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01/01
OH:
Area firms join business rush to China Toledo Blade / Mary-Beth
McLaughlin
MN:
Price increases coming for natural gas customers Minnesota Star Tribune /
Jim Buchta
UT: Group
warns against Utah's debt growth AP via Salt Lake Tribune
Some
phone companies call on higher rates USA Today / Andrew Backover
Gold
price rises 20% over year FT / Kevin Morrison
Gold
bullion shines in 2003 Reuters via Toronto Star
Gold: Forecast for
2004 Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke
Wal-mart
Changing Tastes In China reg LA Times via
Hartford Courant / Tyler Marshall
States
argue for their side in fights over new quarters Wall Street Journal via
Tallahassee Democrat / Brooks Barnes
Big
employers look to add more jobs CBS Market Watch via Akron Beacon Journal
/ Kristen Gerencher
NV:
Restaurant figures likely to sizzle Las Vegas Review Journal / Matthew
Crowley
IA:
Iowans going broke in record numbers Des Monies Register / Patt Johnson
A Dangerous Combination
Lew Rockwell / Paul Hein
Seized
documents may hold clue to Parmalat collapse FT / Paul Betts and Tony
Barber
Britain
feared US move on Gulf oilfields FT / Rohit Jaggi
Argentina's
New Dirty Trick on Its Creditors Bloomberg / David DeRosa
Instability
drives up oil prices Reuters, Bloomberg, AP and Houston Chronicle
Hoping for
the best isn't enough Seattle Post Intelligencer / Bill Virgin
Hedge
fund assets expected to grow 20% FT / Deborah Brewster
U.S.
Not Seen Worried About Dollar Drop Reuters via Boston Globe / Glenn
Somerville
TX:
Cattle prices drop nearly 18 percent Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram /
Barry Slaughter
PA:
Whatever happened to the “City Of Champions”? Pittsburgh Tribune Review /
Jack Markowitz
US
halts Alaska oil shipments due to security fears Reuters via Forbes
Liquidators
thrive amid recovery Reuters via CNN
Merc,
CBOT set volume records in 2003 Chicago Sun Times / David Roeder
WA:
State inching out of recession, but too slowly for jobless Seattle Times
/ Shirleen Holt
CA:
New Year Brings Old Fears for State Firms reg
LA Times / Marla Dickerson
MN:
Piper Jaffray winds up spinoff Minnesota Star Tribune / Mike Blahnik
Tyson
CEO's pay rose as company's profit dipped Bloomberg via Dallas Fort Worth
Star Telegram / David Russell
Hollywood
finds a bonanza in DVDs LA Times via Baltimore Sun / John Horn
UK:
House prices still climbing Guardian / Charlotte Denny
China's
economy grows with freer trade, western jobs endure 'creative destruction'
CP via Canada.com / James Dalziel
Is War about Oil or
Bad Ideas? Ludwig von Mises Institute / Morgan O. Reynolds
Indian
economy posts record 8.4pc growth Gulf Daily News
MA:
Fleet's leap to the national stage Boston Globe / Kimberly Blanton
U.S.
Need to Import Oil Rises in 2003 reg
Reuters via LA Times
Singapore's
Credit-Card Rollover Surges to Record in November Bloomberg
Singapore
Raises Sales Tax to 5 Percent as Economy Accelerates Bloomberg
Stimulus
expected to drive economy Washington Times / Patrice Hill
Meat
exporters ask U.S. for help Washington Times / Jeffrey Sparshott
$88
Billion in Sales of Emerging-Market Bonds reg
Bloomberg via NY Times
Avoiding
Previous Blunders reg NY Times / Virginia
Postrel
Shrimpers
Seek Tariffs on Imports From 6 Nations Washington Post / Griff Witte
U.S.
Acts to Ban Tax Shelters Using Roth I.R.A. reg
NY Times / Lynnley Browning
China
Faces a New and Major Test in 2004 Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
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01/02
Return-Wise,
Munis Beat Expectations Bond Buyer / Anastasija Johnson
Asians lose appetite for 'variety
meats' AP via MSNBC News
Beijing
reports record high in auto sales AP via Jersey Times
Cut Loose the
Mortgage Giants Christian Science Monitor
Factory
Surge Turns Spotlight Back on Fed Reuters via Yahoo
Oil price
nears deadline at top of OPEC range Dow Jones via Houston Chronicle
Dollar
down broadly despite strong U.S. data Reuters via Forbes / Kyle Peterson
Stocks likely headed for
're-bubble' in 2004 Inman News / Lou Barnes
The Great Reflation
of 2003 Prudent Bear via Safehaven
/ Doug Noland
Mexico's
Peso Surges on 2004 Budget Approval Bloomberg
Foreign
central banks buy yet more US debt – Fed Reuters via Yahoo
Fixed
for income CBS Market Watch / Rachel Koning
A
very good year for REITs Washington Business Journal / Jeff Clabaugh
A Bullish Mirage
Daily Reckoning via Safehaven
/ Kurt Richebächer
How
to sustain the global rebound FT / Michael Massa
Piper
Jaffray up on first regular trading day AP via Miami Herald
New year
brings altered benefits Washington Business Journal
Analysts
Split Over Which Sectors Will Lead Next reg
LA Times / Tom Petruno
Christmas
May Not Be Necessary Forbes / Dan Ackman
20
years later, Ma Bell covets markets of its growing kids Seattle Times /
James S. Granelli
Survey:
Auto execs say 2003 was bad, but 2006 looks mighty AP via USA Today
Gadgets to garbage
Christian Science Monitor / Mark Clayton
UK:
Record spending on credit cards BBC News
Germany
leads eurozone factories BBC News
Taiwan:
NT dollar may gain against greenback CNA via Taipei Times
After
Rout, Bond Traders Are 'Playing Defense' reg
NY Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer
CBOT,
CME wrap up clearing link as Eurex US lurks Reuters / Ros Krasny
Cow
Quarantine Widened AP via Newsday
CO:
Executives, businesses have a lot to resolve Denver Post / Al Lewis
Demand
in China, Weak Dollar Will Support High Oil Price reg NY Times / Simon Romero
Bank
of America faces possible SEC action FT
Bond Prices
Start 2004 With Step Backward AP via ABC News
Australian
Dollar May Gain on Signs of Stronger Economic Growth Bloomberg
From
hooves to tendons, Asian consumers bought what Americans don't eat AP
via San Diego Union Tribune / Andrew Kramer
Treasury
Plans Survey on Electronic Bonds AP via Newsday
To
Many Bears, Stock Recovery Is a Fleeting Thing Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Putin
vs. the Jailed Tycoon: Defining Russia's New Rules reg NY Times / Timothy L. O’Brien and Erin E.
Arvedlund
Gunning
for robust payrolls Reuters via Yahoo
Emerging
Debt-Mexico ticks down with US Treasuries Reuters via Yahoo
Industry Data
Sends Treasuries Reeling Reuters
Treasuries
Tumble as Manufacturing Index Jumps to 20-Year High Bloomberg
US junk bond
funds take in $27 bln in 2003 Reuters
Greenspan, top Fed
officials to speak on US outlook Reuters via Yahoo
December
ISM Manufacturing Index Rises Bloomberg
Inflation
expectations are on the rise CNN / Justin Lahart
Labor
Dept. Plans To End Overtime Controversy in March Washington Post /
Kristen Downey
China
seen ending yuan peg to hold back inflation Bloomberg via Taipei Times
Government and the
Flu: A Short History Ludwig von Mises Institute / William Anderson
Parmalat
Suspects Face Questioning as Probe Seeks Missing Cash Bloomberg
Schroeder's
Tax Cuts May Fail to Boost German Economy in 2004 Bloomberg
BP's
$3.6 Bln Pipeline Runs Into Georgian Strikes, Revolution Bloomberg
Singapore's Economy Grows
In 4Q But Pace Slows Dow Jones via Yahoo / Izham Ahmad
Indexes
R Us CBS Market Watch / Mark Hulbert
Financial
Enterprise In China at Odds With Party Politics Washington Post / Peter
S. Goodman
Regulators
Look Closely at Hedge Funds Washington Post / Brooke A. Masters
Enjoy Market’s Rally While
You Can – It May Not Last NY Post / John Crudele
Better Sit Down NY
Post / Jenny Anderson and Katy Byron
Scent of
sleaze persists amid US boom Guardian / David Teather
UK:
The real estate we're in Guardian / John O’ Farrell
U.S.
Notes Fall; Jobs Report May Signal Improving Labor Market Bloomberg
Beef
processors ease production, lay off workers USA Today / Paul Davidson
A
better world is in US' self-interest Taipei Times / Colin L. Powell
Saddam's
face vanishing from the currency of Iraq Gulf Daily News
UK:
First Death, then Shag - welcome to the world of cult student cigarettes reg Business Telegraph / Rosie Murray
Chirac
sees job growth as priority for France AP, Bloomberg and International
Herald Tribune
Coming
to terms with the logic of outsourcing Bloomberg via International Herald
Tribune
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01/03
Conducting
Monetary Policy at Very Low Short-Term Interest Rates Federal Reserve
Board / Ben S. Bernanke and Vincent R. Reinhart
Fedspeak
Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke
Risk
and Uncertainty in Monetary Policy Federal Reserve Board / Alan Greenspan
Italian
food company Parmalat became European powerhouse AP via San Antonio
Express News / Tom Rachman and David McHugh
Sad
holiday season for toy stores? Reuters via CNN
IL:
Starts, sales to hum, hover near highs reg
Chicago Tribune / Mary Umberger
CA:
State to investigate funds Sacramento Bee / Dale Kasler
Cenbanks wise
to act before zero rates reached-Fed Reuters via Yahoo
Tide
of economic growth rolls into the new year St. Louis Post Dispatch / Eric
Heisler
Debt-ridden
town disbands its police AP via Pittsburgh Post Gazette and America Economies / Bill
Bergstrom
The Outlook for the
Housing Market Thoughts from the Frontline via Safeaven / John Mauldin
Canada:
Gauging impact of rising loonie National Post / Jacqueline Thorpe
Australia:
Overseas investors still like our dollar Sydney Morning Herald / John
Garnaut
CO:
Economist: State may lose 4,430 jobs if beef ban persists Denver Post /
Steve Raabe
Freddie
and Fannie show dandy gains Bloomberg via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Al
Yoon
MA:
New Year's leaves hoteliers in city with little to celebrate Boston Globe
/ Keith Reed
CBOT
starts up new system FT / Jeremy Grant
Next
week may give good hint of what's in store for 2004 AP via Seattle Times
/ Hope Yen
Concerns
on flights may cost airlines Baltimore Sun / Paul Adams
European,
U.K. Bonds Decline in the Week on Outlook for Growth Bloomberg
Greenspan
Says Fed Was Right Not to Pop Stock Bubble Bloomberg
Bernanke:
Fed should be more open with markets CBS Market Watch via IWon / Rachel
Koning
Bank
of England's King Praises `Changes' in Policymaking Rules Bloomberg
Cashed-up
China may provide problems for central banks Sydney Morning Herald /
Hamish McDonald
Japan
and China Battle for Russia's Oil and Gas reg
NY Times / James Brooke
How
Snow went cold on the 'strong dollar' UK Telegraph / Edmund Conway
IRS
Audits 800 on Its Staff Over Suspect Deductions reg
LA Times / Kathy M. Kristof
This
is not flaky policy making but America's best chance of success UK
Telegraph / Neil Collins
Shipping
industry feels mad-cow fallout Seattle Times / Alwyn Scott
UK:
Debt warning is unheeded as equity withdrawal hits record Guardian /
Charlotte Denny
Seven
South Asian Nations Agree in Principle on a Trade Zone reg AP via NY Times
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01/04
OH:
Falling into bankruptcy Toledo Blade / Jon Chavez
Once
a Cassandra, Now a Sage reg NY Times /
Elizabeth Olson
Lessons
from Past Productivity Booms Federal Reserve Board / Roger W. Ferguson,
Jr.
Monetary
Policy and the Economic Outlook: 2004 Federal Reserve Board / Ben S.
Bernanke
OH:
Mad-cow impact: how big? Akron Beacon Journal / Mary Ethridge
MN:
Interest Rates: Inflation and falling dollar could send numbers climbing
St. Paul Pioneer Press / Mike Hughlett
Weighing
the need for contingency-fee limit Knight Ridder via Philadelphia
Inquirer / Patrick Danner
Dollar's
Down, So Go for the Foreign Newsday / Janet Kidd Stewart
US
dollar starts the year under pressure over account deficit AFP via Taipei
Times
Russia:
Cheap labor no substitute for sober employees Reuters via Taipei Times
Canada:
As Canada currency gains, firms hurting Bloomberg via Boston Globe /
Kevin Carmichael and Greg Quinn
NE:
Falling prices, rising fears Omaha World Herald / Chris Clayton and Steve
Jordon
How
does all that gasoline and other fuel get here? Pittsburgh Post Gazette /
Joe Grata
Pearls
From Poor Richard Washington Post / Michelle Singletary
James
Baker Scores in Asia on Cutting Iraqi Debt Bloomberg / David De Rosa
Fund
Scandal: A 60's Flashback reg NY Times /
Diana B. Henriques
For
Boomers Near Retirement, Toolboxes Aplenty reg
NY Times / Elizabeth Harris
'Offshoring'
Trend Casting a Wider Net reg LA Times /
Marla Dickerson
Recession
dominated 2003 news Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
Parmalat
to Ask Banks for More Money Reuters via ABC News / Clara Ferreira-Marques
and Jacopo Barigazzi
China-US
trade surplus '$53.2bn' BBC News
A
decade of tradeoffs Knight Ridder via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram /
Kevin G. Hall
Economics
lessons in an age of uncertainty ABC and Washington Post via Indianapolis
Star / George Will
U.S.
Probably Added Jobs for Fifth Month: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg
White
collars, prison blues reg Chicago Tribune
/ Greg Burns
Mad
cow case shows risk of push for protein in feed reg
Chicago Tribune / Delroy Alexander
Clear
Skies? Washington Post / John M. Berry
Bank
of America talked up Parmalat's bonds reg
UK Telegraph / Edward Simpkins
UK
faces 'wrong kind of growth' reg UK
Telegraph / Robert Watts
Terrorism, Inflation Stalk
U.S. Market in 2004 NY Post / Suzanne McGee
High-yield bonds
lived up to name Minnesota Star Tribune / Mike Blahnik
Parmalat:
US banks caught in spotlight Guardian / Oliver Morgan
UK:
Spring in American economy will rebound badly on us Guardian / Faisal
Islam
Turkey
beats inflation target Gulf Daily News
Predictions
for the fund industry in 2004 CBS Market Watch / Chuck Jaffe
Where
to Go When the Easy Gains Are Gone reg NY
Times / Kenneth N. Gilpin
Crude
Oil Prices to Fall to $24 a Barrel in 2004, S. Korea Says Bloomberg
Taking
the Market's Pulse With the P/E Ratio reg NY
Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer
The
Joyless Recovery reg NY Times / Edmund L.
Andrews
Hong
Kong's Rebound Is Tied to China reg NY
Times / Keith Bradsher
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01/05
U.S.
is hooked on borrowing reg Dallas Morning
News / Jim Landers
Doomerang! The
Euro vs Dollar Currency War Monitor via Safehaven / Alex Wallenwein
Crude
nears $34 a barrel; pump prices at lofty levels Houston Chronicle
Quirks and
dangers from credit derivatives Reuters via Yahoo / Eric Burroughs
Argentina
tax collection jumped 43.2 pct in 2003 Reuters via Yahoo
Policy Statement
Issued on Financial Institutions Providing Financial Support to Advised
Investment Funds Federal Reserve and FDIC
Nasdaq
Posts Highest Close in 2 Years AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Meg
Richards
Running
out of air at Goodyear Motley Fool via Rocky Mountain News
Gadget
sales to U.S. consumers seen growing 5 pct Reuters via Forbes / Eric
Auchard
Toyota
tops 2 million in North America sales Japan Times
Whole
'04 may be great sum in car parts Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Thomas
Content
U.S.
savings rate slides AP via Baltimore Sun / Eileen Alt Powell
Fed on hold
'til 2005? CNN / Mark Gongloff
Three
charged with cheating on NASD brokers' exams AP via Fresno Bee
Guess which
jobs are going abroad CNN / Leslie Haggin Geary
Despite
Rebound, States' Budgets Are Still Reeling reg
NY Times / John M. Broder
Argentina's
bondholders organize class action suit Reuters
US mortgage
bond supply to fall 30 pct in 2004-S&P Reuters
Dollar
sags to new record low BBC News
Brazil
Benchmark Bond Approaches Par, Fueling Swap Speculation Bloomberg
New
Mexico buys $10m worth of Israel Bonds Israel Business Arena - Globes /
Zeev Klein
Taiwan's
economic recovery will last for years: analyst CNA via Taipei Times
TX:
NAFTA part of global trend Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Jim Fuquay
Save
that e-mail Akron Beacon Journal / Erika D. Smith
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
U.S.
corporate bond new issues Reuters via Yahoo
Why retirement
plans are falling short Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis
Still looking:
update on four long-term job seekers Christian Science Monitor / Stacy A.
Teicher
U.S.
Economy: November Construction Spending Rises Bloomberg
Back
to basics The Economist
More
security, more delays The Economist
MN:
How do we stop high-paying jobs from fleeing Minnesota? Minnesota Star
Tribune / Jacques Koppel
Citigroup,
GE, GM May Lead 2004 Company Bond Sales Bloomberg
What determines wages?
Brookes News / Dr. Frank Shostak
Economic road 'lined with
surprises' Inman News / Lou Barnes
Profits do not
create unemployment Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
Stingers:
The 2004 State Tax Survey CFO.com / Tim Reason
Gold
kicks off year at near 14-year high FT / Kevin Morrison
Euro
Will Be Top Currency When Asia Says So Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Group
think CNN / Justin Lahart
Dollar
slumps to new low against euro and yen FT / Jennifer Hughes and
Gordon Smith
How
to Get Tough on Brokers Who Churn Your Funds Bloomberg / John Wasik
Treasuries
May Rise; Fed's Bernanke Says Rates `Appropriate' Bloomberg
Dollar
Falls to Record Versus Euro After Bernanke's Comments Bloomberg
Fed's
Bernanke defends U.S. easy money stance Reuters via Yahoo
Terror threats
cloud air-travel recovery Christian Science Monitor / Alexandra Marks
Mad cow weighs down
a $175 billion industry Christian Science Monitor / Brad Knickerbocker
UK:
Lord Black's directors accused of negligence Guardian / Simon Bowers
Kuwait
'sold fuel to US at market price' Gulf Daily News
Is
the Glass Half Full or Half Empty in '04? Newsday / Randi F.
Marshall
Australian
ranchers may profit on U.S. beef ban Bloomberg
Commodities
ride recovery in world economy International Herald Tribune / Eric
Pfanner
Brokerage seized by mainland
authorities Bloomberg via International Herald Tribune / Lu Wang
Dollar
May Extend Decline Against Euro, Yen, Survey Indicates Bloomberg
Clouds
linger for investors in China International Herald Tribune
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01/06
Economic
models come up with two very different futures Daily Standard / Irwin M.
Stelzer
CA: Master
salesman Schwarzenegger warns of bankruptcy Reuters via Yahoo / Adam
Tanner and Michael Kahn
Dollar
Creeps Higher Against Euro Reuters via Yahoo
Experimental
Economics, Indeed Ludwig von Mises Institute / Joseph R. Stromberg
Companies
consider pension freezes USA Today / Christine Dugas
US SWAPS-Slew of
debt issues shove spreads tighter Reuters via Yahoo
US
basks in dollar decline BBC News
EU leaders
downplay split on two-speed Europe EU Business
Japan:
How To Turn An Illusory Recovery Into A Real One Business Week via Yahoo
CO:
It's just like old (boom) times Rocky Mountain News / Gargi Chakrabarty
IA:
Gephardt: Maytag to move jobs; Maytag: No Des Moines Register
Judging
the Fed FT via RealClear
Politics
Key
economic figures to be out this month Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
HSBC expands
U.S. asset-backed bond business Reuters / Aleksandrs Rozens
CBOT,
NexTrade considering options without expiration date Chicago Sun Times /
David Roeder
A
$45 billion shot in the arm The Economist
Buying
the stairway CNN / Justin Lahart
'The
best recovery money can buy' Guardian / William Keegan
One Safe Bet On Rates: Greenspan
Can’t Drop ‘Em NY Post / John Crudele
November
factory orders dip 1.4% Reuters via CNN
No end
in sight to dollar's descent Guardian / Charlotte Denny
Web Sales Rise 30% NY
Post / Suzanne Kapner
Overnight interest rates
up, benchmark bond unchanged Inman News
Taiwan:
Cross-strait business a masquerade of co-option Taipei Times / Ku Er-the
The
Problem of Complexity National Review / Bruce Bartlett
Greenspan
Gazes Into Mirror, Likes What He Sees Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Stock
answers The Economist
The Future of Beef or
'Buddy Ever Eaten a Blowfish?' Lew Rockwell / Mike Rogers
Chilean
Government to Sell Bonds Abroad as Rates Fall Bloomberg
Dollar
Slide Accelerates; Risks of Rout Increase Dow Jones via Quicken
U.S.
Treasuries Rise After Services Index Unexpectedly Declines Bloomberg
Watch
January Market Indicators at Your Own Risk Bloomberg / Chet Currier
India
Can Shine If It Has a Shanghai or Two Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
Red
Ink Rising AP and CBS News
U.S.
behind on credit cards Reuters via CNN
Treasuries
Helped by Asian Central Banks Reuters via ABC News / Wayne Cole
Were
Banks ''Reckless'' with Parmalat? Combined Articles CFO.com / Stephen
Taub
Scandal
Is Blow to Italian Capitalism LA Times / Joseph Menn
Euro
reaches $1.28 against dollar FT / Jennifer Hughes
Don't
need a weatherman... CNN / Justin Lahart
Canada:
Loonie continues relentless climb Toronto Star / Dana Flavelle
Steely
nerves and the dollar CNN / Katherine Hayes
Report:
December sales up 6% CNN
Fannie,
Freddie Armed for a Fight reg Bloomberg
via LA Times / James Tyson
Many
States Not Funding Tobacco Prevention AP via Washington Post and Prudent Bear / Jennifer Friedlin
Gold
breaks second long-term record in a row FT / Kevin Morrison
Australia:
Cattlemen, feedlots stock up in hope of more sales to Japan Sydney
Morning Herald / Jason Gale
Bernanke
disputes Greenspan view of recession Sydney Morning Herald / John Garnaut
Joyless
upturn for U.S. factories NY Times via International Herald Tribune /
Edmund L. Andrews
Economist
backs Fed policy as dollar hits fresh low Telegraph / David Litterick
Isle
of the Pears Pimco / Paul McCulley
Treasuries
May Gain on Speculation of Asian Central-Bank Buying Bloomberg
Bank
of China, Construction Bank Get $45 Bln Bailout Bloomberg
Parmalat
bonds: Question of fraud NY Times via International Herald Tribune /
Floyd Norris
Dollar
Trades Near Record Versus Euro; Inflation to Stay Tame Bloomberg
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|
01/07
OH:
Defiance banker has ear of Fed Toledo Blade / Mary-Beth McLaughlin
US SWAPS-After
debt deluge, spreads drift wider Reuters via Yahoo
U.S. Fiscal
Policies and Priorities for Long-Run Sustainability International
Monetary Fund
Schwarzenegger
Seeks to Raise Debt Washington Post via America Economies / Rene Sanchez
Schwarzenegger
Ready to Deliver Budget Bond Buyer / Rochelle Williams
U.S.
carmakers try to stem the foreign tidal wave AP via St. Louis Post / John
Porretto
IMF
sounds alarm on snowballing U.S. fiscal deficit; treasury secretary cool
CP via Canada.com
The
Diving Dollar: Don't Fret – Yet Business Week via Yahoo
Housing equals true wealth
effect Inman News
More consumers delinquent
on home equity loans Inman News
UK pension
returns 15.8% - Russell/Mellon CAPS Investment and Pensions Europe
Health
cost, pension concerns bode ill for seniors CBS Market Watch / Robert
Powell
Federal
Reserve Board endorses Government Securities Clearance and Settlement Working
Group Federal Reserve Board
Cash-strapped
SBA suspends 7(a) biz loan program Washington Business Journal / Kent
Hoover
The
United States in the World Economy Federal Reserve Board / Donald L. Cohn
The
protectionist portfolio CNN / Justin Lahart
BofA
pledges to lend, invest $750 billion reg
Charlotte Observer / Rick Rothacker
IMF
continues warning on US deficit UPI / Shihoko Goto
KS:
Insurance claims have led to several policy cancellations reg Kansas City Star / John L. Peterson
Trichet
Should Push for Rate Cut to Halt Euro Run Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn
European
Commission weighs stronger accounting controls after Parmalat AFP via EU
Business
Fed's
Kohn: Deficits 'worrisome' Reuters via CNN
How To
Invest In The Declining Dollar Forbes / Ari Weinberg
Crude
falls 8 cents to $33.62 a barrel Reuters via Houston Chronicle
FL:
For European visitors, weak dollar is strong pull to S. Florida South
Florida Sun Sentinel / Joseph Mann
Credit
crunch coming? CNN / Mark Gongloff
Nasdaq
Ends at New 2 1/2-Year High Reuters via ABC News
Detroit
Screams About Japan Yen Moves Forbes / Robyn Meredith
US
deficit may pose 'global risk' BBC News
UK:
Banks set to keep rates on hold BBC News
Tom
Hanks - Portfolio Manager Pimco / Bill Gross
Brazil
Bank to Revive Dollar Purchases to Weaken Real Bloomberg
Higher rates
could boost bond sales to individuals Reuters / Dena Aubin
IMF
steps up warning over Bush tax cuts FT / Alan Beattie
Eisner,
Semel Are in Out-of-the-Money Options Bloomberg / Graef Crystal
Transcripts
may explain Greenspan's nervousness Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock
WA:
Look small, see big Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
Oh,
the increasing costs of heating are frightful Philadelphia Inquirer / Akweli
Parker
Pimco
holds $2 billion in GE's once-rejected commercial paper reg Bloomberg via Orange County Register
Snow:
Economy Will Help Slash Deficit AP via Baltimore Sun / Martin Crutsinger
Mad Socialism Disease
Ludwig von Mises Institute / Christopher Westley
Plenty
of crying over spilt milk The Economist
Bonds
drop ahead of 5-year auction CNN
Auctions
depress demand for government bonds FT / Päivi Munter
Analysts
Say: What glitters is gold Toronto Star / Curtis Rush
U.S.
corporate bond new issues Reuters via Yahoo
Dollar
gets respite as bears pause for profits FT / Jennifer Hughes
U.S.
Mortgage Applications Increase Reuters via Washington Post / Aleksandrs
Rozens
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
Euro
Drops as Trichet May Signal Concern About Currency's Rise Bloomberg
Venezuela
to Sell 30-Year Bonds as Yields Decline Bloomberg
Debt soars to a record NY
Post / Stephen Lynch
It’s Payback Time NY
Post / Jenny Anderson
U.S.
Economy Seen Expanding 4.4% This Year Bloomberg
TX:
Housing market looks hot for 2004 San Antonio Express News / Adolfo
Pesquera
New
S. Korea Economy Goes Snap, Fizzle, Pop Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Hong
Kong Monetary Authority Says It Bought $550 Mln Bloomberg
Kuwait
stocks soar above 5,000-mark Gulf Daily News
Mexico,
Turkey, Poland Lead Emerging-Market Bond Rush Bloomberg
Singapore's
Temasek Raises $1.25 Bln in Singtel Sale Bloomberg
Economists
take manufacturing retreat lightly AP via Houston Chronicle
U.S.
States Weather Recession, Aim to Repair Credit Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Europe
Effort to Control Pricing Is Set Back reg NY
Times / Paul Meller
U.S.
Economy Seen Expanding 4.4% This Year: Bloomberg Survey Bloomberg
AZ:
Tucson home sales hot Arizona Republic / David Pittman
Euro
officials see 'no problem' in sliding dollar reg
UK Telegraph / David Litterick
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01/08
CA:
Richmond, Calif.'s Woes Worry Raters Bond Buyer / Rich Saskal
Canada:
Bankruptcies rising, except in B.C. The Province via Canada.com Brian
Lewis
In
Bond Funds, Risk Takers Are Rewarded reg
LA Times / Josh Friedman
California real estate
less affordable Inman News
Emerging
debt-Investors extend early 2004 rush Reuters via Yahoo / Tomas Sarmiento
US SWAPS-Spreads
widen, market spies hefty payrolls rise Reuters via Yahoo
Gold, Yields, and
PE's Goldenbar.com via Safehaven.com / Edmond J. Bugos
CT: Merger Could Give Lift To State reg Hartford Courant
A Reply to Schumer and
Roberts Ludwig von Mises Institute / George Reisman
For
Some, Market Rebound of '03 Was No Saving Grace reg
LA Times / Tom Petruno
IRS
says Glaxo owes $5.2 billion in taxes, interest Philadelphia Inquirer /
Linda Loyd
Potential
Jurors Quizzed on Martha Recipes AP via Morning Call / Erin McClam
Economists
agree dollar will rise further Toronto Star / Steven Theobald
Consumers
slow credit card use, but borrow for auto purchases AP via San Diego
Union Tribune / Leigh Strope
Levi's
closes last U.S. sewing plants AP via CBS Market Watch
CT:
Chickens popular; mad cow not issue Connecticut Post / Rob Varnon
CA:
End may be in sight for grocery strike San Diego Union Tribune / Frank
Green
U.S.
health care cost $1.6 trillion in 2002 reg
AP via Milwaukee Journal / Joe Manning
2003 Review and
Outlook For 2004 Grandich Publications via Kitco
/ Peter Grandich
UK pension funds switch
into bonds, says WM Investment and Pensions Europe
Slovak president
vetoes pension savings bill Investment and Pensions Europe
Report:World
consumption strains resources UPI / Dan Whipple
Back to the
Immigration Debate Christian Science Monitor
Job
boom? Not yet CNN / Mark Gongloff
KS:
Getting out of debt gets tougher reg
Kansas City Star / Paul Wenske and Gene Meyer
Parmalat
bond was hedged - Swiss bank Business Report
Husband Wife Team
Could Rat Out Lay NY Post / Paul Tharp
The
huddled masses can stay The Economist
Brazil
Benchmark Bond Rises Above Face Value Bloomberg
Eurozone
rates remain unchanged BBC News
Mortgage
rates nudge up again this week AP via USA Today
Tech
firms make their case for 'offshoring' jobs AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer
/ Ted Bridis
European
bonds steady as rates held FT / Päivi Munter
Bank
of England holds rates at 3.75% FT / Anna Fifield
Can't
last The Economist
Mr
Thain moves in The Economist
A
shrinking giant The Economist
Make
Way for More Tax Cuts National Review / Marian L. Tupy
Mexican
Consumer Prices Climbing at Slowest Pace in 30 Years Bloomberg
TX:
'For rent' signs multiply reg Dallas
Morning News via Prudent Bear /
Steve Brown
Mortgage
lenders pull back Washington Business Journal
Dead-Wrong
Inflation Hawks National Review / Larry Kudlow
Behind
Detroit's Door No. 1 for '04? Free Cars Bloomberg / Doron Levin
Venezuela's
Chavez Ogles Reserves Before Election Bloomberg / David DeRosa
Dollar
rebound capped by ECB's indifference FT / Jennifer Hughes
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
U.S.
bond rally negates bearish view Saxo Bank via FX Street / Robert P. Balan
Late
Shoppers Save Sales, Not Profits Reuters / Emily Kaiser
Is
the euro too strong? CNN / Justin Lahart
NYSE Pay Deals NY Post /
Jenny Anderson
Donaldson Rips Mutual Fund
Boards NY Post / Paul Tharp
Brazil
Output Rises in November, Suggests Rate Cut Bloomberg
Emerging
debt-Brazil C bonds hit par reflecting faith in Lula Reuters via Yahoo
The
huddled masses can stay The Economist
For
Jobs, Some Germans Look to Poland reg NY
Times / Kevin J. O’Brien
EU
assesses 4 countries' budgets Bloomberg via International Herald Tribune
Suspending
euro rules was illegal, EU is told International Herald Tribune / Thomas
Fuller
UK:
Glaxo hit by $5bn US tax demand Guardian / Heather Stewart
US
'endangering world economy' Guardian / David Teather
I.M.F.
Says Rise in U.S. Debts Is Threat to World's Economy reg NY Times / Elizabeth Becker and Edmund L.
Andrews
Lessons
from America's fiscal recklessness Taipei Times / Jeffrey Sachs
The myth of the
populist stock market Christian Science Monitor / David Callahan
Japan:
Dollar now expected to hit 100 yen Japan Times / Mayumi Negishi and Taiga
Uranaka
S.
Korean Central Bank Leaves Key Rate at Record Low Bloomberg
UK:
Europe's best loved show is back. It should run and run reg Telegraph / Neil Collins
China:
How does US$130 billion make sense? People’s Daily
Insider
tips very big bucket on Yukos over tax dodges Sydney Morning Herald /
Jeanne Whalen
Syria
ends banking monopoly Gulf Daily News
Euro
Drops on Prospects ECB Will Signal Concern About Gains Bloomberg
German
companies cutting pension plans International Herald Tribune / Floyd
Norris
First,
Brassieres. Now, Shrimp. Who Gains? Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
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He
Who Laffers Last ... National Review / Jerry Bowyer
Who
Says Eliot Spitzer Is a Hero? Fox News / Neil Cavuto
Jobs
Report Rebuts Other Employment Indicators Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
The Fed and the
Bubble Dissident Voice via Fiend’s Super
Bear Page / Mark Weisbrot
Exporting American
Jobs Hans F. Sennholz via Safehaven / Hans F. Sennholz
Issues 2004
Prudent Bear via Safehaven /
Doug Noland
The Relative Dollar
and Gold Zeal via Safehaven / Adam Hamilton
Immigration
change costs ignored UPI / Christian Bourge
The
White House and Fed deserve some praise National Review / Victor A. Canto
Trading
penny stocks won't get you big bucks St Louis Post Dispatch / David
Nicklaus
CA:
Governor readies push to garner bond support San Francisco Chronicle /
Lynda Gledhill
DC: Bonds
assist Realtors in move Washington Times / Tim Lemke
For
now, don't sweat dollar's dip reg Kansas
City Star / Jerry Heaster
Canada:
Central bank cuts Q4 growth estimate Ottawa Business Journal
Costa
Rica Will Sell Bonds as Latin Yields Tumble Bloomberg
Vale
Sells 30-Year Bonds, Longest Term Ever in Brazil Bloomberg
US-China
ties allow no deviation from track of cooperation People’s Daily
Trade
deficit stirs fears over UK economy FT / Anna Fifield
Chilean
Peso, World's Top Performer, Gains After Rate Reduction Bloomberg
S
Koreans despair at debt crisis BBC News / Charles Scanlon
UK:
Pension system far too complex, say Lords FT / Kevin Brown
NY:
Many Still Angry About Medicare Bill Newsday / James Bernstein
CA:
Schwarzenegger unveils $76B budget Reuters via CNN
Job
Creation Rate Down Newsday via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Randi F.
Marshall
Immigrant
plan is cost of doing business Denver Post / Al Lewis
TX:
Pricing dilutes holiday profits Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Heather
Landy
Argentina
to Receive IMF Funds After Reaching Accord Bloomberg
The no-job
recovery CNN / Mark Gongloff
Oil
Prices Climb Above $34 a Barrel AP via Newsday / Brad Foss
The
Charms of Managing Money Alan Greenspan-Style Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Bush
savaged by former Treasury chief FT / Alan Beattie
US Corp
Bonds-Spreads widen on jobs data, supply Reuters / Dena Aubin
Listen
up: Clock ticking on the deficit Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel
MA:
Falling jobless figure deceptive Baltimore Sun / Bill Atkinson
Employment
news kills rate rise expectations FT / Jenny Wiggins
Bond
Sales Will Rise in 2004, If History Is a Guide Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Consensus
Inc. CNN / Justin Lahart
Treasuries
Surge After Economy Added Fewer Jobs Than Forecast Bloomberg
US
jobs market far weaker than hoped FT / Christopher Swann
Parmalat Cost U.S Firms $2B
NY Post / Paul Tharp
Not Playing NYSE NY Post
/ Jenny Anderson
US junk bond
funds take in $506 mln in week-AMG Reuters via Yahoo
Dollar
slides to new low on weak jobs numbers FT / Jennifer Hughes
Inflation-protected
Treasuries sales tepid, but yield hits 2% Reuters via Orange County
Register
CA:
Pay up, state says San Francisco Chronicle / Verne Kopytoff
Trade
deficit stirs fears over UK economy FT / Anna Fifield
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
U.S.
Seen Adding Jobs as Factories End 40-Month Hiring Drought Bloomberg
Yen
Declines After Bank of Japan Sells, Traders Familiar Say Bloomberg
UK:
Rate rises on hold as shoppers stay away Guardian / Larry Elliott
Trades
Backed by Big Banks Draw Interest of Regulators reg
NY Times / Rivad D. Atlas
No
Brakes On the Euro Washington Post / Keith B. Richburg
Russia:
Lasers to Help Foil Ruble Forgers Moscow Times / Alex Nicholson
Taiwan
is not China's concubine Taipei Times / Liu Kuan-the
Weak dollar's
impact on Wall Street, consumers Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer
Crude
Oil Reaches 9-Month High as Freezing Weather Hits U.S. Bloomberg
Dollar
war: Is Europe the patsy? NY Times via International Herald Tribune /
Floyd Norris
Relentless
euro rise sets alarm bells ringing Gulf Daily News
Japan,
U.S. plan to restore faith in beef Japan Times
S.
Korean GDP Growth Accelerated to 3.6% in 4th Qtr Bloomberg
China's
Dec. Exports Grow 51%, Fastest in At Least 4 Years Bloomberg
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