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07/01 'The Fed's behind the curve' USA Today Barbara Hagenbaugh May's Muni Fund Losses 2d-Highest on Record Bond Buyer / Jacob Fine SEC Doing Pay-to-Play Examinations Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume The Yield Curve: Its Not Bearish But The Trend Has Changed The Technical Take via Safehaven / Guy M. Lerner 25 Basis Points Down, How Many More? Prudent Bear via Safehaven / Chad Hudson The Austrian Threat to Poland? Ludwig von Mises Institute / D. W. MacKenzie Fed's raising interest rates -- here's what it means Akron Beacon Journal / Jim Mackinnon Treasury frustrated by Freddie Mac delay in reporting results Bloomberg via Ft. Lauderdale Suns Sentinel / James Tyson Tech Boom Veterans Return, Quietly Washington Post / Shannon Henry MO: Holden signs jobless-fund bill St. Louis Post Dispatch / Terry Ganey OK, now what? Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy Greenspan gambles on low inflation BBC News / Stephen Evans Interest-rate rise signals end of easy-money era Seattle Times / Michael Oneal Interest Rate Hike Will Hurt Borrowers LA Times / Kathy Kristof Economic data have short life Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino Surprise informer in Newsday scam New York Daily News / Paul D. Colford MA: Home prices poised to take a hit Boston Globe / Thomas C. Palmer Jr. It's not the bank you used to know Seattle Post Intelligencer / Bill Virgin Analysts don't see coming increases as election issue Boston Globe / Robert Gavin Fed raises key interest rate for first time in over 4 years Boston Globe / Robert Gavin Treasuries recover after car sales disappoint FT / Jennifer Hughes, Charles Batchelor and Mariko Sanchanta Oil prices soar for second straight day Reuters via MSNBC UK: Fed relief shortlived as warnings hit London FT / Chris Flood Brazil Had Record $3.8 Billion Trade Surplus in June Bloomberg / Carlos Caminada Life in the vault The Economist Fed toiled over word "measured" Reuters via CNN Greenspan held steady with his holdings in '03 AP via Minneapolis Star Tribune / Jeannine Aversa Inflated expectations The Economist How long can jobs grow? CNN / Chris Isidore U.S. June Auto Sales Decline 2% as General Motors, Ford Fall Bloomberg / Bill Koenig White House Has Wary Eye on Fed's Plans LA Times / Janet Hook Russia: Yukos bankruptcy threat as accounts frozen FT / Andrew Jack Alcohol consumption The Economist Mortgage rates drop after Fed move Orange County Register / Hang Nguyen Yen lifted by strong Tankan survey FT / Steve Johnson India Sets a Fast Pace, Expanding 8.2% in Year NY Times / Saritha Rai Buffett, lunch? You're buying Newsday / Pradnya Joshi Facts defuse most anger over Fed's rate increase Chicago Tribune / Bill Barnhart Rates rose as the Fed dithered IHT / Floyd Norris WI: Judge OKs bond fund deal Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Kathleen Gallagher Higher long-term rates hit some funds San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender J.P. Morgan's Dimon to Show Citigroup Who's Boss Bloomberg / Edward Robinson The Greenspan putt Economist HI: Mortgage rates not tied to Fed Honolulu Star Bulletin / Dan Martin TN: Higher Fed rate may turn 'nothing' to something Tennessean / Getahn Ward U.S. 10-Year Note Falls; Manufacturing Index Near 20-Year High Bloomberg / Heather Bandur and Monee Fields-White Bunds unmoved by ECB rate decision FT / Charles Batchelor Manufacturing activity increases in June AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Adam Geller Drug Prices Outpace Inflation Hartford Courant / John A. McDonald CBOT June volume growth slower, still up 21 pct Reuters US Treasuries ease back, divided on business data Reuters ECB Holds Key Rate at 2%, Declining to Follow Fed Bloomberg / Christian Baumgaertel Fed's Greenspan Still Doing Backbends at Age 78 Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Fed Raises Rate, Sticks to `Measured' Approach Bloomberg / John M. Berry Fed rate hike may scarcely be felt Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Ilene Aleshire Surprise! Fed Hikes Short-Term Rates CFO.com / Stephen Taub The only way is up for interest rates and inflation London Times / Anatole Kaletsky Inflation to affect Fed's rate policy Bloomberg via Detroit Free Press / Craig Torres and Alison Fitzgerald Playing Catch Up NY Post / Suzanne McGee As Greenspan Chases Inflation, Critics Shout, 'Faster!' NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly Reuters / Namncy Waitz FASB Might Delay Options Expensing CFO.com / Stephen Taub JP Morgan sued on Bank One price NY Post / Jenny Anderson U.S. Treasuries Drop; Jobs Report May Spur More Rate Increases Bloomberg / Shamim Adam America the richest - depending on how you count Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis Output levels adequate: Saudis Reuters and Riyadh via Taipei Times US interest rates go up for first time in four years Telegraph / Simon English Fed's Rate Move May Not Kill Goldman's `A-B-C' Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee Russia: Yukos Refuses to Pay Full Bill Moscow Times / Catherine Belton Trichet Should Hold Out Against Global Rate Moves Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn Yen Rises; Tankan Shows Business Optimism Gains to 13-Year High Bloomberg / Taizo Hirose Russia: World Bank Upbeat Despite Oil Worry Moscow Times / Maria Levitov

07/02 Bankers Say NFL's Jets Could Use Munis for Most of Stadium Costs Bond Buyer / Michael McDonald Jordan completes IMF programme BBC News Yukos' Bank Accounts Arrested Moscow Times / Catherine Belton Yahoo: 47% of workers looking for new jobs CBS Market Watch via Wichita Eagle / Andrea Coombes Hedge-fund cowboys are about to be corralled by SEC St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus Bank merger may cost Sallie Mae some business Washington Business Journal / Jeff Clabaugh Dex owners milk cash cow with IPO Denver Post / Al Lewis May Semiconductor Sales Rise 37 Percent Reuters / Daniel Sorid NY: City fumbled numbers Newsday / Errol A. Cockfield TX: Dallas workers uneasy Dallas Morning News / Victor Godinez Bush touts 'stong, steady' economic growth UPI / Marie Horrigan Treasury's Snow: U.S. June Jobs Report and Mortgage Rates audio Bloomberg Bush Says Economy Strong; Kerry Says Workers Struggle Bloomberg / Roger Runningen House prices and the Fed CNN / Walter Updegrave Inflation rears its ugly head as prices climb at 5.1% rate Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Tom Saler Burger King CEO Blum Steps Down AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Adrian Sainz Euro growth 'to beat forecasts' BBC News Brazil's real gains on dollar UPI via Washington Times Dollar sinks as US payroll data disappoint FT / Neil Dennis U.S. Treasury Notes Surge After Economy Adds Fewer Jobs in June Bloomberg / Heather Bandur and Monee Fields-White Bond broker eSpeed sinks 28 pct on lowered view Reuters / Jonathan Stempel U.S. junk bonds funds see $2.1 mln inflow in week Reuters Unemployment Rate Holds Firm in June AP via Forbes White Indictment Shows Why Auction Sale Is Better Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Winning The Peace Pimco / Paul McCulley Middle Market Bond Dealer Research Report pdf BMA It's Time to Revisit Business-Cycle Dynamics 101 Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Independent Chair at Funds Bound to Be a Hot Seat Bloomberg / Chet Currier Buyer’s Remorse? National Review / Larry Kudlow Enough Rope? Contrary Investor via Safehaven Taiwan: Central bank decides against changing key interest rates following U.S. move Central News via Taiwan News India: Age of soft interest rates is truly fading away: Bankers Indian Express / George Mathew Fed members differed on rate rise message FT / Andrew Balls Minutes Show Fed's Caution With Target Rate Washington Post / Nell Henderson Nice and Easy at the Fed Christian Science Monitor Can Rising Rates Stimulate Housing? Fed Makes It Happen, for Now NY Times / Floyd Norris Morningstar joins ETF parade CBS Market Watch / John Spence AZ: Rental car companies flocking to suburbs Arizona Republic / Meghan Moravcik UK: Bank's deputy governor warns house buyers to sober up Guardian  / Ashley Seager UK: Standard takes hit on finance worries Guardian / Rupert Jones Foreign direct investment The Economist Maybe Japan's Bond Market Does Make Sense Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr. Japanese Bond Futures Rise as Nikkei 225 Stock Average Slumps Bloomberg / Chris Cooper Oil May Fall Next Week as OPEC Shipments Arrive, Survey Says Bloomberg / Mark Shenk Yen Declines Versus Dollar, Euro After Japanese Stocks Drop Japan Bloomberg / John Brinsley

07/03 Despite new increase, interest rates still seen as good deal AP via Grand Forks Herald / Jeannine Aversa Prime rate standard in borrowing Connecticut Post / Paw Dawkins Managers defend hefty cash reserves Bloomberg via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Chet Currier Reforms, globalization make latest Japanese revival more than a 'bubble' AP via Jacksonville Democrat / Yuri Kageyama Kerry to Announce Running Mate in E-Mail AP via Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel MN: The best money managers in Minnesota Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mike Blahnik Exodus of white-collar talent is draining nation's potential Dallas Morning News / Ricardo Sandoval As Bills Mount, Debts on Homes Rise for Elderly NY Times / Jennifer Bayot Hey, kid: Got $8.6 trillion? Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns Don't dump bonds; diversify AP via Minneapolis Star Tribune / Meg Richards KS: Sales of patriotic items fall to earth this Fourth Wichita Eagle / Daxton Spencer CA: Economist says Home Prices to Decline Santa Cruz Sentinel / Heather Boerner CA: What it Takes to Buy a Median Priced Home Santa Cruz Sentinel / Peter Boutell Canada: Building innovative economy Martin's first task Toronto Star / David Crane U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note Has Biggest Weekly Gain in 6 Months Bloomberg / Heather Bandur and Monee Fields-White Freedom Tower Lew Rockwell / Mark Thornton Why Interest Rates Will Rise Safehaven / John Mackenzie Kukla, Fran, and Alan Lew Rockwell / Gary North The Real Growth in Housing Thoughts From The Frontline / John Mauldin Shrimpers strike back Houston Chronicle / Nelson Antosh S.E.C. Chief Won't Take Part in Inquiry AP via NY Times Economy wears 2 faces for campaign Knight Ridder via Detroit Free Press / Ken Moritsugu and Thomas Fitzgerald Calm before the storm CNN / Mark Gongloff FL: Truckers extend port strike Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel / Dorren Hemlock CA: Yen for L.A. Is Coming Back LA Times / Debora Vrana Tired gains for mutual funds; risk-aversion strategies fared the best AP via Seattle Times / Michael J. Martinez S.E.C Wants To Know How Telecoms Count Customers NY Times / Ken Belson Police Enter Offices of Oil Giant Yukos AP via Newsday / Jim Heintz MN: Microsoft settlement: Much ado, but tiny rebates Minneapolis Star Tribune / John Reinan Ford, GM plan new incentives Chicago Tribune via Buffalo News / Rick Popely Amtrak workers can't walk AP via Clarion Ledger Is there a 'housing bubble' and will rate hike burst it? AP via Clarion Ledger / Bruce Meyerson Mortgage Rates Fall AP via NY Times Italy's Finance Minister Resigns as Economy Struggles Bloomberg / Steve Scherer China to let insurers move money abroad Bloomberg via IHT The Sluggish Wage Recovery NY Times US Fed's move unlikely to impact real estate sector Taipei Times / Amber Chung Fed's rate rise tells us some home truths Australian / Terry McCrann South Korea's anti-US stance getting quieter Guardian via Taipei Times / Simon Brandon Fear of damnation yeilds a dividend FT / Jeremy Grant Japanese Bonds Have First 2-Week Gain Since February on Stocks Bloomberg / Chris Cooper

07/04 WaMu may need to go back to banking basics-analysts Reuters / Aleksandrs Rozens Bond Investing Gets Tricky Wall Street Journal via Denver Post / Richard Ten Wolde To see the housing industry's upside, look to apartments Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino Home loans - what's ahead Sacramento Bee / Andrew LePage Quarterly profits surge at U.S. firms Bloomberg via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Margot Habiby Are we all going for broke? Guardian / William Keegan UK rate rise expected to be put on hold FT / Anna Fifield How Fed rate increase will affect the interest you pay on your credit cards Baltimore Sun / Eileen Ambrose Goldman's former star to launch $3bn fund FT / Elizabeth Rigby Janus cuts its mutual-fund fees AP via Seattle Times Fed takes a national perspective but regions feel impact Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy NV: Is it in the cards? Las Vegas Review Journal / Mark Anderson and Dave Berns Mind Your Money, and Your Broker Washington Post / Brooke A. Masters and Lauren Bayne Anderson U.K. Chancellor Brown Set to Break `Golden Rule,' Times Says Bloomberg / Steve Rothwell 'Interest-only' loans can give buyers a jolt LA Times / Kenneth R. Harney Lower your stock-market expectations but don't panic St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus TN: $60 million buys a bankruptcy Tennessean / Naomi Snyder Load or no-load? St. Louis Post Dispatch / Jack Naudi Mutual fund investors have reason to grumble Dallas Morning News via Indianapolis Star / Bill Deener Exchange-traded funds a good fit for portfolio Dallas Morning News via Seattle Times / Scott Burns It's the Economy, Right? Guess Again NY Times / Louis Uchitelle United's value hard to figure Chicago Tribune / Susan Chandler Service Industry Seen Expanding in June: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Vince Golle Wachovia sets fast pace for merger Charlotte Observer / Rick Rothacker First-half numbers reveal uncertainty Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown Suddenly, a Bond Manager's Life Is Tougher NY Times / Carla Fried After a Moment in the Sun, Bear Funds Go Back to Sleep NY Times / J. Alex Tarquino MN: The best money managers in Minnesota Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mike Blahnik Is buy-hold strategy still sound? CP via Toronto Star / Malcolm Morrison When Funds Have to Show Their Hand NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson Loyalty to Janus may pay off CBS Market Watch / Chuck Jaffe Federal aid to airlines is a thorny question Minneapolis Star Tribune / Liz Fedor Japan Gets New Finance Chief in Charge of the Yen Bloomberg / David DeRosa The Chinese Century NY Times Crude prices fall; pipeline in Iraq `cut' AFP via Taipei Times High price of energy runs deep AP via Arizona Republic / Brad Foss   It's the Economy, Right? Guess Again NY Times / Louis Uchitelle The Forecast: Partly Rosy NY Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer A Wide Lens Helps in Emerging Markets NY Times / Conrad De Aenlle

07/05 Donaldson questions fund pricing FT / Deborah Brewster Canada: Mutual fund sales continue climb in June Globe and Mail / Keith Dansell Dollar Rises Versus Yen Reuters / Chikako Mogi Asset managers at “inflection point” – KPMG Investment and Pensions Europe Stick with your sense of balance Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns How to react to the Fed's move Wall Street Journal via Baltimore Sun / Jeff D. Opdyke Service base drives June's job growth USA Today / Sue Kirchhoff Mexico's Femsa to Sell Less Peso Debt Than Planned Bloomberg / Thomas Black Crude oil rises on signs of increase in demand FT / Kevin Morrison The Fiscal Crisis of 2005 UPI / Martin Hutchinson 'Sleepwalkers' sinking America CBS market Watch / Paul B. Farrell Echoes of the Wild West in gold bidding war FT / Richard Beales The Quarter-Life Crisis Strikes in the U.K., U.S. Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn Economists give troubles cold scrutiny Denver Post / Christine Tatum The Presidential Cycle and 2005 Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke U.S. to Sell $25 Billion of Government Debt This Week Bloomberg / John Beresford-Peirse U.S. slowdown fears overdone: analysts Globe and Mail / Terry Weber Workers advocate outsource penalty Knight Ridder via Miami Herald / Diane Stafford Funds: Thinking Outside the Style Box Reuters via ABC News / Clint Willis Canadian Dollar Stays Close to Three-Month High on Rate Outlook Bloomberg / Greg Quinn Yen falls in quiet day's trading FT / Steve Johnson Can you say high risk? Globe and Mail / Mathew Ingram Kerry Is Only Days Away From Announcing Running Mate, CBS Says Bloomberg / Chris Peterson Bill would mandate paid sick days Minneapolis St Paul Star Tribune via Orange County Register / H. J. Cummins Iraqi Oil Exports Are Cut Nearly in Half AP via The State / Tarek El-Tablawy China's Boom Brings Fear of an Electricity Breakdown NY Times / Howard W. French Canada: Economic forecast to be released by RBC Financial Group Comtex via Stockhouse Renaissance? What renaissance? The Economist Berlusconi escapes EU reprimand AP via IHT For now, Berlusconi to lead Italian economy Reuters via IHT AZ: Tucson commercial real estate market boom not quieting Arizona Republic / David Pittman Slowing U.S. job growth new headache for Bush NY times via IHT Edmund A. Andrews EU: Bond prices firmer as service sector growth slows FT / Charles Batchelor and Mariko Sanchanta Wall Street Traders Expect Quiet Week Reuters via LA Times Yukos defaults on $1bn bank loan BBC News Economist Advises on African Debt AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Anthony Mitchell Dollar near 1-month low against euro Reuters via CNN Uniting assets with lost owners Philadelphia Inquirer / Peter Binzen Yen Drops as Polls Show Koizumi May Lose Support, Stocks Slide Bloomberg / John Beresford-Peirse Yukos Investors Janus, Deka, Seek Putin Meeting Bloomberg / Todd Prince Beating Inflation Possible With Stock Index Funds Bloomberg / John Wasik Beware TIPs in months ahead CBS Market Watch / Kelli Grant Japanese Bonds Gain After Slide in Stocks, U.S. Jobs Figures Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane US payroll numbers have the power to shock and awe Guardian / Ashley Seager Bulls snorting, but not ready to bolt CBS market Watch / Peter Brimelow Bank of England May Leave Benchmark Rate at 4.5%, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Julia Kollewe Australia, New Zealand look at single regulator for both economies CP via Canada.com Australia: Strong defense to tackle rate rises Australian / Mark Westfield Australia: Rates tipped to remain on hold Sydney Morning Herald Dollar May Fall as Jobs Report Reinforces `Measured' Fed Pace Bloomberg / John Brinsley Interest Rates Stay "Real Easy" Benson’s Economic and Market Trends via Safehaven / Richard Benson U.S. 10-Year Treasury May Have First Weekly Drop in a Month Bloomberg / Monee Fields-White

07/06 Biz uneasy about Edwards NY Daily News / Soo Youn Inmates vs. outsourcing USA Today / Jon Swartz Tough test awaits new job figures Dallas morning News / Danielle DiMartino It's not good to be king of Adelphia Denver Post / Al Lewis Yukos: Russia's policy battleground BBC News / Mary Hennock Credit default swaps given twist FT / Charles Batchelor Yahoo! search results: overvalued? CNN / Paul R. La Monica The patrician and the populist The Economist Chinese banks told to be cautious on loans FT / Richard McGregor NY: Making their move with rates on the rise NY Daily News / Tom van Riper Changes in GDP by the Year AP via Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Heating homes may cost more this winter AP via Indianapolis Star / Brad Foss Big financial firms step up pace of offshoring jobs San Francisco Chronicle / Amy Wu Billion-dollar club at Procter gains three products Cincinnati Enquirer / Cliff Peale Impatient With Fed, Rates Are Dropping On Their Own NY Post / John Crudele CA: Banker says Fed on target Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner Tight Is Right National Review / Bruce Bartlett Reformers Take a Hard Look at 'Soft Dollars' LA Times / Walter Hamilton Economic institute raises forecast for German economy, unemployment slips AP via San Diego Union Tribune / David McHugh Bar code birthday Baltimore Sun via Orlando Sentinel / Tricia Bishop Dividend funds pay off long term AP via Washington Times Fed's Broaddus Speaks: U.S. Economic Outlook and Fed Policy audio Bloomberg Yukos chief offers to surrender his shares FT / Andrew Jack Oil nears $40 after Nigeria disruption FT / Kevin Morrison History's Highest-Priced Ticket Forbes U.S. economy stronger, but rising costs weigh: NABE Reuters / Laura MacInnis Analysts See Banner Year Ahead for Economy AP via ABC News Freddie Mac's Impending Fiasco Forbes / Richard Lehmann Buffett attacks options bill CNN Hedge funds popularity on the rise Financial Post via Canada.com / Keith Kalawsky Mexican Peso Falls After President Fox's Spokesman Resigns Bloomberg / Jennifer Coogan AL: Investors turn juicy profits by 'flipping' high-end condos Mobile Register via USA Today / Mike Kittrell Treasuries little changed amid mixed US data FT / Charles Batchelor D.R. Horton to sell $200 of senior notes Reuters Emerging markets, emerging risks The Economist Post Fed emerging debt issuance expected Reuters / Greg Brosnan US Treasuries make little ground out of mixed data Reuters Oil jumps above $39 Reuters via CNN Wall Street no fan of Edwards CNN / Mark Gongloff UK industry in 'dramatic' decline BBC News Broaddus-U.S. inflation will remain contained Reuters U.S. ISM Services Index Falls to 59.9 in June From 65.2 Bloomberg / Carlos Torres ISM Services Institute for Supply Management Wal-Mart Serves Humanity Ludwig von Mises Institute / Art Carden Canada Dollar Hits 3-Month High; September Rate Boost Expected Bloomberg / Joshua Krongold Yen undermined by Koizumi resignation talk Bloomberg / Steve Johnson EEOC takes aim at Morgan Stanley CNN Donaldson's Former Company Probed by SEC CFO.com / Stephen Taub Delta to ask pilots for $1B cut USA Today / Marilyn Adams Foreigners Own More of Nation's Debt Washington Post / Allan Sloan Fed Is More Likely to Continue Moving Carefully Bloomberg / John M. Berry U.S. Notes May Rise; Service Report May Show Fewer Jobs in June Bloomberg / Shamim Adam Australia: Bond market holds onto gains AAP via Sydney Morning Herald Japan Sells 1.9 Tln Yen of 1.8 Percent 10-Year Bonds Bloomberg / Chris Cooper China: CCB bond plan to replenish capital base People’s Daily China: Energy woes plague Shanghai Taipei Times India Gets Serious About Paring Budget Deficit Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee Is Russia really that scary? IHT / Barbara Wall The Kremlin vs. the Tycoon: A Battle for Russia’s Future NY Times / Erin E. Arvedlund Taiwan: A few more cheers for free trade Taipei Times / Chao Wen-heng Italy pledges budget cuts Gulf Daily News Progress in Corporate Governance Washington Post / John J. Castellani Crude Oil Rises After Pipeline Rupture in Iraq Halves Exports Bloomberg / Gavin Evans Preparing for a "Micro-Mini" Recession Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke Blowing Bubbles New Yorker / John Cassidy Yukos in Default, Carve-Up Looms Moscow Times / Catherine Belton Yen May Drop on Concern Koizumi Will Lose Support in Elections Bloomberg / John Brinsley No leader just yet for euro zone AP and Reuters via IHT

07/07 Will Greenspan's monetary policy lead to a healthier economy? Brookes News / Frank Shostak Canada: `Spring fever' drives up house prices Toronto Star / David Bruser Productivity: Past, Present, and Future Federal Reserve Board / Roger W. Ferguson Measures of Productivity Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Julia Kedrova Another $280 billion, please The Economist Brazil Sells $750 Mln of Bonds in 2nd Sale in 3 Weeks Bloomberg / Elzio Barreto US Treasuries static in Asia after 5-year auction Reuters CA: Fitch Lowers L.A. School District Debt Bond Buyer / Gavin Murphy Lawyers and Conflicts Bond Buyer / Susanna Duff Barnett WI: Contractors' costs are building Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Rick Barrett OH: Boomers opt to hire themselves Akron Beacon Journal / Brian Charlton California still without budget, talks grind on Reuters Inflation Holiday Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer Lay's wife shuts second-hand store Reuters via CNN UK In The Dock Over Customs Ananova News Clinton Economics National Review / Bruce Bartlett The Anti-Growth Ticket National Review / Larry Kudlow Experts warn House panel of potential e-voting problems Knight Ridder via SiliconValley.com The Mystery of Wall Street's Stubborn Fees Bloomberg / Michael Lewis Gold tops $400 as dollar slides FT / Kevin Morrison Dollar resumes downward spiral FT / Steve Johnson CalPERS critic has conflicts San Francisco Chronicle / David Lazarus Yukos circling the drain Globe and Mail / Mark MacKinnon GM, Ford heat up incentives battle AP via Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel / John Porretto Letter to a senator Globe and Mail / Mathew Ingram TX: Chinese cars hit early bump Houston Chronicle / David Kaplan Korea: Spending remains weak as Koreans rein in debt Bloomberg via IHT / Seyoon Kim Europe Reluctantly Deciding It Has Less Time for Time Off NY times / Mark Landler Empty nesters flocking to cities AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Seth Sutel Bond prices muted as auctions dominate FT / Jennifer Wiggins, Alex Skorecki and Mariko Sanchanta Morgan Stanley And The Women Forbes / Dan Ackman Yahoo's tough spot CNN / Paul R. La Monica TX: Providian to close San Antonio office, cut 220 jobs San Antonio Express Courier / Sanford Nowlin A hard bargain Baltimore Sun / Dan Thanh Dang Edwards' words are at odds with his portfolio Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock Bush Accuses Vietnam and China of Dumping Shrimp on U.S. Market NY times / Elizabeth Becker NE: FDIC fears banks may fade from rural areas Omaha World Herald / Steve Jordan MI: Newspapers fetch $415 million Detroit Free Press / Greta Guest The Myth of Shock-Free Monetary Policy Ludwig von Mises Institute / Frank Shostak Mortgage Rates Largely Unaffected by Fed Actions Freddie Mac Grasso Manages, Weill Leads All-Star Pay Hogs Bloomberg / Graef Crystal Running a fund? Then don't be shy Detroit Free Press / Susan Tompor Mexican Peso May Fall; Rates Drop Before Central Bank Meeting Bloomberg / Jennifer Coogan Yen Gains Versus Dollar as Japan May Boost Outlook on Economy Bloomberg Kerry, Edwards Opposed Tax Cuts, Diverged on Trade Bloomberg / Jeff Bliss UK: Bonds back away from the precipice Telegraph Debt woes hitting elderly AP via The State / Eileen Alt Powell Regulator Details How Bond Buyers Are Shortchanged Bloomberg / Joe Mysak US Treasuries touch cheaper before 5-year auction Reuters / Wayne Cole U.S. mortgage applications jump on rate drop Reuters / Richard Leong WA: King County home prices keep rising Seattle Post Intelligencer / Christine Frey Business takes a look and does not like what it sees The Hill / Josephine Hearn Crude oil prices slip as traders cash in FT / Kevin Morrison Chain stores' comp sales up 0.9% in latest week CBS Market Watch / Mike Maynard Italy's Rating Cut by Standard & Poor's on Deficit Bloomberg / Heather Harris Merger mania? Not at Piper Minneapolis Star Tribune / Chris Serres Google's golden egg awaits San Fran Cisco Chronicle via Seattle Post Intelligencer Japan: Key economic index back in boom territory Japan Times China struggles against a fickle tide NY Tmes via IHT / Keith Bradsher Spanish company gambles on search for oil in Cuban waters NY Times via IHT / Simon Romero NE: Late rains hurt wheat crop Omaha World Herald / Chris Clayton Americans put away their wallets Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer Russia: Guta Bank Locks Out Its Depositors Moscow Times / Denis Maternovsky Russia: City Commuters May Hop on a Helicopter Moscow Times / Lyuba Pronina Back to the Garden Pimco / Bill Gross Australian Central Bank Keeps Rate Unchanged at 5.25% Bloomberg / Victoria Batchelor Russian fears as bank runs out of cash Telegraph / Tessa Thorniley Japan's Tankan Survey Adds to Expectations Deflation Is Easing Bloomberg / Mayumi Otsuma

07/08 Bankruptcies likely to set another record this year Knox News / Mary Deibel U.S. computer firms shed 13,500 jobs Minneapolis Star Tribune / H.J. Cummins Hate to burst your bubble ... Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino Treasuries steady, ignore TIPS sale, alert chatter Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa Loonie hits 3-month high against greenback Reuters via Toronto Star / Ka Yan Ng Oil Rises to 5-Week High on Fund Buying After Supply Report Bloomberg / Mark Shenk Funds Put Dollar in Gold, Price Soars Reuters Bank of Canada overnight rate not necessarily tied to US Fed rate increases Canada News Wire via Stockhouse The Flight of the Sell-Side Analyst CFO.com / Marie Leone   Running out of steam The Economist Mortgage rates hit 10-week low CNN WA: Annoying new home signs line our roads Seattle Post Intelligencer / Bill Virgin Keep an eye on it The Economist Dollar falls to three-month low against euro FT / Jennifer Hughes Ruble Has Biggest Drop in Month on Concern About Russia's Banks Bloomberg / Marta Srnic Are investors a bunch of Yahoos? CNN / Paul R. La Monica Global TV The Economist U.S. Treasuries pare gains as threat level holds Reuters / Wayne Cole The Bear Market Needles National Review / Tom Nugent UK: Jack Straw The Economist UK: What good has the money done? The Economist Poland The Economist UK: Interest rates frozen at 4.5% The Statesman Italy's Berlusconi Turns to Reaganomics Bloomberg / David DeRosa Roll up! Roll up! Safehaven / Sean Corrigan Delayed Shutdowns Affect Jobless Claims AP via Forbes CA: State's Fiscal Formula: Squeeze Cities, Counties LA Times / Michael Hiltzik U.S. June mortgage prepayments drop for 2nd month Reuters US Treasuries unmoved by distorted job claims data Reuters / Wayne Cole Eurozone bond yields rise after ECB bulletin FT / Charles Batchelor View From Eight Mile Road Is Rows of Unsold Cars Bloomberg / Doron Levin Lay surrenders to authorities CNN No Hope For Enron's Kenneth Lay Forbes / Dan Ackman Low pay keeps families in state of hopelessness Knight Ridder via The State / Christina Hoag China: Bank approved to issue bonds China Daily via People’s Daily Australia: Ratings assigned to ANZ bonds AAP via Sydney Morning Herald Australia Sheds Jobs as Jobless Rate Rises to 5.6% Bloomberg / Victoria Batchelor Lay likely to be charged today over Enron collapse FT / Joshua Chaffin and Adrian Michaels Bye-bye, Bush boom: turning dismal statistics into `steady growth' NY Times via Taipei Times / Paul Krugman Russia: Nervous Depositors Make Run on Banks Moscow Times / Denis Maternovsky OECD: Russia Risks Latin America's Fate Moscow Times / Maria Levitov Dollar Trades Near 3-Month Low on Scaled-Back U.S. Growth View Bloomberg / John Brinsley

07/09 China losing jobs as productivity soars UPI / Dar Haddix The week ahead US News / Paul J. Lim CD interest rates creep higher Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Paul Gores Is paid leave near for all US workers? Christian Science Monitor / Marilyn Gardner What happens when a church goes bankrupt Christian Science Monitor / Brad Knickerbocker TX: North Texans still hungry for homes Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown UK's trade deficit edges higher BBC News Consumer spending is biggest economy driver AP and Bloomberg via Chicago Sun Times Tribune Co. Sued Over Inflated Circulation AP via NY Post MCI Sues Former CEO Ebbers for $408M AP via Chicago Tribune / Ellen Simon Jury chosen in Morgan Stanley case AP via Newsday Highlights of Fund Performance LA Times / Tom Petruno CA: Fewer can afford to buy home here San Diego Union Tribune / Lori Weisberg What Fed Rate Hike? Buyers Find Mortgages Dropping NY Post / Holy M. Sanders Mortgage rates fall for third straight week AP via Buffalo News Most Expensive Homes In America 2003 Forbes / Betsy Schiffman Forbes Russia Editor Murdered In Moscow Forbes / Steve Forbes Russia: Illarionov: Central Bank Fueled Crisis Moscow Times / Denis Maternovsky and Simon Ostrovsky Korea: Roh's Economic Philosophy Misunderstood Overseas Korea Times / Cho Hyung-kwon Hoenig urges caution on rates Reuters via CNN Case against Michael Rigas ends in mistrial AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Erin McClam Brazil June Inflation Rises to 0.71% on Transport Bloomberg / Carlos Caminada Oil May Fall Next Week on OPEC Output, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Mark Shenk CA: Bonds get 'negative outlook LA Daily News Troy Anderson Treasury secretary: We're recovering Portland Press Herald / Edward D. Murphy Treasury's Snow repeats US strong dollar mantra Reuters Investors Give a Thumbs Down to Indian Budget Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee CA: New-home prices: Up, up, away Sacramento Bee / Jon Ortiz Consumer Borrowing Rises AP via Hartford Courant / Leigh Strope Why Capitalism is Inevitable Ludwig von Mises Institute / Joseph Stromberg and Jeffrey Tucker U.S. Wholesale Inventories Rose 1.2% in May; Sales Up Bloomberg / Carlos Torres Russia: Alfa Depositors Withdraw $200 Mln in Russian Bank Run Moscow Times / Todd Prince Ken Lay's Miracle Worker Forbes / Dan Ackman U.S. junk bonds see $439.7 mln inflow in week Reuters Freddie Mac expects lower debt issuance in Q3 Reuters GE 2nd-Qtr Profit Rises as Industrial Orders Grow Bloomberg / Rachel Layne NASD Shows Broker Bids on Bonds Can Be Funny Things Bloomberg / Joe Mysak US crude eases but remains above $40 a barrel FT / Kevin Morrison Eurozone bond yields hold steady near highs FT / Charles Batchelor and Mariko Sanchanta Psst! Mortgage Rates Almost Down To 6% Again Hartford Courant / Kenneth R. Gosselin Cuffed but confident, Lay pleads not guilty Dallas Morning News / Bruce Nichols and Michelle Mittelstadt Buffett lunch fetches $202,100 CNN

07/10

UBS tries family ties in China Bloomberg via IHT

TX: Hot market for homes is cooling Houston Chronicle / Nancy Sarnoff

Preforeclosures can offer good bargains Bankrate via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Elaine Zimmerman

How to Recognize a Housing Bubble Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin

Less Credit, More Cards Lew Rockwell / Gary North

Consumers feeling better despite economic news Spartanburg Herald Journal

NV: State gaming revenue on a roll Las Vegas Review Journal / Ed Vogel

WI: Hoping to reverse the flow of trade Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Rick Romell

Kerry Gets 5-Point Lift in Newsweek Poll After Picking Edwards Bloomberg / Kristin Jensen

Head of commodity futures agency resigns AP via Spartanburg Herald Journal / Marcy Gordon

Mindful of 401(k) monkeys Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

Anthem, WellPoint deal faces more criticism AP via Orange county Register / Jim Wasserman

Hedge Funds Brace for New Rules Reuters via ABC News / Svea Herbst-Bayliss

The Fed Is to Blame Forbes / A. Gary Shilling

Earnings Season Unlikely to Boost Market AP via Newsday / Meg Richards

Is your child's ring unleaded? Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Gelles

Japan to issue Microsoft warning AP via Mercury News / Yuri Kageyama

Stock Options Bill Stalls as House Leaders Contest Jurisdiction Bloomberg / Bill Arthur

S'pore eBay bidder wins lunch with Warren Buffett Singapore Press / Chen Huifen

CA: Few new jobs in weak recovery San Francisco Chronicle / David Armstrong

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note Ends Rally Before Inflation Reports Bloomberg / Monee Fields-White