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Baghdad prepares for the worst as Islamist militants vow to capture the capital Inde
Iraq girds to defend Baghdad, with help from Iran WSJ
Short-Term Breakout for Oil BeSpoke
Bullish Sentiment Spikes to Highest Level of 2014 BeSpoke
The Reason for Interest Rate Declines Comstock
Just Give Me a Framework McCulleyDeflation: history lessons FT (via Google)
U.S. Economy and Price of Copper: A Surprising Connection EW
Turn, Turn, Turn Kass
French say 60% of National Debt is Illegal - Default Anyone? Armstrong
We™re all saps in the stock market™s shell game MW
How Housing Debt and Student Loan Debt Create a Double Drag on the Economy Chicago Mag
Some scary practices return to US property market, but the bubbles are overseas Globalpost
Peter Schiff says to leave the U.S. to “make a fortune” MW
Greenspan in China: Not the Opera (Yet) Sheehan
Dark Pools Take Larger Share of Trades Amid SEC Scrutiny BL
Shares changing hands in private venues such as dark pools accounted for 40.4 percent of total share volume on June 10...
Understanding Financial “Risk” in Legal Contexts Black
US to auction 30,000 bitcoins from 'Silk Road' CNBC
Banks are crying out for the Uber treatment Warner
CEO Pay Has Increased By 937 Percent Since 1978 HP
Analyst declares RadioShack stock worthless, saying a turnaround is ‘nearly impossible MW
China housing slump sparks fears for economy AP
China™s No-Money-Down Housing Echoes U.S. Subprime Lending Risks BL
New yuan loans gather momentum in May CD
Economists React: China™s Bank Loans Surge, Total Credit Growth Doesn™t WSJ
Why New ECB Stimulus is Unlikely to Revive European Economy Schwab
Bank of England gets new powers to curb mortgages to prevent asset bubble Guardian
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Key facts about the group wreaking havoc in Iraq CNN
Islamists Advance Toward Baghdad as U.S. Asked for Air Strikes BL
Iraq oil shock could kill world economic recovery, experts warn Telegraph
Iraq's Baiji oil refinery under government control - oil minister Reuters
For OPEC, the price of oil is just right - for now AP
Retail Sales Rise Less Than Forecast as Americans Take Respite BL
It's a Low Rate World Ritholtz
Is it possible that there isn't enough sovereign debt to go around?
Bond Shortfall of $460 Billion Seen Boosting Debt Markets BL
The imbalance helps explain why most forecasters have gotten it wrong this year when predicting bond prices and yields
Even without the Fed, we are awash in cash Slate
IMF sounds global housing alarm FT
Networks and Hierarchies Ferguson
Leaners of Last Resort Eichengreen
The jobs mystery Samuelson CRisk
Most economists say the Fed is wrong about growth CNBC
Rising Household Debt: Increasing Demand or Increasing Supply? Liberty Street
Global Business Cycle Monitor: Leading indicators confirm global re-acceleration Danske
Currency market rigging could become criminal offence Guardian
Wall Street Just Lost A Bestest Buddy In Eric Cantor HP
Trillion-Dollar M&A Quarter Makes a Return for Better or Worse BL
The vanished grandeur of accounting Boston Globe
BOJ Said to Mull Keeping Big Balance Sheet After Target BL
The possibility of permanently large balance sheets -- in Japan™s case, now amounting to more than half the size of the economy -- may become a global legacy of unprecedented stimulus measures.
Japan to keep printing money for years to come, so learn to enjoy it Pritchard
Japan's 'Abenomics' faces critical test AFP
China's startups hope for boom after Alibaba IPO AP
Vacant homes hit 22.4% in urban China: report China Daily
New Zealand Central Bank Surprises Market with Guidance WSJ
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What If the Fed Has Created a Bubble? El-Erian
Fed needs to raise rates: top forecaster MW
“The Fed is behind the proverbial curve. The Fed should be raising rates.”
Research: Focus on first Fed hike to intensify Danske
Janet Yellen's Dashboard Brookings
Leverage Channels Alhambra
World Bank cuts 2014 global growth forecast MW WB
-- World Bank: 'Prepare for next crisis now' CNBC
U.S. job openings return to prerecession levels MW
3 reasons the Dow doesn™t deserve to be at 17,000 Weidner
Larry Summers Should Keep His Mouth Shut Baseline
The Bubble is Back Rubino
Roubini says there™s schizophrenia between what the stock and bond market tell you MW
Why Is Calling a Market Top So Hard? Ritholtz
What if the caution of the 'super rich' ebbs? Reuters
Global private wealth rises to $152tn BBC
What™s Behind - and Beyond - the Default Rate on Student Loans? FRBSL
Gilead Sciences: Who Pays Billions for a Drug That Will Be Dead in Three Years? Barron™s
Whether GM or banks, some companies are still too big to jail Reuters
Big ‘dark pools™ under SEC microscope MW
Fight rages over definition of Tennessee whiskey AP
Coke with fewer calories and less sugar to tackle obesity Guardian
Gold price benchmark open to manipulation: London Metal Exchange CEO Reuters
Qingdao Port Probe Said to Focus on Loans to Decheng BL
U.K. Unemployment Falls; Payrolls Surge to Record High BL
There is life after Europe, but let us stop the triumphalism Pritchard
The ECB Wants a Free Toaster First Trust
Europe in Denial Lachman
China slowdown worries still uppermost FA
4 Reasons for Caution on Emerging Market Stocks Schwab
Al-Qaeda Offshoot Threatens Iraq Energy Sites After Taking Mosul BL
China Building Dubai-Style Fake Islands in South China Sea BL
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Spanish 10-year yield drops below that of U.S. MW
"Everybody's Unhappy?!" Saut
Conscious Uncouplings Things That Make You Go Hmmm...
Europe™s Bond Yields Aren't Making Sense BL
Mutual Fund Flows Slow to a Trickle in May WSJ
A stock market forecast with a 14-year winning streak Arrends
The Two Most Powerful Forces Pushing the Stock Market Higher FS (Dorsch)
Massive Financial Earthquake & Destruction Of The U.S. Dollar Turk/Embry
Bad Times breed bad ideas Hutchinson
More Signs Of Bullish Excess STA
IMM positioning: Positioning in EUR/USD looks increasingly stretched Danske
Seattle™s Minimum Wage Is Now $15 an Hour: Is That a Good Idea? Brookings
European Commission: broker ICAP may have broken EU antitrust rules Reuters
GoDaddy files for $100 million IPO CNN
Latest sign the tech bubble's really here: Uber valued at $17 billion LAT
Clinton says pair 'dead broke' after White House AP
Donald Sterling: LA Clippers are not for sale CNBC
Vale Proves Too Rich for Barclays on Iron™s 30% Plummet BW
Lawyers Are Now The Driving Force Behind Mortgage Scams HP
China Commodity Financing Seen Unwinding by Goldman Sachs BL
The 1 big reason GOP will lose the presidency in 2016 Farrell
ECB creating “dangerous” bubbles: ZEW think tank CNBC
Why troubled euro zone bonds are outperforming Treasurys CNBC
Floats receive US momentum China Daily
Economists React: China™s ‘Targeted™ Bank Reserve Cut WSJ
Japan's banks are back FA
Ukraine crisis and housing bubble fears pose threats to financial stability, warns BOE TI Money
IMF warns NZ about housing bubble Stuff
China's Fast-Growing Answer to FedEx Is Researching Drone Deliveries BW
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We Learn From History That We Do Not Learn From History Hussman
Little by little, we went insane Price
NABE: Majority of U.S. Business Economists Expect Debt Crisis in China WSJ
Russian companies prepare to pay for trade in renminbi FT
VIX sits at 2007 low - it's like sensory deprivation for stocks MW
Are Americans filling up on too much debt? USAT
Auto loans are becoming more supercharged than ever as financing terms reach record highs.
Not even a bull market can interest people in stocks Gold
Are Treasury yields headed for Japanese levels? CNBC
Five years later, do we face a market 'melt-up'? CNBC
A primer on “global liquidity” VOX
The Source of Soaring Corporate Profits? Stagnant Wages Smith Investing Caffeine
Fear of Equities Drives More Investors to Cash NYT
Uber Worth $18 Billion Because Sure, Why Not? HP
US pensions 'cash negative' by 2016 FT
Worsening risk/reward fundamentals in US corporate credit Sober Look
No shortage of info in Detroit bankruptcy AP
Amazon expands middleman role in latest online payments push Reuters
The high-tech world of old-world watches Economist
China Regulator Pledges to Expand Credit as Economy Slows BL
Tremors under China property Finance Asia
China™s land sales plunge 45% as Beijing curbs hit MW
Germany™s fear of QE is what™s stopping us from cracking open the Cava Bootle
Lagarde Says IMF “Got It Wrong” on Rallying U.K. Economy BL
-- “Do I have to go on my knees?” Telegraph
Flotation fever grips Britain Guardian
Is Australia's government debt really as bad as Tony Abbott claims? Guardian
Japan raises growth estimate for Jan-Mar quarter AP
Japan's Incredible Shrinking Empire BW
Korea™s Income to Overtake Japan, France, Moody™s Says WSJ
US probes Chinese dry containers China Daily
China's unsustainable water management ASI
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Credit Allocation Noland
Can Central Planners Revive China™s Economic Miracle? Mauldin
Global Views Scotia Global Equity BMO
Financial Repression Accelerating Globally G. Long
About Those Forecasts of Eternally Rising Corporate Profits... Smith
Recession Reshaped the Economy, in 255 Charts NYT
U.S. Economy: How Far From Full Employment? BMO
The Truth About the Jobs Report and the Economy Harding
Bullish Record PM Shorting ZEAL
A Vow to End Hollow Nods and Salutes Morgenson
SEC Caught Dark Pool and High Speed Traders Doing Bad Stuff BL
No High-Frequency Crackdown in SEC Blueprint for Tighter Control BL
A Risk-Taker™s Game: Insider Trading NYT
Singapore man wins Buffett lunch with $2.17M bid CNBC
From broke to billionaire CNN
China's May exports gain steam but imports fall unexpectedly Reuters
ECB's Coeure - rates to diverge from UK, U.S. for years Reuters
Mexico Unexpectedly Cuts Rate in Bid to Overcome Mediocre Growth BL
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Tracking the Peak in Corporate Profits Sheridan
The Worst Bear Market Is Yet To Come SAlpha
Why is a calm market so scary? MSN
The last time investors were this blase about a record-breaking stock market, things were about to get very ugly.
A stock-market prediction that’s “kind of scary†Hulbert
Featured Article: The Government's Disastrous Reign over U.S. Money EW
What Happens When the Economy Baffles Economists? BL
The World is Overbought BeSpoke SSOL - Mish
Bank of America could pay at least $12 billion to settle probes: report Reuters
Exclusive: As bank fines soar, U.S. threatened $16 billion BNP penalty Reuters
U.S. authorities extend deadline for Swiss banks in tax case Reuters
High-Speed Trading Rules Outlined by SEC in Strongest Move to Deter Abuse BL
A Simple Solution To America's Woes: Huge Raises HP
Warren Buffett's charity lunch auction bid tops $1M Reuters
Warren Buffett on Sex Fool
BOJ's Sato warns euro area of Japan-style deflation risk Reuters
ECB's actions are no panacea for Europe's economy AP
"It's not going to make the slightest difference" in the long run
ECB research : Implications of the ECB easing measures Danske
IMF, World Bank urge China to reduce finance risk AP
Shanghai’s land market extends weakness SD
Japan’s Population Problem in Five Charts WSJ
Dotcom darlings must confront the grim reality of how to make a profit Telegraph
Special Report: Rising Energy Prices Squeeze Household Budgets Scotia
Venezuela Sacrifices Drinking Water to Pay Bondholders BL
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U.S. jobless claims data still points to labor market strength Reuters
Time (and Money) in a Cellphone PIMCO (Gross)
The nagging fear that QE itself may be causing deflation Pritchard
It's Looking a Lot Like 1994 WSJ
Stock prices are giving investors a case of the jitters KC Star
Strategy: Bond yields bottoming Danske
Real Wage Growth Around the World TCrisis
Capital controls in the 21st century Eichengreen
The Purchase of Our Republic Falkson
The Way to Stop Corporate Lawbreaking Is to Prosecute the People Who Break the Law Reich
'Walmart moms' walk off the job in protest at pay and conditions Guardian
GM: incompetence, negligence led to delayed recall AP
Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell powered car ready for sale this December RN
Dimon’s Raise Haunts BNP Paribas as U.S. Weighs $10 Billion Fine BL
UK anti-fraud agency 'examining data' in currency fixing probe Reuters
China commodities probe rattles banks, traders MSN
Draghi Takes ECB Deposit Rate Negative in Historic Move BL Text
DCM dollar floodgates open wide - Ozner turns on the IPO tap FA
US ranks 3rd for paying in yuan globally SD
China “strongly dissatisfied†with US tariffs on solar panel imports SD
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Federal Reserve officials growing wary of market complacency MW
Breakfast with Dave Outside The Box
4 ways to to spot an equities bear market in the wild MW
Stock market flashing red MyBudget
7 ways to ‘Happy Days’ in a doomsday century CNBC
Half of Americans can’t afford their house MW
Monthly Economic Monitor NB Financial
"Buying Time" Doesn't Fix Financial Crises, It Makes the Next One Worse Smith Mish - RB
Seattle approves $15/hour, will other cities follow? CSM
Fed may shun global risk rules banks spent billions to meet Reuters
The Fed's decision to emphasize a different process for evaluating risk is maddening to banks...
Inside Buffett’s Brain TIME
World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Escapes Flash Boys in IEX Dark Pool BL
Tesco suffers worst sales for decades Guardian
China state media calls for 'severe punishment' for Google, Apple, U.S. tech firms Reuters
Walmart's 'Made in USA' push exposes strains of manufacturing rebirth  Reuters
China’s Rare Earth Toxic Time Bomb to Spur Mining Boom BL
Trading to influence gold price fix was ‘routine’ FT (via Google)
The identity of the Barclays client has not been revealed...
A review of the yellow metal’s lustre Embry
Volatility Even Collapsing in the Baltic Dry Index BeSpoke
Bitcoin is back: Price quietly jumps 80% CNBC
Service PMI posts best record in 6 months SD
Hunt for yield continues across Asia Finance Asia
Chinese tech firms poised for world domination Guardian
Dubai tops global house price index CNBC
RBS clamps down on large mortgages over bubble fears Guardian
Euro zone business growth eases in May despite firms cutting prices: PMI Reuters
China says 'punitive' duties fray Sino-US ties China Daily
Ukraine Bond Repayment Belies Economy Gutted by Conflict BL
G-7 meets without Russia in snub over Ukraine CNBC
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Global watchdogs rattled by lack of fear in the markets Pritchard
"Surprised" Saut We all lost Price
The coming bond market meltdown Hutchinson
Are Bonds Signaling a Recession, or Warning of a Market Crash? 24/7
Labor Dept.’s P.E.E. distorts jobs numbers Crudele
Fearful When Others Are Greedy Pension Partners
Can the low volatility bargain hold? Saft Zuckerman
A Reflection on Capital in the 21st Century Triple Crisis
Slow Ride: Housing’s Recovery Taking a Breather Sonders
The 35 economic charts from May you really should see Quartz
The Last Time Fatcats Tanked the Economy, the Backlash Was Huge. Why Didn't That Happen This Time? New Republic
Gold hits four-month low, longest losing streak in seven months Reuters
’Death cross’ is haunting gold, say analysts MW
NJ faces another credit rating slash: S&P Reuters
Dark pools shed light on their operations MW
Pimco's Gross stares at record outflows Reuters
Wells Fargo Will Stop Offering Most ‘Interest-Only’ Home-Equity Loans WSJ Mish
Michael Lewis on a Rigged Stock Market and the Heroes of Wall Street Wharton
Panera swears off artificial ingredients AP
Analyzing Earnings As Of Q1 2014 STA
China manufacturing improves in May: HSBC AFPÂ This year's highest level
House prices see 1st fall in 2 years SD
Europe needs a 'Big Bazooka', but the ECB is preparing a peashooter Warner
IMM positioning: Growing expectations of ECB easing reflected in data Danske
Osborne to target foreign exchange manipulation in City clean-up BBC
Ecuador Sends Gold Bricks to Goldman Sachs in Liquidity Hunt BL
Now Joined to Russia, Crimea’s Economy Is Sliding Downhill BW
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Market Peaks are a Process Hussman
Unstoppable $100 Trillion Bond Market Renders Models Useless BL
Why bond trading has shrunk forever MW
With Stocks at Record Highs, What Could Go Wrong? WSJ
Tranquil markets are enjoying too much of a good thing Tett
Phantom household formation... Dr. HB Yves
Lehman Lesson Lost as Bank Lobby Gains Clout, Reinfeldt Says BL
Auto buyers set new records, load up longer loans CNBC
France criticizes US over BNP Paribas probe Reuters
William D Cohan on Wall Street whistleblowers FT
Professional athletes need to learn to keep their finances in good shape Ritholtz
Why I launched OUNZ, the deliverable Gold ETF Merk
KKR Liquidates Hedge Fund Led by Ex-Goldman’s Bob Howard BL
China explores bond buying in first hint of quantitative easing Telegraph
China's higher factory activity raises hopes of stronger growth Reuters
Europe Manufacturing Cools More Than Estimated as France Shrinks BL
Europe's banks brace for expected interest rate cuts Guardian
Britain's economy is dangerously imbalanced - just look at the London property bubble Guardian
Watchdog sure of bad-loan figures China Daily
Australia's soft landing could be bumpier than first expected Guardian
Almost all Spanish stock market firms use tax havens, report finds Guardian
Spain's King Juan Carlos abdicates Reuters
Russia Gives Ukraine Extra Week to Pay for Gas BL