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Wednesday March 31
Fed: Greenspan 'Fine', Dollar Steadies Reuters
"The dollar is selling off across the board on fears that Greenspan may no longer be at the helm"
Factory Orders Rise 0.3 Pct. in February Reuters Census
Midwest Business Growth Surprisingly Slow Reuters
Accounting Body Says Expense Options Reuters
Dollar skids to four-year yen low CBSM
Crude futures slip as OPEC sets cut CBSM
Market Facing Substantial Risk Comstock
Tech stocks THEN, Financial Stocks NOW? Elliott Wave
Gasoline Rises to 18-Year High on BP Refinery Fire BL HChron
The blast follows a March 25 alert from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that refineries in Texas may be attacked by terrorists
High oil prices might not stop production cutback AP
Oil Shortage? Business Week
Gas prices rise, so do political squabbles USAT Gasoline: Chart of the Day
'Scary' parallels with Japan CBSM
What significance would these parallels have for the S&P? They would imply that the S&P should "sell off 20 to 25 percent in the next month or so, to below 1,000."
Gold, silver push higher Reuters Gold de-linking from dollar Gold-Eagle
You Can’t Eat Gold! North
Something Wicked This Way Comes, Part II Bonner
Russell: Gold Notes Russell
Gaming The Fed PBear
The Fed is backed into a corner by multiple bubbles of its own creation.
Out of Options Slate
Why some cowardly companies still won't count stock options as expenses.
Airlines brace for tough year AP
Analysts’ loss estimates grow from $500 million to $2.2 Billion
Study: File downloads don't affect sales of CDs BG PDF File
Radio Flyer to move production of wagons to China AP
"We're still a Chicago company. We're still a Chicago brand”
Snow reignites fight over job outsourcing AP
"It's one aspect of trade and there can't be any doubt about the fact that trade makes ... America strong."
Are you willing to pay higher prices to save jobs? HChronicle
Mexico loses out to Chinese exports TheStar
The awakening Asian giant’s cheap labour is causing headaches for economies the world over
France's Alcatel May Sell Handset Business In China DJ
GM's China bonanza Det Free Press
In 2003, GM and its Chinese partners made $2267 per car sold in China. In North America, GM made about $145 per vehicle.
Johnson Controls moving 885 jobs to Mexico UPI
U.S. stock funds take in $26.2 bln in Feb. Reuters ICI
Mutual Fund Liquidity Trends BofA PDF
Merrill, Blodget win in case blaming losses on research AP/DJ
Agencies put out warning on Metaldyne FT
Amid 'Apprentice' success, Trump's casinos in trouble financially AP
Three Companies Delay 10-K Filings CFO
MFS to pay $50m penalty Boston Globe
Limericks and haiku help Robert McTeer reach out Reuters
Now we've made the discovery
That it's a jobless recovery.
It wins the silver, but not the gold.
Robert Rubin shuns VP talk Reuters
Casino Pulls Ad Aimed at Those in Debt Reuters
"So, the holidays have passed, and those credit card bills just keep piling up? Well, Isleta Casino Resort comes to your rescue."
Nikkei up 47% for the year CBSM
Biggest one-year climb in more than 30 years.
Yen Soars on Speculation Report to Show Japan Has Pared Sales Bloom
Chinese residents buy more foreign currency People’s Daily
Europe warns China to ease curbs on coke exports FT
China began capping coal export quotas this year to preserve supplies for its booming steel and power industries.
Global shipping backlogs hit Chile's exporters Reuters
Many of the world's cargo ships are stuck in bottlenecks in busy Asian ports
Freight-Car Congestion Is Worrying Union Pacific NYT (R)
Asian traffic has taken an unexpected upturn in the last few months
The Great Aussie house market -- splash or crash? Reuters
Mayflower crisis threatens pensions Times Online
Casinos a safer bet than stock market Today Online
Credit Suisse red-faced over accounting ‘error’ Swissinfo
Music Giant EMI Axes Artists, 1,500 Jobs Reuters
Standard Life to cut 1,000 jobs BBC
US complicit in its own decline Asia Times
For American brands, the world turns ugly MSN
As U.S. politics erode global good will toward U.S. products, the world's most recognized companies could suffer most.
This Isn’t America NYT (R) (Krugman
Tuesday March 30
Consumer Confidence Index Falls to 88.3 From 88.5 Bloomberg Conference B
Good jobs news will be a painful moment of truth Times Online
Russell On The Markets & Gold Gold-Eagle
I just don't get a feeling that this is going to be a pleasant bear market. And the pain hasn't even started yet.
Offshoring -- Myth and Reality Morgan Stanley (Roach)
White House May See Greenspan as Liability For Election NYP (Crudele)
What would Buffett do in a crash? CBSM
Pension Funds Taking More Risk CFO
$3 a Gallon? Summer U.S. gas shortage feared G& M
Tight inventories could spur soaring prices, 1970s-era lineups at the pump
Gas prices set 6th straight mark CNN/Money
High gas prices sting US chain store sales-report Reuters
Saudi Arabia says production cuts already being implemented AFP
Cutting Output to Prevent `Collapse,' Saudi Says Bloomberg
Fear of lurking inflation raises rate questions USA Today
Higher materials prices hit builders USAT
March (Budget) Madness Paul
Tweaking Social Security Won't Fix Problems NCPA
Into Thin Air Fast Company
The IT industry in the United States has gone from being a very high-level, well-paying industry to being very low-paying sweatshop labor, and that's an inexorable trend."
Business' cuts big, painful Det Free Press
The CEOs' Gravy Train May Be Drying Up Business Week
London bankers overtake Wall Street on pay-survey Reuters
SEC, NYSE to Announce $241 Million Settlement With Specialists Bloomberg
SEC looks into exec benefits at Tyson AP
Tyco trial hangs on word of 79-year-old woman juror Guardian
Chutzpah on Steroids: Need A Hint Elliott Wave
Judge pooh-poohs lawsuit over Disney licensing fees USAT
Is Barrick a sitting duck? G&M (Ingram)
Barrick says Newmont bid talk "wild" speculation Reuters
Gold stocks regain status as refuge Australian (WSJ)
Soaring increase in high-tech exports from China erodes U.S. employment EPI
Japan's February Industrial Production Falls 3.7% Bloomberg
Bubble, bubble could spell some toil and trouble Herald
Fastest growth in mortgage lending in a decade Times Online
Ex-Vivendi boss wants to be investigated AAP
The Day The Fed Stood Still Financial Sense
Monday March 29
Be braced for a bust as bubbles look set to burst FT
Mr Greenspan's monetary tribulations mark an achievement no one else in the history of capitalism has accomplished. It is also one investors will never forget once this credit-driven, universal bubble bursts and it will fill entire chapters of financial history books with economic and financial horror stories.
Greenspan's diminishing aura CS Monitor
Controversial statements and a tough job climate prompt a public-approval dip for long-revered Fed chief.
How Healthy Are The Banks? Mises
Yet another way the government hides inflation MSN (Fleck)
GDP Growth: Are The Numbers Too Rosy? Business Week
Forget faulty jobs data. An overstated GDP may help explain the economic reality gap
How we live our days is how we live our lives Hussman
US frantic to reverse Opec cut Times Online
Is OPEC poised for a surprise move? CBSM
Oil cartel reportedly considering delay in output cuts
Gas prices hit new record high with no end in sight AP
Refiners riding high on gas prices CBSM
Where to Turn When Inflation Roars Again? NYT (R)
Rubin warns US not to use dollar as trade policy tool AFP
Wages, Inflation and a Reserve Bank Fallacy Brookesnews
The Week Ahead: Why Jobs Forecasts Go Awry CIBC PDF
The Coming Great American Home-Equity Bust Financial Sense
Housing Boom: ‘History's First Global Property Bust' Coming? EIR
Accounting board to issue new stock-options mandate AP
Keeping outsourcing in perspective Bartlett
Finding lessons of outsourcing in 4 historical tales AP
She's trying to stop outsourcing at its sources Philly
Buyers 'flip' over hot condo market PalmBeach Post
“It's better than the stock market. Flipping properties in South Florida is the way to make money."
Black Cloud Dogs Pharmaceutical IPOs Reuters
Barrick Gold May Receive Bid From Rival Newmont, Telegraph Says Bloomberg
Freddie Mac: Sounds of Silence NYT (R) (Morgenson)
Shell plans to deflect blame over reserves FT
It will claim instead that it was the victim of ambiguous US regulations.
Deloitte auditor had early Parmalat concerns-WSJ Reuters
Dynegy Sentence a Warning for Crooks Reuters
Dell two-timing Intel? A misunderstanding, it says CNet
Doc Haseltine, Red Ink Superstar NY Post
Is Trump Headed for a Fall? NYT (R)
Bond trade near to all-time highs FT
Don't shoot me, I'm only the economist FT
Japan ends its £150bn currency intervention Times Online
Japan says will continue currency intervention Reuters
Yen Gains to 6-Week High on Report Japan to End Currency Sales BL
Nikkei Hits 22-Month High, Yen Climbs Reuters
China: Crude oil imports set to rise 10pc Standard
China Moves Toward Another West: Central Asia NYT (R)
Chinese policies push some U.S. tech companies out USAT
Banks exploit China's new rules on derivatives FT
ECB's chance to make the party go with a bang Independent (King)
Mortgage growth fuels talk of rate rise Guardian
Weekend Edition (Mar 27-28)
Digging The Hole Deeper: Senate Plan Substantially Increases Deficits CBPP
Who Do You Believe? PBear
China Syndromes Frontline (Mauldin)
The CRB and Long Rates Zeal
Hyperinflation : Creating Repulsive Money SH
Running Out of Gas NYP
In recent weeks, an estimated $10 billion has been siphoned out of consumers' pockets to pay for fuel hikes
As Gas Prices Rise, So Do Thefts at Pump WP
Microsoft's Gates says Web stocks in "mini-bubble" Reuters
Cash From Chaos as Gold Shines TheStreet
Demand for homes is red hot Sacbee
“In 26 years in the real estate business, I've never been in a market this hot”
Bidding Wars Return to N.Y. Real Estate Reuters
Spitzer probes RBC overpayments FT
$6 Billion Loan Deal by Freddie Mac Examined by U.S. NYT (R)
SEC investigating new El Paso estimate Bloom
MCI cutting 4,000 jobs, partly blames 'do not call' list AP
S&P Warns Verizon on Credit Rating WP
Nanotechnology expert predicts death of chip foundries itBusiness.ca
Listen hard: can you hear those bubbles bursting? Guardian
These echoes are short-lived rebounds in prices after major market collapses, and are driven by what is termed "conservatism bias", or an unwillingness in investors to give up their previous beliefs.
China: Behind the mask Economist (Mar 18)
Hailed as the business opportunity of the century, China is bound to disappoint.
China to consume 270 million tons of crude oil in 2004 Xinhua
Scottish cashmere faces a Chinese challenge IHT (NYT)
China's current share of the overall world textile trade is 19%, but some calculations suggest that it could increase to 50 percent to 75 percent.
Deflation maintained grip on Tokyo in fiscal '03 Japan Times
Argentina curbs gas exports to avert energy crisis FT
Parmalat plans 20-nation cutback AP
Taiwan Opposition Protest Swells, China Fumes Reuters
Mainland issues warning to Taiwan after violent protest breaks out People’s Daily
Only Buyers, No Sellers (Feb 29) Cross-currents
Friday March 26
S&P 500 Index Falls a 3rd Week Bloomberg
10-Year Treasury Note Has its Biggest Drop in Two Months Bloomberg
Most U.S. companies plan more outsourcing-survey Reuters
Consumer Sentiment Up a Bit in March Reuters
February Personal Spending Rises 0.2%; Incomes Gain 0.4% Bloomberg BEA
Asia's Recovery Void Morgan Stanley (Roach)
Why Legendary Investors Are Drowning in Cash Morningstar
Fears of financial bubble AM
Is there a risk the world economy could be destabilised by a dangerous new bubble forming in global financial markets?
Fed Continues on 'Patient' Path WP
“A principal challenge facing the Fed in coming years will be to return monetary policy from its current, stimulative stance to a more neutral posture” Kohn
An Oversold Bounce Comstock The bears are tough customers CBSM
IRS says investors fleeced, not robbed JSO (NYT)
Gas price record for 4th straight day Reuters
The ripple effect of prices at the pump CS Monitor
Higher gas prices could put a drag on the recovery.
Rising oil prices and a weak dollar could shatter the global economy Guardian
Bonds and Deflation Saville
House Passes Deficit-Laden Budget Capital Hill Blue
Metals hitting stride in bull run Business Times
Is The Fed Playing Election-Year Politics? CEPR (KnightR)
The $3 trillion question (that's an estimate of housing wealth that could disappear): will it happen before the election?
U.S. Real Estate Overview Scotia PDF
One Word For Metro Washington Real Estate: Insane RTimes
Things have gotten out of control when folks are camping out to buy a home.
REITs' rise sets off alarms AJC
Coping with the incredible shrinking retirement MSN (Jubak)
Medicare's Deepening Crisis: The High Price of Fiscal Irresponsibility
The Medicare Muddle NYT (R) (Krugman)
High-paying software jobs being moved abroad EPI
1.1 million will deplete state unemployment benefits AP CBPP Report
Number of Illinois schools in worst financial shape nearly doubles AP
Schools in rural East Texas are in financial trouble KTRE
Ex-Dynegy Exec Gets 24 Years for Fraud Reuters
Government probes Lilly's marketing practices AP
Regulators May Challenge Votes That Approved Grasso's Pay NYT
Taiwan chip maker accuses rival of industrial espionage IHT (NYT)
Banks' use of client cash probed FT
Individual overpayments may be small, but new research shows they mount up to large sums. They are also sometimes used to inflate earnings.
Goldman Sachs Energy Unit to Restate CFO
Janus CEO out? Rocky MN
US Airways seeks cuts, says discounter wants 'to kill us' USAT
Fuel, Security Costs Darken Airlines' Outlook WP
Major pension funds try to oust Safeway CEO AP
PeopleSoft: Defiant vote on options expense SFGate
McDonald's Embraces Credit, Debit Cards Reuters
The Overleveraged Disneyland: Will Disney Take Losses in France? NYT (R)
Wyeth to close Lancaster County manufacturing plant and lay off 440 Philly
Texas refineries alerted to election-time threat Houston Chronicle
New, Hard Numbers on Sarbanes Expenses CFO
IASB turns to oil after Shell AccountancyAge
US could bring more China trade cases Reuters
China puts more social security fund in stock market Xinhua
China plans to use 25% of its total social security fund for investment in stock market in 2004 -- up from 5.1% in 03.
Bank chief at odds with Brown's view Guardian
German Business Confidence Falls Bloomberg
RBA warns of mortgage default risks ABC
Don't Bank On It Tech Central
Many banks in poor countries have turned out to be pyramid schemes in which most of their loans are bad (non-performing) and the banks are insolvent.
Central Bank steps in to resolve board dispute Gulf News
Italian workers to strike over pensions Reuters
Argentina and Brazil Join Forces to Tame the IMF Bloomberg
Zimbabwe starts to repay IMF AFP
“The IMF staff expressed concern that inflation levels of above 600% were too high”
Ex-LTCB execs to pay damages Japan Times
Wall Street facing a wall of worry CNBC
Before the most recent report, more than 50 percent of professional investors identified themselves as bulls for 46 weeks in a row
Thursday March 25
NY Fed Warns of Potential Deficit Fallout Reuters
Initial Jobless Claims Rose by 1,000 to 339,000 Last Week Bloomberg
Fourth-Quarter Gross Domestic Product Grew at 4.1% Rate Bloomberg BEA
U.S. Economy Recovering at Only Half Official Rate, Research Shows SBuss
Unpredictable external events will collapse market in 2004 CBSM
Gold $475, as Recovery Trade Unwinds Goldenbar
Economic poll points to deficits, job woes USAT NABE
Businesses Urged to Plan For Higher Interest Rates WP
Fed Sees Good News in One Closely Watched Forecast Bloomberg (Berry)
One Giant Global Labor Pool? Business Week
The Jobless Recovery Is "Understandable" Business Week
Investors cash in as companies send jobs abroad USA Today
Gasoline Hits Record 3rd Day in Row Reuters Bush Concerned
Best and worst gas mileage cars CNN/Money
OPEC on horns of dilemma TStar
Will Inflation Ever Be Acknowledged? PBear
Oil (and gas) Depletion Links
Washington: The state economy may be stalling again STimes ERFC (PDF)
General-fund tax collections were 2.1 percent lower than expected between Feb. 11 and March 10
Silicon Valley job losses worse than first feared FT
Silicon Valley rivals say ruling won't change Microsoft's tactics AP
Microsoft rivals line up to sue after EU ruling Independent
HP plans switch to Linux for new PCs FT
Soaring steel prices have roiled the ranks of US auto suppliers AFP
Report: GM will ship more jobs abroad to cut costs Det News
Hospitals Could Pay Price to Mend Medicare TheStreet
SEC calls for huge Putnam fines FT Putnam Managers Given Big Paychecks
SEC: funds not using 'fair value' Reuters
The Smarter Buffet Shows What'll Happen To Our Savings SH
Commentary: Silver in early stages of a major bull run CBSM
Schroeder endorses gold selling by Bundesbank AFP
Syndicated loan banks squeezed FT
Federal jury in Las Vegas indicts anti-tax pitchman Irwin Schiff AP
20 indicted in real estate case The Slate
The Dirty Secrets Hidden in Corporate Annual Reports Slate
Three Ways for the Bubble to Burst Morgan Stanley (Xie)
Asset markets around the world are so frothy and have so much leverage built in that they are quite vulnerable to shocks that depress risk appetite.
S&P lifts Japan outlook; Fukuda remains peeved Japan Times
Yen hits intra-month high against dollar FT Asia trade boom boosts Japan Inc B
Mixed Messages On Debt Finda
How the figures are fiddled to hide the true state of the budget The Age
Singapore Inc peels a veil in the dark Asia Times
Wednesday March 24
Durable Goods Orders Jump 2.5 Percent Reuters Census
Refinancings up, even as rates rise Reuters MBAA
EU Imposes Curbs on Microsoft Windows, Demands Data Bloomberg
Bad remedy for Microsoft? CNN/Money
Wall Street should worry about the impact of EU sanctions than the size of the antitrust fine.
Ex-Treasury Chief: Debts Imperil Stature Reuters
“It surely cannot be prudent for us as a country to rely on a kind of balance of financial terror to hold back reserve sales that would threaten our stability."
Markets should worry about the surging oil price Economist
Gas Pump Prices Hit All-Time High Reuters
Record US petrol prices 'to rise further' FT
"The market is going to make a run at 40 bucks, that I can guarantee you," said Mike Driscoll, energy trader at Bear Stearns.
Believe It of Not!! Comstock
The only rationale for this type of financial mania so soon after the bear market of 2000, 2001, and 2002 is that investors believe the only mistake they made in the late 1990s is not unloading near the top.
The Widening Safety Net Mises
As costs swell, a gloomier outlook for Medicare's future CS Monitor
More retirees in the red, not the pink CS Monitor
Medicare to go broke by 2019, trustees say WT
America's love-hate affair with credit UPI
‘Alarming Abuses' In Credit Counseling WP
Big Shots, Deals With the Devil, and "Ethics" Elliott Wave
General Motors Earns Seven Times More From Finance Than Cars Bloomberg
GM sues steel groups over price rises FT
A great time to fly, unless you're a major airline CS Monitor
US backlash fear after hefty EU fine on Microsoft Independent
He’s Lan-Gone NYP
Gold rally has bulls smiling again Financial P Why gold is shining again AME
Id Monsters, Self-Deceptions, and $1,000 Gold - Part III A SH
Each day I wake up more scared than the day before 321
The Surging Yen: Is Japan Making A Policy Mistake? BCA
China to raise reserve ratio for less healthy banks Reuters
Trichet Stokes Rate-Cut Talk Bloomberg
Bank of England deputy governor hints at rate rise to curb spending Guardian
Australian economy 'dangerously overheated' ABC The World Today
Oil firms secretly finance crooked regimes Guardian
The Philippines -- Going From Bad to Worse? Bloomberg
Lifting the Shroud Krugman NYT (R)
Watch out for correction in productivity growth Norther Trust PDF
Tuesday March 23
Distribution shadows the bull NP (Barron’s)
'Fed model' valuation may distort view Financial Review (WSJ)
Foreign government intervention keeps the value of the dollar artificially high EPI
The Bear's Lair: Greed and governance UPI
Super Bull Financial Sense (Puplava)
Another sugar rush for the economy CNN/Money
What economic recovery? Seattle PI
Greenspan OK with home debt Bloomberg
Is the Dow in Trouble? Schaeffers
Mutual Fund Liquidity Trends BofA PDF
Fund holders display momentum (not value) tendencies
For Wall Street Chiefs, Big Paydays Continue NYT (R) IHT
OPEC Wrangling Unnerves Market R Gasoline prices resume climb USAT
Manufacturers Find They Can't Recover Raw Materials Cost WP
Chrysler barters with suppliers over steel FT
GM Bows to Steel Suppliers Dow Jones
Microsoft is facing record fine IHT (NYT)
Disney to Meet With Pensions TheStreet
Putnam Panel Says Oversight Was Weak Reuters
Competitors lining up to crash Google's party Reuters
The Year of Mammoth Exit Financings? CFO
Equity default swaps offer missing link FT
BOJ buys Y1.93 trln shares from banks by March 20 Reuters
Appetite for risky debt stirs in Japan Bloomberg
Land prices continuing to fall for 13th Straight Year Asahi
Japan's national pension has deficit UPI
Blair warns U.S. against protectionism Reuters
European IPOs take off this month Bloomberg
No quick fix to the problems of boom and bust Times Online
Shanghai real estate boom lures expats Asia Times
A collapse just waiting to happen Courier-Mail
Investors have plunged more than $10 billion into mortgage funds chasing higher returns...but another Estate Mortgage disaster could be just around the corner.
U.S. Blamed for Yassin's Death in Purported Al-Qaeda Statement Bloom
Treasuries May Gain; Israel to Continue Targeting Terrorists Bloom
Dollar Near Lowest in Month; Yassin Killing May Spur Attacks Bloom
Shock Market NYP
Monday March 22
U.S. Stocks Fall on Terror Concern Bloomberg
Gaza Killing Spooks Global Markets Reuters
Israeli Airstrike Kills Hamas Founder AP
Hamas: Sharon has opened the gates of hell Haaretz
Al-Qaida No. 2: We Have Briefcase Nukes Reuters
Insurers fear rise in US terror risk FT
A Gathering Storm Hussman
Americans are wealthy again, and that may signal trouble JS Online
Buying and Holding, the Cambridge Way NY Times (R)
U.S. `Small-Cap' Stocks Seen Faltering, Based on Bonds' Signal Bloomberg
Increases in “credit spreads'' during six-month periods since 1927 have coincided with losses of 0.5 percent for small companies' stocks on average.
Low rates are the problem, not the cure MSN (Fleck)
Cheap money is why the dollar is falling, precious metals are rising and homebuyers are in danger. The longer the Fed waits, the worse the damage.
Greenspan Backs Homeowner Debt as Prices Rise and Savings Fall BL
Consumers shouldn't use home values to supplement spending when their hourly wages are rising at the slowest pace on record and the savings rate is a third of the last decade's average.
Alan Greenspan: Corrupted by Power or Schizophrenic Alchemist? Englund
Alan’s Call to ARMs Could Put You in Great Financial Danger CNBC
Creative mortgages fuel home sales WSJ
Escrow shortcomings can surprise new homeowners Houston Chron
Baby boomers rethinking retirement plans AP
Inflation Has Bottomed Morgan Stanley (Berner)
The tug of inflation CS Monitor Inflation or Deflation? Safe Haven
Price inflation shows no sign of slowing Det Free Press
OPEC May Delay April Oil Cuts, Qatar, Venezuela Say Bloomberg
Why sky-high oil prices are no blip on the radar G&M Hubbert (2)
By next winter, $40-a-barrel crude prices should be here to stay
Statistics lie on the true cost of living Boston Globe
Shell braced for investors anger Evening Standard
Fannie and Freddie still charm investors FT
“There's an inherent belief that everything's going to be fine”
Silicon Valley hiring again, but new talent often overseas LA Times
DIS: Crybaby Rides Again NYP
Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500 list again AP
Low-carb bubble about to burst? CNN/Money
Soros presses anti-Bush effort Boston Globe
Russell on The Dollar and Bonds Gold-Eagle
Gold bugs or gold bulls? CBSM
Some investors go for the gold IHT
Silver shines brighter with price rise India Times
External shocks: what has changed since the crisis in the mid-1990s BIS
Taiwan stock market plunges almost 7% in reaction to disputed vote AP
Security fears drop Europe to '04 lows CBSM
Japanese monetary authorities must take the risk of making sense JT
China takes trade heat amid U.S. election campaign Reuters
Wall Street Goes Cold on China IPO Deals Reuters
Investors push Asia to fund raising record FT
UK still short of reaching economic nirvana Independent (King)
Property surge forces buyers to wait Times Online
Property is 'destroying the economy' Observer
Bad loans hurt profit at 19 banks in Korea IHT (Bloomberg)
South Korean jobs decline for 13 years UPI
Cries of manipulation fill Spain's media IHT
Weekend Edition (March 20-21)
Wall Street Rally Could Run Low on Fuel Reuters
Saudi Arabia Worried by High Oil Prices Reuters
Grizzly Thoughts Barron’s
Dow Theorist Richard Russell sees bear tracks on the beach
Concerns Raised Over Consultants to Pension Funds NYT (R)
A small but growing part of the $2 trillion in state and local pension funds is being steered into high-risk investments by pension consultants and others who often have business dealings with the very money managers they recommend.
Low rates fuel fears in U.S. Globe & Mail
Low Interest Rates Threaten Best-Laid Money Plans Bloomberg
Why the Balance Sheet Deserves Respect Morningstar
A Con Man’s Fall NYP
U.S. Seeks Airlines' Loan-Guarantee Data WP
Litmus Test for Ethics: Options NYT (R) (Morgenson)
A picture is worth a thousand words! 321
Peace in Our Time Frontline (Mauldin)
Trading the BPI Reversals 2 Zeal
Pondering the Two Great Market Stabilizers PBear (Noland)
America Demands; China Supplies AIE (Makin)
U.S.-China trade: Is the honeymoon over? UPI
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