Oil drilling up, but impact may be slight USAT
Ex-FBI No. 2 was 'Deep Throat' CNN
Asia/Pacific: Trade Cycle Turning MS (Xie)
Mellow Yellow: US Dollar vs. China Yuan Safe Haven
China 'to slow mineral imports' Reuters
Power shortages threaten India's boom CS Monitor
Why Japan `Boxes' Below Its Weight Pesek
Australian Economic Growth Accelerated to 0.7% in the First Quarter BL
ECB sees risk of disruptive unwinding of imbalances, severe dollar pressure AFP
EU, Washington Resume Battle Over Boeing AP
The "No" That's Shaking Europe BW
D-Day for Europe as Dutch vote Times Online
House prices fall by 2% in 3 months, reveals Executive Scotsman
HSBC to watch retailers' credit quality Reuters
China may cancel stock market dividend tax Shenzhen Daily
ICBC sells bad loans Standard
CHINA: New plant starts building Buick and Cadillac models just-auto
More Than Just Another Bubble Newsweek
Saudi Arabia's market capitalization is now $450 billion, larger than China's or India's.
Regal Petroleum has given investors a royal stuffing Scotsman
Regulator stamps on first class increase Times Online
Thailand bank boss fined £4.6bn BBC
"The court finds that the defendant committed grave negligence by using the country's foreign reserves until they went into deficit"
Shock and Then Boredom in Court Moscow Times
US steps in over jailing of oligarch Guardian
Bush: "We've expressed our concern about the appeal. We're watching the ongoing case."
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