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08/10
Beware of $400 an Ounce
FallStreet via Safehaven / Brady
Willett
Economists
give mixed reviews on economy USA Today / Sue Kirchhoff and Barbara
Hagenbaugh
Riding The
Oil Price Roller Coaster Forbes / David M. Ewalt
OH:
Good news for steel Akron Beacon Journal / Gloria Irwin
Midwest's
Modest Volume Bond Buyer / Elizabeth Carvlin and Yvette Shields
US
Treasuries flat, US data awaited after Fed Reuters
Up,
up, and? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
U.S. Bond Issuance
Remains Stable In Second Quarter Bond Market Association
Kerry’s
Whopper Tax Hike? National Review / Michael Tanner
Keeping
Yukos Guessing Radio Free Europe via Google News /
Robert Coalson
Taiwan:
Exports continue to climb Bloomberg via Taipei Times
CA:
County home prices coming down Oakland Tribune / Tim Simmers
GAO
says mutual fund changes could hurt investors Bloomberg via Baltimore Sun
2
insurers settle probe of trades for $20 million AP via Cleveland Plain
Dealer / Michael Gormley
Engine Trouble NY Post /
Holly M. Sanders
UBS
Reports $1.57 Billion 2Q Profit AP via Washington Post / Ernst E. Abegg
Athens blanketed
with surveillance AP via Indianapolis Star / Miron Varouhakis
Minority
of jobs require college, studies find Minneapolis Star Tribune / H.J.
Cummins
CA:
Fitch drops negative rating for some debt in California Reuters via
Orange County Register
Mutual
funds pan new rules Globe and Mail / Keith Damsell
Deutsche
Bank analyst: Oil prices could hit $100 Bloomberg via Morning Call / Alex
Lawler
Bush's 3 big
threats on the economy UPI / Martin Sieff
Spin
the Payrolls NY Times / Paul Krugman
Wal-Mart = Bush. Costco = Kerry.
Costco's Winning The Slate / Daniel Gross
Canada:
Housing starts still at record high despite July drop Ottawa Business
Journal
New
Figures Hint at a Slowing of Chinese Economy NY Times / Keith Bradsher
Fed
raises key rate and restates optimism FT / Andrew Balls
Banks
raise prime rates after Fed move Reuters
US
consumer confidence slips in Aug. 8 week-report Reuters
Janus'
July assets slip to '99 low Denver Post / Aldo Svaldi
Venezuela
Bonds Hold Near Six-Month High on Outlook for Chavez Bloomberg / Alex
Kennedy
Bonds
loose ground on Fed's boost CNN
India: Why buy bonds if lending
is lucrative? Bloomberg via IHT / Ramya Venugopal
Treasuries
Fall After Fed Raises Key Rate, Signals More to Come Bloomberg / Vivianne
C. Rodrigues and Heather Bandur
Signs
of surrender CNN / Mark Gongloff
Cisco
Reports Biggest Quarterly Sales Gain in 3 Years Bloomberg / Tiernan Ray
Fed
prediction that economic weakness should be temporary sends stocks higher
CP via National Post / Malcolm Morrison
Did
the Sydney Olympics pay off? BBC News / Christian Mahne
Oil prices
pass $45 a barrel, then fall to $44.52 Reuters via Houston Chronicle
Phila.-area
hotels get more guests, higher rates Philadelphia Inquirer / Tom Belden
Fed
raises rates, says more to come Chicago Tribune / William Neikirk
Experts
misjudge new jobs San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender
FOMC
Statement Federal Reserve Board
Maquiladora
Downturn: Structural Change or Cyclical Factors? Federal Reserve Bank of
Dallas
Futures
Traders Raise Bets on September Rate Increase Bloomberg / Ann Saphir
Fed
raises again CNN
Slowing
to a trot The Economist
U.S.
Fed policymakers' recent comments Reuters
Reading
the Fed Globe and Mail / Barrie Mckenna
Why an Interest-Rate Hike is
a Big Mistake NY Post / John Crudele
What
the Fed will cost you CNN / Jeanne Sahadi
Federal
Home Loan Banks second-quarter net rises Reuters
Fed
May Refine Measured' Language as Rate Rises Bloomberg / Craig Torres
Fed likely to raise rates another
quarter-point MSNBC / Martin Wolk
Treasury
Notes Rise on Speculation Fed May Slow Rate Increases Bloomberg / Heather
Bandur and Vivianne C. Rodrigues
U.S.
2nd-Qtr Productivity Rises at 2.9%; Costs Up Bloomberg / Carlos Torres
Fed's
Action on Rates Will Speak Volumes Washington Post / Nell Henderson
Italy: GDP growth slows in
Italy as consumers remain wary IHT / Eric Sylvers
German banks are missing the
merger boat NY Times via IHT / Mark Landler
Seeing
Google With the Eyes of Forrest Gump NY Times / Gary Rivlin
Lingering
Troubles May Overshadow Disney's Gains NY Times / Laura M. Holson
Manufacturing
Tax Cut Would Help Few Washington Post / Jonathan Weisman and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
UK: urging
factory prices stoke inflation fears Scotsman / James Dow
UK: Rate rises
blamed as retail slows Scotsman / James Dow
Russia:
Yugansk Shares Arrested Again Moscow Times / Guy Faulconbridge
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08/11
Growth
funds are singing the market blues USA Today / John Waggoner
What "Buy" Means The
Slate / Henry Blodget
Gasoline:
the irony du jour Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Wall
Street Bears Clawing Back Into the Black Reuters / Michael Flaherty
Kmart
to be added to Nasdaq 100 CBS Marketwatch
Bad
news about oil doesn't leave room for much good news St. Louis Post
Dispatch / David Nicklaus
IN: Fed move
won't curb buying ways Indianapolis Star / Norm Heikens
MO:
Cement shortage flows slowly into metro area St. Louis Post Dispatch /
Jack Naudi
Moody’s
aims to boost ratings transparency FT / Jenny Wiggins
Qwest
offers to repurchase $750 million of bonds Bloomberg via Denver Post
Mexico
June Industrial Output Grows Most in 3 Months Bloomberg / Nick Benequista
Lag-Luster
Europe National Review / Bruce Bartlett
Retail
sales expected to rebound CBS Marketwatch / Rex Nutting
Crude
rises 28 cents to $44.80 a barrel AP via Houston Chronicle
Global
Oil Demand Expected to Exceed Forecasts, Report Says NY Times / Jad
Mouawad
CA:
Moody's downgrades San Diego's bonds AP via San Diego Union Tribune
Bonds
prices higher AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer
Economy
is Bush's downfall San Francisco Chronicle / David Lazarus
Fed's
faith infectious Dow Jones via Arizona Republic / Nal Lipshutz
Treasury Budget US Treasury
Budget
deficit hits record $395.8B Reuters via CNN
Battle
lines drawn over US defence budget plans FT / Peter Spiegel
Dump
the income tax? Don't bet on it CNN / Mark Gongloff
CalPERS
Trumpets 16.7% Return for the Year LA Times / Josh Friedman
Cisco's Bad
News Good News Forbes / David M. Ewalt
Googling
'Schadenfreude' CNN / Eric Hellweg
News
Corp. 4th-Qtr Profit Rises 7.8% on Cable TV Bloomberg / Michael White
Singapore:
From father to son The Economist
U.S.
Fed's optimism on economy high-stakes oil bet Reuters via Google News /
Glenn Somerville
Optimistic
Fed Raises Key Rate LA Times / Warren Vieth
Staying
Ahead Of The Fed Forbes / David Simons
Action
by Fed Is Likely to Lift Consumer Rates LA Times / Tom Petruno and Kathy
M. Kristof
Fed
keeps the faith Australian Financial Review / Jim Parker
Reactions
mixed on rate hike Green Bay Gazette / Elaine Kauh
Gone Fishin’
Lew Rockwell / Sean Corrigan
WI:
Aging population will have big effect on state Wisconsin State Journal /
Doug Erickson
Toys
R us May Sell Global Toy Business Reuters
UK
jobless total rises by 27,000 Guardian / Mark Tran
UK:
Bank eases interest rate fears Guardian / Mark Tran
UK:
Bank of England's King Speaks: Quarterly Inflation Report audio Bloomberg
CBOT
starting online gold, silver futures UPI via Washington Times
Saudi
Arabia to open up oil taps BBC News
Treasury
Bond Prices Are Little Changed AP via Aberdeen News
FASB
Is Close to Resolving Stock Options Issue Bloomberg / Graef Crystal
Solving
Bush’s Oil Crisis National Review / Larry Kudlow
Cost of
borrowing is getting higher Detroit Free Press / Susan Tompor
Measure
for measure The Economist
Prime
bumped up to 4.5% Cincinnati Enquirer / Jeff McKinney
Treasuries
near flat after rate hike, 5-yr sale eyed Reuters / Ellen Freilich
Qwest
to sell $500 mln in debt, buy back bonds Reuters
What Does Marginality
Mean? Ludwig von Mises Institute / Robert Murphy
World
oil demand estimate raised BBC News
UK:
'Best may already be over for shares' BBC News
Japan
court OKs merger talks that could form world's largest bank CP via
National Post / Kozo Mizoguchi
BOJ
monetary stance stands amid soft consumer prices Japan Times / Hiroko
Nakata
UK:
Bank forecasts falling inflation BBC News
Mexican
Peso Falls for Third Day Before Industrial Output Data Bloomberg / Dan
Moss
Are
Americans Ready to Flee Coasts and Lifestyle? Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
California
bonds 'watch' removed Sacramento Bee / Dale Kasler
Fear
of recovery's strength raised by Cisco, others Reuters / Ben Klayman
Tech
Pulse Index Federal Reserve Bank of New
York
Fed
Focuses on Inflation, Not `Soft Patch' Bloomberg / John M. Berry
As
the World Turns on Main Street, Wall Street Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
The
Enigma Fed CNN / Katyhleen Hayes
Fed increases
short-term rate Knight Ridder via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Tony
Pugh
CalPERS
investments take off Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan
Dollar
Pauses as Fed Hike Impact Fades Reuters / Christina Fincher
Mortgage
applications fall Reuters via CNN
Bush:
Sales tax in, income tax out? Reuters via CNN
Manufacturing
Competition Washington Post / Peter S. Goodman
Australian
Consumer Confidence Rises to 10-Year High Bloomberg / Victoria Batchelor
South
Korean Central Bank Seen Keeping Key Rate at Record Low Bloomberg /
Seyoon Kim
UK: Old
Mutual seeks new company Guardian / Rupert Jones
Yukos
Tumbles on Share Arrest Moscow Times / Guy Faulconbridge
Inventory
fears harm Cisco Guardian / David Teather
Treasuries
May Fall; Fed Says to Raise Rate at `Measured' Pace Bloomberg / Shamim
Adam
Fed rate
rises despite oil fears Guardian / Larry Elliott
As midnight
strikes, more Americans head to work Christian Science Monitor / Patrik
Jonsson
UK:
Interest rate stability hopes grow Scotsman / James Dow
UK
trade deficit widens to £4.97bn Scotsman
South
Korea Can Fight Oil Shock With Currency Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
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08/12
US
Treasuries little changed in Asia after NY gains Reuters
US
Treasuries up, investors warm to latest auction Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci
da Costa
Fed warns
social security difficulties UPI via Washington Times
Rules
for Assessing Social Security Reform Federal Reserve Board / Edward M.
Gramlich
UK:
Anglo-Saxon house disease UPI / Ian Campbell
Hewlett-Packard
fires 3 executives Bloomberg via Winston Salem Journal News
The
big 'if' for pensions Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
TX:
Dallas home prices advance at a crawl Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown
FL:
Insurance companies getting ready Orlando Sentinel / Richard Burnett
AZ:
Copper demands driving AZ mine hires Tucson Citizen / Teya Vitu
Canadian
Dollar Falls for Fourth Day as U.S. Rate Gap Narrows Bloomberg /
Sangeetha Ramaswamy
OH:
Home foreclosures in area soar Cincinnati Enquirer / Ken Alltucker
Philadelphia
to Seek New Swap Adviser, This Time Competitively Bond Buyer / Jill
D'Ambrosio
IRS
Rules On Issuer Fixes Go Into Effect Bond Buyer / Susanna Duff Barnett
Taiwan:
Central bank to discuss rate increase next month Taipei Times
Soon
it'll be: Toys 'were' us AP via Cincinnati Enquirer / Jeffrey Gold
Economy
still on the mend? Globe and Mail / Mathew Ingram
Wheels
come off at HP Globe and Mail / Mathew Ingram
Google
founders speak in 'Playboy' CNN
Canada's
credit rating boosted to triple-A despite minority government CP via
National Post / Sandra Cordon
Japan:
Current account surplus hits record 9.64 trillion yen Japan Times /
Mayumi Negishi
Bonds
Rise As Stocks Drop AP via Philadelphia Inquirer
Dividends
and short accounts San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender
Our Economy Doesn’t Work NY Post /
John Crudele
Russia:
Menatep Says Yukos in Default Moscow Times / Valeria Korchagina and Guy Faulconbridge
UK:
Estate agency reports 'slowdown' in property market Guardian / Sandra
Haurant
Fed punts on
continued growth Australian Financial Review / Corinne Lim
Greenspan bogged
down in his own soft patch Wall Street Journal via Australian Financial
Review / Jesse Eisinger
U.S.
30-year mortgage rates lowest since April Reuters
U.S.
Treasuries subdued by auction, rate outlook Reuters / Wayne Cole
WI:
Restrict borrowing to restore stability Wisconsin State Journal
Mr
Bush's jobs problem The Economist
The
evolution of everyday life The Economist
China
sees highest inflation in seven years FT / Mure Dickie
Brazil
Doesn't Need to Renew IMF Accord, S&P's Say Bloomberg
New
growth for France and Germany BBC News
Brazil's
Real Rises 2nd Day in 3 on Growth, Investment Outlook Bloomberg / Jeb
Blount
Japanese
banks agree on merger AP via Globe and Mail
Olympic
Games Are Host Cities' Economic Albatross Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn
Bondholders'
group may delay Trump Bloomberg via Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeannine
DeFoe
New record for
oil CNN
Should
you cash out? CNN / Sarah Max
Home
prices soar in 2Q CNN
Hewlett-Packard
Cuts 4th-Qtr Forecast; Shares Decline Bloomberg / Ron Day
Target
misses estimates AP via Globe and Mail
CBOT
soybean, wheat prices drop Chicago Tribune
CBOT
polishes metals offerings Chicago Tribune
AZ:
Copper's status making comeback in state economy Arizona Republic /
Max Jarman
U.S.
July Retail Sales Rise 0.7%; Ex-Autos Up 0.2% Bloomberg / Joe Richter
U.S.
Treasuries ease after mixed sales data Reuters
The
Fed's oil bet CNN / Kathleen Hayes
Annual
adjustment of fee based trigger for additional mortgage loan disclosures
Federal Reserve Board
South
Korean Central Bank Unexpectedly Cuts Key Rate Bloomberg / Seyoon Kim
UK:
Bank chief King hints at 5% peak in interest rates Scotsman / James Dow
IMF
upbeat as Japan’s deflation dwindles FT / Andrew Balls
Debt and Delusion
Ludwig von Mises Institute / Robert Blumen
U.S.
Retail Sales Probably Rose 1.2% in July, BN Survey Shows Bloomberg / Joe
Richter
Painting
the Economy Into a Corner NY Times
Bush
Welcomes Fed's Move Washington Post / Nell Henderson
Japan
May Set 0.8% Coupon on Five-Year Notes in 2 Tln Yen Sale Bloomberg /
Chris Cooper
Yen
Rises on Japan's Economic Outlook, Decline in Oil Prices Bloomberg / John
Brinsley
U.S.
Sugar Policy Is Bitter for Asia Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
Russia:
Foreigners Line Up to Buy Russian Reuters via Moscow Times
/ Andrew Hurst
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