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09/01 Euro-Area Convergence May Be a Dream, Not a Goal Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn Florida Could Issue Billions If Hurricane Frances Hits Home Bond Buyer / Shelly Sigo IRS, Treasury, GFOA Reviewing NABL Plan Bond Buyer / Susanna Duff Barnett Bigger, And A Buyer Hartford Courant /Kenneth R. Gosselin Debating the job numbers Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino Report Concludes Muni Credit Ratings Remain Strong Bond Market Association Debt, Where Is Thy Sting? The Slate / Daniel Gross Over A Barrel? Contrary Investor via Safehaven Axioms of the Global Economic Order Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke Urban Markets Challenge the Wal-Mart Way Washington Post / Steven Pearlstein Australia: Water Down Government Ludwig von Mises Institute / Benjamin Marks Winn-Dixie shares plunge amid talk of bankruptcy Bloomberg via Miami Herald / Josh Fineman TX: Valley harvests bumper cotton crop San Antonio Express News / Bonnie Pfister Battle over Bush's economic legacy Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer To Silver, From Gold Safehaven / Yi-Chang Wang Gold versus Silver Speculative Investor via Safehaven / Steve Saville MS: Miss. jobless rate dips to 6% for July Clarion Ledger / Scott Walker NY: Retailers say GOP hurts sales Newsday / Lauren Weber Orange juice jumps as hurricane looms UPI via Washington Times CA: Fall From Frugality Puts San Diego on Fiscal Brink LA Times / Tony Perry VA: Region's job picture can be a little blurry Roanoke Times / Duncan Adams CO: State rolls out benefit system - bugs and all Denver Post / Karen Augé Fidelity Cuts Fees on Funds LA Times / Tom Petruno ISM Teleconference About U.S. August Manufacturing Index audio Bloomberg Labor secretary says outsourcing anxiety belies facts AP via Mercury News CreditSights' Ward: U.S. August Auto Sales and Inventories audio Bloomberg Banks report much stronger demand for loans from small businesses Kansas City Business Journal / Kent Hoover Japanese regulator urges banks to shed bad loans FT / David Pilling Leading economies see slowdown FT / Krishna Guha, Christopher Swann and Ralph Atkins Overproduction: When Productive Capacity is Declining Elliott Wave Four harsh years San Francisco Chronicle / David Lazarus Mexico's border factories have added 70,600 jobs in past year, report finds San Diego Union Tribune / Diane Lindquist NV: Apparel firms unsure of quota changes Las Vegas Sun / Jennifer Shubinski IL: The looting of the Sun-Times Chicago Sun Times / Eric Herman Crude rises $1.88 to $44 a barrel Reuters via Houston Chronicle Argentina Must Restructure Its Debt Soon, Taylor Says Bloomberg / Brendan Murray China: Energy shortage hits Chinese firms BBC News / Bridget Fallon Fed's transparency cannot halt the impending economic bust Taipei Times / Christopher Lingle A slowing US housing market may heat up inflation Reuters / Richard Leong General Motors, Ford Say Aug. U.S. Auto Sales Fell Bloomberg / Bill Koenig D.C. housing prices up 16 percent Washington Business Journal / Jeff Clabaugh Tax plans: Kerry vs. Bush Washington Post via Akron Beacon Journal / Albert B. Crenshaw Silence on issues may bankrupt us Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel US Treasuries hit by profit-taking after data Reuters Post-election scenarios not guaranteed Detroit Free Press / Susan Tompor UK: Housing Boom Over PA News via The Scotsman IN: Pressure's off at the pump as holiday nears Indianapolis Star / Norm Heikens Mutual fund ballots are no longer secret with new disclosures St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus Greenspan's words, silence loud on Social Security plan Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock US Treasuries gain as economy's strength doubted Reuters / Ellen Freilich U.S. August ISM Manufacturing Index Falls to 59 From 62 Bloomberg / Carlos Torres Yale and Harvard Aren't on Moody's Hedge-Worry List Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Japanese bonds continue to rally FT / Mariko Sanchanta and Alex Skorecki New CEO Pay-Outsourcing Study Is Out of Bounds Bloomberg / Graef Crystal Older homeowners warm to reverse mortgages AP via The State / Adam Geller U.S. mortgage applications ease in Aug 27 week Reuters Eurozone jobless rate flat at nine percent in July AFP via EU Business Australian Q2 GDP below expectation Reuters via FT I.M.F. Accepts Standstill to Let Argentina Work on Debt NY Times / Todd Benson Struggling Gulf economy boosted by oil boom The Scotsman / Raj Rajendran Russia: What Is to Be Done With All That Cash? Reuters via Moscow Times / Meg Clothier Singapore's State Capitalism Works. Or Does It? Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee Trying to Stay Competitive, Cambodia Joins W.T.O. NY Times / Keith Bradsher UK: Greedy Black plundered Hollinger, says report Guardian / David Teather and Jane Martinson Russia: Clock Ticks Down for Yukos Moscow Times / Guy Faulconbridge Dollar Near 5-Week Low Versus Yen; Manufacturing Probably Fell Bloomberg / John Brinsley Japanese Bonds May Rise on Signs U.S. Export Demand Will Slow Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane

09/02 Two Americas? National Review / Victor Canto Fund buying continues to slow CBS Marketwatch via IBD and Fiend’s Bear Page / John Spence Mutual Fund Survey Forbes / Scott DeCarlo NASD Starts Commerce Examination Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume CA: Back in the Saddle Again Bond Buyer / Rich Saskal Asia: Treasuries tick up ahead of U.S. jobs data Reuters Canada Savings Bonds under review, but program won't be scrapped: Goodale CP via Financial Post   Canada: Panel calls for interest rate hike Ottawa Business Journal CT: Hot housing market could surpass 2003 Connecticut Post / Pam Dawkins S.F. area home prices surging San Francisco Chronicle / Kelly Zito Toys 'R' Us is putting its products in Valley Albertsons stores Fresno Bee / Sanford Nax Quietly, Big Blue is re-emerging as strong, healthy tech company Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel / Ian Katz Intel surprised by ‘retreating’ consumers FT / Simon London MGM is star on Wall St. NY Daily News / Phyllis Furman Auto Stocks Surge After Weak Sales Reuters / Poornima Gupta Canada: Nortel again delays financial results; CEO to get over $1 million US a year CP via Financial Post / David Paddon A different sort of REIT Reuters / Marc Gerstein Fund Scandal Fails to Rattle Investors Reuters / Mark Wilkinson New Disclosures on Fund Proxy Votes Reveal Quirks Reuters / Cal Mankowski The Economy: Out to Sea or Smooth Sailing? Market Report / Elliott Wave Late Buying Rush Sends Stocks Soaring AP via Baltimore Sun / Meg Richards TX: Big D, big cars, big payments Dallas Morning News / Terry Box AL: Education trust fund surplus may hit $140 million, Main says Birmingham News via Stateline.org / David White MA: Scramble to skirt foreclosure Boston Globe / Thomas C. Palmer, Jr. Intel slashes sales forecasts CNN / Paul R. La Monica Target Sells Mervyn's Dow Jones via Smartmoney.com More CEOs Plan to Lift Spending, Study Says LA Times / Bill Sing Text of Bush's acceptance speech CBS Marketwatch via 1st Headlines U.S. 10-Year Treasuries Fall Most in 5 Weeks Before Jobs Report Bloomberg / Mark Tannenbaum Oil Prices Surge to $45 on Russia Concerns AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Brad Foss Job numbers key to campaigns CNN / Chris Isidore The other president The Economist Bush to push ownership society CNN / Mark Gongloff The Economist commodity price index The Economist Missing Mike The Economist Yukos: Production in Danger of Stopping AP via Aberdeen News / Alex Nicholson Liberty alliance "a sham," ex-partner testifies Denver Post / Andy Vuong Business Roundtable Blows Its Horn Forbes / Dan Ackman Goodyear closes at 52-week high Akron Beacon Journal Report may lead to criminal probe Toronto Star / Rick Westhead and Stuart Laidlaw US Treasuries retreat before payrolls challenge Reuters / Wayne Cole Australia: The battle for mortgageville The Economist European Central Bank Ups Growth Forecast AP via Forbes North or south? The Economist Fidelity indexers get even cheaper Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown ECB holds interest rates at 2 per cent FT / Steve Johnson Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report U.S. Dept. of Labor Deception lessons useful for business Seattle Post Intelligencer / Bill Virgin U.S. 10-Year Treasuries Drop; Investors Shun 5-Month Low Yields Bloomberg / Mark Tannenbaum Argentina Bonds Rise on Expectation Government to Better Offer Bloomberg / Andrew J. Barden AT&T Wireless bondholders accept equal footing Reuters Greenspan favours labour-saving tech, immigration Business Standard via Google News / Anindita Dey Commerce Bank Probed by NASD Over Contributions for Bond Deals Bloomberg / Martin Z. Braun Google lifts sell limits AP via Arizona Republic FL: Floridians Brace for Another Hurricane NY Times / Abby Goodnough The Election Season Is Usually Good for Stocks Bloomberg / John Dorfman Japan Sells 1.9 Trillion Yen of 1.6% 10-Year Bonds Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane UK: Interest rates start to bite as house price growth slows to three-year low Guardian / Ashley Seager UK: The dangers of the credit boom are not as great as they were in the late 1980s Independent / Hamish McRae The Return of the Venture Capitalists NY Times / Anne Field Wal-Mart and Productivity NY Times / Jeff Madrick Charity Begins at Home? Perhaps Not at Hollinger NY Times / Geraldine Fabrikant Japan carmakers lose ground on poor US sales FT / Barney Jopson Textile Industry to Request Limits on Chinese Goods NY Times / Elizabeth Becker Dollar Near 10-Day Low Versus Euro; U.S. May Add Fewer Jobs Bloomberg / Taizo Hirose NY: Hamptons house sales increase Newsday / MaryAnn James Acclaim files for bankruptcy Newsday / Monty Phan UK: Precipice bond pusher is banned Guardian / Tony Levene Is China's GDP Just `An Accounting Artifact'? Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee

09/03 In Normally Strong August, Retail Sales Rise by 1.1 Percent Washington Post / Michael Barbaro Sony in talks to sell products at Wal-Mart New York Times via Boston Globe Bush Opens Double-Digit Lead Time via Drudge Report Hollinger Paid For Lord Black's Costly Hubris Washington Post / Steven Pearlstein Back to work CNN / Mark Gongloff Oil Could Help Japan Resolve Territorial Fight With Russia NY Times / James Brooke Painful year for funds in scandal USA Today / John Waggoner and Christine Dugas Princeton University's Blinder: August Employment Report audio Bloomberg ISM Teleconference About August Non-Manufacturing Index audio Bloomberg Unions increase anti-Bush efforts Washington Times / Tom Ramstack Bush's Economic Advantage Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer Job picture in the eye of beholder Dallas Morning News / Victor Godinez Investors got two major surprises this week Globe and Mail / Mathew Ingram Japan: Fresh JGBs draw strong demand Japan Times UK: Analysts put their money on November rate rise Evening News via The Scotsman PA: Wireless Phila.? Less than cool Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel AZ: Legislators attempting to bypass term limits Arizona Republic / Alia Beard Rau and Josh Kelley Jobs Data Give Fed Green Light for Sept Rate Hike Reuters / Victoria Thieberger Cantor Fitzgerald sues al Qaeda Reuters via CNN Jobs data reverse decline in Treasury yields FT / Jenny Wiggins Japanese Bonds Have Weekly Gain on Speculation Growth Will Slow Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane Medicare premiums to jump 17% Reuters via CNN CA: Backlog at the ports San Francisco Chronicle / George Raine TX: Bottleneck at the border Dallas Morning News / Ricardo Sandoval Happy, but Hesitant CFO.com / Joseph McCafferty Behind the Google IPO CBS Marketwatch via 1st Headlines U.S. business loans rose in Aug. 25 week – Fed Reuters The “Onerous” Society Liberty Whistle Candidates go to work on jobs data Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Avrum D. Lank U.S. mortgage rates climb Friday – BestInfo Reuters Wells to Buy Bank in Texas Bloomberg via LA Times Newsday fires 5 circulation managers Newsday / James T. Madore, Steve Wick and Tom Mcginty IRS hiring 500 agents, officers LA Daily News / Brent Hopkins The Business Of Football Forbes / Michael K. Ozanian Copper Falls to 5-Week Low After Peru Declares Strikes Illegal Bloomberg / Choy Leng Yeong September is Upon Us European Market Watch / Elliott Wave Hike won't sour many on Starbucks Denver Post / Al Lewis CA: Study Offers Strategy for Housing Gap LA Times / Annette Haddad FL: Going, going, gone Bradenton Herald via Google News / Kurt D. Schultheis For Florida's reeling citrus industry, there's nowhere to run from Frances Orlando Sentinel via Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel / Jerry W. Jackson How the public brand Bush and Kerry BBC News Bush Hails Jobs Gain; Kerry Focuses on Net Loss Bloomberg / James Rowley More jobs to be had, but still not enough UPI via Washington Times / Shihoko Goto FL: Disaster Recovery Companies Ready To Follow Storm’s Path Tampa Tribune / Guy Boulton U.S. service sector slower in August CBS Marketwatch via Google News / Gregory Robb Services growth slides, below views Reuters via CNN Mortgage rates drop AP via St. Paul Pioneer Press / Jeannine Aversa Economic Cycle's Achuthan: August Jobs Report, Fed Policy audio Bloomberg The Ownership Society Forbes / Dan Ackman The Ownership Society Ludwig von Mises Institute / Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. U.S. August Payrolls Rose 144,000; Jobless Rate Falls Bloomberg / Carlos Torres Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and elected industry detail BLS US Treasuries slip, Fed gets green light for hike Reuters Emerging debt-Spreads narrow on modest US job data Reuters / Greg Brosnan CEO Richard Syron Discusses Background, Priorities Freddie Mac Wyoming, Awash With Cash, Retires Some Bonds Early Bloomberg / Joe Mysak U.S. Workers Hold Answer to Alan Greenspan's Plea Bloomberg / Chet Currier Commerce Probe NY Post / Jenny Anderson German Imports Soar 19% in Q2 Reuters via Moscow Times Russia: Ruling Starves Yukos Units of Cash Moscow Times / Catherine Belton US fines more European companies over Cuba FT / Inigo More and Antonio Leon Australia: Bonds close firmer AAP via Sydney Morning Herald Big US retailer eyes Australia Sydney Morning Herald / James Chessell AZ: Job losses anticipated in Ariz. manufacturing Arizona Republic / Jonathan J. Higuera Europeans, Hopeful on Growth, Leave Rates Unchanged NY Times / Mark Landler Dollar's Weekly Decline Stalls Ahead of U.S. Payrolls Report Bloomberg / John Brinsley Crude Oil May Rise Next Week on Inventory Concern, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Mark Shenk Coffee, Tea or Job? For Airline Workers, an Uncertain Future NY Times / Micheline Maynard

09/04 Are desktops the next dinosaurs? Dallas Morning News / Crayton Harrison Is Business Spending Really Going Up? AP via The Virginian Pilot / Rachel Beck CA: County home sales fall by 34% Orange County Register / Hang Nguyen WI: Mitchell: Chicago's third airport? Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Rick Barrett and Larry Sandler Slowing Housing Market May Stir Inflation Reuters via ABC News and 1st Headlines / Richard Leong Airlines Sweat Perfect Storm NY Post / Holly M. Sanders Bush's Achilles heel Toronto Star / Steven Theobald FL: Rebuilding expected to buoy economy Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel / Richard Burnett MI: Job loss takes toll in rural Michigan Detroit Free Press / Tim Martin IL: Insurers' influence strengthens Chicago Tribune / John Schmeltzer, Greg Groeller, John Schmeltzer and Greg Groeller U.S. 10-Year Treasury Has Biggest Weekly Drop in 6 on Job Gains Bloomberg / Mark Tannenbaum Wallets running on empty Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns Stock traders idling in the slow lane Dallas Morning News / Bill Deener Invesco 'robbers' who mismanaged your investments will be back The Street via Rocky Mountain News / James Cramer Kerry targets credit card ills Philadelphia Inquirer ./ Jeff Gelles Single Derivative Investing Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin Rising Rates: With A Huff and A Puff They Will Blow Your House Down Safehaven /  Rob Kirby WA: Tight supply drives quick sales for homes Seattle Times / Kristina Shevory Pimco, Regulators Set Tentative Deal LA Times / Walter Hamilton and Tom Petruno China's Boom Economy Is Starved for Electricity LA Times / Mark Magnier Tech Tremors NY Post / Suzanne McGee Enron CEO Asks For Additional $25 Million NY Post / Paul Tharp 144,000 Jobs Were Added in August, a Bit of an Uptick NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews Reality: 144,000 new hires Boston Herald / Jennifer Heldt Powell Economic uncertainty makes US poll a close call Guardian / Edmond Warner Job Figures Help President Promote Economic Record NY Times / Richard W. Stevenson US jobs data boosts dollar The Scotsman

09/05 US recovery 'not helping workers' BBC News For financial professionals, it's investor-hunting season Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino Quality of jobs becomes an issue Chicago Tribune / T. Shawn Taylor and William Neikirk You Are What You Eat? Safehaven / Rob Kirby False profits lead insiders to riches Chicago Tribune / Andrew Countryman CO: Families head inland to better life Denver Post / Sally Stich TX: Economy still seen as soft Dallas Morning News / Katherine Yung FL: From cattle to crops, 'it's going to be bad' Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel via Orlando Sentinel / Linda Kleindienst WI: State's economic picture grim for blacks Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Joel Dresang CA: Is the sun and surf of San Diego enough? San Diego Union Tribune / Michael Kinsman Barreling toward disaster San Francisco Chronicle / David Lazarus Finding ETF-friendly brokerages CBS Marketwatch via 1st Headlines / John Spence UK: Record wholesale prices add to UK energy bills FT / Andrew Taylor and Kevin Morrison Insiders stocked up in August Reuters via CNN AK: What if Alaskans invest in pipeline? Anchorage Daily News / Tim  Bradner Dollar May Rise Against Euro on Growth Outlook, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Heather Bandur Trade Gap Probably Held Close to Record: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Vince Golle Direction of jobs data depends on who's spinning St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus Slow job market greets workers Labor Day AP via St. Louis Post Dispatch / Leigh Strope Six Flags' big investors unamused by stock slide Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock Corporate attitude at Google goes flat AP via Spartanburg Herald-Journal / Rachel Beck Mutual funds have new safeguards after investors withdrew billions from tainted firms Newsday / Tami Luhby and Pradnya Before Picking A Broker or Planner ... Wall Street Journal via Denver Post / Jonathan Clements All-in-One Funds Beckon Wall Street Journal via Denver Post / Dawn Smith FL: Reports paint gloomy job picture Tallahassee Democrat / Rocky Scott OH: Unions struggling Akron Beacon Journal / John Russell Outmoded Voting Systems Widespread in U.S., Wash. Post Says Bloomberg / Scott Lanman U.S. employment glass is either half-empty or half-full San Francisco Chronicle / Tom Abate Frances slams into Florida CBS Marketwatch via 1st Headlines Will Frances feed fraud? CNN / Les Christie Wall St. Forecast: Status Quo LA Times / Tom Petruno Contrarian's strategy produces good results San Francisco Chronicle / Harry Domash In wake of scandals, here's what's ahead CBS Marketwatch via Boston Globe / Chuck Jaffe Labor's heyday over? Not at polls Philadelphia Inquirer / Thomas Ginsberg CA: State's jobless rate still too high San Francisco Chronicle / Tom Abate Rising bond rates aren't all bad Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown I'm betting on Bush - and stockpiling defense Guardian – Observer President looks bad in flip-flops Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel UK: It's been nice - and the future's not so bad Guardian – Observer / Bill Martin The acceptable face of Russian capitalism? Guardian - Observer / Conal Walsh Australia: Rate rise predictions misinterpret Reserve Herald Sun / Terry McCrann UK: Touching the void? Guardian – Observer / Heather Stewart IN: Reverse mortgages become lifeline for many retirees AP via Indianapolis Star / Adam Geller Global oil crisis lurking Cox News via Arizona Republic / Marilyn Geewax No Market Magic for Aging U.S. LA Times / James Flanigan Allstate, Other Insurers Face Up to $10 Bln Loss From Frances Bloomberg / David Plumb Federated Manager Is Wary of U.S. Equities Bloomberg via Washington Post / Chris Garcia China's unification efforts will fail Liberty Times via Taipei Times How to Fix the Pension Mess Newsweek via MSNBC and Google News / Jane Bryant Quinn Mutual fund votes show limits to change Boston Globe / Beth Healy Cheap money is as crucial as cheap labor in trade wars Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mike Blahnik Good Deals for Banks, Both Coming and Going NY Times / Andrew Ross Sorkin Profit at the 'edges,' not the hedges Minneapolis Star Tribune / Andrew S. Wyatt A year of big changes for mutual funds Dow Jones via Minneapolis Star Tribune / Daisy Maxey The Next Shock: Not Oil, but Debt NY Times / Daniel Gross MN: Offshore jobs bring gains at home Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mike Meyers The American Worker, From All Sides Now NY Times All Eyes on Greenspan and the Jobs Data NY Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer U.S. isn't alone in coping with vanishing jobs Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mike Meyers

09/06 Banks fight rule promoting SBA lending by credit unions St. Louis Business Journal / Kent Hoover Survey: State Salary Growth Slow Governing.com via Stateline.org / Elizabeth Daigneau Citrus crop hit hard in Florida USA Today / Marilyn Adams and Earle Eldridge U.S. workers take a hit as pay stalls, costs rise Detroit Free Press / Jeffrey McCracken Another stab at the stability pact The Economist Japan likely to revise upward GDP on new data FT / David Pilling and Barney Jopson U.S. Treasuries little changed in Asia Reuters Dollar, gold up in Europe AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Boom Time for Oil Explorers - But Will It Last? Reuters / Sujata Rao Overtime pay for me? Thanks but no thanks AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Adam Geller Eurozone bond prices fall on strong German data FT / Päivi Munter Russia Hit by 'Yukos Effect' FT via LA Times / Andrew Jack Outlook for job market depends on whom you ask Newhouse News via Dallas Fort worth Star Telegram An Economy That Turns American Values Upside Down NY Times / Bob Herbert Highest nationwide yields on low minimum CDs Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel MD: White collars or blue, similar concerns for area workers Baltimore Sun / Stacey Hirsch Do Capitalists Have Superior Bargaining Power? Ludwig von Mises Institute / Thomas J. DiLorenzo Damage From Frances Could Be $15 Billion AP via Baltimore Sun Bond slump shows fragility of US recovery Independent / Stephen King Taiwan's demand for gold increases 19% CNA via Taipei Times OPEC Head Sees Oil Price Drop in Sept. AP via Forbes and Google News Russia: Tax Service Raises 2001 Yukos Bill to $4.1Bln Moscow Times / Guy Falcounbridge NZ rate rise seen a near certainty, threat of more Reuters / Gyles Beckford European Retail Sales Declined in August, Bloomberg Index Shows Bloomberg / Brian Swint EU: Alitalia Heads for Junkyard of European Airlines Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn Czech Koruna May Gain for Second Week, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Marta Srnic Dollar Retreats Vs Yen Reuters / Chikako Mogi The Olympic gold equation: do the wealthiest nations always win? Guardian / Richard Adams TX: State of U.S., Texas economy just so-so Houston Chronicle / L.M. Sixel The missing million Baltimore Sun via Google News Markets Gear Up For Greenspan NY Post / Paul Tharp Make or Break NY Post / Jenny Anderson Democrats claim Bush's bounce will fade AP via USA Today MN: Foreign firms come bearing jobs Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mike Meyers In Trying Time, Scaling Down Expectations of Job Growth NY Times / Eduardo Porter Summer Hit: Disney vs. the Weinsteins NY Times / Laura Holson Japanese Second-Quarter Capital Spending Rose 10.7% Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya Dollar Holds Gain Before Greenspan Testimony, After Jobs Report Bloomberg / John Brinsley Gold May Rise on Oil-Cost Risk to Growth, Survey Says Bloomberg / Choy Leng Yeong U.S. Treasury Notes May Extend Decline After  Job Growth Rebound Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton

09/07 US deficit ‘will not be halved in five years’ FT / Christopher Swann Fed's McTeer Speaks: U.S. Economy, Jobs and Budget Deficit audio Bloomberg Older workers, retirees watch pensions fade away AP via St. Louis Post Dispatch / Dave Carpenter Hedge funds help investors over long term Bloomberg via Oakland Tribune Pirated Goods Swamp China Washington Post / Peter S. Goodman The Origin of the Income Tax Ludwig von Mises Institute / Adam Young Hurricane-Battered P&C Insurers May Lose Interest in Muni Bonds Bond Buyer / Jacob Fine Frances' fallout seen short-lived on Fla. Economy Reuters / Michael Connor Government Economic Reports: -- Federal Deficit Reality Gillespie Research via Safehaven Douglas R. Gillespie Kerry’s Secret Economic Plan National Review / J. Edward Carter IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's Statement at the Conclusion of his Visit to South Africa IMF Monthlong spread rally keeps apace Reuters / Eric Burroughs U.S. Treasuries little changed in Asia Reuters Job data is poetry for Fed's McTeer Dallas Morning News / Angela Shah The pitch for credit starts early Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino Battered U.S. Insurers Brace for 3rd Hurricane Reuters / Aleksandrs Rozens UK: Smith resigns as UK pensions minister Investment and Pensions Europe The Cellphone That Doesn't Work at the Hotel NY Times / Christopher Elliott Why Price Charts Have 'Personalities' Market Watch / Elliot Wave IL: High-deductible health plans on rise Chicago Tribune / Stephen Rynkiewicz Soft patch ‘mostly behind us’ — Fed's McTeer Reuters via MSNBC and 1st Headlines Anticipation of higher interest rates sends Canadian dollar sharply higher CP via Financial Post / Malcolm Morrison Venezuela Credit Ratings Raised to B2 by Moody's Bloomberg / Alex Kennedy Bush, Kerry spar over drug benefit Boston Globe / Christopher Rowland U.S. Deficits May Reach $2.3 Trillion, More If Tax Cuts Renewed Bloomberg Deciphering the Nasdaq Boston Globe / Steven Syre Memory superhighway The Economist Amvescap's Invesco, AIM Agree to $450 Mln Settlement Bloomberg / Matthew Keenan Invesco to pay $325 million settlement Reuters via CNN Greenspan to lay case for rate hikes Reuters via CNN Crude oil futures extend losses FT / Kevin Morrison Canada drips with oil, but it's tough to get at USA Today / James Cox Sterling droops to seven-month low FT / Steve Johnson US Treasuries hold firm, vulnerable to upbeat Fed Reuters Rates Rise in Treasury Bill Auction AP via Miami Herald Boasting About Job Growth A Dangerous Game For GOP NY Post / John Crudele More mutual-funds shake-ups Philadelphia Inquirer / Todd Mason CA: Region Sees More Homes on the Market LA Times / Annette Haddad Debt still murky on balance sheets Philadelphia Inquirer / Bruce Meyerson Dollar Index Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Monthly Mutual Fund Report Federal Reserve Bank of Boston The Wal-Martization of America Daily Standard / Irwin Stelzer Rite Aid Lowers Financial Projections AP via Aberdeen News Planned U.S. job cuts up again Globe and Mail / Terry Weber Mortgage Bankers Assoc.'s Duncan: Outlook for Rates, Prices audio Bloomberg Briefing.com's Rogers: Greenspan Testimony, Rates and Bonds audio Bloomberg Bank of England tipped to hold rates Bloomberg via Australian Financial Review / Gonzalo Vina Global growth in question Globe and Mail / Terry Weber Euro debt agencies to discuss Citigroup bond trade Reuters / George Matlock Is oil thirst squeezing Earth dry? Cox News via Omaha World Herald Treasuries flat to slightly higher after holiday Reuters / Ellen Freilich The Honor Roll Forbes / William Heuslein MI: A way of life fades away as wages fall Detroit Free Press / John Gallagher MN: More job losses are coming, but most cuts tied to outsourcing may be done Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mike Meyers Labor Has Had Better Days Forbes / Dan Ackman Circuit City 2Q Sales Rise 2.9 Percent AP via Forbes Congressional analysts project record $442 billion deficit this year AP via Minneapolis Star Tribune / Alan Fram Oil Price May Fall 30% After U.S, Iraq Polls Conclude Bloomberg / Sri Jegarajah Oil prices continue to retreat Reuters via CNN OPEC: Oil market oversupplied Reuters via CNN Look Out Vanguard, Fidelity -- Here Comes Capital Bloomberg / Chet Currier Is India Meddling With Central Bank's Autonomy? Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee Small dairy farmers take on `Goliath' cooperative Chicago Tribune 1 million Floridians expected to file damage claims Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel / Tom Stieghorst Kerry, Bush Seek Degree From Electoral College Bloomberg / Andrew Ferguson UK: Shops blame rate rises for sales fall Guardian / Larry Elliott Japan: Imported vehicle sales grow 1.2% Japan Times Economy steady but job growth moderate Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer Thousands Cancel Russian Tour Trips Moscow Times / Lyuba Pronima Russia: Central Bank Targets Currency Speculators AP via Moscow Times / Artyom Danielyan Dollar May Gain Against Euro Before Greenspan's Testimony Bloomberg / Sineva Toevai

09/08 Greenspan: Glass is half full US News via Google News / Paul J. Lim MD: Rouse bondholders take hit as value falls after deal Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock U.S. factories have a bright future, trade group head says Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Rick Barrett Good News For Corporate Crooks Forbes / Matthew Swibel Fed's Greenspan Testifies: U.S. Economy and Budget Deficit audio Bloomberg Bank of Canada raises interest rates, sets upward trend for borrowing costs CP via Financial Post / Sandra Cordon CA: Marin group sues CalPERS San Francisco Chronicle / John Shinal CA: State's outlook brightens San Francisco Chronicle   Beige Book Federal Reserve Board US Treasuries rally, Greenspan less than buoyant Reuters / Wayne Cole US Treasuries firm, auction springs a surprise Reuters Canada: Bank raises benchmark rate Globe and Mail / Terry Weber Report: consumers a recession risk Reuters via CNN CA: Mortgage industry slimming down Orange County Register / Hang Nguyen CA: Joblessness plagues Fresno Fresno Bee / E.J. Scultz US Treasuries struggle as Greenspan limits outlook Reuters Mortgage demand hits 4-month high Reuters via CNN Bush Has History on His Side as Kerry Seeks Comeback Bloomberg / Jeff Bliss Greenspan Says Economic Expansion `Has Regained Some Traction' Bloomberg / Craig Torres Protecting the financial infrastructure Federal Reserve Board / Mark W. Olson Economic Outlook Federal Reserve Board / Alan Greenspan Tech Pulse Index Federal Reserve Bank of New York Hurricanes and Bad Image Dog Mobile Home Park Bonds Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Greenspan Likely to Repeat Optimism on Economy Bloomberg / John M. Berry $2.3 Trillion in New Debt Expected by 2014 Washington Post / Jonathan Weisman Japan's 10-Year Bonds Rise as 3-Week High Yields Lure Investors Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane BOJ Will Keep Policy to Bolster Economy, Survey Says Bloomberg / Mayumi Otsuma Taiwan: US pushes for NT$ revaluation Taipei Times / Amber Chung Australia: Rates on hold till election: economists AAP via Sydney Morning Herald Wanted by the Netherlands: More EU cross-border bank mergers IHT / Paul Meller European Economies Slow as Consumers Stay Home NY Times / Carter Dougherty Australia: Bonds stronger ahead of housing data AAP via Sydney Morning Herald Japan's Currency Chief Adopts New Policy: Say Nothing Bloomberg / John Brinsley World Faces a New Domino Effect From China Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr. Russia: S&P: Russian Banks Among the Riskiest Reuters and Bloomberg via Moscow Times

09/09 CBO Tax-Credit Bonds v. Tax-Exempt Municipal Bond Market Bond Market Association NY: Home Depot hits NYC NY Daily News / Soo Youn The Price of Security Bond Buyer / Emily Newman NY: Moody's May Raise N.Y. Rating Bond Buyer / Adam L. Cataldo NY: Fed: Slow economic growth in metro region Newsday / Randi F. Marshall U.S. Treasuries little changed in Asia after U.S. losses Reuters Soft Patch The Slate / Daniel Gross House Democrats challenge overtime regulations Baltimore Sun / Jim Abrams Comptroller of Currency to Retire in Oct. AP via LA Times Problems Plague Bank of America's Fleet Merger Reuters / Svea Herbst-Bayliss EDS May Cut 15,000 to 20,000 More Jobs AP via Baltimore Sun / David Koenig Fiorina Didn't Deserve Her Signing Package Bloomberg / Graef Crystal Grasso bristles at AG loan dispute NY Daily News / Daniel Dunaief Canada: New home prices continue to rise at near record rates Ottawa Business Journal / Leo Valiquette Sept. 11 memories still sting Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino Dollar Jumps Vs Yen on Weak GDP Revision Reuters via ABC News and 1st Headlines / David McMahon Sudden drop in Treasury auction demand FT / Jennifer Hughes The sun also sets The Economist UK: Global house prices still rising BBC News Mortgage rates rise, but 30-year still below 6% AP via USA Today Housing Market Tilts Toward Buyers Wall Street Journal via Hartford Courant / Ruth Simon Janus Capital assets decline CBS Marketwatch via 1st Headlines / Carla Mozee