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U.S. stock market outlook: Greece fades, Fed looms MW
There Will Be Contagion Mauldin
Now, Sterilized QE? Noland
If the Economy's "Recovering," Why is the Largest-Ever City Bankruptcy on the Horizon? EW
Gold Not Automatic Crisis Winner Swenlin
Stock Market & Economy Heading Higher Whether We Like it or Not Puplava
The bull market is 3 years old -- or maybe not LATimes
What’s Up? New Orders in the U.S., but Not in Most of Europe Norris
Adam Smith vs. Crony Capitalism Reason
More Boomers Selling Homes, But Who Will Be Buying? CNBC
Why Markets Ignored Jobs Report and Greek Debt Deal! Harding
Oil Stocks Room to Run ZEAL
Global Views Scotia Global Equity Weekly BMO
Weekly Focus: Mr Draghi doing the victory dance Danske
Boomers' big retirement problem WSJ
Economic, political pressures redo dream of homeownership KC Star
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Fed Balks at Banks’ Dividend Plans BL
Cash is King for Corporations BMO
Why buy and hold doesn't work anymore CNN
The American Oil Boom BMO
How fracking fears put an energy renaissance at risk G&M
Gas Price Disparity Seems Here to Stay NYT
Gold Bulls Strengthen as Wagers Hit $131 Billion BL
Gold bugs digging out, again MW
Dynegy Bankruptcy Examiner Finds Fraudulent Transfer Dealbook
Vatican seeks to explain money laundering tag AP
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Greek debt deal will have others demanding the same G&M
Ireland, Spain and Portugal must be seething at Greece’s special treatment
Next Time, Greece May Need New Tactics NYT
Greece Hopes For $1.3 Billion Stimulus From Europe CNBC
IMF Scales Back Greek Aid in Second Rescue BL
China’s Economy a Bigger Worry Than Yuan Value BL
Currency wars: Brazil says 'it's on' CNN
Iceland's recovery offers case for reviving drachma G&M
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Greek Default Is Now Official: Insurance Payouts Triggered CNBC
The "yes" vote by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association triggers roughly $3.2 billion in CDS...
Gross: Greece Diminishes Bond-Contract Sanctity BL
Payrolls in U.S. Climb 227,000; Jobless Rate Holds at 8.3% BL
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens to Largest Since 2008 BL
U.S. and World Not Immune To Europe's Problems Comstock
Another Lost Decade for Stocks? Fool
Fed Hooey Kudlow
I didn’t want to let the latest cockamamie Fed idea for “sterilized” bond buying pass without a comment.
Stocks & QE Yardeni Dr. HB - Sheehan - ZH
Yuan Unlikely to Become World Currency Soon: Geithner Reuters
Geithner said he was skeptical the yuan, or renminbi, would soon become a world currency..."I don't think so. I don't know, maybe in some long time after we're all gone, it would be possible,"
Labor Market Optimism? 'Bubble' States' Job Growth Paves The Way Forbes
Research US: Seasonal factors distorting data Danske
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U.S. Regulators ‘Paralyzed’ by Cost-Benefit Suits, Chilton Says BL
Buffett Mystique Hasn't Boosted Berkshire Barron’s
Oil Price Effect on Income Wanes in U.S. BL
Global oil demand growth steady: OPEC Reuters
Japan’s Nuclear Energy Industry Nears Shutdown, at Least for Now NYT
Silver’s swings call for a winning strategy MW
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Greek Debt Swap Clears 95% Level as Euro Chiefs Ready for Call BL Telegraph Live
'The Problem Has Only Been Deferred' Spiegel
...not only will the plan put the burden on taxpayers, but it will mean an even bigger crisis to come.
Draghi Defends ECB Balance Sheet Expansion WSJ
Japan Economy Contracts 0.7%, Less Than Initial Estimate BL
China inflation eases to 3.2% in Feb Xinhua
Rogue broker Yes Loans is closed down by watchdog Independent
China's unpatriotic consumers Finance Asia
Mortgage Wars Loom As BMO, TD Slash Rates HP
Watchdog accuses 'theme' stock price manipulators Korea Times
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Household Worth Rises for First Time in 3 Quarters BL Flow of Funds
Consumer Confidence Rises to 4-Year High BL
Fed Flying Blind Merk
Surprise Rise in Jobless Claims Ahead of February Jobs Report Reuters Planned layoffs dip
Triple trouble in Europe, US and China brings out the bears Pricthard
Bull market's end near as it turns 3? USAT
Is the Recovery in the Dow Jones an Illusion? Talbott
'Sterilized' Bond Buying an Option in Fed Arsenal WSJ (Complete via Google)Under the new approach, the Fed would print new money to buy long-term mortgage or Treasury bonds but effectively tie up that money by borrowing it back for short periods at low rates...
Grant: Federal Reserve Should Learn from 1920-1921 Depression CNBC
Fed Thoughts: QE or Not QE? Morgan Stanley
Arse Backwards: The Fed's Approach to the Housing Market Forbes
Bernanke Needs Some Bounce in His Tail BL
Monetary Policy FAQ: Explaining the Basics of the Dollar Forbes
Global Equity Markets: Thank You Central Bankers BCAR
Plunge protection team hedging on Greece MW
Printing money 'deleveraging' assets ABC Video
Labor Costs Becoming Challenge to Fed, Companies WSJ Panzner
Logic of Finance Can Banish Corruption (Part 4) Shiller
Beware Analysts Torturing Jobs Data to Fit Model Baum
Global Real Estate Trends Scotia
Will home prices fall another 20%? Mirhaydari
Not too warm for a Labor Dept. snow job Crudele EB - Sheehan - Roubini - Derrick - Smith
As Pension Crisis Looms, Golden Years Fade to Black BL
35 Statistics That Prove That Things Have Gotten Worse In America American Dream
A Comprehensive Look at Financial Volatility Prediction by Economic Variables BIS
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Trademark dispute could block new iPad sales China Daily
Facebook IPO: Facebook Loves Wall Street WSJ
Punish bankers? We’re still rewarding them Nutting
AIG Bailout: $42 billion to go CNN
The World's Richest Man On Fixing The Global Economy Forbes
Wall Streeters: No One Goes to Brothel With $2,000 Cash CNBC
Have Oil Speculators Already Priced In War With Iran? BW
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60% of Greek Bond Holders Committed to Debt Swap BL
Greece optimistic as bond swap deadline nears Reuters
Why a Greek Debt Deal May Not Bring End of the Greek Saga CNBC
The pain in Spain will test the euro FT (Wolf)
ECB to Hold Rates - Bank of England to Stick to Ultra-Easy Policy
In Push to Export Yuan, Other Brics Get Renminbi Loans FTThe initiative aims to boost trade between the five nations and promote use of the renminbi, rather than US dollar, for international trade and cross-border lending
Is China No. 1? Sameulson
Chinese working to reconstruct US China Daily
IMF appoints Chinese economist as secretary Shanghai Daily
China: Fragile, Handle With Care EDC
Canada January Building Permits Drop 12.3 Per Cent; All Sectors Down CP
Capital Markets Special Update: With The Output Gap Closing, What Will The BoC Do? Scotia
Iceland to decide to go loonie? MW
Global Insurers Targeted in Latest U.S. Bid to Expand Sanctions on Iran BL
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Americans Pile Up Debt Again - Can That Be a Good Thing? CNBC
216,000 jobs created in February CNN
Productivity in U.S. Cools as Labor Costs Jump BL
After 3 years, we’re all hooked on free money Lynn Year Five in the Crazy House Smith
Cause, Effect, and The Fallacy of a Return to Normalcy JimQ
A New Twist for the Fed? WSJ
Don’t Resent the Rich; Fix the Tax Code (Part 3) Shiller
Why the sell-off is just getting started Mirhaydar
Gary Shilling’s 6 Favored Asset Classes via PragCap
Consumer Credit and Stock Returns CXO Martenson - Fry - Dr. HB - Panzner
Five years after subprime: Lending trends in Europe and the US DB Research
How Many New Jobs Are Necessary to Hit the Full Employment Mark? NTrust
The Economic 'Doomsayers' ... Mainstreet
Wall Street's Broken Windows Black
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Lehman is back! Is the financial crisis over? Reuters
Companies turn to bankruptcy again - and again Reuters
Volcker rule may 'harm' sovereign debt markets Kyodo
Research: Will oil prices derail the global recovery (again)? Danske
Gold market sentiment finally improving Hulbert
According to Credit Suisse, the global commodity demand has peaked Sober Look
Oil prices and the U.S. economy EB
Canadian crude discount squeezes oil patch G&M
The effect has been severe and broadly felt. Canadian prices, relative to the rest of the continent, are taking one of the largest hits they’ve ever seen.
Global Oil Demand Projected to Rise 1.2% in 2012 WSJ
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SocGen, Generali Take Part in Greece Debt Swap BL
The goal of the exchange,...is to reduce the 206 billion euros of privately held Greek debt by 53.5 percent, helping avert a disorderly default that could roil markets and fuel contagion.
Athens to Bond Holdouts: Take Part in Restructuring, or Else FT
Analaysis: Greek default may be gift to other euro strugglers Reuters
Euro-Zone Central Bank System Massively Imbalanced Spiegel
Target 2 of the ECB vs. Interdistrict Settlement Account of the Federal Reserve Bruegel
Spain Lags Italy as Growth Concern Halts Rally BL
China's falling defence budget Pritchard
US bill violates int'l rules - minister China Daily Don't blame China: US official
Shanghai's home curbs set to continue Shanghai Daily
Container traffic to slow at Shanghai port Shanghai Daily
Chinese consumers becoming more emotional, study finds AFP
Japan’s declining economy Majirox
Recession Hits Australia Mish
Netanyahu: Israel has right to pre-emptive attack on Iran Independent
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“Street Smarts” Saut
Garbage in.. Price
Waiting on the European ‘Surprise’ Lamont
IIF's Doomsday Memorandum Revealed: Greek Default To Cost Over €1T via ZH
Insiders as bearish now as last April Hulbert
Fed's Fisher says more bond buys risky Reuters
The Profits Bubble Bear’s Lair
- There's a U.S. equities bubble (and it's not valuations) Hutchinson
Measure of U.S. corporate profit margins stands 50 per cent above its long-term average
Where bears should beware FTA
A tale of two depressions redux Eichengreen
Grading Student Loans FRBNY
Fed Would Focus Solely on Price Stability Under Bill Proposed by Brady BL
China’s not so miraculous recovery DasIn China, Sobering Signs of Slower Growth Bradsher
Is China raising a red flag? Harrison
Is China's Role as World Growth Engine Finally Over? CNBC
Finance Isn’t as Amoral as It Seems (Part 2) Shiller Kass - Keen - Krasting - DBreaker - Mish
Business Cycle Monitor: The recovery loses some momentum Danske
Collateral requirements for mandatory central clearing of over-the-counter derivatives BIS
IMM positioning: Investors turn net short JPY Danske
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As an Adviser, Goldman Guaranteed Its Payday Sorkin
4 big myths about Wall Street bonuses MW
Paulson’s Advantage Plus Declines in February BL
AIG raises $6 billion via bottom-of-range AIA stake selldown Reuters
Warren Buffett vs. the profiteers of doom MW
Warren Buffett Priced in Gold Azizonomics
Investors roll the dice as Apple's value booms Reuters
Cotton traders scrambling MW
Flynn: “This India development really caught the entire cotton industry and traders off guard because it came with no warning”
What's next for silver? MW
Managed money goes LONG oil FTA
Here's How Oil Prices Are Affecting Currencies Right Now via B
IWhat Goldman Sachs Is Telling Its Clients About Oil Prices via BI
Oil sands fuel a new manufacturing boom - in Alberta G&M
Gold extends losses on China growth worry AFP
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Becoming the first political movement in the eurozone with a large popular base to opt for withdrawal from the single currency.
Spain’s sovereign thunderclap and the end of Merkel’s Europe Pritchard
Top lenders back Greek bond swap plan AP
Goldman Secret Greece Loan Shows Sinners BL
Greece’s Soft Budgets in Hard Times Gros
Is this China’s last ditch effort to avoid the hard landing? Black Swan
China fails to meet air, water targets Shanghai Daily
Wen given award for US job creation China Daily
The Chinese premier was given the award of the "Best Friend of American Worker" award in Boston.
China's real defense budget almost double official figure, military sources say Asahi
Pole-dancing robots wow world's biggest high-tech fair AFP
Israel, Iran and the Battle for the Bomb Spiegel
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Warning: A New Who's Who of Awful Times to Invest Hussman
Stockman: You'd Be A Fool To Hold Anything But Cash Now via BI
Q: You sound as if we're facing a financial crisis like the one that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.
A: Oh, far worse than Lehman. When the real margin call in the great beyond arrives, the carnage will be unimaginable.
Can we trust the central bankers? FleckThird Round of Easing Hinges on S&P 500: Marc Faber CNBC
What Happens When Operation Twist Ends? BCAR
The Fed and The Power To Redirect and Redistribute Wealth Forbes
Bernanke skeptical about improved employment figures G&M
Canceled credit card debts come back to haunt taxpayers USAT
States of Depression Krugman Take the Subway Friedman
Rosenberg: "The Best Currency May Be Physical Gold" via ZH
Credit demand, supply, and conditions: A tale of three crises VOX
Shiller: Economist who foresaw bubbles still likes stocks AP
Disingenuous Recession Explanations from ECRI,,, Mish PC - SoberL - EB - Smith - Dr. HB
Speculators Who Inflated Property Bubble to Get U.S. Loan Help BL
Housing Still Drowning in Underwater Mortgages WSJ
Fannie and Freddie drop the ball LAT
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Slim Beats Gates in Global Daily Ranking of Billionaires BL
Warren Buffett vs. the profiteers of doom MW
Walt Whitman, The First Artist of Finance Shiller
Analysis: Bain investors worry about returns, not Romney Reuters
First year in decades without new US bank FT
How Much You Need vs. How Much You Can Lose WSJ
Dow 1,339,410: The Latest Milestone WSJ
The Car of the Future Will Drive You WSJ
Plateau Oil meets 125m Chinese cars Pritchard
Oil spikes usually metastasize once energy costs reach 9pc of global GDP. The longer they stay there, the greater the damage.
The Mystery Behind Rising Oil Prices Solved Pento
Price of Oil Is the New Greece, HSBC Chief Economist Says CNBC
Driving Is A Dying Activity In America via BI
Gold correction may not be over yet, but definitely no gold bubble: Faber Mineweb
China's Solar Markets Also Catch Chill REW
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Greece bubbles towards a third bailout and boiling point Bootle
Analysis: Out of intensive care, Europe risks chronic illness Reuters
End of Irish Love Affair With Europe May Hurt Bonds BL
All firms can settle trade in yuan Shanghai DailyThe central bank's announcement that the new rules will be applied nationwide underscores the success of a two-and-a-half-year trial by China to globalize the yuan.
Yuan diplomacy Aljazeera
When no one was looking, China became the largest source of finance for Latin American governments.
China's Sale of U.S. Debt -- Beginning of the End? Forsyth (Complete via Google)
When all else fails, central-bank monetization of debts is the usual answer -- but not a good one.
China targets 2012 growth at 7.5% China Daily
Land sales in Shanghai plummet Shanghai Daily
In China Real Estate Slowdown, "Prices Will Fall By 50%" NDT
The economic challenges facing emerging China China Daily
China’s not so miraculous recovery MW
Local debt reaches 19 trillion yuan Standard
Domestic bond markets set to boom Finance Asia
Ottawa Nixes Speech Approving Iceland's Adoption Of The Loonie HP
BlackRock Sees Hungarian Bond Rally at Risk BL
Tearful Putin Celebrates Victory Amid Fraud Claims Spiegel
Iceland's ex-PM begins trial over 2008 crisis AJ
Treasure from wreck off Indonesia to go on sale AFP
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Central banks' $9 trillion lifts economies AP
Never before have the world's central banks sent so much money sloshing through the global financial system.
The Protein Bomb The Absolute Return Letter
Unintended Consequences Mauldin
T2 Partners February Letter to Investors via ScribD
Financial Sphere Weak Links Noland
0.2% Interest? You Bet We’ll Complain Morgenson
Rydex Asset Levels Are Bearish Swenlin
Stock Market Valuation Ratio Trends CXO
Constant Craving for Equities Misguided Kass
Is This As Good As It Gets For Now? Harding
Home Prices Declined to New Lows in 2011 Norris Crudele
Weekly Focus: It's all about the money Danske Global Views Scotia Global Equity BMO
Faber predicts derivatives crash CityWire
More Than 1 in 7 Use Food Stamps WSJ
GM temporarily halts production of Volt TheHill
Builders of Casino Empire Split, and the Bitter Accusations Fly NYT
U.S. Unit of Maclaren, a Stroller Maker, Is in Bankruptcy NYT
Furor Over Report Hints at a Chinese Policy Debate BL
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The Mysterious Greek Yield Curve FRBSL
Spain planning to breach EU budget targets, warns PM Telegraph
Merkel Unmoved By EU Summit Euphoria Spiegel
Iceland eyes loonie, Canada ready to talk G&M
Canadian ambassador Alan Bones will tell Icelanders that if they truly want the Canadian dollar, Canada is ready to talk
Canadian Dollar Renaissance: 10 Years After BMO Focus
Canada’s growing divide in riches between east and west G&M
China cuts holdings of US govt bonds China Daily
The latest figure "clearly indicates China's intention not to put all its eggs in one basket"
All firms can settle trade in yuan Shanghai Daily
No easing of housing curbs any time soon Shanghai Daily
Furor Over Report Hints at a Chinese Policy Debate NYT
Trouble saving money? Drop English, speak German G&M
Russians Fed Up With Putin's Manipulations Spiegel
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Housing bubble: listening for the pop Macleans
Skittish European Banks Park $1 Trillion With ECB Reuters
Canada’s economy loses steam in fourth quarter G&M
Economy Still Burdened With Excessive Consumer Debt Comstock
The Two Issues that Can Bring Down the Economy Bartlett
Brazil declares new 'currency war' FTThe move comes as Brazil's central bank also steps up direct intervention in the market...
Rousseff: “We have a currency war that is based on an expansionary monetary policy that creates unequal conditions for competition”
What’s the big deal about Nasdaq 3,000? Hulbert
Nasdaq still remains 40% below its 2000 peak
High Priced Stocks Becoming Higher Priced Stocks BeSpoke
Why I am now net short Kass
Jim Rogers: Why I Don’t Own Any US Equities CNBC
Bond bubble, toil and trouble MW
The Dual Mandate: Has the Fed Changed Its Objective? FRBSL
Bulk Buying Hot Deal of the Moment: Entire Houses Reuters
The “Ever Expanding” Government Illustrated, Part III EB Panzner - Smith - Salmon - ZH
Prices Cut Into Household Incomes WSJ
Bernanke: Money Market Funds Still at Risk of Runs WSJ
Fast, Furious at MF Global WSJ
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Gold recovers on bargain-buy by traders Reuters
Gold's sparkle likely to shine on Chinese demand Shanghai Daily
Markets see new threat in surging crude G&M
Time to Stop the Oil Speculators? CNBC
Oil Continues to Rise Because the Dollar Continues to Fall Forbes
Fed's Williams: Higher oil affecting U.S. growth Reuters
What Future Does Nuclear Power Have in Japan? Spiegel
Keystone Pipeline Brings Pain at Pump, Few Jobs Alter
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The Greek crisis: When political desire triumphs economic reality VOX
Greece's Debt Crisis Bodes Ill for Us All HP
'The ECB's Policies Are Anything But Harmless' Spiegel
Combined with the first offering from Dec. 21, 2011, this means that the ECB has injected more than €1 trillion into Europe's financial system...it remains uncertain how banks will use the cheap money this time around ECB Says Overnight Deposits Surge to Record
Euroland will pay for this monetary madness Warner
Average price of new homes posts decline Shanghai Daily
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U.S. Officials Escalate Warnings to Iran BL
Greece May Default on Gov’ts: Kirkegaard BL
China's Holdings of US Treasurys Decline CNBC
Why the ‘risk-on’ rally will not last FT (via Google)
Economic history is...full of stark reminders that bubbles cannot be reinflated despite best attempts of politicians to soften the blows of consolidation and deflation
Next Big Financial Crisis Will Be Made in China Wolf
Bernanke Can’t Blame His Sins on Milton Friedman Shlaes
A calm (and successful) bull Brimelow
How Greece’s default could kill the sovereign CDS market Salmon
Foreclosure Sales Ramp Up Post Robo Signing CNBC
DeLong - La Monica - Panzner - Smith -
Nasdaq hits 3,000 milestone - with a big help from Apple G&M
Student Loan Debt Hits Home for Bernanke G&M
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The demise of over-the-counter trading Finance Asia
Goldman manager investigated in insider trade case: source Reuters
Keystone Oil Pipeline May Raise U.S. Gas Prices BL
Gold & Silver Smash Temporary, Oil to Super-Spike Embry
Will the Fed push oil to $200 a barrel? MSN
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Greek Default Payouts May Bring Some Costly Surprises Reuters
Papademos Rejects Call for Special EU Commissioner for Greece BL
ECB's Mario Draghi raises the stakes with trillion euro gamble Pritchard
What will the golden rule mean for the Eurozone? VOX
Southern European Money Migrating North to Safety Spiegel
Shanghai loses out on rising labor costs Shanghai Daily
China to expand cross-border RMB businesses Xinhua
Hong Kong’s Basement-Gate Points to Shaky Future Pesek
IMF Paper Advocates Temporary Emerging-Market Currency Intervention WSJ