The Global Week Ahead Scotia
Nothing But Bad Choices Mauldin
Blinder, Summers and Monetary Policy Noland
What’s Happening to Bonds and Why? El-Erian
Stock Market Reaches For New Highs Even As Risks Rise Harding
The Federal Reserve - How to taper safely Economist
Tapernomics: Why Now, And What Else? Scotia
Is the Larry Summers nomination falling apart? Irwin
The Gold Scold, Part Deux Harrison Gold Breaking Down Swenlin
Weekly Focus: Time for tapering Danske
Global Views Scotia Global Equity Weekly BMO
Why are consumers so upset? Mirhaydari
Yield Forecast Update - Time for consolidation before moving higher Danske
Lessons for Macroprudential Policy from America’s History Brookings
After a Financial Flood, Pipes Are Still Broken Morgenson
The Payday at Twitter Many Were Waiting For NYT
Firm That Broke the Buck in 2008 Fails to Reach SEC Deal BL
TARP didn't save banks, it ruined them: Kovacevich CNBC
Lehman Brothers creditors could get more than their money back after complex case Inde
Five Years of Financial Non-Reform Project Syndicate
Where Is Dick Fuld Now? Finding Lehman Brothers' Last CEO BW
Hank Paulson: Financial Crisis a 100-Year Storm BL Video
JPMorgan Trader Fighting Charges Said to Point to Iksil BL
Historic JP Morgan Whistleblower Interview Moves Markets King
Emerging Markets’ Nirvana Lost Project Syndicate
Investors in Europe See a Glass Half Full and Rising Norris
Canadians vulnerable amid fat debts G&M
Why the BoC Quietly Craves Fed Tapering BMO
Banks are still 'too big to fail', says SNB chairman Reuters
Fukushima plant situation "not under control": TEPCO official Kyodo

U.S., Russia reach agreement on seizure of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal WT
Four Reasons the Syria Deal Could Fall Apart WSJ
Syria Chemical Arms to Be Destroyed in U.S.-Russia Deal BL

U.S. Stocks Rise as Disappointing Data Ease Taper Concern BL
Al-Qaeda chief: 'Bleed' US economy, abandon dollar AP
Retail Sales in U.S. Increase Less Than Forecast BL
US Consumer Confidence Slips From Post-Crisis Highs Scotia
Senator Warren's 'Serious Concerns' About Larry Summers BL
Obama to nominate Summers as Fed chief: Japan's Nikkei Reuters
Obama’s Fed Pick: A Done Deal or Runaway Speculation? WSJ
Stocks Are Vulnerable To a Severe Decline Comstock
Bond CEFs Still Say Liquidity is in Trouble McClellan
The perfect storm MW
How to Create Another Housing Crisis Brookings
Gartman admits he got gold and stocks all wrong CNBC Sprott
Risk Appetite, Interest Rate Parity, Integration... via EB Baker - Krugman - Yardeni
Currency debasement never works - just ask Henry VIII Warner
Gold Heads for Worst Weekly Loss Since June Before Fed Meets BL
U.S. exchanges to create kill switches following Nasdaq outage Reuters
Twitter files for long-awaited IPO CNBC
Dell to invest more on PCs, tablets after $25 billion buyout win Reuters
Buffett’s investing advice is a portfolio killer MW
After Las Vegas's Housing Crash, Fraud, Ferraris, and Gun Fights BW
Gold at one-month low; demand slightly up Reuters  Gold Testing 50-Day
Gold selloff hits miners ETF, but here's a bull case MW
BRIC Markets Sink to Worst Place for Investors in Global Poll BL
Taiwan bolsters its renminbi market Finance Asia
Bank of England governor Mark Carney rattled as he defends forward guidance Guardian
Nestle to Porsche Say Worst Over for China’s Outlook BL
Chinese Buying Sydney Homes at Unprecedented Rate BL
No property bubble in sight: planning official China Daily
Finance Officials to Discuss Caribbean Debt at 5-Star Resort WSJ
Putin on the Ritz? Russian said to have billions CNBC
What Putin Wants - Moscow's Fear of Jihad Drives Policy on Syria Spiegel

Al Qaeda calls for attacks inside United States Reuters

Assad Sets Conditions as U.S.-Russia Geneva Talks Open BL
Gold drops over 2% for lowest close in a month MW
U.S. Stocks Fall as Investors Weigh Stimulus Plans, Syria BL
A Case of Broken BRICS? Absolute Return
It's 2020: A Look Back at the 2013 "Recovery" Merk
Five Least Bad Reasons for the Fed to Taper Now Baum
Is It Time for the Fed to Wind Down the Economic Stimulus? Wharton
Druckenmiller: Fed Choice Totally Matters to Market BL Video
How to Pick a Fed Chairman Hubbard
More Than 350 Economists Call On Obama To Pick Yellen For Fed Chair HP
Cheap money or not, the Fed can't win Mirhaydari
House Republican Delay on Spending Bill Risks Shutdown BL
Debt-Ceiling Danger Zone Threatens U.S. Fiscal Times
Employment: Trending Down Smith  Yardeni - Reich - QUARTZ - Saft
Five years after Lehman, risk moves into the shadows Reuters
Five Years After the Crash: What Americans Think about Wall Street AEI
Global Real Estate Trends Scotia
What if a typical family spent like the federal government? WP
Housing bust's recovery hampered by tight credit USAT
Good Times Roll Again in the Hamptons Cohan
Exclusive: Sharp to raise up to $1.7 billion equity to repay debt - sources Reuters
Carl Icahn snaps up 'cheap' Apple stock USAT
Cheaper IPhone Seen Helping Crack Subsidy-Shy Europe   BL
Romantic Germany risks economic decline as green dream spoils Pritchard
Is Europe Out of the Woods? Eichengreen
Oh god - I cannot take any more of the austerity debate Warner
Italy industry output dives, dampening recovery hopes Reuters
Greek unemployment rises to record 27.9 percent in June Reuters
Record number of estate agents raises fears of unsustainable housing bubble Guardian
Li Says China Rebound Not Yet on Solid Foundation BL
Use of cross currency swaps climbs Shanghai Daily
Japan mulls $50 billion stimulus to offset sales-tax hike: sources Reuters
Yakult to hike prices for 1st time in 22 yrs Jiji

U.S. can’t prove Bashar Assad approved chemical attacks in Syria CNN

Mortgage Applications Plunge to Near 5-Year Low Reuters
Featured Article: The Rundown on Runaway Inflation in One Chart EW
Advantage America Outside The Box (Shilling)
Why Bill Gross will lose money, but not you Farrell
Why the US Treasury is watching the bond market FT
A "potential for significant dislocation when investor flows reverse".
Get ready for stagflation Hulbert
Hitting A “BRIC” Wall G. Long  At World’s End JimQ
Yep, it's another housing bubble CNBC
And the next Fed head is ... Kellner  EB
Larry Summers versus Dodd Frank via Naked Capitalism
The Summers-Obama bromance explained Fortune
Don’t bet against Bernanke’s inflation quest Rosenberg
Our Huge, Stinking Mountain of Debt: Student Loans Smith
The biggest unanswered question about retiring in America Reuters
Top 1 percent in US took biggest share since 1928 AP
Assessing the Costs and Consequences of the Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath FRBD
5 Years Later, Big Banks Are Bigger Than Ever HP
What We Haven't Learned About Wall Street Over the Past Five Years Reich
Disgraced Wall St. Chieftains Are Doing Quite Well 5 Years After Crisis HP
Home Depot Is Accused of Shaking Down Suspected Shoplifters BW
Diamond auction may set new records Shanghai Daily
Gold Bar, Coin Market ‘Extremely Strong’ In India, China, Mazza Tells IndexUniverse Barron’s
Gold could fall to $1,250 if Fed tapers next week MW
Pan American Silver to eliminate silver and gold hedge contracts PRN
Greece will need help once more, possibly twice: ECB's Coene Reuters
France to revise down 2014 growth forecast, raise deficits: report BL
The Emerging Markets' Summer Meltdown: Is It Ben Bernanke's Fault This Time? HP
The BRICs party is over VOX
India on the brink Finance Asia
China Shadow Banking Returns as Growth Rebound Adds Risks BL
The first pickup in credit growth after an unprecedented four straight declines...
22 of India's 32 big cities face water crisis Times of India
Banks raise China growth forecasts, but flag unaddressed risks Reuters
China’s Development Banks Go Global: The Good and the Bad Triple Crisis
China’s Local Government Debt: Saving for a Rainy Day PIIE
Are Tokyo’s Olympic Predictions Too Sunny? WSJ
Japan's Nuclear Migraine - A Never-Ending Disaster at Fukushima Spiegel
Neil Young on oil sands: “Fort McMurray looks like Hiroshima” G&M

Syrian war will be long and expensive — for investors Lynn
Obama says will try more diplomacy on Syria CNBC

Putin Sets No-ttack Condition on Syrian Chemical Weapons Plan BL
The Suit Saut
The IMF knows that the Fed is playing with fire in emerging markets Pritchard
Tale of two giants: China and India Xie
Commentary: Will elephant, dragon reform before crisis comes?
How rising rates are killing the recovery Arrends
'Dr. Doom' Faber: Stocks aren't bargains anymore CNBC
The ABC of China's dead-slow growth Pettis
Complacency Versus Wall of Worry Rithotlz RB
The Financial Crisis and the Second Great Depression Myth Baker
The jobs market is going to get worse Crudele
Many Americans believe recession isn't over BW
Bubbles Tomorrow and Bubbles Yesterday, but Never Bubbles Today? FRBSF
IMM positioning: Speculators cut EUR longs Danske
Fed set to unveil tapering of asset purchases next week Reuters
Can the bond king stop the bleeding? Fiscal Times
What Might Have Been, and the Fall of Lehman Sorkin
Banks Seen at Risk Five Years After Lehman Collapse BL
Coase Suggests Big Companies May Vanish Hutchinson
JPMorgan Raises Legal Reserve by at Least $1.5 Billion BL
Jamie Dimon Just Lost Some Of His Power HP
China Industrial Output Reaches 17-Month High BL
Japan PM Abe moves toward tax hike, orders economic stimulus Reuters
India's crisis a 'wake-up call': Stephen Roach CNBC
Soaring house prices spread across UK as surveyors warn of another bubble Guardian
Chinese Who Post Defamation Online Face Three Years of Jail Time BL
Nation vaults to world's 3rd-largest investor China Daily

Syria chemical arms plan promising 'if it's real,' Obama says CNN
Oil falls as Syria strike concerns wane MW

S&P 500 Gains for Fifth Day on Chinese Exports, Mergers BL
Americans’ Credit-Card Debt Declines WSJ
Bank of America Said to Cut 2,100 Jobs in Mortgage Slump BL
NABE Survey: Economic Recovery To Advance Gradually into 2014 WSJ
The Lesson of the Coming Decade Hussman
Russia to Brazil Intervention Adds to U.S. Debt Woes Amid Losses BL
Fed can’t afford to ignore emerging markets: Lagarde CNBC
Why tapering doesn't mean QE is going away CNBC
Just How Distorted is the U.S. Unemployment Rate Number? Mish
Charlie’s Secret RB Crazy Talk - 'Buy and hold is dead.' Morningstar
The real-life costs behind the JPM ‘Cult of Jamie’ Crudele
Banks face up to £10bn hidden bill for swaps mis-selling Telegraph
Why Are U.S. Firms Holding So Much Cash? FRBSF
Interview: Chris Dodd on the Financial Crisis WSJ  Thain
Aldi confirms up to 100% horsemeat in beef products Guardian
Gold Declines as Investors Expect Fed to Press On With Tapering BL
China embraces 'British Model', ditching Mao for Edmund Burke Pritchard
China Trade Rebounds... BL China Inflation Stays Subdued
Japanese growth data revised higher BBC
Tokyo Olympic Win Seen Boosting Construction, Abe’s Recovery BL
Are we content with recovery requiring households to get deeper into debt? Guardian
Why Is Prosperous China So Anxious? YALE
Credit rating agencies and the Eurozone Crisis: What is the value of sovereign ratings? VOX

Syria 'could avoid strike by handing over weapons' CNBC
How Syria resolution moves through Congress BBC
Defiant Dancers Warn of Assad’s Reprisals as U.S. Ships Wait BL
U.S. leaves door open to new U.N. vote on Syria Reuters
Syria and the world oil market EB

The Global Week Ahead Scotia Markets could turn choppy... Reuters
Unrealistic Expectations Mauldin
Difficult Decisions Ahead Noland
Escape Velocity Has Been Reached, Though Uncertainty Remains Puplava
Fed tapering still on track, hawk and dove agree Reuters
George Calls for Fed QE Taper to $70 Billion Pace This Month BL
No Clarity For Investors Or The Fed Harding
Why Janet Yellen, Not Larry Summers, Should Lead the Fed Sitglitz
Bond Yield Very Overbought Swenlin
The “Real” Unemployment Rate Is 9.7 Per Cent Cassidy  TRIGGER$ Long Sheehan
The New Risk Management: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly FRBSF
Global Views Scotia Global Equity BMO
Weekly Focus: Emerging markets could surprise on the upside Danske
The New $100 Bill: it may be America's most popular export Esauire
Find the Loan Behind the Loans Morgenson
Exclusive: U.S. prosecutors add China bribe allegations to GSK probe Reuters
Stock picks Buffett and other billionaires are loving MW
Mark Cuban just bought 1 million shares of this CNBC
Jay Z Sells Piece Of Nets For Second-Highest Price In NBA History Forbes
India Gold Soars ZEAL
I Own Silver Because Of The Coming Silver Shortage Butler
Bitcoin prices have nearly doubled in  2 months MW
Brics economies plan $100bn fund BBC
Italy, EU agree tougher conditions for Monte dei Paschi bailout Reuters
Emerging Markets’ Euro Nemesis Gros
India, Rajan and the Great Man fallacy Saft
China May Cut 2014 Growth Target to 7%, State Economist Fan Says BL
Ice Melting Faster in Greenland, Antarctica in UN Leak BL
Does Canada have a housing bubble? G&M

Obama Plans Syria Speech as Agreement Eludes U.S. at G-20 BL
Iran Plots Revenge, U.S. Says WSJ
Direct link between Assad and gas attack elusive for U.S. Reuters
Obama hints he may abandon Syria strike Daily Caller
Why Syria scares the market Mirhaydari
Collapse of American Influence Recalls Dis-Integration of Soviet Union, Fall of France Black

U.S. 10-Year Yield Drops Most Since November on Slow Jobs Growth BL
Fed Seen Paring QE to $75 Billion Pace This Month, Survey Shows BL
Payrolls in U.S. Rise Less Than Forecast; Jobless 7.3% BL
Seventh Inning Stretch Gross
Quantitative Easing and Earnings Are No Longer Supporting The Market Comstock
Global Currencies - Asia Crisis II Long, Andros, and Merk
Shiller Warns of Housing Bubble After 225% Surge: Brazil Credit BL
Years of Tragic Waste Krugman  Smith - Mish - Quartz
7 crucial dates for investors this fall MW
Fed’s Fisher Slams Congress Over Fiscal Policy WSJ
Currency Trade Reaches $5.3 Trillion a Day as Yen Turnover Jumps BL
$50k bet on VIX spike could pay $27  million in 2 weeks MW
Yuan now one of world's most tradable currencies CNBC
Triennial Central Bank Survey of FX and derivatives market activity in April 2013 BIS
The Perils When Megabanks Lose Focus Norris
The gold rush is over. Time to buy? Arrends
Why the options market is telling you to buy gold CNBC
Wall Street Pay Is a Model of Clarity? Yes. Weil
The student loan bubble is starting to burst CNBC
JPMorgan to stop making student loans CNN
Shale Energy No Quick Solution Asia Sentinel
DiCaprio and Scorsese Explore the Funny Side of Financial Depravity... NY Mag
Euro Becomes Haven With Breakup a Memory as Economy Grows BL
Bogged-Down Banking Fight Leaves EU Vulnerable to Relapse BL
German Industrial Output Dropped in July After June Surge BL
Currency reserve to assist liquidity China Daily
China factory fire sends memory chip prices to three-year high Guardian
BOJ's Kuroda: there's room for policy response if tax hike hurts Reuters
Asia/Pacific Regional Outlook Scotia

10-year Treasury yield tops 3% for first time since July 2011 Reuters

Treasury Yields Reach Highest Since 2011 BL 30-year mortgage rate rises to 4.57%
ISM August Non-Manufacturing Index Rose to 58.6 From 56 BL
U.S. stimulus pullback dominates G20 economy talks Reuters
U.S. Stock ETFs Record Biggest Withdrawals Since 2010 BL
You’re a sucker to believe Wall Street Hulbert
Commentary: What were advisers saying five years ago?
The Domino Defect:Five Years After Crisis, Banks No Better Off Spiegel
The Failure of Free-Market Finance Adair Turner
Five years after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers, the world has still not addressed the fundamental cause of the subsequent  financial crisis - an excess of debt
Global Currencies - Part I Long, Andros, and Merk
Shock waves shaking the “BIITS” G. Long
Short-Term Market Outlook Improves Kass
The unwelcome return of risk-on, risk-off Saft
Why Larry Summers Is the Wrong Man for Fed Job Fiscal Times
Fed's Kocherlakota calls for more US stimulus CNBC
Can We Pay a Minimum Wage That Makes Everyone Rich? Baum
The Vultures’ Victory Stiglitz
The trouble began a dozen years ago, when Argentina had no choice but to devalue its currency and default on its debt.
No Progress for Long-Term Unemployed; Ten Reasons the Problem is Structural Mish
Consumer Confidence: A Useful Indicator of . . . the Labor Market? Liberty Street
The One Housing Indicator You Shouldn't Ignore ETF Guide
Bank Leverage Is the Defining Debate of Our Time Simon Johnson
Ruthless China Shows U.S. How to Deal With Rogue Banks BL
Glitch hits Nasdaq system at center of trading outage Reuters
Insight: It's all in the wrist - Who has vision to crack the "smartwatch"? Reuters
Fed bashes media on housing data Fortune
What we don't know about the $1.2 trillion student loan problem Reuters
Commodities Monthly - Tug of war: demand recovery vs USD strength Danske
China Record Drop in Credit Growth Puts Momentum at Risk BL
China to allow free yuan exchange in Shanghai zone: plan AFP
The complacency of those dictating Euroland's policies - though not its victims - is breathtaking.
Triple shocks threaten Europe's sickly and deformed recovery Pritchard
Eurogroup head admits third Greek bailout likely Telegraph
Spain’s Deficit Struggle Shows Threat to ECB Rally BL
Panics in India Triple Crisis
Rajan hits the ground running Business Standard
Periphery business cycle monitor Danske

Putin presses US Congress over Syria, says Kerry lied Reuters
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin set for collision over Syria at G20 summit Guardian
Kerry: Arab countries offered to pay for invasion WP
China says Syria strike would hurt world economy Reuters

Obama: it's the world's 'red line' on Syria; Senate panel backs plan for military strike CNN
John Kerry: "We are the indispensable nation"
A Barrel of Monkeys Things That Make You Go Hmmm...
Forget Tapering, and Get Ready For QE4 Makin
"Money and Savings?" Saut
Pimco sitcom: dreamer Gross vs. worrywart El-Erian Farrell
Commentary: If these guys can’t agree, average investors are toast
More Glue in the Works Hutchinson
How Fed Policy Has Devastated Three Generations of Retirees Outside The Box
Here’s what Marc Faber likes more than gold CNBC Embry - Harrison - Keen - Smith
Are we ready for the next meltdown? Sloan
For workers and the economy, autumn could be scary WP
External liabilities and crisis risk VOX
Large current-account deficits and real exchange rate appreciation – the standard predictors – still matter, but we should be thinking more about net external debt...
Timing of bullish Nokia options trades raises questions   CNBC
How the Bank Lobby Loosened U.S. Reins on Derivatives BL
While he won regulators the power to reach deep into a $633 trillion market, Wall Street preserved its dominance in derivatives trading with one of the largest sustained lobbying attacks on a single Washington agency.
S&P says DOJ lawsuit was retaliation to downgrade MW
Fed Taper Talk Bursts Bubble Baker
JPMorgan to pay $18.3 million to settle mortgage lawsuit Reuters
UK banks pay out £500,000 and counting for rate swap mis-selling Guardian
Don't Trust a Chicken Nugget That's Visited China Minter
Roubini’s sexy tub doomed NYP
No water, no beer: Brewers race to save the ales NBC
Oil Risks To The Upside BCAR
Gold’s no slam-dunk, even with Syria in the mix MW
Rupee in sharp rebound on suspected intervention Reuters
Emerging Nations Save $2.9 Trillion Reserves in Rout BL
Emerging Asia rout start of a multi-year bear market? CNBC
Yuan to play a bigger role in Central Asia China Daily
Labor costs in China will force production relocation Hassett
China August HSBC services PMI rises to five-month high Reuters
Germans Hide Cash in Diapers as Swiss Secrecy Crumbles BL
Canadian House Prices 'Bubbly,' The Economist Says... via HP
Mickey Mouse latest victim of Greek crisis CNBC

House leaders back Obama on Syria CNN
S&P 500 trading volume lightest in 15 years MW
Manufacturing in U.S. Expands at a Faster Pace Than Forecast BL
Subprime deja vu: Car lending standards ease Reuters
List of worries in September is about to get longer CNBC A Rocky Autumn?
Ill Wind Blows on Treasurys WSJ
Flow from equity and bond funds continue: TrimTabs Reuters
Dealers in Debt Pare Commitments Raising Risk as Rules Bite BL
Trading in corporate fixed-income securities is the lowest ever...
Not Your Typical Selloff Barron’s
Autumn’s Known Unknowns Roubini  Are Emerging Markets Submerging? Rogoff
As Summers’s Odds Rise, Stimulus Easing Is Seen NYT
The scared worker Samuelson  Labor pains — don’t count on jobless rate Kellner
The lesson of Lehman: Be prepared for unexpected consequences. And we’re not Sloan
Japan's economy...a possible model for U.S.? LA Times
Hussman Funds 2013 Annual Report Hussman
DeLong-in-Wonderland Mish   Monetary-Base Confusion Saville
Is The Cult Of Central Bankers Unravelling? Gruber
World Economy Growing Unevenly, O.E.C.D. Says NYT
IMM positioning: EUR bulls dismiss Syrian safe-haven move Danske
Derivatives: Regulators ease rules SD BIS Final
Vodafone pulls off one of biggest deals in corporate history with $130bn sale Guardian
Microsoft to Buy Nokia's Handset Business for $7.2B BL Yankee Candle goes $1.75B
McKinsey & Co. Isn’t All Roses in a New Book Sorkin
Wall Street’s greatest enemy: The man who knows too much Salon
Buybacks to Dividends at Risk With Record-Low U.S. Yields Ending BL
Solar Defaults Shock Holders as $8.4 Billion Due: China Credit BL
“The debt repayment problems at Chinese solar companies are shocking investors who can now only wait to see how the government will handle them...Credit defaults may be concentrated in the second half of 2014.”
Detroit Billionaires Get Hockey Arena as Bankrupt City Suffers BL
How a 15-year-old became an avid Warren Buffett fan G&M
Perth Mint’s ‘animal spirits’ defy gold’s decline CNBC
Rupee Continues Decline on New Evidence of Weakness in Indian Economy NYT  ET
Rupee’s Plunge Prompts Refiner to Embrace Iran: Corporate India BL
Goldman Sachs cuts India GDP, rupee forecasts Reuters
Mobius: The rupee rout will be over soon CNBC
Land seizures show ugly side of local debt (China) Reuters
Home prices keep rising in August China Daily
British manufacturers’ order books hit highest levels in 20 years Inde
BOJ Beat: Watchers Expect Fresh Easing Next Year WSJ
Bribery by GSK China was coordinated at company level: Xinhua Reuters
Gov't to spend over 47 bil. yen to fight Fukushima toxic water Kyodo

Ballistic objects detected by Russia fell into sea: RIA Reuters
Lawmakers fear deep U.S. involvement in Syria Reuters
Will Congress Endorse Obama's War Plans? Does it Matter? Paul
US military strike on Syria will cost taxpayers billions PreeTV

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