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Quarterly Review and Outlook, Third Quarter 2013 Hoisington Beware the monetary cliff Makin BlackRock’s Fink Says There Are “Bubble-Like Markets Again” BL Wall Street is way too bullish Hulbert 1999-style Fed bubble? CNBC The rising stock market is a lot of bull: how to love the bear Guardian DOW 20,000? - PART II G. Long Funny Money Makes Markets Less Efficient Hutchinson Fed, Please Step Away From the Monthly Data Dump Baum Gross: One way to fight bubbly markets is to raise margins MW Expect ‘More Cowbell’ From Yellen Fed Ciovacco Questions for Federal Reserve Nominee Janet Yellen CEI Why the Fed should worry about deflation Forbes How Long Will the Fed's Elixir Last? El-Erian Treasury criticizes China currency policy CNN Treasury ...but stopped short of branding the country a currency manipulator Instability Start on the Margins Smith
Sins of past, present and future haunt banks Reuters JP Morgan, Citi put chief currency dealers on leave Reuters This mirrors developments at Standard Chartered, which has also put one of its senior forex traders on leave... Bank of America warns of fresh U.S. lawsuit CNN Wall Street Firms Set to Disappoint Bankers on Bonuses BL Buffett’s $40 Billion Cash Pile Provides Acquisition Fuel BL Bill Erbey Made $2.3B Off Your Underwater Mortgage TheStreet Study says 'Cash for Clunkers' created few jobs DetNews Brookings
China, Germany Criticized by U.S. for Current-Account Imbalances BL Mediobanca hints at Italian euro exit unless Germany shifts on EMU policy Pritchard taly’s Unemployment Soars to Record High on Recession BL Asia’s Rising Debt Brings Back Memories of 2007 WSJ Top Chinese Banks Post Biggest Bad-Loan Surge Since 2010 BL Ashton Kutcher Joins Crowd of Celebs Plugging Chinese Brands BW Philippines calls for Asian ratings agency Finance Asia Plans to lift 'cloak of secrecy' off 'shell company' owners Independent Nuclear Divergence - UK's New Reactor Spurs Debate in Germany Spiegel Japan to probe megabanks after mob loan scandal AFP U.S. Steel ends an era in Hamilton G&M
Budget Deficit in U.S. Narrows to 5-Year Low on Record Revenue BL
Fed Keeps $85 Billion QE Pace Awaiting Signs Growth Picks Up BL FED Al Gore: The Coming Carbon Asset Bubble WSJ U.S. private sector adds 130,000 jobs in October: ADP Reuters Consumer Prices in U.S. Rise on Gain in Fuel Costs BL What to Watch for From the Fed WSJ JP Morgan sees 'most extreme excess' of global liquidity ever Pritchard If you think there is far too much money sloshing through the global financial system and causing unstable asset booms, you are not alone. U.S. debt problems 'casting global shadow': EU's Barroso Reuters 3 ‘amazing’ facts about the stock market Hulbert Bernanke vs. Yellen: A Spooky Outlook? Merk Janet Yellen Stands For Something That Has Never Worked Forbes What is the Federal Reserve’s end goal? MyBudget Alan Greenspan owes America an apology Baker Greenspan will go down in history as the person most responsible for the enormous economic damage caused by the housing bubble and the subsequent collapse of the market. What Real Estate Bubble? Oh, You Mean the One That's Bigger Than the 2007 Bubble? Smith Nobel Prize Winner: Bubbles Don’t Exist Casey
JPMorgan Mortgage Accord Said to Meet U.S. Resistance BL Report Causes JPMorgan's Stock To Tumble HP Barclays faces investigation into currency trading manipulation Telegraph RBS Reviews Currency-Trading Practices Amid Global Probe BL Gold traders struggle for supplies despite record premiums Reuters World faces wine shortage, economists warn Telegraph World's first Bitcoin ATM goes live in Vancouver CTV “Bitcoin is essentially as safe as any currency, but it doesn't have that social history yet."
Dutch lender fined $1bn over Libor as chief quits Inde The Four Horsemen Of Europe's Deflationary Threat ZH China prices its first perpetual bond Finance Asia Japan's Yakuza Crackdown Pesek India’s Foreign Policy Crisis YALE
All signs suggest this is irrational exuberance 3.0 Arrends Let It Be: Fiat Monkees & Golden Beatles Thingvs That Make You Go Hmmm... Weird Science Price "A Different Perspective" Saut Treasuries Risk Shown as Fed Distorts Stocks Correlation BL This could be the largest Fed stimulus yet CNN Funny Money Makes Markets Less Efficient Hutchinson Billionaires: Decline of the West, Rise of the Rest Triple Crisis You don’t need a Nobel to know investors are sheep Farrell Overly Easy Monetary Policy Abets Bubble Creation, Economists Contend WSJ NYSE Margin Debt at Record High Ritholtz Greenspan Has Left the Building DeLong Keen - Smith Little Sign of Housing Bubble in Land Prices BW Nearly 50% Of All Home Sales Now Cash Forbes The Prophet Pacific Standard
UBS targeted in probe into FX rigging MW Default Risk Approaching New Lows for Financials BeSpoke JPMorgan Isn't Sure What It Bought in 2008 Levine This theory is blazingly nuts, but here we are. U.S. small businesses boosted borrowing in September Reuters I’d Pay $32.50 a Share for Twitter Kass Icahn challenges Bill Gross to join giving pledge MW Billionaires' Charity Brawl Madoff has insisted all along that J.P. Morgan knew about Ponzi scheme MW
Pick your poison Xie Commentary: Property-bubble burst needed for economic restructuring China's impossible contradiction Pritchard When was China's last IPO? A whole year ago FT Cyprus' 2nd bailout review gets under way AP House prices rising in every region in England - Land Registry Guardian New home sales in Shanghai rise 8% SD PPI claims push Lloyds back into red Inde Deutsche Bank Profit Falls 94% on 1.2 Billion Euro Charge BL Shinzo Abe Is the World's Best Car Salesman BW ECB Headquarters:Skyrocketing Costs for Skyscraper Project Spiegel Iceland Pushes to Be Arctic Hub After Skipping EU BL
U.S. factory, housing data suggest economy losing steam Reuters Pending Sales of Existing Homes Slump by Most in Three Years BL The Grand Superstition Hussman BIS sees risk of 1998-style Asian crisis as Chinese dollar debt soars Pritchard - Market volatility and foreign exchange intervention in EMEs: what has changed? BIS Culture of Ignorance - Part One Jim Q The Greenspan paradox Samuelson The great monetary experiment enters a new phase, with America as the stakes F. Maximus Hidden debt must still be repaid Pettis Dr. HB - Smith - Krugman The Scholars Who Shill for Wall Street Nation
In start-up bubble, $4 billion is new $1 billion CNBC Pinterest just wrapped up a gargantuan round of funding...that values the company at $3.8 billion. For that, Pinterest offers not even a single dollar of revenue... Amazon Stock May Be Up, but the Company Still Doesn’t Make Any Money Gross Probe finds Mizuho lax about cleaning up mob loans AP A Piece of the Gold Puzzle Falls into Place Sprott Gold hovers near five-week high as Fed policy meeting looms Reuters Gold may stumble towards $1,400 CNBC Oil’s $5 Trillion Permian Boom Threatened by $70 Crude BL Economics students aim to tear up free-market syllabus Guardian Feds announce largest-ever Bitcoin seizure CNN
IMF: EU Hid Sensitive Data on its Financial Sector WSJ H.K. Home Prices Seen Plunging 30% in Biggest Downturn in 15 Years BL Record-Low H.K. Home Sales Spur Realtor Loss: Chart BL China Losing Sheen for Global Companies as Hurdles Mount BL “In my 16 years in China, it’s some of the worst business sentiment among foreign executives. They don’t feel as welcome as they used to.” Abe Warns China on Island Spat as Japan Dispatches Fighter Jets BL Japan PM says ready to be more assertive against China: media Reuters German paper says Obama aware of spying on Merkel since 2010 Reuters
Stock-market bulls face hurdles in the week ahead CNBC Global Week Ahead A Code Red World Mauldin Fighting the Good Fight Noland A superpower at risk of slippage FT The dollar still reigns but underlying confidence is shaken The return of 'reach for yield' Mirhaydari The Bull Market Continues, But Watch Out For the Short Term Swenlin The Budget Crisis Is Over (Temporarily), But Another Is Coming Soon Brookings The Size and Growth of Businesses Started During the Financial Crisis FRBSL Global Views Scotia Global Equity BMO Weekly Focus: Low rates and recovery Danske NDX: A Problem With Volume Swenlin In Fed and Out, Many Now Think Inflation Helps NYT
A $13 Billion Reminder of What’s Wrong Morgenson JPMorgan in $5.1B Fannie, Freddie deal CNN The bank has also been in talks with the Justice Department and other government officials over another potential settlement based on similar claims. That settlement will likely be even more expensive for JPMorgan. Rand Paul hints at blocking Yellen nomination USAT Silver Launchpad ZEAL $3.5 trillion so far, and more ahead for buybacks CNBC Eike Batista: The downfall of a $30 billion tycoon CNBC If the Art Market Were on Wall Street, It Would Be a Crime BL Tori Spelling: “I'm in serious debt” MW Bottled Water Sales Rising as Soda Ebbs NYT
China turning into 'giant North Korea', say panda pundits Pritchard Israel issues warning on report on Iran bomb USAT Exclusive: 21 Nations Line Up Behind U.N. Effort to Restrain NSA FP United States tracked Merkel's phone since 2002: report Reuters
Vital Signs: Shutdown Dings Consumer Confidence WSJ Capital Goods Orders in U.S. Unexpectedly Declined in September BL Central Banks Are All Increasing Their Balance Sheets Comstock Fragile five: The new focus of currency wars CNBC China dumping Treasurys still a real threat: Roach CNBC Shutdown is the mother of all corporate excuses Crudele Addicted to the Apocalypse Krugman EB Silly Little Bitches Reformed Broker Bearish sentiment plummeted to 17.6% BeSpoke Five warning signs US stocks are getting too bubbly CNBC CNBC: There is already evidence of increased carry trade activity since September 18 The oracles at CNBC: good stock advice doesn't come from TV Guardian Fed Said to Issue Warning About Lax Leveraged Loan Underwriting BL FED Learn to Spot a Head & Shoulders Pattern in Your Charts (Video) EW
Twitter IPO pegs valuation at modest $11 billion Reuters Eric Holder Finally Gets Tough on Banks Weil Citigroup, Credit Suisse Said to Face U.S. MBS Probes BL Here's A JPMorgan Shame Tracker HP Accounting World, Still Resisting Sunlight Norris Potash Corp. CEO Calls Uralkali Move “Dumbest Thing” BL World Gold Council Stands By Figures, Cites ‘Great Emphasis’ on Data Quality Barron’s
Greek devastation and unstoppable debt spirals loom Pritchard Italian Bonds Decline With Spain’s as German Confidence Worsens BL U.K. Economy Grows at Strongest Pace in Three Years BL Has China’s Debt Crisis Moment Arrived? WSJ China Starts Prime Loan Rate as New Benchmark in Market Push BL Central bank drains cash to combat inflation risks Shanghai Daily Manufacturing at 7-month high Shanghai Daily China Crisis Odds Seen Lowered With Reforms From Meeting BL Japan's CPI rises for 4th straight month NHK Japan CPI Data a Real Inflation Signal, or Just Noise? WSJ To Expand Offshore Power, Japan Builds Floating Windmills NYT
'Out of Hand - Europe Furious Over US Spying Allegations Spiegel EU slams 'out of control' US as spying row deepens CNBC
BofA to cut 3,000 mortgage jobs: Source CNBC Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Falls to Eight-Month Low: Economy BL More Americans Than Forecast Filed Jobless Claims BL Central Banks Drop Tightening Talk as Easy Money Goes On BL “We are at the cusp of another round of global monetary easing” Another billionaire is predicting doom. Ignore him? Irwin S&P 500 Rally Pushes Index Toward Biggest Annual Gain in Decade BL The Man Who Won a Nobel Prize for Helping Create a Global Financial Crisis Triple Crisis Simple math does not support the bulls Hulbert Businesses May Be Next Target of Higher Taxes Shilling Job Numbers to Be Worse in October BL Video We Live In A World In Which Wall Street Cheers About Our Jobs Crisis HP U.S. Cities Still Reeling from Great Recession WSJ Mish - William Kaye White House admits key flaw in Obamacare website CNBC
US probes 9 banks on mortgage securities FT BofA’s Countrywide Found Liable for Defrauding Fannie Mae BL JP Morgan may face new $6bn lawsuit Inde Blackstone Funding Largest U.S. Single-Family Rentals BL The not-so-crazy case for commodities stocks MW Greenspan Says Stocks Are “Relatively Low” and Headed Upward BL ZHedge Open Letter to the World Gold Council Sprott China’s Demand for Gold Peterson
Japan says exports almost flat as shipments to Asia slow down Reuters Europe already has one foot in 'Japanese’ deflation grave Pritchard Asian issuers flood dollar market Finance Asia Yuan strengthens to new high against USD Shanghai Daily China central bank fuels fears of inflation clampdown Reuters Russia's Shrinking Leverage With China BW Watchdog sets sights on Baidu wealth management China Daily Swedish Banks Chide Government as Housing Market Overheats BL London's economic boom leaves rest of Britain behind Guardian
German Foreign Minister Summons US Ambassador Spiegel Over allegations the US has been tapping Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone
China Treasury Holdings Drop to 6-Mo. Low as Yields Rise BL Where she stops nobody knows Price 2014 ‘Year of the Boom!’ Bet on the bulls now Farrell The Media Can't Stop Sucking Up to Alan Greenspan New Republic De-crowning the dollar, and the 'collapse' ahead Pento Kiss the dollar goodbye Mirhaydari Dow 20,000? G. Long Mish - Ben Bernanke's House of Cards TheStreet J.P. Morgan, Goldman See Fed Tapering Delayed Until Spring WSJ Welcome to the 'Dirty Harry' market Jubak U.S. economy faces host of big new problems Kellner As We Now Enter the Sixth Year of the Global Recession Yeldan Wall Street sweet on this month’s lousy jobs report Crudele This year in banking crises VOX
Earnings Growth to Ramp Up? Call Me a Skeptic Outside The Box The Real Reasons We Have a Public Pension Crisis American BofA Said to Face Three More Probes of Mortgage-Bond Sales BL BofA Lawyer Calls Fraud Case 'Easter Egg Hunt' HP Exclusive: JPMorgan settlement could cost bank closer to $9 billion Reuters Why JPMorgan Is Laughing All the Way to the Bank Nation JP Morgan's troubles reignite the debate on banks too big to fail Guardian SAC Retreating in London as U.S. Pushes for Tough Terms BL
IMF Warns Japan About Using Monetary Policy as Crutch WSJ With the BOJ now purchasing Japanese government bonds at a faster pace than Japan’s government can issue debt...the IMF warns that Mr. Abe’s plans to revive the economy through monetary policy could hit a wall... Draghi: 'please don’t destroy Europe’s banks yet again' Pritchard Eurozone debt burden rises again in Q2 AP Spain's Two-Year Recession Ends Amid Effort to Add Jobs BL The euro zone’s next big crisis: Deflation Lynn Emerging Markets Lose Their Punch Wharton Top China Banks Triple Debt Write-Offs as Defaults Loom BL China's Overheated Property Market: Clampdown Ahead? BW China urban land prices up for six quarters China Daily Eurobonds scandal: The high street giants avoiding millions in tax Inde Ex-RBS exec to head Bank of Cyprus Guardian
Buffett Says Dimon Had to Bare Throat in Submission BL JPMorgan Guilty Plea Sought by Holder Shows Harder Stance BL The Sept. jobs report: more too-slow growth, no signs of the expected acceleration FMaximus "The Boys Are Back in Town" Saut China’s Wake-Up Call from Washington Roach Stock Prices Have Risen Every Week the Fed Bought Bonds Since 2009 Forbes Flying High Into the Wild Blue Yonder (excerpt) Yardeni Repeatedly burned, short sellers get gun-shy Reuters Emerging Market Crisis - Redux? Das The Stock Market's 'Mission Accomplished' Moment Harrison Top Bear's Bullish Tilt Has Followers Growling WSJ (via Google) Rosenberg, one of Wall Street's leading bears, has turned more bullish, riling some longtime clients. Faber: Fed could up QE to $1 trillion a month CNBC Glory Days: Could They Come Back for US Equities? Sonders We Are Looking At A Frightening End Game Embry American Debt, Chinese Anxiety, Elaborated EB Australia’s answer to the U.S. retirement crisis MW The Worst Ex-Central Banker in the World Krugman How an Invisible Hand Pushes U.S. Taxes Higher Shilling
BofA Said to Face Three More U.S. Probes of Mortgage-Bond Sales BL Libor fix scandal could put 22 more in the dock Inde Berkshire Beats Apple as Favorite Stock of Tiger 21 Millionaires BL Four Canadian stocks Warren Buffett would love G&M When Brands Go Bad: 14 Global Giants Losing Value Fiscal Times The JPMorgan Problem Writ Large Davies Texas Instruments’ Forecasts Fall Short of Analyst Estimates BL IBM McDonald's Billion-Dollar Profit Is Awkwardly Close To The Amount It Costs Taxpayers Every Year HP
Frexit fever reaches heart of French establishment Pritchard Calls for EMU breakup are spreading into the upper echelons of the French foreign policy establishment Today’s European crisis trilemma is reminiscent of interwar Europe CWritedowns Ex-Fed Reserve Chairman Greenspan says eurozone crisis far from over BBC China central bank set for modest policy tightening - adviser Reuters China, Singapore to allow direct trading between currencies AFP China’s home price rises don’t tell the whole story CNBC Hong Kong Builders Looking Abroad as Property Sales Slow at Home BL Caution urged on China SOE bonds Finance Asia Is Breathing in China as Bad as Smoking? BL Survivor of 150 Years of Turmoil Faces Being Buried by Abenomics BL Rise in Indian banks' bad loans "unacceptable" - FM Reuters
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