How rumor sparked panic and three-day bank run in Chinese city Reuters
Capital Goods Orders Drop as U.S. Business Spending Cool BL
Seth Klarman Says Markets Are Too Bubbly BL
Dr: Doom: Watch out if the Fed makes this mistake CNBC
Mirage of the ‘new economy™ Xie
8 stocks for a value investor Arrends
Americans Can™t Retire When Bill Gross Sees Repression BL Mish - Puplava
Roughly 40 percent of US households living paycheck to paycheck MyBudget
Anonymous Stock Tips and Touts Ritholtz
Fed Funds Is An Anachronism First Trust
The why and how much of Fed rate hikes Saft
Is surging inequality endemic to capitalism? Cassidy
New payout could make more Madoff victims whole CNBC
MF Global trustee may sue Corzine, others over collapse: judge Reuters
Bitcoin investors enthusiastic; the public not so much SJ Mecury News
Mt. Gox says working with police in missing bitcoin probe Reuters
Top Ten Signs Precious Metals Stocks May Have Seen A Bottom via Prudent Bear
Manager fired for bringing gun to work MW
Rich Chinese overwhelm U.S. visa program CNN
ECB mulls bolder moves to prevent low inflation MW
Euro area deflation monitor Danske
Zimbabwe Said to Offer $103 Million of Bills to Repay Debt BL

Obama Seeks China Backing on Russia as NSA Clouds Talks With Xi BL
Obama: “The United States is the most powerful nation in the world...Russia is a regional power”
Why Putin Doesn™t Care About Sanctions YALE
Russia to Recession? EB

Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Rose 13.2% in Year to January BL
Plosser: Market reaction to statement 'puzzling' CNBC
Grantham: The Fed is killing the recovery Fortune
"Picture This" Saut
The Fourteen Year Recession JimQ
Who™s The Sucker? Alhambra
Don™t bet against Buffett Hulbert
London won't get its primacy back Hutchinson
Graphs of key economic trends EB Smith - Mish - Why Minsky Matters
Stress Testing the Fed FRBSF
Bill Gates: Savior or ‘techno-fix™ Luddite? Farrell
5 ex-Madoff employees found guilty CNN
Report: Potentially Illegal Wall Street Practice Under Investigation HP
Internet Bloodbath BeSpoke
Why this top technician recommends buying gold now CNBC
How Yellen's gamble screwed up gold MW
China needs nuclear power Reuters
CNBC cheerleaders NYP
Hundreds rush to rural Chinese banks after solvency rumours Reuters
Germany says eurozone QE is on the table Telegraph
Venezuela forex system sells dollars at eight times official price Reuters
“Without doubt, it's the biggest monetary adjustment in Venezuela's history”
Puerto Rico™s New Bonds Sink to Record-Low Price on Finra Exam BL
Brazil™s Credit Rating Cut to BBB- by S&P on Sluggish Growth BL
PBOC to balance innovation and risk China Daily  Allows some debt defaults
Framework for Analyzing Risks of Chinese Shadow Banking TCrisis
A Chart That Spells Trouble for Abenomics WSJ
Is disaster looming in remote Alaskan waters? CNBC

Capital controls feared in Russia after $70bn flight Pritchard
Putin Threatened With More Sanctions as Russia Out of G-8 BL
Russia Gets Ready for Life Without Visa and MasterCard BW
El-Erian:  Worry about Ukraine MW
Dancing with the Bear: Merkel Seeks a Hardline on Putin Spiegel
Brooklyn Nets Owner Threatens To Bring Club Under Russian Jurisdiction Reuters

Gold tumbles to a more than five-week low MW
Fed-Induced Speculation Does Not Create Wealth Hussman
More bread and circuses Price
Business Economists See First Fed Hike Coming By June 2015 WSJ
Monetary Perspective on QE and Tapering Mish
U.S. Small-Cap Rally Sends Valuation 26% Above 1990s BL
Equity markets are overvalued fuw.ch
What's the Primary Cause of Wealth Inequality? Financialization Smith  EB
Baby boomers value real estate much higher than their offspring MyBudget
LIBOR: The World™s Most Dishonest Number Black
Jim Rogers Wants To Put All His Money Into This Country Forbes
Will Stock Buybacks Bite Back? WSJ (via Google)
Silver Vault for 600 Tons Starting in Singapore on Demand BL
“While prices dropped last year, we saw physical demand went through the roof”
Buffett the Market Timer? Part 1: The Partnership Years Brooklyn Investor
Tremors in the Palace of the Bond-Fund King NYT
Icahn to get three more seats on Herbalife board, shares soar Reuters
Concern Grows Over Banker Suicides HP
China Manufacturing Gauge Falls as Slowdown Deepens BL
Investors see decade of risk ahead for real estate China Daily
What I worry the most about China: Caterpillar CEO CNBC
China credit strains rise as Beijing embraces failure Reuters
Top JPMorgan China banker to resign FT
As China Slows Down, Is Stimulus in the Offing? WSJ
ECO 348, The Great Recession: The Euro via Krugman
The ECB should do QE via forex intervention VOX
Targeting Huawei:NSA Spied on Chinese Government and Networking Firm Spiegel

Russia Staring at Recession on Sanctions BL
Putin ally: Sanctions on his bank have backfired Reuters
Billionaire Sought by U.S. Holds Key to Putin Gas Cash BL
Weak rouble will expose Putin's bluster to Russians Bootle

April/May/June Dynamic? Noland
China™s Minsky Moment? Mauldin
The U.S. Market is Swimming Against an Ominous Global Tide.
Is the Stock Market About to Go Totally ‘90s? BW
As Fed eyes eventual exit, policymakers spar over interest rates Reuters
Janet Yellen didn™t gaffe Salmon ZH
Global Views Scotia  Global Equity BMO
Weekly Focus: Bad weather and soft data don't bite on the Fed Danske
Treasury curve is the flattest since 2012 MW

The Stone Unturned: Credit Ratings Morgenson
When the Scientist Is Also a Philosopher Mankiw
The new market space: billionaire investors look beyond Earth FT
Ackman™s Pershing Near Break Even on Losing Herbalife Bet BL
Gold is beating nearly every investment this year MW
The Wolves of Wall Street Skidelsky
Buffett's billion-dollar NCAA bracket: We all lost Fortune

Consumer credit and falling savings are indeed driving Britain™s unhealthy boomlet Pritchard

Russian Forces on Border Stir Concern as Crimea Annexed BL
Obama Heads to Europe to Mobilize Response to Putin BL
Wall Street™s Ties to Putin Threatened as Sanctions Bite BL


The Global Economy™s Tale Risks Shiller
The Fed's Futile Quest For Transparency Comstock
Yellen Drives Dollar Toward Strongest Week in Two Months BL
Federal Reserve to Entrepreneurs: Party Like It's 1999 (While You Still Can) Inc.
Bill Fleckenstein Reopening Short Fund; Sees Opportunity Later this Year FS
Jobs scarce for U.S. long-term unemployed AP
CHART: What Happens to the Long-term Unemployed? Brookings
Unintentionally Hawkish Duy  Smith - Yardeni
All big U.S. banks but one pass Fed's health test Reuters  FED
Rough road ahead for GM as U.S. Congress plots safety probe Reuters
Trader hit with $1.1 mln fine for 'ramming' gilt MW
He probably wouldn™t have done it without QE
Why Ackman is right on Herbalife MW
Deutsche Bank fails to end four U.S. lawsuits over soured mortgages Reuters
Gold Trims Weekly Decline as Ukraine Crisis Spurs Haven Demand BL
Official gold market to open in South Korea Hankyoreh
Emerging markets face ordeal by fire as Fed™s Janet Yellen turns tough Pritchard
China™s H-Shares Enter Bear Market While Yuan Weakens on Economy BW
China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing Mish
Investors see decade of risk ahead for real estate China Daily
Experts warn as yuan dips further CD
Lib Dem alarm grows as house price inflation outstrips OBR's forecasts Guardian
Erdogan and the TraitorsScandal and Protests Threaten Turkey's AKP Spiegel
In China, ‘90s Housing Is Already Vintage WSJ

Putin™s Words No Solace as East Ukraine Braces for Storm BL
Russian stocks tumble, banks suffer amid sanctions AP
Sanctions lead to Russian rating downgrades Telegraph
Russia Outlook Cut to Negative by S&P on U.S. Sanctions BL
Why the EU™s wary of harsh Russian sanctions MW
The Russian Godfather Project Syndicate

Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Fall to Lowest Since 2012 BL
Philly Fed Beats Expectations BeSpoke
Fed turns hawkish, or fumbles message Saft
Janet Yellen's Rookie Mistake: Speaking Too Clearly BW
Two Words You Don't Hear Much When The Stock Market Is In A Bubble BI
”Revolution”: Why investors should be ‘mad as hell™ Farrell
Silent Minority or Majority? Sheehan  Paul
The great corporate cash-hoarding crisis Aljazeera
Junk Bonds at $2 Trillion as Gundlach Pulls Back BL
Exclusive: Chatroom evidence questions BoE role in FX probe - sources Reuters
Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn-led hedge fund aims to raise $2 billion Reuters
US fine to settle probe delivers relief for Toyota AP
Toyota Admits It Deliberately Misled The Public HP
Orange France investigates second wave of suicides among staff Guardian
Is Yahoo™s Business Worth Less Than Nothing? BL
Gold tipped to hit $1,400 on Russia fears Tele
India allows more banks to import gold in easing of curbs Reuters
Bitcoin's biggest deal yet: $500,000 for Bali villa CNBC
Default 'sign of stress' in property sector China Daily
Yuan continues its slide CD
Yuan falls into the danger zone MW
Offshore Yuan Bets Losing $3.5 Billion, Morgan Stanley Estimates BL
Britain™s false recovery is a credit mirage, unlike real recovery in the US Pritchard
IDBI prints $300m bond amid volatility FA
Japan passes record $937 billion budget AFP
Britain's five richest families worth more than poorest 20% Guardian

Gavekal on Russia and Japan Outside The Box
Crisis in Ukraine: “The Window of Opportunity Is Very Short” Wharton

Fed Links Rate to Range of Data, to Keep Policy Easy BL FOMC StatementStocks Drop
Fed poised to trim bond buying, rewrite rates guidance Reuters
A Guidance Overhaul? NYS
Foreign Investors Add Treasuries Amid Emerging-Market Turmoil BL
Meet The Brand New, And Shocking, Third Largest Foreign Holder Of US Treasurys ZH
Anti-1929 chart shows bull-market life MW
People Think We™re in a Recession. Don™t Blame Them NYT
FX Trends: Central bankers push 'snooze' button Danske
Investment Horizons: Issue 1, 2014 Schroders
Uncertainty and the Great Trade Collapse: New evidence VOX
Lessons Never Learned Kass
Money in Hyping the Generational War Story Baker
Will The Last Bear Please Turn Out The Lights Testosterone Pit
The Coming Real Estate Bubble BL
Brazilian Billionaire Creates Plan to Beat Death BL
High-Speed Trading Faces New York Probe Into Fairness BL
Australian Regulator to Conduct Inquiries Into Currency Market BL
Porsche to build cars in entirety outside Germany for first time FT
Charts warn that gold's rush to August highs may presage a fall Reuters
Commodity Price Index Swells in February BMO
Beef Prices Post Biggest Surge in a Decade WSJ
China, New Zealand begin direct currency trading AP
China ODI this year declines by 37.2% China Daily
PBOC denies bailout talks CD
Short Sellers Target Chinese Developers as Rout Deepens BL
Chinese Dollar Bond Investors Demand Higher Yields After Default BL
China real-estate worries growing louder Caixin
“I™ve been at this for more than 10 years, and this is the first time I have used the word risk”
Mark Carney highlights renewed financial risks in BoE shake-up Telegraph
Greece Recovery Gains Momentum in First Bank Bond Sale Since ‘09 BL
Spain™s Rescued Banks May Face Claims on $4.3 Billion of Debts BL
IMFboss questioned in French corruption probe AFP

Market rally on Crimea crisis leaves experts shaking their heads Pritchard
Ticking Timebomb:Moscow Moves to Destabilize Eastern Ukraine Spiegel
France: Russia suspended from G-8 AP
Crimea™s Sudeten Crisis   Project-Syndicate
6 economic consequences of a new Cold War MW

Yellen™s Fed set to roll out new low-rate pledge MW
Crimea River Things That Make You Go  Hmmm...
Pop ! Price
A Kids Market? Saut
Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are: A Look Back... Sonders
This Froth Has to Be Reined In Cramer
Jeremy Grantham: Learning to Live With a Stock Bubble Barron™s (via Google)
Are investors preparingfor a correction? MW
A Bad Omen for Stocks: Overseas Markets Falling Barron™s (via Google)
'Summer of discontent' brewing for market: Pro CNBC
The Five-Year Fantasy Is Ending Smith  RB - Turk - Keen
A land of low-wage jobs MyBudget
Has Food Stamp Enrollment Finally Peaked? WSJ
Interactive graphic: History of Fed guidance MW
Abenomics is heading for a crack-up Hutchinson
IMM positioning: Investors added net EUR longs Danske
The returns to currency speculation: Evidence from Keynes the trader VOX
Alibaba and the battle for financial supremacy Saft
Terrible Feature Of The Housing Bubble Makes A Comeback HP
Hedge Fund Spars With a Nameless Blogger Sorkin
Gold-Mining ETF Outshines Bullion Fund as Haven Bet: Commodities BL
Rick Rule: Coming Natural Resource Market Will ‘Elate or Terrify You™ Sprott
Bank of Thailand tells citizens not to use Bitcoin to buy products or services because it™s not a currency TinA
Looming property default in China raises wider fears Pritchard
Nomura said the number of ghost towns has spread beyond the well-known disaster stories of Ordos and Wenzhou to at least eight other sites
Developers™ Bonds Decline Amid China Housing Bankruptcy BL
China's property market shows further signs of easing CNBC
China FDI data indicates sharp slowdown in February Reuters
Getting Burned in China™s Currency Markets Asia Sentinel
Australia Is Worried Too Many Chinese Are Buying Homes There WSJ
German court confirms legality of euro zone bailout scheme Reuters
Land prices in Japan's big cities rise for the first time in six years Reuters
Britain's five richest families worth more than poorest 20% Guardian

Putin Orders Approval of Accord on Crimea Accession BL
EU loads gun for 'far-reaching' measures against Russia Pritchard
Russia Sounds Alarm on Economic Crisis as West Imposes Sanctions BL
Russian Deputy PM Laughs at Obama™s Sanctions ABC
Exclusive: Russia Will Sanction U.S. Senators DBeast
Men Will be Boys: Tit for Tat... Mish
'No Reason for Concern':Energy Exec Says Ukraine Crisis Not Bad for Business

Homebuilder Sentiment Rises Less Than Expected BeSpoke
Restoring the "Virtuous Cycle" of Economic Growth Hussman
New doomsday poll: 99.9% risk of crash in 2014 Farrell
Why the Fed has no ammo left USAT
US investors have not run with bull market Keenan
New Neutral Looms for Yellen-Carney Even When Stimulus Removed BL
A helping hand or cold shoulder for the middle class? LAT
Old Bull Shows Its Age WSJ
The verdict on ‘stimulus™ Samuelson
Is there room for more than one international currency? VOX
The Most Dishonest Number in the World: LIBOR via NC
Addressing growing student debt EB

Blind focus on yield endangers muni market FT
As giant U.S. IPO nears, Alibaba's China e-commerce crown slips Reuters
Damage control at Pimco after Gross, El-Erian clash Reuters
The Pros and Cons of Investing in Art WSJ (via Google)
Yuan $150 Billion Bet Inflates Dollar Swap: China Credit BL
Chinese yuan softer after trading band doubled AFP
Now for more yuan weakness Stephen
Property sales value ebbs amid negative outlook China Daily
Japan as the crisis next time Kaletsky
Li Keqiang™s Dilemma Asia Sentinel
Dubai Rolls Over $20 Billion at Below National Inflation Rate BL

Crimeans Celebrate Vote to Join Russia as Ukraine Tensions Rise BL
Obama to Putin: US readying 'additional costs' over Crimea AFP
Russia vows to switch to other currencies over US sanctions VPR
George Soros Predicts Ukraine Could Ruin The EU TIME
East-West standoff complicates any IMF deal for Ukraine Reuters
US Experts on the Crisis - 'We Shouldn't Threaten Putin' Spiegel
Ukraine could be a threat to markets 'for a while yet' CNBC
EU meets to punish Russia over Crimea CNN
Putin™s Power Play Surowiecki
Parallels to 1914? What History Teaches Us About the Ukraine Crisis Spiegel

Member Home