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01/16
Mood
falters in European corporate bond market FT / Adrienne Roberts
TX:
Office building construction pace slows to '95 level reg Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown
Credit-dependent
Americans pushed to the edge MSNBC / Martin Wolk
UK
pension schemes hit by interest rate drop FT / Norma Cohen
Commodity
prices rose 19.2% in 2003: BMO CP via Globe and Mail
Old Economy
Jolt: Wider Pension Woes Forbes / Dan Ackman
Banking
consolidation not over yet AP via Florida Times Journal / Eileen Alt
Powell
Oil jumps
nearly $1 as U.S. shivers Reuters via CNN
Issing
Says ECB Is `Worried' About Swings in Euro Bloomberg
Snow
reiterates strong dollar policy Reuters via CNN
U.S.
Judge Questions Russian's Detention Moscow Times / Catherine Belton
Ex-Enron
chief Lay eager to talk, his lawyer says Houston Chronicle / Bill Hensel,
Jr.
NASD
Panel Suspends Quattrone; Goldsmith Criticizes SanctionAs Too Soft
Institutional Investor
U.S.
holiday retail sales rise 5.2% to $216.3 billion South Florida Sun
Sentinel
Weill
Pupils Dimon, Prince to Vie at 2 Biggest Banks Bloomberg
Real
estate agent pool getting more crowded Knight Ridder via Detroit Free
Press / Alan J. Heavans
CA:
Sticker shock makes county a hard sell, say job recruiters San Diego
Union Tribune / David Washburn
NY:
Major Job Losses? Bank on It Newsday / Pradnya Joshi and Randi Marshall
Lucky
Andrew Fastow Makes the Trade of His Life Bloomberg / Ann Woolner
Michael
Price Calls Fund Profits `Embarrassing' Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Recovery
Trickles Down Very Slowly Washington Post / Jonathan Weisman
Buyers
ask: Where's the beef from? Miami Herald / Christina Hoag
Why
Doesn't Rubin Trust You With His Thoughts? Bloomberg / Michael Lewis
Court
Again Turns Down Bail Request of Russian Oil Tycoon reg NY Times / Erin E. Arvidlund
Bill
Gates buys property surrounding his estate to preserve family's privacy
AP via San Diego Union Tribune
Venezuela
Bonds Tumble as Chavez Seeks $6 Billion Bloomberg
Manufacturing
more confusion Washington Times / Thomas Sowell
US Corp
Bonds-Spreads firm as new supply fades Reuters / Dena Aubin
When
Banks Go National reg NY Times
Bank
megamerger to cost 10,000 jobs Chicago Tribune via Baltimore
Sun / Mark Skertic
IL:
Chicago area prices drop for 3rd straight month AP and Bloomberg via
Chicago Sun Times
Dollar
Has Biggest Gain in More Than Four Months Against Euro Bloomberg
Here's
How Texas Topped Closed-End Fund Rankings. Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Will
China Avoid Japan-Like Debt Nightmare? Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Oil
falls by 8% as speculators take exit FT / Kevin Morrison
For
$199, I could be an exec Denver Post / Al Lewis
PA:
Tax-break favoritism trumps real development Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew
Cassel
U.S.
January Michigan Sentiment Index Rises to 103.2 Bloomberg
Industrial
output ticks upward CNN
MN:
Twin Cities-area housing market going through the roof Star Tribune /
Neal Gendler and Jim Buchta
Industrial
Production and Capacity Utilization Federal Reserve Board
US junk bond
funds take in $396 mln in week Reuters
Mortgage
Rates Drop to mid-5 Percent AP and Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Sam Spatter
Repudiating the
National Debt Ludwig von Mises Institute / Murray N. Rothbard
Pepsi
is back in Baghdad Gulf Daily News
Japan:
Government may declare 'recovery' Japan Times
CO: Mad
cow hurting industry, ranchers tell lawmakers AP via Denver Post /
Colleen Slevin
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01/17
CA:
County jobless rate increases to 8.8 percent Santa Cruz
Sentinel
CA:
Jobless rate drops, but experts are concerned San Diego Union Tribune /
Michael Kinsman
Europeans
fret about soaring euro Knight Ridder via Wichita Eagle / Matthew
Schofield
The Supercycle of
Debt Thoughts from the Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin
CA:
California's job loss parallels U.S. report For 6 of past 7 months, payrolls
shrank San Francisco Chronicle
Fannie
Mae Withholds Details of Derivatives, Senator Hagel Says Bloomberg
Insider-trading
investigation launched in banking merger Bloomberg via Seattle Times
Globalization
Foes Strategize Against WTO AP via Newsday / Neelesh Misra
CA:
State's Job Losses Persist reg LA Times /
Marla Dickerson
Dropping
dollar pays off for some, costs others San Francisco Chronicle via
Seattle Post Intelligencer / Sam Zuckerman
The
mystery of the missing jobs reg Chicago
Tribune
As
Exchange Rates Swing, Carmakers Try to Duck reg
NY Times / Mark Landler
Russia
Sees Iraqi Debt Relief as Link to Oil, U.S. Aides Say reg NY Times / Christopher Marquis
U.S.
Treasuries Rise on Speculation Inflation Will Remain Tame Bloomberg
European
Two-Year Note Yield Ends Week Close to October Low Bloomberg
There
must be one born every minute Guardian / Edmond Warner
UK:
ECB turns to verbal remedy Guardian / Charlotte Denney
South
Korean Won Has Weekly Slide; Taiwan Dollar Ekes Out Gain Bloomberg
Australian
Dollar Falls for First Week in Four as Gold Declines Bloomberg
Parmalat
lenders reveal exposure BBC News
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01/18
Burned
by economy, consumed by debt Atlanta Journal Constitution / Michael E.
Kanell
Treasury
publishes notice it plans survey on paperless savings bonds Providence
Journal via San Diego Union Tribune
CA:
Grocers' losses still mystery LA Daily News / Nicholas Grudin
A
silver-lining type of guy gets set to retire from the Fed USA Today /
Barbara Hagenbaugh and Jack Gruber
Despite
Drop, Signs Look Good for Gold reg NY
Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer
Internet
trading of currencies a different animal reg
Chicago Tribune / Bill Barnhart
Greenback
Blues? Think Foreign Bonds Wall Street Journal via LA Daily News / Jeff
D. Opdyke and Craig Karmin
Electronic
trading helps boost CBOT FT / Jeremy Grant
EU
heads for sharp clash on spending FT / George Parker
Central
banks set to renew gold pact FT / Tony Major and Andreas Krosta
Freddie
Mac raises forecast for home sales Bloomberg via Baltimore
Sun
Majority
of homes are underinsured AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer
Flows
shock gives dollar faint stabilization hope Reuters via Yahoo
Reducing
debt on credit cards has its dangers reg
Kansas City Star / Paul Wenske
Repeal
the Do-It-Yourself Tax Cuts Washington Post / Albert B. Crenshaw
Illegal
workers wary of Bush plan Arizona Daily Sun / Chris Markham
Banking
on a lower dollar Journal News / Jay Loomis
Mortgage
refinancing in '04 may make sense reg
Orange County Register / Holden Lewis
Fastows:
From privilege to prison reg AP via Orange
County Register / Kristen Hayes
CA:
State must lead the way San Francisco Chronicle / David Lazarus
Sell
oil for gold, Mahathir tells Saudi Arabia Reuters via Forbes
German industry
sees EU enlargement as historic opportunity AFP via EU Business
Bulgaria and
Romania want to join the EU too AFP via EU Business
Canada-Laying
seige for a bank rate cut Reuters via Yahoo / Russell Blinch
Nagging
Matter of Unemployment Raises Consumer Spending Issues Pittsburgh
Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak
EU
set to crack down on credit rating agencies Guardian / Nick Mathiason
IMF:
from rates to ratings Guardian / William Keegan
The
overruling of the President Guardian / William Keegan
Now,
what am I bid for a six-month CD? Morning Call / Richard Burnett
FDA's
economist in chief Boston Globe / Christopher Rowland
Black gets the boot NY
Post / Tim Arango
Press
Holdings International to buy Hollinger Inc. for $605.5M CP via
Canada.com
Trade
creates more jobs than it kills Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel
PA:
Oil price collapse likely in late 2004 Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Dave
Copeland
Home
Starts Seen Close to Two-Decade High: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg
US
no longer over a barrel Boston Globe / Charles Stein
Increased
Scrutiny Could Shrink World Oil Reserves reg
LA Times / James Flanigan
Quirky
HH bond's days are numbered: Here's what to do Baltimore Sun / Eileen
Ambrose
UK:
UK interest rate rise may be delayed FT / Chris Flood
It's
Not That Easy to Win Damages Against a Broker for Bad Advice reg LA Times / Kathy Kristof
CA:
Moving up, not out reg LA Times / Allison
B. Cohen
WA:
Economy 33, Dunphy 27 Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
CO: At
long last, Invesco gets a clue Denver Post / Al Lewis
IA:
Corn and soybean prices rise amid tight supplies Des Moines Register /
Anne Fitzgerald
IL:
Bank One exit not just a blow to Chicago's ego reg
Chicago Tribune / Michael Oneal, Bruce Japsen and Mark Skertic
Big
bounce for dollar International Herald Tribune / Eric Pfanner
Is
China the Next Bubble? reg NY Times /
Keith Bradsher
O'Neill
Says Bush Was Set on Cutting Taxes, Too reg
NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews
Investing
in the Future, and Mortgaging It reg NY Times
/ Edmund L. Andrews
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01/19
FOREX-Euro
stagnant, digests finance ministers' worries Reuters / Shinichi Kishima
2004 home
decline clouds lumber UPI / Hil Anderson
The costs of
workaholism UPI / Martin Hutchinson
Employees
claim 'silence' perks AP via Washington Times / Tom Hays
Immigration
reform has backers AP via Indianapolis Star / Adam Geller
Travelers
are back, airline profits aren't USA Today / Dan Reed
FL:
Is the U.S. becoming Cuba's bread basket? Miami Herald / Jane Bussey
Eurozone finance
ministers warn against 'excessive' forex moves AFP via EU Business
Shrinking
workforce to knock economic output in EU, Japan: WEF AFP via Yahoo
Britons
fall further into debt Guardian / Sandra Haurant
Finance
ministers fret over euro BBC News
Bank
chief held in Parmalat probe BBC News
Euro's
strength, budget-pact dispute dominate EU finance talks AP via San Diego
Union Tribune / Paul Ames
Trading
losses may rise, National Australia warns Bloomberg via International
Herald Tribune / Kevin Foley
Euro
steadies after sinking to one-month low FT / Jennifer Hughes
Strong
euro worries European leaders Reuters via CNN
Glowing
housing report expected Bloomberg via Morning Call / Vince Golle
Bush did not
cause the recession Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
Budgets and
spending: a contrarian's view Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
Copper
price hits new high on rising demand FT / Kevin Morrison
As
job market rises, focus on employee retention AP via Louisville Courier
Journal / Joyce M. Rosenberg
MN:
Small companies lead the recovery ... or do they? Minnesota
Star Tribune / Larry Werner
OH:
Even big businesses barter Cincinnati Enquirer / John Eckberg
KS: With soy
breakthroughs, Wichita could find itself counting on beans Wichita Eagle /
Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor
Bank One
name may go bust after merger is completed Chicago Sun Times / Tammy
Chase
The
state of the Bush economy CNN / Mark Gongloff
Citigroup's
Prince May Post Biggest Profit Growth in Four Years Bloomberg
Japanese:
Unknowns about beef still linger AP via Omaha World Herald
New
York Budget Battle to Focus on Schools, Medicaid Bloomberg
UK:
House prices resume upward trend BBC News
G20
optimistic on trade, cautious on 2004 goal Reuters via Forbes / Andrew
Hay
U.S.
jobs jumping ship CNN / Mark Gongloff
IBM
giveth, taketh away CNN
Black
and the Barclays The Economist
Bund
prices fall as euro weakens FT / Charles Batchelor
Keynes
Was No Crypto-Fascist National Review / Bruce Bartlett
Parmalat
Brazil Missed $2 Mln Payment, Sumitomo Says Bloomberg
You
Can Stop Brokers Skimming Your Retirement Funds Bloomberg
Why does
dollar have value we say it does? Because we say so NY Times via Houston
Chronicle
Dollar
Steady Vs Majors on Capital Inflow Reuters via ABC News / Mariko
Hayashibara
Russia:
Boeings Threaten Domestic Industry Moscow Times / Lyuba Pronina
Australia:
NAB directors cover their backs Sydney Morning Herald / Sharon Kemp
Deutsche,
J.P. Morgan to Manage Indonesian Bond Sale Bloomberg
Persian
Gulf oil money keeps democracy at bay AFP via Taiwan Times
Parmalat
shockwaves spread far and wide AFP via Taiwan Times
German
December Producer Prices Stay Unchanged for Third Month Bloomberg
The
West's failed interventions suggest a need for new modesty Guardian via
Taipei Times
Jobs
go overseas, but impact unclear Cox News via Omaha World Herald
Taiwan:
Steering a safe passage for the nation's economy Taipei Times
Intrigue,
and Perhaps a Lead, Over Missing Parmalat Billions reg NY Times / Eric Sylvers
Market
hates downside surprises Minnesota Star Tribune / Mike Blahnik
Credit-card
changes coming NY Times via Arizona Republic / Jennifer Bayot
A
Sure Bet US News / James M. Pethokoukis
Is
Conrad Black facing his Moscow retreat? Independent / Cahal Milmo and Ian
Burrell
Australia:
Day of reckoning looms for manufacturers amid dollar's stellar run Sydney
Morning Herald
Oil
price collapse likely in late 2004 Sydney Morning Herald
Treasury
Note Investors Are Most Bearish Since 1990, Poll Shows Bloomberg
Funding
U.S. Twin Deficits Business as Usual Bloomberg / David DeRosa
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01/20
Fed's
market role hotly debated Atlanta Journal Constitution via Prudent Bear / Tom Walker
A
banker's delight The Economist
Debt
sale in India curbs rise in bonds Bloomberg via IHT / Bharat Ahluwalia
Who Rules the World,
Really? Euro vs Dollar Currency War Monitor via Safehaven / Alex Wallenwein
IMF Survey
PDF International Monetary Fund
Dollar
Inches Up Ahead of ECB Meeting Reuters via ABC News
Don't be
fooled: Accountants' global affiliates independent Chicago Sun Times /
Ted Pincus
What
happens when home-building boom goes bust? AP via Philadelphia
Inquirer / Rachel Beck
NY:
Pataki Unveils $99.8B Fiscal 2005 Budget Bond Buyer / Martin Z. Braun
KS:
Area home-building surges Kansas City Star / Julius A. Karash
OR:
Northwest Nonsense National Review / Paul Prososki and Sandra Fabry
CT: Gas
prices may hit $3 a gallon Connecticut Post / Charles Walsh
Soaring
energy prices could hurt economy AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Rachel
Beck
The
state of the Bush economy CNN / Mark Gongloff
Drunken
GOP Sailors reg Wall Street Journal
UK:
Head-to-head: Call centre jobs BBC News
Euro
rises on failure to turn words into action FT / Tony Major, George Parker
and Jennifer Hughes
Germany:
Ackermann trial worries hit Deutsche Bank FT / Patrick Jenkins
Japan,
Canada begin moves vs. weak dollar USA Today / Barbara Hagenbaugh
China
unable to quench thirst for oil FT / Victor Mallet
CA:
If bond fails, it's time for Plan B Sacramento Bee / John Hill
Treasuries
Slip a Bit Amid Lack of Data Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
Schwarzenegger
kicks off pitch for $15 bln bond Reuters via Forbes / Jim Christie
PA:
Ackermann trial worries hit Deutsche Bank Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Sam
Spatter
Martha
Stewart Pleads Not Guilty Newsmax
More
investors plant cash in hedge funds USA Today / Adam Shell
UK
inflation data boost likelihood of rate rise FT / Anna Fifield
EU Blames Bush for it’s Low
Imports NY Post / Paul Tharp
Brazil's
Real Reverses decline as Inflows Test Central Bank Bloomberg
ASEAN
prepares "road map" for economic integration AFP via Yahoo
Canada:
Economic micromanager extraordinaire Globe and Mail / Mark Mullins
Davos:
The Buzz Is Back Business Week via Yahoo
What The President Didn’t
Want to Hear from Paul O’Neill NY Post / John Crusele
Jobs
seen rising, barely Reuters via CNN
Salvation
Army's golden arches Reuters via CNN
Crude
oil prices hit post-Iraq war high FT / Kevin Morrison
U.S.
corporate bond new issues Reuters via Yahoo
CA:
Market might lose a little fizz reg Orange
County Register / Mary Ann Milbourn
Fed
to Discuss How It `Talks' at Next Meeting Bloomberg / John M. Berry
KS:
Handsome rates help move houses Wichita Eagle / Dan Voorhis
NV:
Home sales should remain strong Las Vegas Review Journal / Hubble Smith
NV:
Gaming industry bonds notch yields of 15 percent Las Vegas Review Journal
/ Rod Smith
WI:
State manufacturers skeptical about jobs plan Green Bay Gazette / Avi
Stern
Next
Move Is Bush's in Reform of Investing System Bloomberg / Chet Currier
This
Year the January Effect Forgot to Show Up Bloomberg / John Dorfman
U.S.
Trade Deal, Tax Overhaul May Stall in Congress This Year Bloomberg
Circuit
City rids itself of more credit card biz Washington Business Journal /
Jeff Clabaugh
Canada:
Bank of Canada lowers target for the overnight rate by 1/4 percentage point
to 2 1/2 per cent Bank of Canada
Euro
Surges; EU Ministers Signal They're Not Close to Selling Bloomberg
Bank
of China launches plan to write off bad loans Bloomberg via Taipei Times
Eurozone
government bond prices rise FT / Päivi Munter
Canada:
Bank cuts interest rate to 2.5% CP via Toronto Star
BoJ
unexpectedly eases monetary policy FT / David Pilling and Barney Jopson
Blowing
bubbles CNN / Justin Lahart
How Does Money Acquire
its Value? Ludwig von Mises Institute / Frank Shostak
Dollar
May Advance After ECB, Finance Ministers Urge Stability Bloomberg
Crude
Oil Rises in New York as U.S. Faces Colder Weather Bloomberg
Australia:
Rating agency puts NAB on watch negative AAP via The Age
Japan:
Number of failed firms falls for first time in four years Japan Times
Banker's
trial in Germany has U.S. echo NY Times via International Herald Tribune
/ Mark Landler
No
Strong Japan-Europe G-7 Front Expected Moscow Times / Shinichi
Kishima
Canada
may move to cut rates Bloomberg via International Herald Tribune /
Bernard Simon
China's
Economic Growth Accelerated to 9.1 Percent in 2003 Bloomberg
Dollar
May Rise Against Yen; Yomiuri Report on Currency Sales Bloomberg
Thai
Central Bank Will Probably Keep Interest Rate at 1.25% Bloomberg
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01/21
Spending
threatens UK debt rule FT / Ed Crooks
Parmalat
gross debt could top E14bn FT / Fred Kapner
S&P in
warning over German pension reform Investment and Pensions Europe
Saudi,
Qatar, UAE, Kuwait to Cut Iraq Debt, U.S. Says Bloomberg
Mexico
Jobless Rate Has Biggest Rise in Almost Decade Bloomberg
Bush
withdraws mortgage regulator nominee Reuters via Yahoo
U.S.
House panel to hold Freddie Mac hearing Reuters via Yahoo
A World Recreated
Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. / Lew
Rockwell
Capital
One cuts bad loans Washington Business Journal / Jeff Clabaugh
The
Bank of New York Ranked Number One Municipal Debt Trustee for 2003
Business Wire via Stockhouse
BoNY eyes
continued strategic investments Investment and Pensions Europe
Bonds
Have Fans Overseas Smart Money via Yahoo
So
Where Are The Jobs? They're On The Way... Business Week via Yahoo
So
Where Are The Jobs? Maybe They're Not On The Way Business Week via Yahoo
Bush
under fire for widening deficit AFP via Yahoo
Under The Gun NY Post /
Jenny Anderson
WA:
Newest job is how to get one Seattle Post Intelligencer / Paul Nyhan
MN:
State job market tops U.S. St. Paul Pioneer Press / Mike Hughlett
IN:
Indianna Turns to Tobacco Bond Buyer / Elizabeth Carvlin
Bullish
US could end in global slump BBC News / Tim Weber
Vital
issues remain to be decided as EU expansion looms EU Business / Breffni
O'Rourke
Bush
Proposes 'No Down Payment' Home Loan AP via Newsday
Dollar
weaker vs majors on pre-G7 jitters Reuters via Forbes / Mariko
Hayashibara
Snow's
Doubts Knock Treasuries from Highs Reuters via Boston Globe / Amanda
Cooper
TX:
Incoming business prospects look good Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram /
Andrea Ahles
US Corp
Bonds-Unchanged; trade light, profits eyed Reuters / Nancy Leinfuss
Flying
Pork Forbes / Andrew T. Gillis
A
deficit in global growth reg Kansas City
Star / Jerry Heaster
Economists
mixed on Bush message reg Kansas City Star
/ Eric Palmer
WA:
Seeking clues from tax coffers Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
Lower
mortgage demand hurts Washington Mutual profit Seattle Times / Bradley
Meacham
Greenback
resumes fall, bonds make gains CNN
Bush deficit
plan seen having murky math MSNBC and CNBC / John W. Schoen
Can
an Outcry Stem Outsourcing AP via Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Rachel
Konrad
Public
disgust with executive enrichment is humbling Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock
Jet
fuel prices pressure industry USA Today / Dan Reed
GE
exec explains effects of globalization on United States Las Vegas Sun /
Jennifer Shubinski
Corporate
bigwigs can learn, ski, hobnob at Davos bash Bloomberg via Seattle Times
/ Michael Mckee
Corporate
Germany on trial The Economist
Iran's
President, at Davos, Displays Hope and Defiance reg
NY Times / Mark Landler
China’s
Challenge: Making Capitalists Out of Communists Newsmax / Jeremy Bradshaw
The
Frozen Fed, Looking Back, Standing Pat Washington Post / Steven
Pearlstein
Fannie
Mae Profit More Than Doubles Washington Post / Richard Leong
CA:
FBI Seeks Orange County Money Manager reg
LA Times / E. Scott Reckard
CA:
L.A. County Leads U.S. in Factory Jobs reg
LA Times / Marla Dickerson
AZ:
Consumer confidence up in state Arizona Republic / Russ wiles
PA:
One source for the newcomers Philadelphia needs Philadelphia Inquirer /
Andrew Cassel
Does
Citi fear consolidation? CNN / Christopher Hughes
Treasuries
rise as markets await new data FT / Paivi Munter, Jenny Wiggins, Mariko
Sanchanta
Euro
firms below highs against dollar FT / Ivar Simensen
Crude
falls as output cut fears recede FT / Kevin Morrison
Rates
and Bush ... better lucky? CNN / Kathleen Hayes
U.S. budget
deficit must be curbed-Treasury's Snow Reuters
OPEC:
Oil supply healthier than it sounds UPI via Washington Times
Brazil
Unexpectedly Keeps Benchmark Rate at 16.5% Bloomberg
Mexico
Plans U.K. Pound Bond, Joins Pemex, Poland Bloomberg
Here
We Go Again? National Review / Bruce Bartlett
Yes Virginia, Your
Gold is at Risk Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke
Britain
goes deeper into the red BBC News
UK:
Bank voted 8-1 to hold interest rates Guardian / Mark Tran
Live in
France, work in Britain and help out Eurotunnel Guardian / David gow
Taiwan:
Foreign economists bullish on Taiwan Taipei Times / Bill Heaney
China
says `no chance' of revaluing yuan this year Bloomberg via Taipei Times
The Austrian
Contribution to Development Theory Ludwig von Mises Institute /
Christopher Mayer
CA:
Grocery workers ask AFL-CIO to make strike national issue San Diego Union
Tribune / Penni Crabtree
CA:
Orange County Home Prices Soar reg LA
Times / Roger Vincent
Mad cow's
fallout has cost hundreds of layoffs so far AP via Houston Chronicle /
Joe Ruff
What
the Muni Market Is Telling Us About California Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
For
Paul O'Neill, It's Always About the Truth Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
CBOT to
charge extra dues to help it compete with Eurex Chicago Sun Times
Argentine
bond group says legal action possible Reuters
Even
for Experts, Analyzing the Job Market Is an Adventure reg NY Times / David Leonhardt
U.S.
December Housing Starts Rise to 2.088 Million Bloomberg
Merrill
Lynch's Profit More Than Doubles AP via Newsday
Economic
Talks Draw Elite to Davos, but Have No Salient Issue reg NY Times
Bahrain
financial sector registers strong growth Gulf Daily News
Russia
Looks to Join World Bank Creditors Moscow Times / Vladimir Isachenkov
Russia:
Planned Pipeline to Avoid Neighbors Moscow Times / Simon Ostrovsky
Australia:
No buck-passing, sack the bosses Sydney Morning Herald / Anthony Higgins
Leaders
in Davos are hoping for more than just a talkfest IHT / Eric Pfanner
Short-term
corporate bonds attractive Reuters via Bangkok Post
UK
inflation remains steady Guardian / Mark Tran
Cheney,
Daft, Much to Be Quizzed on Little Green Men in Davos Bloomberg
Japan:
G-7 wants currency stability: Tanigaki Japan Times
Euro
May Gain on Speculation ECB Won't Sell Currency, Cut Rates Bloomberg
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01/22
In
search of a theme The Economist
Two-faced
capitalism The Economist
Current-account
balances The Economist
The
loonie flies too high The Economist
Canada's
Exporters Seek More Rate Cuts to Halt Dollar Bloomberg
Show
Us the Cash! CFO.com / Kara Newman of Thomson Financial
The
Book of Jobs Daily Standard / Irwin Stelzer
Leasebacks
'Widespread' Bond Buyer / Susanna Duff Barnett
U.S. agency
seeks Freddie Mac executive testimony Reuters via Yahoo
Foreign
central banks hold record U.S. debt – Fed Reuters via Yahoo
CBS
MarketWatch's Calandra resigns amid SEC probe Reuters via Yahoo /
Jonathan Stempel
FL:
A good year to build on Miami Herald / Douglas Hanks III
OH: New tire may put
Goodyear on track Akron Beacon Journal / John Russell
CA:
Low-Pay Sectors Dominate U.S. and State Job Growth reg LA Times / Nancy Cleeland
Economic
conference is cautiously upbeat Knight Ridder via Wichita Eagle / Ken Moritsugu
CBOT
ownership settlement OKd reg Chicago
Tribune / Mark Skertic W/ Robert Manor
For
fee, companies can trace old stocks and bonds Philadelphia Inquirer /
Jeff Brown
Freddie
Mac board blamed for mistakes Bloomberg via Philadelphia Inquirer / James
Tyson
Treasury
prices rise as investors reposition FT / Päivi Munter, Jenny Wiggins and
Barney Jopson
Low-fare
carriers may find '04 hard USA Today / Dan Reed
IA:
Gas prices rise 14› in a month Des Moines Register / William Ryberg
CT:
Global changes alter economy Connecticut Post / Rob Varnon
India's
Foreign Debt Raised to Investment Grade Bloomberg
Eurozone recovery 'at
risk' BBC News / Tim Weber
Brazil's
Move to Halt Rate Cuts May Prevent Inflation Bloomberg
U.N.:
World Unemployment Nears Record 186M AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star
Telegram / Jonathan Fowler
MBA:
No bubble in this forecast CNN / Sarah Max
Mortgage
Rates Down AP via Newsday
Immigrant-Labor
Economics reg NY Times / Jeff Madrick
Report
Says Europe Is Behind on Single-Economy Goal reg
NY Times / Paul Meller
AZ:
Consignment stores thriving Arizona Republic / Yvette Armendariz
CA:
Apartment vacancy rates surge Sacramento Bee / Andrew LePage
Economists
say Bush must deal with deficits Washington Times / Patrice Hill
US
inventory fears keep crude prices higher FT / Shamal Ratnayaka
Did
recession begin in 2000? CNN
U.S.
December Index of Leading Economic Indicators Rises 0.2% Bloomberg
Kodak
to Cut Up to 15,000 Jobs, Take $1.7 Bln Charge Bloomberg
Which
Wage Are We Going? National Review / John E. Tammy
Argentina's
Economy to Expand 6% in 2004, Central Bank Says Bloomberg
Passing
the buck Cox News via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Shelley Emiling
Inflated
fears, deflated hopes The Economist
Currency Wars
Ludwig von Mises Institute / Sean Corrigan
Japan's
Cash Pumping May Help Slow Yen's Rise Bloomberg / David DeRosa
Player
piano CNN / Justin Lahart
Recession
dates ... who cares? CNN / Kathleen Hayes
Euro
Rises as ECB Eases Concern It Will Sell Currency, Cut Rate Bloomberg
European
government bond prices rise FT / Päivi Munter
No
way back on globalization, ex-president tells Davos Guardian / Larry
Elliott
Germany's
corporate culture in the dock Guardian / Ben Aris
Aging
society a threat and an opportunity Toronto Star / David Crane
Housing
Keeps Driving the Economy reg NY Times /
Jennifer Bayot
Wall
Street Bankers, Reelection Backers Washington Post / Ben White
Former
Futures Chief Settles Charges reg Reuters
via NY Times
If poor get richer,
does world see progress? Christian Science Monitor / Brad Knickerbocker
Australia:
Give us a month, asks NAB chair Sydney Morning Herald / Anthony Hughes
Saudi
prefers crude at 'miracle' price of $25 Gulf Daily News
Japan's
20-Year Sale May Draw More Bids Than Average Bloomberg
UK:
Secretary stole $9.5m from firm Telegraph via Sydney Morning Herald
Euro
Rises After ECB's Wellink Says Gains Are `Not Excessive' Bloomberg
Russia:
Putin Has World Bank's Support Moscow Times / Alex Nicholson
Agriculture
secretary defends federal response to mad cow AP via Denver Post / Mark
Sherman
MN:
Under-30 readers shun newspapers Minnesota Star Tribune / Steve Alexander
Fund
chiefs are willing to take on more risks Bloomberg via International Herald
Tribune
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01/23
Causey
May Put GAAP On Trial Forbes / Dan Ackman
Bonds
Could Fall Under Shelter Regs Bond Buyer / Susanna Duff Barnett
Market
at a crossroads Globe and Mail / David Parkinson
Financial Bubbles
Rages On Prudent Bear via Safehaven
/ Doug Noland
Latin
America to grow 4 percent this year UPI via Washington Times
It's
good to talk at Davos BBC News / Mike Rake
Bond
prices fall abruptly Friday AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer
Canada:
Loonie retreat a delayed reaction? Ottawa Business Journal
Fading
chance of ECB action hits dollar FT / Jennifer Hughes
Bush
Left Economic Vision on Cutting Floor Bloomberg / Gene Sperling
FDIC And FBI
Investigating Fraudulent Emails FDIC and FBI via FDIC
More
cold weather keeps oil price pumped FT / Ivar Simensen
Tough
EU Budget talks ahead EU Business
IMF warns Slovenia
on risk accession to ERM2 could bring AFP via EU Business
Pension funds
plan “huge” hedge fund move – study Investment and Pensions Europe
China's peasants
opt for urban grindstone Christian Science Monitor / Robert Marquand
CA:
The economic news sounds good, but why does it still feel so bad? San
Jose Mercury News / Mike Cassidy
Computers
are tougher to fix on Mars Seattle Post Intelligencer / Matthew Fordahl
Treasuries
Tumble as Low Yields and More Supply Deter Investors Bloomberg
Chile
Bonds Push Latin America Debt Sales to Record Bloomberg
Argentina
May Pay Debt Advisers $88 Million Bloomberg
Parmalat
employee dies in bridge plunge FT / Mark Nicholson
O.C.
Money Manager Arrested in Texas reg LA Times / E. Scott Reckard
Dean
criticises Greenspan over Bush tax cuts FT / James Harding
SEC
threatens NYSE specialists FT / Andrei Postelnicu
Oil discovered
in northwest India UPI via Washington Times
At
Davos the rich hear the poor UPI via Washington Times / John C. K. Daly
Too
Much Regulation? Corporate Bosses Sing the Sarbanes-Oxley Blues reg NY Times / Floyd Norris
Pentagon
seeks $402 billion in 2005 CBS Market Watch / August Cole
Fed
will keep pedal to the metal CNN / Mark Gongloff
Have
you bought your second home? CNN / Sarah Max
Bank
mergers: There will be more CNN / Dan Cook
Prettying
up the job market CNN / Mark Gongloff
Latte
give Big Mac the worldwide bounce Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
Dean says
new Fed chief needed Reuters via MSNBC and CNBC
TX: Many
wait on Congress to fix 'bleak' pension shortfall Houston Chronicle /
L.M. Sixel
CO:
From Atkins to Fatkins Denver Post / Al Lewis
PA:
Shifting retirement money to hedge funds Philadelphia Inquirer / Joseph
N. DiStefano
China-US:
Double bubbles in danger of colliding Asia Times via Prudent Bear / Ian Williams
Fed
May Affirm `Considerable Period' of Low Rates Bloomberg
Don't
Buy Into Pension Obligation Bond Plans Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Over-Investment
Plagued the Labor Market, Too Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Who Benefits From Free
Trade, and How Ludwig von Mises Institute / Robert P. Murphy
Chile
Bonds Push Latin American Debt Sales to Record Month Bloomberg
Kodak
changes the picture The Economist
Russia:
Yukos Hit With New Tax Evasion Charge Moscow times / Valeria Korchagina
Weakness
of Critical Technology Area Has Weighed Down Sector Washington Post /
Mike Musgrove
Columnist Quits Amid SEC
Probe NY Post / Stephen Lynch
Recession
Could Have Begun Early Washington Post / Nell Henderson
Bush's $5 trillion
problem: Rising deficit troubles GOP Christian Science Monitor / Gail
Russell Chaddock
US
consumers borrow big to save the world Dow Jones via Sydney Morning
Herald
Japanese
Bonds May Gain After Auction Shows Demand Bloomberg
Weak
dollar 'threat to Europe' Gulf Daily News
UK:
BCC warns of danger ahead if Bank raises rates Guardian / Charlotte Denny
UK:
£3bn hole in defence budget Guardian / Richard Norton-Taylor and David
Gow
Japan:
U.S. rules out testing all cows Japan Times / Mayumi Negishi
Japan
and Russia Working Hard to Build Economic Ties reg
NY Times / James Brooke
As
Japan Recovers, Will Bond Yields Surge? Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Parmalat
founder 'spirited 2bn' Telegraph / Bruce Johnston
How
much oil does the world have left? Observer via Taipei Times
Dollar
continues to plummet as doubts grow about support Reuters via Taipei
Times
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01/24
Cheney
seeks to mend fences in Davos FT / Guy de Jonquières and Charles Pretzlik
The
talk of the town at Davos: China IHT / Eric Pfanner
Global
Business Leaders Fret About Growth Reuters via Yahoo / Stella Dawson
At
Forum, white-collar job migration is a hot topic IHT / Jennifer L.
Schenker
Investors
warming up to coal industry AP via Houston Chronicle / Brad Foss
Fingers in the
Dyke and Fingers in the Pie Lew Rockwell / Sean Corrigan
Dubya’s Spending
spree NY Post
Gap grows
between high, low earners Wall Street Journal via Indianapolis Star /
Greg Ip
WI:
Going... going... well, maybe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Kathleen
Gallagher
MI: Jobless
rate rises to 7.2% Detroit Free Press / John Gallagher
TX:
State jobless rate rises Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Andrea Ahles
MD:
Realtors see more sunny days Boston Globe / Chris Reidy
Thailand's
economy at risk from flu AFP via Taipei Times
China:
Overseas financial institutions allowed to register directly in Shanghai
People’s Daily
`Bull
market for bonds almost over' Toronto Star / Rick Westhead
Jobs
drought leads to freeze in US interest rates AFP via Yahoo
Halliburton
officials took bribes: WSJ AP via Taipei Times
CT:
Unions keep on fading Connecticut Post / Rob Varnon
MS: Experts: Time
prime for refinancing Clarion Ledger / Nell Luter Floyd
CA:
Orders for flood insurance are just trickling in San Diego Union Tribune
/ Rachel Laing
Labor
finds itself laboring reg Kansas City Star
/ Jerry Heaster
CA:
State Bonds Lure Buyers Despite Budget Woes reg
LA Times / Tom Petruno
MD:
Mortgage rates dip; refinances in boom Baltimore Sun / Paul Adams
IA:
Thousands of Iowans' jobless pay set to end Des Moines Register / Jane
Norman
MA:
Bay State's jobless ranks swell: Level matches nation's rate Boston
Herald / Jay Fitzgerald
Nasdaq
Declines for First Week in Seven on Valuation Concerns Bloomberg
Runaway
train CNN / Justin Lahart
Canada
Dollar Falls for Second Week as Central Bank Cuts Rate Bloomberg
A
Year of Worry for Cambodia's Garment Makers reg
NY Times / James Brooke
Bush
looking for jobs rebound Minnesota Star Tribune / David Westphal
MN:
Heat costs chill profits Minnesota Star Tribune / Jim Buchta and Mike
Meyers
Greenback
woes put G7 on the rack Guardian / Mark Milner
Japan:
27.65 billion yen in '02 wages unpaid Japan Times
Australia:
Greasing mortgage deals Sydney Morning Herald
UK:
Fraud office to examine Equitable scandal Guardian / Rupert Jones and
Phillip Inman
Aventis
poised to fend off hostile bid Guardian / Heather Stewart
Baghdad
economy perks up as income rises Gulf Daily News
WTO
members divided over trade agreement Gulf Daily News
Saudi
rules out plans to raise crude prices Gulf Daily News
Yes, But What
High Yields? Forbes / James Grant
Berkshire
shares hit milestone Omaha World Herald / Virgil Larson
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01/25
What, No
Inflation You Say? Bob Coppo via Guru Board
Freddie
Mac faces capital call FT via Prudent
Bear / Jenny Wiggins
CA:
Newly created jobs often pay much less San Diego Union Tribune / Craig D.
Rose
OH:
Slower sales giving buyers upper hand Toledo Blade / Gary T. Pakulski
Unlike
euro, sterling's rally causes little concern AFP via Yahoo
Despite
job losses, economy could help Bush in election San Francisco Chronicle /
Sam Zuckerman
FL: Bankruptcy
could help debt-laden `Anonymous' Miami Herald / Harriet Johnson Brackey
OH:
Not a good year for many cut in '03 Akron Beacon Journal / John Russell
Dollar
edges down, but pre-G7 wariness limits moves Reuters via Forbes /
Chikafumi Hodo
Side
Effects of Boom: Defects in Building Newsday
Analysts
Feel Pressure From Feds and Companies Newsday / Pradnya Joshi
Fed
isn't expected to raise rates this week USA Today / Sue Kirchoff
Dollar
Consolidates After Volatile Trade Reuters via ABC News / Shinichi Kishima
Home Sweet
(Temporary) Home Wall Street Journal via LA Dialy News / Jeff D. Opdyke
WA:
The year of going nowhere: Area's economy never got off the ground
Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
Fourth-Quarter
Growth Seen at 5% Pace: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg
Taking
a close look at one way the rich get richer Boston Globe / Carlo Wolff
Whose
Fault Is the Decline in the Dollar? Bloomberg / David DeRosa
'Election
year bounce' CBS Market Watch / Brendan January
Calif.
Grocery Workers Struggle in Strike AP via Baltimore Sun / Alex Veiga
Bill Gates
to get honorary knighthood Reuters via Houston Chronicle
Hog
Farmers Fear Fallout From Mad Cow Case reg
LA Times / Jerry Hirsch
As
Fed Holds Rates Down, Investors Face Tough Choice reg LA Times / Tom Petruno
Housing
to stay hot, or maybe not Chicago Tribune via Omaha world Herald
From
the War on Terrorism, New Jobs reg LA
Times / James Flanigan
In
world upturn, politics takes a back seat to growth Bloomberg via South
Florida Sun Sentinel / Simon Clark
Poor
prospects for trade talks cloud Davos BBC News / Tim Weber
Lula
calls for trade revolution BBC News
India:
the new tiger Guardian / Rupali Mukherjee
That
Five-Year Forecast Looks Great, or Does It? reg
NY Times / Mark Hulbert
The
Refund You've Forgotten Washington Post / Albert B. Crenshaw
Everything
Goes as Expected Washington Post / Jerry Knight
Soros
Says Bush Policies to Cause Boom in 2004, Bust in 2005 Bloomberg
Follow
the falling dollar Minnesota Star Tribune / Mike Blahnik
Do
Funds Really Need to Find New Directors? reg NY
Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer
EU
softens stance on tariffs Guardian / Oliver Morgan and Nick Mathiason
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01/26
TX: A
Perspective on the Houston Economy Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Economic
flexibility Federal Reserve Board / Alan Greenspan
Self-employed
criticize IRS proposal Washington Business Journal
Mixed
prospects for states in election-year Congress Stateline.org / Pamela M.
Prah
Traders
Boost Futures Bets on Gain in Mexico's Peso Bloomberg
Canada:
Strain on pension system seen, study says Globe and Mail / Roma Luciw
BMA
Recommends Treasury Consider Issuing 20-Year TIPS in 2004 While Maintaining
10-Year TIPS Issuance Levels Bond Market Association
BMA's
Research Government Forecast pdf Bond
Market Association
US
budget agency: Govt debt cap to be hit July-Sept Reuters via Yahoo
How the deficit
helps credit quality Reuters via Yahoo / Eric Burroughs
TX:
Dallas School District Deal To Sell Early Bond Buyer / Richard Williamson
US
Treasury: No specific job growth targets for 2004 Reuters via Forbes
Crude oil
falls 47 cents to $34.47 a barrel Reuters via Houston Chronicle
Coming
up empty US News / Lou Dobbs
The
Curious Shrinking Dollar US News / Jodie T. Allen and Paul J. Lim
Euronext
to launch eurodollar futures FT / Jeremy Grant and Alex Skorecki
Canada:
Loonie endures bearish volatility Ottawa Business Journal
Dollar
makes headway FT / Ivar Simensen
Bailouts
becoming too easy Motley Fool via Rocky Mountain News
Thai economy
can survive bird flu UPI / Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
UK:
Banks ready to call in personal guarantees after ruling Telegraph
Auto
loans' hidden costs writ large CBS Market Watch / Andrea Coombes
Sovereign
Boosts Presence on Cape AP via ABC News
Time
to consider buying EE bonds instead of using banks South Florida Sun
Sentinel / Robert K. Heady
U.S.
overseas payrolls grow Sacramento Bee / Clint Swett
TN:
Buyers fall behind, fail to keep homes Tennessean / Kathy Carlson
The
amazing disappearing budget CNN / Mark Gongloff
US
federal deficit to rise by extra $986bn FT / Christopher Swann
Next
decade's deficit seen at $1.9T Reuters via CNN
NASD
proposes faster corporate bond data Reuters via Forbes / John
Poirier
Bondholders
may seize Argentine assets next week Reuters via Forbes / Hugh Bronstein
Stocks
jump as Dow hits 31-month high AP via USA Today
Treasuries
fall amid strong housing data FT / Jenny Wiggins, Päivi Munter and Mariko
Sanchanta
The
right medicine? The Economist
Greenspan
confident about regaining jobs AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram /
Martin Crutsinger
Unions
took a hit in Iowa National Review / Bruce Bartlett
The
Falling Dollar's World of Hurt Business Week via Yahoo
U.S.
Housing/Mortgage-Backed Securities Data Calendar Reuters via Yahoo
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
Watch
the VIX CNN / Justin Lahart
Eastern
Europe Offers Tax Challenge to EU Nations Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn
IN: State
initiatives eye job creation Indianapolis Star / Norm Heikens
CA:
Safeway Rewards 11 Top Execs reg LA Times
/ Melinda Fulmer and Kathy M. Kristof
CA:
Grocery Workers' Leader Paid Like a Corporate Boss reg LA Times / Michael Hiltzik
The Future of the USA
Stock Market Safehaven / Didier Sornette
Reverend
Al Tells Chairman Al His Time Is Up Bloomberg / Carloine Baum
Powell
troubled by Russia democracy Reuters via FT
Rate
fears play on UK gilts FT / Päivi Munter and Mariko Sanchanta
Sharon
fights on The Economist
UK:
Brown to cut back spending Guardian / Mark Tran
Mr
Protectionism's Riskiest Call The Economist via CFO.com
Illegal
criminal aliens abound in U.S. Washington Times / Jerry Seper
Robust
Mortgage Market Is Recovery's Foundation reg
LA Times / Susan M. Wachter and Mark Zandi
Hill
Budget Office Sees $477B Deficit AP via Newsday / Alan Fram
U.S.
Budget Deficit Estimated at $477 Billion, Person Says Bloomberg
The Undeniable
Uninsured Christian Science Monitor
Pension
Perniciousness Washington Post
NY:
Apartment Hunting on a Huge Scale Newsday / Alan Wax
Greenspan's
Confidence Should Be Cause for Concern Bloomberg
Outspending
the Drunken Sailors Newsmax / Lynn Woolley
A
Recovery Unlike Others Seems to Alter Fed Rate View reg NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews
U.S.
December Existing Home Sales Rise 6.9% to 6.47 Mln Rate Bloomberg
Unemployed
not tempted by low-paying jobs Washington Times / Patrice Hill
Dollar
gains ahead of Fed meeting FT / Ivar Simenson
Parmalat's
debt is eight times greater FT / Mark Nicholson
Farewell
to the axis of weasel Guardian / Larry Elliott
Canada:
The fellowship for lower rates Reuters via Yahoo / Russell Blinch
Canadians
invade France and start buying real estate AFP via Taipei Times
Taiwan:
Chen predicts economic boom Taipei Times
China's
economy is cooking on Australian gas Sydney Morning Herald / Johnn
Garnaut
Weak
Dollar Helps U.S. Firms, for Now Washington Post / Jonathan Weisman
A
Cautionary Cloud Curtails Spending Washington Post / Dana Hedgpeth
What the Change in
Germany Means Ludwig von Mises Institute / Frank X. Vogelgesang
Fraud
Cases in U.K. Courts Doubled Last Year, KPMG Survey Shows Bloomberg
$63
Billion Bid for European Pharmaceutical Company reg
NY Times / Andrew Ross Sorkin and Gardiner Harris
One factor the Fed
ignores - we hope Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis
Yen
Rises as Trade Surplus Widens, Signaling Economic Recovery Bloomberg
Challengers
to US put on brave front Gulf Daily News
Asia,
U.S. in Risky Tug of War Over Dollar Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Is the US economy losing
its manufacturing base? Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
Twin deficits
spectre haunts the Bush economy Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
Japan's
December Trade Surplus Widens 9.9% From November Bloomberg
A housing boom, led
by boomers Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer
Treasury
Investors Bearish Ahead of Fed Meeting, Survey Shows Bloomberg
Japan's
lone intervention effort reveals poor risk management Japan Times
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01/27
Australia's NAB/CEO:
Closed Weakness In Bank System Dow Jones via Yahoo
Canada:
Dollar determinants Globe and Mail / Mark Mullins
US SWAPS-Spreads
steady as mortgage hedgers slumber Reuters via Yahoo Bond News
RPT-California
controller urges Safeway to end strike Reuters via Yahoo Bond News
Nasdaq
Suffers Worse Lost in Two Months Washington Post / Jerry Knight
CA:
State unemployment fund broke Orange County Register / Catrine Johansson
Down
economy ups franchising Orange County Register / Jan Norman
Hancock
Bets On A Weak Dollar Bond Week via Institutional
Investor
Second-Lien
Influx Prompts Call For Standards Loan Market Week via Institutional
Investor
Mad
cow, kosher blessing Reuters via CNN
A
Cheap Dollar Boom Washington Post / David Ignatius
Fed's
Low Rates Spark Concern About Asset-Price Surge Bloomberg
Odd
recovery affects Fed's rate behavior NY Times via Akron Beacon Journal /
Edmund L. Andrews
The
Jobless Recovery Washington Post
NV:
Big year forecast for retail projects Las Vegas Review Journal / Hubble
Smith
There's
no deficit of concern reg Kansas City Star
/ Chris Lester
London
market takes aim at Merc Eurodollar trading Chicago Sun Times / David
Roeder
Canada:
Goodale warns of lean budget, tough decisions Ottawa Business Journal
Smiles
all round, except in Europe Guardian / William Keegan
China:
Health jitters shortening China's menus People’s Daily
Election
may curb bonds in Manila Bloomberg via IHT / Jim Ebias
Does
the US budget deficit matter? BBC News / Steve Schifferes
IL:
End of the market out-cry system? BBC News / Simon Bishop
Kraft
to Cut 6,000 Jobs, Close 20 Plants AP via Newsday / Dave Carpenter
Fujitsu
Uses Pay Cuts as a Motivational Tool reg
NY Times / Ken Belson
Gold
recovers as dollar weakens FT / Kevin Morrison
PA:
Funeral sector on downbeat Philadelphia Inquirer / Porus P. Cooper
SEC Shuts
Down Fla. Investment Firm AP via ABC News
U.S.
eyes cattle trades made around mad cow discovery Reuters via USA Today
DIARY-U.S.
Treasuries, Wednesday, Jan. 28 Reuters
Fed
likely to stand pat CNN / Mark Gongloff
Perpetual Debt: From
the British Empire to the American Hegemon Ludwig von Mises
Institute / H.A. Trask
Warrants issued for 10
Yukos men BBC News
Disney's
Eisner Got $6.25M Stock Bonus AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Gary Gentile
The
trade-off for low returns – safety Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown
Labour-market
fears spell end for dollar rally FT / Ivar Simensen
Europe's
Wishful Thinking Daily Standard / Irwin Stelzer
Canada:
Severe labour shortage looming CP via Toronto Star
Oil for Gold!
Euro vs Dollar Currency War Monitor via Safehaven
/ Alex Wallenwein
Flat,
Fair, and Forever National Review / Ed Feulner
Individual
Social Security accounts will work. Here's how National Review National
Review / Ed Feulner
Strong
economic recovery not enough to end deficit Washington Times / Patrice
Hill
Gold
drops close to $400 level FT / Kevin Morrison
Red
Ink Realities reg NY Times / Paul Krugman
Housing market emits
hissing sound Inman News / Shannon Adams
Everybody's
Fed CNN / Justin Lahart
As
U.S. spends its way to growth, world frets Knight Ridder via Wichita
Eagle / Ken Moritsugu
Fed
Rate Rise Is Unlikely, Few Expect ECB Cut Bloomberg / John M. Berry
Economic
Freedom Means Prosperity Newsmax / Ralph R. Reiland
Dollar
steady ahead of Fed and G7 meetings FT / Ivar Simensen
U.S.
Economy: Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Since July '02 Bloomberg
Hong
Kong is to deepen bond market People’s Daily
Venezuela
Cuts Reserve Requirement for Farm Loans Bloomberg
Euro
Gains on Dollar on German Confidence, ECB View of Rates Bloomberg
Your best fixed-income
bet is overseas CNBC / Timothy Middleton
'A
New Kind of Workforce' Emerges Washington Post / Nell Henderson and
Kirstin Downey
Australia:
Strong dollar could spring nasty surprises Sydney Morning Herald / Jan
Eakin and James Chessell
Taiwan:
Economists predict Year of the Monkey will be for the bulls Taipei Times
/ Jessie Ho
Japan's
surplus signals recovery Bloomberg via Taipei Times
Parmalat
admits real debt is14bn euros Guardian / Sophie Arie
Japan:
Yen's rise against dollar shakes Fukui's optimism Japan Times
Japan:
Automakers see record global output Japan Times
National
Australia Doubles Estimate of Currency Loss Bloomberg
Philippine
Debt Rating Lowered One Level to Ba2 by Moody's Bloomberg
Rising
Rand Takes a Toll on Gold Earnings reg NY
Times / Nicole Itano
Australia:
Third interest rate rise tipped for March Sydney Morning Herald / Matt
Wade
New
Greenspan call Gulf Daily News
Europe seeks to blame dollar
for its sluggishness IHT / Eric Pfanner
China's banner year
felt abroad Christian Science Monitor / Robert Marquand
Russia:
Soaring Arms Sales Pass $5Bln Mark Moscow Times / Lyuba Pronina
Is
China an Investment Goldmine, or Minefield? Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
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|
01/28
GA:
Atlanta soars; state struggles Atlanta Journal Constitution via Prudent Bear / Michael E. Kanell
Martha's
Defense Gets Weird Forbes / Dan Ackman
U.S.
House approves bankruptcy overhaul Reuters via Yahoo
Slower
Issuance Forecast in 2004 pdf Bond Market
Association
Mass.
Gov. OKs $8.2B of School Bonds Bond Buyer / Johanna Piazza
W.
Va. Turns to Tobacco Bond Buyer / Emily Newman
NY City
fixed worst fiscal woes in yrs-Moody's Reuters via Yahoo / Joan Gralla
Colorado
ranks 49th in growth after tiny gain in Q3 last year Rocky Mountain News
/ Roger Fillion
US
Trsy's Taylor: Global economy doing much better Reuters via Yahoo
Real Americans don't take
bubble baths Inman News / John Downing
Deflation Has Arrived
Elliott Wave via Safehaven /
Robert Prechter
Markets
tumble on Fed statement CP via Toronto Star / Malcolm Morrison
Canada:
Royal Bank chief makes $6.9 million Toronto Star / Rob Ferguson
Canada
Dollar Has Biggest Plunge in 5 Years After Fed Statement Bloomberg
Exxon
hit with $6.75bn spill bill BBC News
Latin
American Bonds Tumble After U.S. Changes Rate Commitment Bloomberg
Britain risks
breaching EU budget rules next year AFP via EU Business
Netherlands in
danger of joining EU deficit miscreants AFP via EU Business
Dollar
jumps nearly 2 cents on Fed statement FT / Jennifer Hughes
CA:
Foreign ban pinching big state beef exporter Sacramento Bee / Dale Kasler
Accounts
will pay off in long run reg Kansas City
Star / Jerry Heaster
OH:
Goodyear to seek millions in loans Akron Beacon Journal / John Russell
U.S. Fed
holds the line ... again Ottawa Business Journal
IMF OKs $358
Million Loans to Argentina AP via ABC News
Revised job
data may fill in the blanks Detroit Free Press / Susan Tompor
On
Presidential Politics, the Fed Walks a Tight Rope reg NY Times / Eduardo Porter
CA:
Rent gobbling up income Orange County Register / Hang Nguyen
Fed
continues with steady rate policy UPI / T. K. Maloy
Drowning in
liquidity UPI / Martin Hutchinson
Dollar
firms on Fed statement, but gains seen limited Reuters via Forbes /
Chikafumi Hodo
Fed
leaves short-term rates unchanged CNBC / Martin Wolk
Fed
spooks the market CNN / Alendra Twin
Fed
signal fuels expectation of rate rise FT / Alan Beattie
Fed
Holds Steady on Rates, but New Message Jolts Markets reg NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews
Fed
holds rates steady, but word change worries markets USA Today / Barbara
Hagenbaugh
Countrywide
Profit Up 121% on Low Rates, Diversification reg
LA Times / Roger Vincent
Putnam
Employee Testifies Of Threats Newsday
'Offshoring'
meets its enemies CNN / Eric Hellweg
Prodi
warns Europe against devaluation reg UK
Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
UK:
Repossessions at lowest level since 1982 Guardian / Sandra Haurant
Dollar
Rises as Fed Abandons Its `Considerable Period' Phrase Bloomberg
Democrats'
Fiscal Discipline Is Pure Posturing Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
FOMC
Statement Federal Reserve Board
Fed shifts
gears CNN / Mark Gongloff
Fed
Drops `Considerable Period,' Holds Rate at 1% Bloomberg
Fed
Stands Pat At 1 Percent AP via CBS Market Watch
Bank of Italy
enters regulation debate Investment and Pensions Europe
Boomtown China:
Opportunity and Crisis Ludwig von Mises Institute / Grant M. Nülle
At
Italy's Parmalat, the Art Was in the Accounting Bloomberg / David Pauley
China
Airlines to sell NT$10bn in bonds Bloomberg via Taipei Times
Will
the US Congress save Taiwan? Taipei Times / Robert Sutter
Brent
crude remains volatile FT / Kevin Morrison
Corporate/Agency
Bonds Community Events Calendar Reuters via Yahoo
U.S.
Housing/Mortgage-Backed Securities Data Calendar Reuters via Yahoo
US
regulator supports more Freddie Mac disclosure Reuters via Yahoo
Staying
Loose National Review / Larry Kudlow
UK:
Upbeat CBI fuels rate rise talk Guardian / Larry Elliott
Data
provide small Treasury boost - Weight of upcoming auctions limits upside
CBS Market Watch / Rachel Koning
SEC Now Probing Options
Markets / Jenny Anderson
New
home loan demand falls 10% Reuters via CNN
The
Net, the bait, the con - and the hook Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Gelles
Bonds
improve after order report CNN
UK:
Too poor to go bankrupt Guardian / Press Association
MSRB
Puts Dealers on Notice About Muni Bond Prices Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Treasuries
Recoup Losses on Soft Data Reuters
What
Congress can do to eliminate the deficit Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew
Cassel
Sitting
bear CNN / Justin Lahart
Canada
Bank Is Said to Face Legal Action by Regulators reg
NY Times / Riva D. Atlas
U.S.
December New Home Sales Fall 5.1% to1.06 Mln Annual Rate Bloomberg
CO:
State jobless rate rises over nation's Denver Post / Kelly Pate Dwyer
MA:
Unbalanced books Boston Globe / Steve Bailey
Fund
Misconduct Is Common, Panel Is Told reg NY
Times / Stephen Labaton
Australians
Become Big Investors in U.S. reg NY Times
/ Terry Pristin
Another
coup for Kerry The Economist
Euro
Falls After Wellink Signals ECB May Have Room to Cut Rates Bloomberg
Australian
4th-Qtr Consumer Price Index Rises 0.5% Bloomberg
Australia:
NAB knew traders 'were over limits' Sydney Morning Herald
New
auditor finds black hole at Parmalat more than $19bn deep Sydney Morning
Herald / Eric Stylvers
Stewart
branded as liar as trial starts FT / Joshua Chaffin
Germany's
moonlighter economy Christian Science Monitor / Andreas Tzortzis
Bahrain-US
free trade pact 'to bolster growth' Gulf Daily News / Soman Baby
Deficit forecast
collides with Bush's plans Christian Science Monitor / Peter Grier
Russia:
Soros: Let Russia Into WTO Bloomberg via Moscow Times
Russia:
Yukos Probe Moves to Oil Assets Moscow Times / Valeria Korchagina
Barbarians
Edging Closer to Japan's Gates Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
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01/29
Fed's
message seems clear: Rates will rise St. Louis Post / David Nicklaus
TX:
Excess office space means too few jobs Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown
Mutual-fund
profiteering is not new Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel
S&P
Drops Washington GOs to AA Bond Buyer / Rochelle Williams
NASD
Fee Plan Opposed Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume
Treasuries end
slightly higher as Fed worries abate Reuters via Yahoo / Pedro Nicolaci
da Costa
ATA
nears deal on hefty debt reg Chicago
Tribune / Melissa Allison
Credit-card
sale boosts Sears' earnings reg AP via
Chicago Tribune
Capital Exports and
Free Trade Ludwig von Mises Institute / J.G. Hülsmann
Brazilian
Stocks, Bonds, Currency Tumble on Inflation Concern Bloomberg
What
was the Fed thinking? CNN / Mark Gongloff
The
politics of US interest rates BBC News / Steve Schifferes
Household
debt The Economist
The
Economist poll of forecasters The Economist
Averting
a global plague The Economist
A
taxing battle The Economist
The
kamikazes of poverty The Economist
Most
mortgage rates edge higher, further rise seen Reuters via USA Today
Setback
for Disney as Pixar alliance ends FT / Richard Waters and Peter Thal
Larsen
Sir Bill
and his dragons—past, present and future The Economist
The
Trend of Vanishing Tech Jobs reg NY Times
/ Virginia Postrel
Bank mergers
spread across country Washington Business Journal
Brazil
Central Bank Expects Higher 1st-Qtr Inflation Bloomberg
US
regulator ups Freddie Mac capital requirement Reuters via Yahoo
Freddie
says does not need to raise more capital Reuters via Yahoo
Freddie to Out on a $200M Fix
NY Post / Stephen Lynch
US Corp
Bonds-Spreads flat to wider on rate fears Reuters via Yahoo / Dena Aubin
U.S. mortgage
bonds slip, players ponder Fed words Reuters via Yahoo
Corporate/Agency
Bonds Community Events Calendar Reuters via Yahoo
IN: First-time
buyers see dreams fade Indianapolis Star / Chris O’Malley
Wall
Street Lacks Patience For Fed's Patience Forbes / Dan Ackman
Fed's
new wording worries Wall Street San Francisco Chronicle / Sam Zuckerman
Marts are Fed Up NY Post
/ Paul Tharp
Car
Deals You Can't Afford Washington Post / Michelle Singletary
Taxpayers
may pay less in '04 San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender
"Free"
Education and Literacy Ludwig von Mises Institute / Barry Dean Simpson
2.2
Million Members Lost by AOL in 2003 Washington Post / David A. Wise
Mike Plans to
Snub-Ya to Dub-Ya NY Post / Styefan C. Friedman
Meaning
of Fed Language Depends on Where You Sit Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Fed's
little tweak has big effects Minnesota Star Tribune / Mike Blahnik
Bonds
fall sharply on fears of rate increases FT / Päivi Munter and Mariko
Sanchanta
Gold
prices under pressure FT / Neil Dennis
Dollar
drifts as investors mull Fed comments FT / Jennifer Hughes
IMF
Celebrates Brazil's Big Economic Bounce Bloomberg / David DeRosa
Never
say never CNN / Justin Lahart
NY:
Citing Improvement, Moody's Upgrades City's Bond Outlook reg NY Times / Michael Cooper
Putnam
investor outflows slowing Boston Herald / Jay Fitzgerald
The GI's weapon of
choice in Iraq: dollars Christian Science Monitor / Dan Murphy
Has global oil
production peaked? Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis
Japan:
Currency intervention raises eyebrows Japan Times / Hiroko Nakata
New
Zealand Raises Interest Rate a Qtr Point to 5.25% Bloomberg
Australia:
Who does NAB think it is kidding? Sydney Morning Herald / Christine Lacy
U.S.
Notes May Rise on Prospect BOJ to Buy Them After Yen Sales Bloomberg
Dollar
trades mixed amid more warnings AP, AFP and Bloomberg via IHT
EU
scolds France on budget discipline IHT / Paul Meller
Malaysia
Won't End Mahathir's Ringgit Peg, Soon Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
Japan's
December Industrial Production Falls 1% Bloomberg
Russia:
Yukos Told to Work Miracles Moscow Times / Valeria Korchagina
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bank would be available for activation, if necessary, to clear and settle
U.S. government securities Federal Reserve Board
Muni:
Volume Fell To $17.1B In January Bond Buyer / Susanne Walker
Fed on cheap
money UPI / Ian Cambell
WA:
S&P lowers state's debt rating after reserves decline Bloomberg and
Seattle Times
Capital
One dispenses dividend Washington Business Journal / Jeannie Herbst
Argentina:
IMF To Disburse US$ 358 Mln Ambito Financiero and Internet Securities via
Institutional Investor
CA:
Those left standing are weary but united, resolute San Diego Union
Tribune / Jennifer Goodwin
Fed up?
Strike out on your own CNN / Leslie Haggin Geary
KS:
Holden says some are insurance victims reg
Kansas City Star / Paul Wenske
Senate
gets changes for bankruptcy Connecticut Post / Rob Varnon
Easy
money The Economist
MI: New jobs
are out there, but same pay isn't Detroit Free Press
FL:
One guru expects retail sales to slow unless hiring picks up South
Florida Sun Sentinel / Sandra Ewon Kim
Auntie’s
biggest bloomer The Economist
Brazil
Real, Mexico, Chile Pesos Fall on Week: Latin Currencies Bloomberg
Lawyers
for HealthSouth and WorldCom Do Prosecutors' Bidding Bloomberg
Gateway
Buying Computer Maker AP and Newsday via South Florida Sun Sentinel
CO:
Memo to employers: Cut some slackers Denver Post / Al Lewis
Getting
your bond fix CNN / Walter Updegrave
Fourth-quarter GDP comes in lower
than expected MSNBC / Martin Wolk
Pension
Agency to Cut Its Stock Holdings reg NY Times
/ Mary Williams Walsh
NYSE
Chief Thain Pushes More Electronic Trading Bloomberg
Dollar
Falls as U.S. Growth, Inflation Change Fed Rate Outlook Bloomberg
Russia:
'93 Tender Won by Exxon Annulled Moscow Times / Valeria Korchagina
Hollinger
vs. Hollinger: A Paper War Everyone but Lawyers Could Lose reg NY Times / Floyd Norris
Times
Are Good When 4 Percent Growth Disappoints Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Sallie
Mae Discloses Accounting Inquiry AP via Newsday / Marcy Gordon
NY:
Study: Minimum Wage Increase Needed Newsday / Carrie Mason-Draffen
Treasuries
gain as U.S. growth data disappoints Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
US
Corp Bonds - Qwest sells deal, with sweeteners Reuters via Forbes / Dan
Wilchins
UK:
Think-tank warning on public debt BBC News
California home
construction hits 14-year high Inman News
CA:
County's office space glut grows Oakland Tribune / Tim Simmers
WI:
Higher Gas Prices Hurt Workers Who Drive for a Living Green Bay Gazette /
Richard Ryman
MA:
Hire expectations Boston Globe / Kimberly Blanton
Belgian
association sees 9.87% average return Investment and Pensions Europe
Canada:
Pension deficit worries retirees Toronto Star / James Daw
Canada:
Sears Canada profit falls 33%, sales flat Toronto Star / Dana Flavelle
Japan's
December Jobless Rate Falls to 4.9% From Nov. Bloomberg
Dollar
Slides as U.S. Economic Growth Falls Short of Forecasts Bloomberg
`Las
Vegas of Asia' May Be Good Bet on China Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Dollar
volatile after GDP data disappoint FT / Jennifer Hughes
Gold
loses its lustre against strong dollar FT / Neil Dennis
US
growth slows but remains on track FT / Christopher Swann
A
shifting tide CNN / Justin Lahart
Buy
European CNN / Justin Lahart
Your
Home: Bracing for higher rates CNN / Sarah Max
Language
Shift At Fed Began In December Washington Post / Nell Henderson
The
other mutual funds story Seattle Times Stephen Dunphy
Funds
See Inflows Continue reg LA Times / Tom
Petruno
40 Russian
Firms Accused of Hussein Ties Moscow Times
Bush
Budget Boost Angers Conservatives AP via Baltimore Sun / Alan Fram
Nearly
2 million to lose jobless benefits by June AP via Baltimore Sun
US
credit card battle hots up BBC News
High Stakes in Street’s Super
Bowls NY Post / Jenny Anderson
Let's
Go to England and Set Up a Municipal Market Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Japan's
December Jobless Rate Falls to 4.9% From Nov. Japan Times
As
India's Economy Rises, So Do Expectations reg
NY Times / Saritha Rai
US
fiscal deficit forecast at $500bn FT / Alan Beattie
U.S.
4th-Quarter GDP May Have Grown at 5% Pace, Survey Shows Bloomberg
Deutsche
Bank, Top Forecaster, Predicts Weaker Dollar Bloomberg
Gold
falls under $400 on talk of rates rise Telegraph / Edmund Conway
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FL:
Dollar's slide gives Europeans fun ride Miami Herald / Douglas Hanks III
Key to
jobless recovery may be lost in figures Houston Chronicle / David
Ivanovich
More
execs adopt stock-sale plans CBS Market Watch / Jonathan Burton
Faltering
Gateway To Buy EMachines Washington Post / Mike Musgrove
Australian
Dollar Posts Biggest Weekly Fall in Nearly 6 Months Bloomberg
Conseco
set to be targeted by regulators FT / Adrian Michaels and Ellen Kelleher
Wisconsin
has a shot at getting out of 'hell' Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / John
Torinus
European
Government Bonds Have Second Weekly Decline in Three Bloomberg
Bush
immigration plan won't please everyone Rocky Mountain
News / Juan Carlos PinzóN
Cracks
in the nest egg Boston Globe / Charles Stein
CA:
Grocers face Calif. Lawsuit Reuters via CNN
TX:
An experimental aircraft paid off for Fort Worth Dallas Fort Worth Star
Telegram / Bob Cox
Chrysler
faces crucial year: report CBS Market Watch
Bank
of China to be listed in 2005 People’s Daily
Discount
controversy settled Bloomberg via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Otis
Bilodeau
Struggle
looms for free trade accord South Florida Sun Sentinel / Doreen Hemlock
NY:
Is The State Rebounding Economically? AP via Newsday / Joel Stashenko
Americana
becomes a tougher sell International Herald Tribune / Shelley Emling
Blown
away Washington Times / Chris Baker
Taxman
comes in back door reg Dallas Morning News
/ Scott Burns
CA:
Schwarzenegger mixes loans with special interest money AP via
Philadelphia Inquirer / Tom Chorneau
Mexicans
in U.S. Send Record $13.3 Billion Back Home, Propping Up Weak Economy reg LA Times / Marla Dickerson
3 Foreign
Banks Allowed Back Into Iraq Reuters via ABC News
Show
us the jobs CBS Market Watch / Rex Nutting
Grocery
strike puts pressure on Safeway CEO to pack it up AP via Seattle Times /
Michael Liedtke
Betting
On The Margins reg Hartford Courant /
Matthew Lubanko
A
nasty surprise awaits the middle class come tax day Scripps Howard via Seattle
Post Intelligencer
Budgeting
under Bush Washington Times
Philanthropy
That Was Deeply Personal reg LA Times /
Tony Perry
Economic
growth slows by half Washington Times / Patrice Hill
Some
day the jobs will come San Francisco Chronicle / Dave Murphy
Economy
keeps growing, but not as fast as before Washington Post via Seattle
Times / Nell Henderson
Uncertain
fate ahead for Pixar San Francisco Chronicle via Google / Benny Evangelista
Strike
sends copper soaring Reuters via Globe and Mail
NFL
Cracking Down on Super Bowl Parties in Las Vegas CNN
Economic
concerns remain NY Times, Bloomberg and AP via Omaha World Herald
CA:
Lockyer to sue grocery chains Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan
T.
Rowe Price's profit up 48% Baltimore Sun / Paul Adams
Treasuries
Post Weekly Drop After Fed Changes Policy Statement Bloomberg
Japan's
Bonds Have Weekly Gain on Stock Decline, Index Change Bloomberg
Debt-Heavy
Economy May Be Too Jittery About Rates reg
NY Times / Eduardo Porter
Consumer
belt-tightening counters effect of Bush tax cuts Guardian / Charlotte
Denny
Globalism
Minus Jobs Equals Campaign Issue reg NY
Times / Elizabeth Becker
UK:
Patten blasts Brown's Eurozone superiority Guardian / Andrew Osborn
Regulators
Prepare Complaint Against Insurer reg NY
Times / Joseph B. Treaster
Conseco
set to be targeted by regulators FT / Adrian Michaels and Ellen Kelleher
Research Around the World Links Religion to Economic
Development reg NY Times / Felicia R. Lee
Japan:
7.15 trillion yen spent on intervention this month Japan Times
Has
Swiss economy stopped ticking? International Herald Tribune / Fiona Fleck
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