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11/16
The
nation's well-being supersedes political antics St. Paul Pioneer Press /
Edward Lotterman
Visa,
MasterCard try to charm shoppers, merchants USA today /
Theresa Howard
U.S. T-bonds
supported in Asia as rate worry wanes Reuters
Germany
prepares for showdown on stability pact FT / Patrick Jenkins and George
Parker
New
drive for Americas trade zone BBC News
UK:
Bank rate rise 'was mistake' Guardian – Observer / Faisal Islam
UK:
Love-in over as CBI chief shows teeth Guardian – Observer
Mutual Funds’ Greed Machine
Newsweek via MSNBC / Jane Bryant Quinn
Russia:
Swiss Open Berezovsky Investigation Moscow Times / Clare Nullis
Euro
Upbeat, Dollar Under Pressure Reuters via ABC News / Mariko Hayashibara
Are
income trusts today's tech stocks? Toronto Star
KS:
Tax breaks in tough times Wichita Eagle / Dan Voorhis
SC: Fewer
extra workers hired for crunch time The State / Tanya Fogg Young
WA:
The $3.5 billion sweetener the state has offered Boeing Seattle Times /
Drew DeSilver
TX:
Austin's economy trying to find balance after tech boom San Antonio
Express News / L.A. Lorek
America’s great big
challenge Washington Post via MSNBC / Margaret Webb Pressler
Pain
adds up: $61 billion Knight Ridder via Tallahassee Democrat / Kristen
Gerencher
Foreign
exchange markets ignore US economic data AFP via Taipei Times
GM
to offer financing in China AP via Taipei Times
Solving
the erosion of confidence crisis Toronto Star / Bill Carrigan
Shanghai
becomes China's Orlando AP via Tallahassee Democrat / Christopher
Bodeen
IA:
Corn Piles Up Des Moines Register / Anne Fitzgerald
Home
sales grow in every state, a first since 1983 reg
Bloomberg via LA Times
No
smooth sailing for offshoring San Francisco Chronicle / John Shinal
Trade
battles coming to Miami AP via Knox News / John Pain
40-hour
week a dream for many workers Orlando Sentinel via Morning Call / Harry
Wessel
Trading
between stocks, bonds can help beat inflation Morning Call / Humberto
Cruz
Curtain up
on Arnold as governor United Press International / Hil Anderson
Time
for Santa To Get Real Washington Post / Michelle Singletary
Who is
'Uni-ted' kidding? Denver Post / Al Lewis
Problem
child NAFTA turns 10 reg Chicago Tribune /
James P. Miller
Playing
in a Closed Game Washington Post / James Glassman
When
Executives Say They Don't Have a Clue reg
NY Times / Jeffery Seglin
To
Gauge a Recovery, Count the New Workstations reg
NY Times / Noam Scheiber
They
Support Free Trade, Except in the Case of . . . reg NY Times / David Rosenbaum
Factories
Expand, Employment Improves: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg
TN:
Tennessee avoids U.S.-EU trade dispute fallout Tennessean / Keith Russell
10,000
is market's latest head game Minnesota Star Tribune / Susan Feyder
Recognize
the problem, then fix fund industry Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel
UK:
Brown holds out hope on trade row BBC News
CA:
October median price a record for single-family resales San Diego Union
Tribune / Roger M. Showley
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11/17
Argentina
bondholders to start discovery talks Reuters / Hugh Bronstein
Crude oil
and natural gas take a plunge Houston Chronicle
Real estate ranks among
most overpaid jobs Inman News
US Corp
Bonds-End unch, $3 bln supply in spotlight Reuters via Yahoo Nancy
Leinfuss
Freddie,
Fannie Escape Action on Hill -- for Now Washington Post / David S.
Hilzenrath
When
the jobs leave, what then? reg Dallas
Morning News / Robert Dodge
Miami
Trade Talks Hit Their First Snag AP via Aberdeen News / John Pain
TX:
Houston’s $3B Question Bond Buyer / Elizabeth Albanese
We Miss Manufacturing
The Trendline Trader via Safehaven /
Robert Helgason
High-protein
diets help ranchers get meaty beef prices AP via Chicago Tribune / Lynn
Brezosky
CA:
Gold solid again as investors bid up prices Mercury News / David
Sylvester
California's
Schwarzenegger Calls for Budget Action Bloomberg
Understanding
the Costs of Deflation in the Japanese Context International Monetary
Fund / Taimur Baig
A club I
wouldn't join-I United Press International / Martin Hutchinson
Medicare
deal faces tough road United Press International / Martin Hutchinson
SEC must
do more to battle cancer on Wall Street Houston Chronicle
Italian pension
reform most important step – IMF Investment and Pensions Europe
U.S.
Economy: Factory Orders Rise, Inventories Lean Bloomberg
Snow:
No trade war threat on steel Reuters via CNN
Singapore
GDP jumps 17% as exports surge Bloomberg via International Herald Tribune
/ Amit Prakash
For
many, price before patriotism reg
Charlotte Observer / Amy Baldwin
When
Pleasure Is About Avoiding Pain Pimco / Paul McCulley
Playing the
basis between bonds, default swaps Reuters / Eric Burroughs
WA:
Time running out for extended jobless benefits Seattle Post Intelligencer
/ Paul Nyhan
Learning to
shrug off oil shocks CNN
Freddie
Mac announces 2004 Reference Notes Securities and Reference Bills Securities
Calendar Freddie Mac
Thoughts on Marx,
Keynes and the US recession Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
It's
the computers' turn to mess up elections Boston Globe / Hiawatha Bray
States'
tobacco settlement hasn't cleared the air LA Times via Morning Call / Myron
Levin
Factories
cranking up production Bloomberg via Morning Call / Carlos Torres
Inherit
Merit National Review / Bruce Bartlett
UK employees
"losing faith over pensions" Investment and Pensions Europe
Bonds
head higher; dollar mixed CNN
Slaves to the Marshall
Myth Ludwig von Mises Institute / D. W. MacKenzie
Inside
The Crédit Lyonnais Scandal Institutional Investor / David McClintick
Fraud
Charges for Gateway's Former CFO CFO.com / Stephen Taub
Moody's
Zeros In On Corporate Governance At Brokerage Firms Wall Street Letter
via Institutional Investor / Evelyn Juan
UK: Hutchison Whampoa
sells bonds Evening Standard via This Is Money
Asians
Aren't Dumping U.S. Treasuries – Yet Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
Regulation
Begins at Home reg NY Times / Eliot
Spitzer
Improved
Economy Doesn't Lead to Popping of Corks in Atlanta reg NY Times / David Leonhardt
Hemisphere
Trade Talks in Miami Are Reported to Hit a Bump reg
NY Times / Simon Romero
Russia's
illness isn't spreading to its neighbours International Herald Tribune /
Eric Pfanner
Health
insurance woes hit U.S. middle class NY Times via International Herald
Tribune / Stephanie Strom
Yen
Weakens After Nikkei Stock Average Drops Below 10,000 Bloomberg
Japan:
Drastic easing of monetary policy urged for Japan Japan Times / Julian
Ryall
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11/18
States
inherit power to help regulate funds Knight Ridder via Tallahassee
Democrat / Porus P. Cooper
Why
good economic news isn't sending stocks soaring Philadelphia Inquirer /
Jeff Brown
Bush
caught in steel trap Knight Ridder via St. Paul Pioneer Press / Ken
Moritsugu
The
next big mutual fund scandal CBS Market Watch / Paul Merriman
WTO chief warns of
danger in run-up to key December meeting AFP via EU Business
Argentine
Industrial Output Surged 2.6% in October Bloomberg
IMF sees
no evidence that China yuan undervalued Reuters via Yahoo / Lesley
Wroughton
MSRB
to Give On Real-Time Requirements Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume
Retailers
are expecting a big Christmas season. Will they be zooming into the black?
Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer
SC:
3 comments from ... Morgan O. Reynolds The State
CA:
Median price for an OC home reaches $440,000 reg
Orange County Register / Hang Nguyen
Barclays
Rebuilding CDO Biz Securitization News via Institutional Investor / Scott
Goodwin
Regulators
Look at Wall Street's Role in Freddie Mac Reuters via Washington Post
Dollar
bruised on fears of U.S. protectionism Reuters via Forbes / Mariko
Hayashibara
UK:
Bank of England's complacency does nothing to dispell bubble worries
something Guardian via Taipei Times / William Keegan
Canada:
October record house prices surprise experts CMHC raises outlook National
– Financial Post / Garry Marr
Canada:
Canadians avoiding foreign bonds: StatsCan CP via Toronto Star
Defensive Donaldson faces
Congress MSNBC
Pressure
is on the Fed Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
FBI
Arrests at Least 10 Traders in Investigation, CNN Reports Bloomberg
Consumers
borrowed U.S. out of recession Denver Post / Al Lewis
Foreign
central banks remain keen on Treasuries FT / Paivi Munter and Jenny
Wiggins
NC:
U.S Puts quotas on textiles reg Charlotte
Observer / Tony Mecia
IL:
Fannie Mae to spend $9 billion to create affordable housing Chicago Sun
Times / Fran Spielman
IA:
Corporate profits to rise, ex-Fed governor Predicts Des Moines Register /
Donnelle Eller
Fewer
Airline Passengers, but More-Crowded Planes reg
NY Times / Alina Tugend
Oil
prices soar above $33 a barrel AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Brad Foss
Foreign
investors exit U.S. stocks reg Chicago Tribune
/ Bill Barnhart
Three
years from global standards FT via Prudent
Bear / Francesco Guerrera
Funds
and Games reg NY Times / Paul Krugman
GAO
says Labor Dept. delays jobless aid AP via Baltimore Sun
FBI
raids 2 World Financial Center CNN
Euro
reaches lifetime high as dollar slumps FT / Jennifer Hughes
Calpers
Scalps Putnam Forbes / Dan Ackman
Everyone’s
making money except the customers Economist
Freddie Mac probe widens
Reuters via MSNBC
Treasuries
briefly edge up after Fed buys coupons Reuters / Ellen Freilech
Dollar
Drops to Record Low Versus Euro as Asset Purchases Fall Bloomberg
Blah-Blah-Blah'
Currency Policies Must End Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Where
to Stand in Case of a Mutual Fund Stampede Bloomberg / Chet Currier
The Commons and the
Tragedy of Banking Ludwig von Mises Institute / Philipp Bagus
Fed's
Parry-Can't quibble with market rate outlook Reuters via Yahoo
U.S. mortgage
bonds wider on possible prepayments Reuters via Yahoo
Dollar
Tumbles as International Investors Buy Fewer U.S. Assets Bloomberg
Costly
scandal growing wider Miami Herald / Harriet Johnson Brackey
Trade
feud squeezes industries AP via Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Martin
Crutsinger
Greenspan,
Snow push fund reform Reuters via CNN
Incomes are Falling
Hans F. Sennholz via Safehaven / Hans
F. Sennholz
An
industry littered with casualties The Economist
UK:
Inflation eases but remains above BoE target FT / Anna Fifield
US
consumer inflation holds steady in October FT / Christopher Swann
Lands
of the cautiously rising sun The Economist
Snow
Urges G7 Nations to Boost Growth Reuters via Yahoo / Glenn Somerville
MN:
St. Paul-Travelers deal creates insurance giant Minnesota Star Tribune /
Dee Depass
British warn U.S. on steel
tariffs Reuters via International Herald Tribune
Attacks
rattle global investors International Herald Tribune / Eric Pfanner
Japan:
Baby boomer retirees hold key AP via Japan Times
Show
some steel, Mr. Bush US News and World Report / Lou Dobbs
Steel
tariffs give President Bush a chance to show his mettle reg Business Telegraph / Neil Collins
Ben
Stein says Americans aren't saving enough to retire AP via Omaha World
Herald
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11/19
WI:
Money pullout at Strong blocked Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Dave
Umhoefer
WI: In
Strong crisis, Falls sees a pillar of community crumbling Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel / Richard P. Jones
Bilateral
pacts also goal for U.S. Miami Herald / Jane Bussey and Gregg Fields
Oil seen at $30 a barrel
for winter Reuters via MSNBC
CSFB
Shakes Up MBS Trading Hierarchy Securitization News via Institutional
Investor
Inflation
Fuels States' Cap Hikes Bond Buyer / Susanna Duff Barnett
Mississippi’s
Variable Route Bond Buyer / Shelly Sigo
China
says U.S. violates principles of world trade Washington Post via St.
Louis Post Dispatch / Peter S. Goodman
At
Hollinger, Big Perks in A Small World Washington Post / Steven Pearlstein
U.S.
Quota on Chinese Textiles Raises Concern About Retaliation Bloomberg
WA:
State's jobless rate falls to 7%, but private sector remains sluggish
Seattle Post Intelligencer / Paul Nyhan
NY:
Median Home Prices Still Rising Newsday / Christian Murray
Baseball:
$1.5 billion of debt to be put up for sale reg
Bloomberg via Chicago Tribune
Accounting
giants are `engine' driving abuse, probe by Senate finds Washington Post
via Akron Beacon Journal / Albert Crenshaw
Freddie Mac crowns
governance expert Inman News
Canada:
Falling energy prices push inflation down CP via Toronto Star
Dollar
lifted by suspected BoJ intervention FT / Jennifer Hughes
Beijing
denounces US import quotas FT / Mure Dickie and Edward Alden
Colombia
Offers Exchange of Up to $250 Mln of Bonds Bloomberg
UK: Old Mutual
names bond manager Investment and Pensions Europe
Bank of New York
names new Europe chief Investment and Pensions Europe
MN:
HO-HO-Holding Bonuses St Paul Pioneer Press
CO:
Shiny new Ted plane taxis into Denver Denver Post / Greg Griffin
Anyone
Think Inflation Is (Gasp) Understated? Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Brazil
Cuts Benchmark Rate to Two-Year Low of 17.5% Bloomberg
Starts
swell, but no bubble CNN / Mark Gongloff
EU
mulls world trade compromise BBC News
Canada
clashes with U.S. on trade deals National – Financial Post / Peter Morton
House
passes fund overhaul Reuters via CNN
Treasuries
powerless in the face of housing jump Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
Treasuries
Make Room for Corporate Rush Reuters via Boston Globe
Tightening
Time? National Review / Bruce Bartlett
Circuit
City completes sale of credit card unit Washington Business Journal /
Jeff Clabaugh
Execs' frills
bled Kmart, lawsuit says Detroit Free Press / Greta Guest
Reality Black Out NY Post
/ Tim Arango
It takes one to know one: Blodget
covers Martha trial NY Post / Stephen Lynch
New front in war of words
NY Post / Jenny Anderson
PA:
Airport traffic up 34 percent in October Morning Call / Jeanne Bonner
NV:
Local housing market still hot in October Las Vegas Review Journal /
Hubble Smith
CA:
Nests nearly full reg Orange County
Register / Hang Nguyen
Borrowers jump on mortgage
bandwagon Inman News
Overnight interest rates
down, benchmark bond down Inman News
Schwarzenegger
Needs All of California's Bond Buyers Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Measured
Reaction to Governor's Bond Plan reg LA
Times / James Flanigan
Bush's Budget Betrayal
Ludwig von Mises Institute / Christopher Westley
Japan:
Panel to urge taxation on rich elderly Japan Times
Russia:
Yukos, Market Suffer New Hits Moscow Times / Catherine Belton
Smart
Dollars Leave Russia in Wallets Moscow Times / Ben Hooson
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11/20
Chicago's
Schools Plan Over $400M Bond Buyer / Yvette Shields
What
Keeps Muni Professionals in the Business Bond Buyer / Nicholas Chesla
The
New Deal was no cure-all National Review / Jim Powell
Lenders
ready first Mexican mortgage-backed debt FT via Prudent Bear / John Authers
Remarks
by Chairman Alan Greenspan Federal Reserve Board
Western
Hemisphere Nations Agree on Free Trade Agenda Bloomberg
How
hard will the dollar fall? CNN / Mark Gongloff
Pimco
on Morgan Stanley list reg Orange County
Register / Harriet Johnson Brackey
Compromise
on stock options bill calls only for partial listing on expenses San Fran
Cisco Chronicle / John Shinal and Carolyn Lochhead
Dollar
up vs yen, traders look out for intervention Reuters via Forbes
Fed's
Parry says comfortable with accommodative rates Reuters via Yahoo
Brazil
takes exception to U.S. Andes talk Miami Herald / Alejandro Landes
FTAA summit
ends early as ministers agree to scaled-down plan Miami Herald / Gregg
Fields, Andres Oppenheimer and Jane Bussey
U.S. mortgage
bond spreads widen as prices rise Reuters via Yahoo
A question of trust
MSNBC / Martin Wolk
Emerging
Market Policy Reform in 2004 International Monetary Fund / Anne Krueger
IMF
questions US claims about revaluing the yuan Reuters via Taipei Times
Heads of IMF
and World Bank Call for Governments to Reengage on World Trade Talks
International Monetary Fund
Economic
woes leave Schroeder in the doghouse Observer via Taipei Times / Luke
Harding
Housing is affordable
Inman News / Bradley Inman
Consumers increase home
equity borrowing Inman News
Freddie
Mac restatements due Friday Washington Business Journal / Jeff
Clabaugh
Central and
eastern European leaders start summit meeting AFP via EU Business
Veteran
trader now uses screens instead of his voice Chicago Sun Times / David
Roeder
Fidelity,
Hancock receive subpoenas regarding improper trading Bloomberg via South
Florida Sun Sentinel / Eddie Baeb
Cycling
to 2004 Washington Post / Robert Samuelson
Bush
face’s Europe’s Trade Ultimatum Knight Ridder via Wichita Eagle / Ken
Moritsugu
When
east meets west The Economist
Boom
or gloom? The Economist
Bangalore,
Texas The Economist
In
the long run we are all broke The Economist
Trade
in Americas won't be one size fits all AP via USA today
Which
Party in the White House Means Good Times for Investors? reg NY Times / Hal Varian
Good
(for nothing) corporate governance National – Financial Post / Finn
Poschmann
Canada:
If loonie keeps rising, interest rates may have to come down: Dodge CP
via Canada.com and National – Financial Post
CA:
Workers' comp: Round 1 Sacramento Bee / Mike Lee
The Nation That Lost
Its Jobs, But Got Them Back Ludwig von Mises Institute / Gene Callahan
Exposing
Their Dirty Work Newsday / Patricia Hurtado
Currency
Fraud Ran Deep, Officials Say reg NY Times
/ Jonathan Fuerbringer and William Rashbaum
Business Outlook Survey
Federal Reserve of Philadelphia
Greenspan:
Trade Deficits Haven't Hurt Economy Yet AP via Newsday
30-year
mortgage rates sink to 5.83% Reuters via USA Today
In
dividends we trust Boston Globe / Steven Syre
AK: Report on
Alaska economy sees risks Petroleum News via Anchorage Daily News
Venezuela's
Central Bank Begins Internal Probe Over Fake Bonds Bloomberg
A
Few Cadillacs to China Won't Resolve Trade Fight Bloomberg / Doron Levin
A
stagflation forecast CNN / Justin Lahart
Greenspan
sees no dollar plunge CNN
Greenspan
Decries 'Creeping Protectionism' Newsmax
U.S.
leading indicators rise Reuters via CNN
Dollar
Falls Against Euro, Yen, Pound After Blasts in Turkey Bloomberg
Bush
Gets Double `D' in Handling China Bra Flap Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Commentary:
The last of the unregulated markets CBS Market Watch / David Callaway
Japanese
Oct. Exports Fall for First Month in Seven Bloomberg
Free-trade
draft leaves parts optional Washington Times / Jeffrey Sparshott
Canada:
Canada grudgingly set to take lighter trade deal Globe and Mail / Steven
Chase
Buy
This! Buy That! Says Cat in the Hat Washington Post / Caroline E. Mayer
Malaysia:
Economy stronger with 5.1% growth in Q3 Malaysia Star
US
dollar slides to all-time low against the euro Malaysia Star
A
Foreign-Currency Con Newsday / Pradnya Joshi
Russia: GDP
Forecast Is Raised for the 7th Time Bloomberg via Moscow Times
Euro's
rise over dollar is greeted nervously International Herald Tribune / Eric
Pfanner
Japanese
October Trade Surplus Unexpectedly Widens Bloomberg
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11/21
Early
release of Beige Book Federal Reserve Board
NY:
Shocked—Shocked—by High Taxes City Journal / Steven Malanga
Freddie
Mac fails to remove uncertainties FT / Jenny Wiggins
Fat Freddie
Mac Forbes Ari Weinberg
Wal-Mart
to put its name on notebook PCs United Press International via Washington
Times
New
govs: Deficits are “opportunities” Stateline.org / Jason White
States’
budget squeeze appears to be easing Stateline.org / Pamela M. Prah
CA:
Governor: Pass bond or raise taxes San Francisco Chronicle via Staeline.org / Greg Lucas
Japan's
Recovering Economy Is Relying Heavily on China reg
NY Times / James Brooke
What's in Freddie's black
box? Inman News
Low mortgage rates
coincide with Chinese export tariffs Inman News / Lou Barnes
Fannie Mae announces new
officers Inman News
Canada:
The horse is dead National – Financial Post / Malcolm Hamilton
Freddie
Mac Restates Profits Higher by $5 Billion Bloomberg
Fed
officials see stronger economy, but not rising rates Reuters via USA
today
FL:
Florida unemployment remains below national rate AP via South Florida Sun
Sentinel
Nine-year
talks end with softened trade deal National – Financial Post / Peter
Morton
Watching
Over Freddie and Fannie reg NY Times
Wal-Mart drops
Putnam funds Dow Jones via Minnesota Star Tribune / Kathy Chu
Freddie
Mac Admits Inflating Profits reg AP via
Hartford Courant / Marcy Gordon
Freddie
Mac says it overstated earnings by $1 billion AP via Houston Chronicle
It's Here Prudent
Bear via Safehaven / Doug Noland
US Corp
Bonds-Spreads wider after heavy supply Reuters / Dena Aubin
Bonds
Relatively Unchanged AP via Mercury News
CO:
Travelers to feast on state Denver Post / Greg Griffin
China
Adds Threat to U.S. Trade Tensions reg LA
Times / Evelyn Iritani and Warren Vieth
The
dragon binges CNN / Justin Lahart
Fund
Reformers Could Put Greenspan Out of a Job Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Americas
trade talks end early BBC News / Victoria Harrison
Corporate
governance, risk management, and internal controls Federal Reserve Board
/ Richard Spillenkothen
U.S.
States' Deficits Shrink 80% as Economy Grows Bloomberg
Little
upside seen for weak dollar FT / Jennifer Hughes
Brazil,
Mexico Rise to Records on Growth Optimism Bloomberg
Shortage
in China may force imports AP via Wichita Eagle / Elaine Kurtenbach
South
Korea economy pulls out of recession FT / Song Jung-a in Seoul
The
New York skimmers' sins are no reason to milk the rest of us reg UK Telegraph / Neil Collins
Overnight interest rates
up, benchmark bond down Inman News
Canada:
Visas one answer to skills shortage The Province via America Economies /
Brian Lewis
Bush’s
Boudoir Tax National Review / John Hood
Does Greenspan Deserve
Another Term? Ludwig von Mises Institute / Joseph T. Salerno
Nantucket,
the Preppy Isle, Goes to the Muni Market Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Rethinking
the dollar CNN / Justin Lahart
Freddie
Mac Restates Profits Higher by $5 Billion Bloomberg
Sell Your Bonds
Forbes / Lisa W. Hess
Don't Give Up on Bonds
Forbes / Richard Lehmann
China
ready to boost duties on U.S. goods AP via Fresno Bee / Stephanie Hoo
Taiwan:
Current-account surplus widens 38 percent in Q3 Bloomberg via Taipei
Times
The Long-Term Dollar
Bear Speculative Investor via Safehaven
/ Steve Saville
Looking into the
Heart of Alan Greenspan Safehaven / Daniel Watkins
GAO
Says Big 4 `Oligopoly' Can Hamper Business Bloomberg / Lee Berton
CA:
Valley home prices surge 24%; sales at 15-year high LA Daily News / Gregory
J. Wilcox
An
awkward guest The Economist
Freddie
To Say It Inflated '01 Profit Washington Post / Kathleen Day and David S.
Hilzenrath
Schroeder
Says Stronger Dollar Would Benefit Europe and U.S. Bloomberg
Fall
in German demand clouds eurozone recovery FT / Tony Major
US Economic Outlook
pdf Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Robert T Parry
Fed's
Parry Expects U.S. Growth Before Rate Rise Bloomberg
China
summons U.S. envoy again over textiles Reuters via Forbes
Russia:
Cabinet Sets Key Investments Moscow Times / Alla Startseva
S. Korean Economy Returns
to Growth, Led by Exports Bloomberg
Japan:
Trade surplus grows 20% to 1.074 trillion yen Japan Times
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|
11/22
Inflation
far from dead and buried National – Financial Post / Sherry Cooper
A
new mess for investors reg Dallas Morning
News / Scott Burns
Fair Exchange or
Daylight Robbery? Lew Rockwell / Sean Corrigan
U.S.,
China trade tensions escalate CBS market Watch
Utilities Call Off
Illinois, ComEd Merger AP via ABC News
Bras, Steel and Bush
Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven
/ John Mauldin
Prediction: The
Future of the USA Stock Market Why Stock Markets Crash via Safehaven / Didier Sornette
Fed's
Olson says banks slow to move on underwriting Reuters via IWon
KS:
Survey: Holiday spending tightens up Wichita Eagle / Dan Voorhis
Dollar
Falls Second Week on Concern About Current Account Gap Bloomberg
More
work to be done, Evans tells governors South Florida Sun Sentinel /
Marcia Heroux Pounds
UPS
announces rate increases AP via Buffalo News
FL:
Florida's unemployment rate falls to almost lowest level since start of
recession South Florida Sun Sentinel / Joan Fleischer Tamen
IMF
unfreezes key funds for Kenya BBC News
UK:
Bonds leave Equitable 'vulnerable' UK Business Telegraph Ian Cowie
China
Increases Tax on U.S., Japan Chemical Imports Bloomberg
Taiwan:
Cosmos offers cash-advance card bonds Taiwan Times / Joyce Huang
Germany
and France plead for easing on strong euro reg
UK Business Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Freddie
Mac Understated Its Earnings by $5 Billion reg
NY Times / Jonathan D. Glater
Trade
retaliation threats widen against America Bloomberg via International
Herald Tribune
Sometimes, China loses to
Europe NY Times via International Herald Tribune / Mark Landler
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11/23
Manufactured
House Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Sam Spatter
REITs
Move Into Mexico Real Estate Finance and Investment / Marianne Nardone
Mortgage
lenders rate low on customer service USA Today / John Fogarty
Mutual
fund misconduct requires stiffer penalties USA Today
A
close call but keep the steel tariffs Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack
Markowitz
U.S.
supports new Georgian gov't. AP via CBS Market Watch
EU
takeover directive threatens new trade rift FT / Daniel Dombey
An
Interesting Time to Start a Trade War Bloomberg / David DeRosa
Croatians vote in
elections which will decide path to EU AFP via EU Business
EU hopes for
peaceful handover in Georgia after Shevardnadze quits AFP via EU Business
Philadelphia
Stock Exchange members to vote on new ownership structure AP via NJ Times
/ Bill Bergstrom
Georgians
celebrate Shevardnadze's resignation FT / Tom Warner
Markets
look to US data for guidance this week FT / Chris Flood
Factory
Orders Bolster Economic Growth: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg
Brazil
rises to powerful role in trade diplomacy Miami Herald / Jane Bussey
Opponents
drop fight on new overtime rules Chicago Sun Times / Alan Fram
Emerging
debt to focus on Mexico, Brazil Reuters via Yahoo / Hugh Bronstein
Wall Street’s Top Turkeys in
2003 NY Post / Terry Keenan
Canada:
The bumpy road ahead Reuters via Yahoo / Russell Blinch
IA:
U.S. grain exporters to pay dearly for labels Des Moines Register / Anne
Fitzgerald
India's
hi-tech emperor Guardian - Observer / Faisal Islam
Oil
traders take profits on fears of disrupted supplies Reuters via Taipei
Times
Fiddling
with the dollar while EU burns Guardian - Observer / William Keegan
Japan
ready to counter US steel tariffs by Nov. 30 AP via Taipei Times
Oil
price stability talks planned Reuters via CNN
WTO
chief wants December meeting Reuters via CNN
Girth
of a nation Washington Post via Wichita Eagle / Margaret Webb Pressler
PA:
Reasons to believe Philadelphia Inquirer / Tom Belden
CA:
Retailers expect a good - not great -shopping season Oakland Tribune /
Eve Mitchell
FBI
'Prince' exposes foreign currency scam Guardian – Observer / Edward
Helmore
UK:
John Lewis warns of Xmas slump Guardian – Observer / Faisal Islam
Factory
Orders Bolster Economic Growth: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg
More
executive perks go way of the dodo Boston Globe via Arizona Republic
Fed's
Stance Looks Bullish Wall Street Journal via LA Daily News / Igor
Greenwald
Back on
the Map: Emerging Markets Wall Street Journal via LA Daily News / Craig
Karmin
Fed's
Olsen sees 'optimism' Reuters via CNN
A
Close call, but keep the steel Tariffs Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack
Markowitz
TX: West
Africa's new oil economies hold promise, peril Houston Chronicle / David
Ivanovich
Market
continues to evaluate positive sign for economy Pittsburgh Tribune Review
/ Gregory M. Drahuschak
An
Empire Built on Bargains Remakes the Working World reg LA Times / Abigail Goldman and Nancy Cleeland
Japan
Can Lend Money to Regional Banks, Minister Says Bloomberg
Japan
plans 30% penalty if U.S. won't drop tariffs AP via Chicago Sun Times
The
debate on global trade is long overdue Charlotte Observer / Glenn Burkins
Aren't
charges at Strong due? Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Kathleen Gallagher
and Paul Gores
Jobless
recovery remains puzzle to experts, says Nobel laureate Seattle Times /
Alwyn Scott
This
energy bill is a lump of coal Boston Globe / Charles Stein
Morgan's
misdeeds have tangible impact Boston Globe / Chuck Jaffe
Americans
putting in long hours Orlando Sentinel via Arizona Republic / Harry
Wessel
China
will not dump US Treasuries International News Pakistan
How
to Make the Deficit Look Smaller Than It Is reg
NY Times / Daniel Gross
The
War Between The Street and Floor reg NY
Times / Landon Thomas, Jr.
Don't
Be Lulled: Interest Rates Could Be Poised to Leap reg NY Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer
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11/24
Global custody
market tops $50 trillion – survey Investment and Pensions Europe
Bankruptcies
set another record Washington Business Journal / Kent Hoover
A
half-million U.S. technology workers lost their jobs in 2002 Bloomberg
via Tennessean / Samantha Zee
GOP rolls the dice on Medicare
bill MSNBC / Tom Curry
EU to hit US with
sanctions on December 6 if WTO steel ruling ignored AFP via EU Business
Brazilian
president named top leader by Latin Trade magazine Miami Herald /
Christina Hoag
Prenatal
Saving LA Daily News / Barbara Correa
IMF Executive
Board Reviews the Assessment Program on Offshore Financial Centers
International Monetary Fund
UK:
The young don't reject politics, just politicians Guardian via Taipei
Times / George Monbiot
U.S.
to Levy Duties on Chinese TV Imports for Dumping Bloomberg
The
bull market for bullion National – Financial Post / Drew Hasselback
UK:
Treasury set to have bigger tax policy role FT / Ed Crooks and Andrew
Parker
Boeing
fires CFO for 'unethical conduct' FT / Caroline Daniel
Benchmark
paper falls on investor caution FT / Paivi Munter and Jenny Wiggins
Finance:
Time to be defensive about your bonds Reuters via South Florida Sun
Sentinel / Linda Stern
Latino
Immigrants Ship $30 Billion a Year to Foreign Countries Newsmax
India
Loses Work to U.S. Because of Dell Customers' Complaints Newsmax
Things
haven't gone as planned after tobacco settlement McClatchy Newspapers via
Scripps Howard / James Rosen
A drop in
bonuses, but most execs still expect to get something Boston Globe via
Seattle Post Intelligencer / Diane E. Lewis
UPI
interview with Czech president United Press International / Arnaud de
Borchgrave
Investors
focus on carry trades as rates stay low Reuters / George Matlock
Analysis:
The economy of Georgia BBC News / Andrew Walker
Oil prices
take a big tumble Reuters via Houston Chronicle
Rx for a
budget bomb? CNN / Mark Gongloff
31
percent of Americans now among the 'tech elite' AP via Boston Globe /
Brian Bergstein
Creditors
step up pressure on South Korea's LG Group AFP via Taipei Times
US
Airways' Ills Loom Large for Alabama Retirees Bloomberg / Doron Levin
Minority
of boomers expect an inheritance AP via Houston Chronicle and Prudent Bear / Peter Svensson
Brazil's
2014 Bond Rises to High as S&P Eyes Outlook Bloomberg
General
Nutrition to Sell Bonds as Demand Increases Bloomberg
U.S
Treasury Bond Prices Lower at midday AP via NY Post
California's
State of Uncertainty Business Week via Yahoo / Edward Popper
Tariff
Tomfoolery National Review / Bruce Bartlett
Weekend Update
Trendline Trader via Safehaven / Robert Helgason
CA: Holiday
ho-hum: Consumers curtail spending, look for deals Santa Cruz Sentinel /
Karen A. Davis
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
Corporate/Agency
Bonds Community Events Calendar Reuters via Yahoo
Moody's
comments on U.S. federal budget deficit Reuters via Yahoo
How
I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Dollar Bloomberg / Caroline
Baum
Treasuries
Drift Off, Quiet Before Storm Reuters
Bonds
of Japan banks are in season Bloomberg via International Herald Tribune
Public
campaign financing collapses NY Times via IWon
What's
the Over/Under on Freddie Mac? CFO.com / Stephen Taub
Job
demands taking their toll Chicago Tribune via Dallas Fort Worth Star
Telegram / T. Shawn Taylor
Economists
Predict Strong Growth in '04 AP via Tallahassee Democrat / Martin
Crutsinger
Is Taiwan shifting to
true independence? Brookes News
The Roots of
Governments' Budget Crises Ludwig von Mises Institute / Tibor R. Machan
Freddie
Mac Offers Little But More Stalling Washington Post / Jerry Knight
Georgia's
Interim President Calls for Order, Interfax Reports Bloomberg
Mexico's
Dropout Economy Washington Post / Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan
Developing nations log on to
e-sales NY Times via International Herald Tribune / Luis Roberto Rivera
Japan's
economic momentum reveals private-sector progress Japan Times Teruhiko Mano
Treasuries
May Fall on Signs of Economic Growth, Survey Says Bloomberg
Dollar
Poised to Drop for Third Week Versus Euro Bloomberg
Tax the rich heirs
- and charities gain Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis
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11/25
The Gold Price Gold
Money Alert via Prudent Bear /
Paul van Eeden
Japan
banks gain after results CBS Market Watch / Shinichi Terada and Allen Wan
Jury
Sees Video of Ex-Tyco CEO Apartment reg
Chicago Tribune / Samuel Maull
Bondholder
Settlement Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume
Arduin:
State Needs More Than One Plan Bond Buyer / Rochelle Williams
CT: State seniors confused, wary
and split over Medicare bill Republican – American / Trip Jennings
CT:
Recovery Outlook Weak In State reg
Hartford Courant / Barbara Nagy
CO:
Ho-ho-hum season for home sales Denver Post / Kristi Arellano
MA:
Stir crazy: Bay State spends more on prisons than higher ed Boston Herald
via Stateline.org / Ellen J.
Silberman
CA: $1 mln
homes in hot Calif. market selling fast Reuters via Yahoo
Pentagon
investigates fired Boeing worker St. Louis Post Dispatch / Cynthia Wilson
Canada
Bonds Rise a 3rd Day in 4 on Speculation Growth May Slow Bloomberg
Survey of Professional
Forecasters Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Beginning of the End
Union Securities via Safehaven /
David Chapman
NY:
On LI, Business Still Waiting for Economic Spark Newsday / Randi F.
Marshall
Holiday
spending may disappoint, survey says Reuters via USA Today
Calif.
supermarkets well-stocked despite strikes USA Today
Refuting
the Cynics reg NY times / David Brooks
Survey:
Car purchases top list of consumer complaints in U.S. AP via Morning Call
/ Jonathan D. Salant
One
Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stezler
Giving
thanks for many financial blessings Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown
Pensions key for
new Spanish government – report Investment and Pensions Europe
China
denies economy is overheating FT / Richard McGregor and James Kynge
US
banks test the water for German buys FT / Patrick Jenkins, Tony Major and
Gary Silverman
Euro
slips as EU stability pact falters FT / Ivar Simensen
Budget
compromise attracts EU ire BBC News
WA:
Boeing employment at 26-year low Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
CA:
Teamsters Halt Food Deliveries to Markets reg
LA Times / Nancy Cleeland
NY:
The Lines Are Busy as Cellphone Clients Switch reg
NY Times / Matt Richtel
MI: Cell
phone users aren't speed-dialing to switch Detroit Free Press / Dan Shine
Fed
to Cut the Cost of U.S.-Mexico Transfers reg
Bloomberg via LA Times
Argentina
bondholders want 35 pct debt forgiveness Reuters / Hugh Bronstein
Mexico
Peso Falls to Record Low; Brazil Falls Bloomberg
NY:
Moody's Upgrades Nassau Bond Rating AP via Newsday
Third-Quarter
Boom Suggests Above-Trend 2004 Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Condo sales flex strength
Inman News
Benefits
to Homebuyers Freddie Mac
Traders exit is big blow to
AMEX NY Post / Jenny Anderson
The
riddle of the bonds The Economist
The
Fed's game of chicken CNN / Mark Gongloff
Unpicking
the fiscal straitjacket The Economist
Holiday
spending may disappoint Reuters via CNN
Has
housing market peaked? Reuters via CNN
Money
Manager Joe Deane Sees Rough Ride for Bonds Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Fannie
Mae increases mortgage loan limits Reuters via Yahoo
New
Issue-MBNA sells $500 mln 5-year credit card ABS Reuters via Yahoo
Rate
Expectations National Review / Victor A. Canto
Schwarzenegger
Seeks $1.9 B in Budget Cuts Newsmax
Latin
America treasury official urges reforms Miami Herald / Jane Bussey
Anti-Americanism
Is Older Than You May Think Bloomberg / Andrew Ferguson
U.S.
November Consumer Confidence Rises to 91.7 From 81.7 Bloomberg
Australia:
Bond market weakens The Age
Overnight interest rates
up, benchmark bond up Inman News
The Rothbardian
Critique of Consumer Sovereignty Ludwig von Mises Institute / Robert P.
Murphy
Georgia’s
velvet revolution The Economist
DIARY-U.S.
Treasuries Reuters
On
the defensive The Economist
MS: State's jobless
rate better than 6% for nation, but creation feared flat Clarion Ledger /
Barbara Powell
U.S.
economic growth revised up CNN
A
taste for democracy The Economist
Germany
Composite Indexes For September 2003 The Conference Board
Britain could
"veto" EU constitution: reports AFP via EU Business
China
Regrets U.S. TV Import Tariffs as Makers Call for Action Bloomberg
UFJ
Leads Japanese Bank Bond Rally on Stocks, Profit Bloomberg
Indian
Bond Investors Need Bollywood's Faith Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
Bank of England aide hints at
higher rates Bloomberg via International Herald Tribune
Enron
chiefs found 'negligent' FT / Joshua Chaffin
Russia:
America Likely to Get Lion's Share of Meat Quotas Reuters via Moscow
Times
OPEC Fails
to Reach Oil Cutbacks Bloomberg via Moscow Times
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11/26
Bring
Back Gridlock . . . National Review / Bruce Bartlett
Wal-Mart
and the invisible hand National Post / Peter Foster
Trade
Measures Could Backfire, Pros Warn Institutional Investor
The WTO's Mercantilist
Flaw Ludwig von Mises Institute / Grant M. Nülle
A real estate Thanksgiving
Inman News / Marcie Geffner
Refi market sees surge in
applications Inman News
France
and Germany Given More Time to Curb Deficits reg
NY Times / Mark Landler and Paul Miller
The economic recovery goes
global MSNBC / Martin Wolk
Pensions to boost
asset management Investment and Pensions Europe
Economic upstart nudges
mortgage rates Inman News
Milken
Brothers and Ellison Taken to Cleaners Bloomberg / Graef Crystal
Spain,
Poland lead EU opposition United Press International / Roland Flamini
Korea:
Credit Defaulters Balloon to 3.6 Million Korea Times / Kim Jae-kyoung
IMF
Predicts Korean Economy to Grow by 4.75% Next Year Korea Times / Seo
Jee-yeon
MI: Economy
up, but 15 states have lost jobs Detroit Free Press / Ken Moritsugu
Medicare
drug plan won't be easy to swallow Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock
Pace
of growth not likely to last Chicago Tribune via Seattle Times / William
Neikirk
My
new attitude is gratitude reg Dallas
Morning News / Scott Burns
Retailers
Not in a Rush to Hire Holiday Help reg LA
Times / Abigail Goldman and Leslie Earnest
S&P rates
$1.78 bln Wisconsin bond issue A+ Reuters via Yahoo
Mexico
losing NAFTA advantage Bloomberg via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / John
Lyons
Switzerland's
Cozy Slump May Be Europe's Future Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn
UK
growth stronger than expected BBC News
US Treasuries
subdued, foreign cenbanks stay away Reuters
Beige
Book Federal Reserve Board
Passing
the torch CNN / Mark Gongloff
Strong
US growth fails to lift dollar FT / Ivar Simensen
Brazil's
economy recovering more slowly FT / Jonathan Wheatley
Bonds
Slip on Strong Data, Damage Limited Reuters via Boston Globe / Pedro
Nicolaci da Costa
Gold
Jumps Over $400 on NY Subway Scare Reuters via Boston Globe / Alden
Bentley
EU
bends the fiscal rules for Germany and France AP via Philadelphia
Inquirer / Raf Casert
State
Treasurers Dredge Up Pay-to-Play Nightmare Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Pilgrims'
Progress, or the Story of Thanksgiving Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Consumer
sentiment up in November Reuters via CNN
Dollar
slips ahead of Thanksgiving holiday FT / Ivar Simensen
Tightfisted
shoppers would spread little joy Boston Herald / Greg Gatlin
The
battle plan for 'Black Friday' Boston Globe / Naomi Aoki
Mortgage
rates edge up Reuters via CNN
Japan
threatens to retaliate against US tariffs FT / Mariko Sanchanta
Pensions:
Still a problem CNN / Justin Lahart
U.S.
Notes May Drop; Investors Seek Higher Returns in Equities Bloomberg
U.S.
Durable Goods Orders, Jobless Claims Seen Signaling Growth Bloomberg
Economists
win a Pyrrhic victory over populists Taipei Times / Dani Rodrik
China
seeks expatriates to help overhaul state banks AP via Taipei Times
France
and Germany smash Euro pact reg UK
Business Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
A
triumph for politics, a crisis for EU International Herald Tribune / John
Vinocur
Thai
Debt Ratings Raised by Moody's, Philippines May Be Cut Bloomberg
Currency
Fraud Prompts Congressmen to Seek Market Regulation Bloomberg
Brown
hails European turnround Guardian / Mark Milner and Charlotte Denny
Bonds
take the spotlight International Herald Tribune / Barbara Wall
Whose
Brassieres Is China Stealing Anyway? Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
Euro
zone budget rules unravel International Herald Tribune / Thomas Fuller
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11/27
Housing
market's demise is exaggerated reg Dallas
Morning News / Steve Brown
Most
analysts have it all wrong National – Financial Post / Duncan Stewart
Finance
experts now more alluring to corporate boards Houston Chronicle / L.M.
Sixel
Global View:
Bush's costly cures United Press International / Ian Campbell
The
seven deadly sins The Economist
Grinched
The Economist
Those
pesky Poles The Economist
FL:
Tis the season to go shopping Tallahassee Democrat / Rocky Scott
IA:
The frenzied hunt for gifts is nearly here ... Des Moines Register / Patt
Johnson
Drug
Stockpiles, Better Vaccines Needed to Stem Flu, Study Says Bloomberg
Bush
Decision on Steel Tariffs Seen Imminent Reuters via ABC News / Adam
Entous
Brazilian
unemployment remains high AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer
Korea:
Real Deposit Rate Falls Below Zero Korea Times / Kim Jae-kyoung
Asian
Bond Market Meeting Due Korea Times
OH:
Stores counting on `Black Friday' Beacon Journal / Mary Ethridge
Russia:
The Mob, an Actress and a Pile of Cash Moscow Times / Catherine Belton
Business
muscles in on Russia's election BBC News / Hugh Fraser
U.S.
Wins Steel Case Leeway, Sets Stage to End Duties Bloomberg
Brazil's
Central Bank Rate Vote Underscores Division Bloomberg
Argentina's
2003 Trade Surplus to Narrow to $15 Bln Bloomberg
No
Yukos Out-of-Court Settlement Moscow Times / Catherine Belton and Alex
Fak
Bank One Expects Regs Slap
Reuters via NY Post
These
Days, It's Good to Be Gold reg NY Times /
Jonathan Fuerbringer
Managers
pull punches, not money reg Chicago
Tribune / Bill Barnhart
Travel
proceeds smoothly for a holiday Washington Times / Tom Ramstack
Got $10
million? Bank with us Reuters via CNN
Mysterious
trading surge in obscure options International Herald Tribune / Floyd
Norris
Tariffs
on China could threaten visit AP via Washington Times
The
EU Doesn't Need Another Union Business Week via Yahoo / John Rossant
A
Deafening Gobble Of Congressional Turkeys Business Week via Yahoo / Mike
McNamee With Lorraine Woellert, John Carey, and Howard Gleckman
German
bank rumours enliven quiet markets FT / Mike Morgan, Steve Thompson and
Annukka Oksanen
Jobs Overseas? Another
Attempt to Explain Ludwig von Mises Institute / Llewellyn H. Rockwell,
Jr.
Intl
Bonds-Thanksgiving holiday leaves trade at standstill Reuters
Get
ready for Black Friday CNN / Parija Bhatnagar
Retail
Temp Hiring Stays Flat Newsday / Amina Khan
Labor
Dispute Closes California Stores AP via Newsday / Alex Veiga
Sterling
reaches five-year high FT / Ivar Simensen
Gov
nearly halves package: Rebellious legislators vow to override stimulus vetoes
Boston Herald / Jay Fitzgerald
Terror
still stalks the dollar CBS Market Watch / David Callaway
Taiwan:
Economists still bullish about Taiwan Taipei Times / Joyce Huang
Is office
market thaw finally here? Washington Business Journal
Calls
mounting for new euro rules International Herald Tribune / Thomas Fuller
Honda
makes 10 millionth vehicle in U.S. AP and Japan Times
N.Z.'s
Bollard Considers Ways to Curb Currency's Gain Bloomberg
U.S.
Treasuries May Decline in Coming Days on Signs of Growth Bloomberg
Can
gold add more to its luster? NY Times via International Herald Tribune /
Jonathan Fuerbringer
Japan
making tariff list, checking it twice Japan Times / Tomoko Otake
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11/28
UBS
Restarts Covered Bond Business In Europe Bond Week via Institutional
Investor / Rachel Wolcott
Chicago
Futures Co. To Recast Risk Management Operations Management via
Institutional Investor / Jesse Emspak
Spending
boom rests on shaky foundations FT / Deborah Hargreaves
Soggy
start for shoppers CNN / Parija Bhatnagar
China,
Russia to enhance financial ties People’s Daily
I’d
buy that for a dollar (and two dimes) The Economist
Japan's
deflation may be nearing end FT / Barney Jopson in Tokyo and Lydia
Adetunji
Russia:
Kasyanov says Russia's GNP to grow no less than 4% next year Prime-Tass
Will
Khodorkovsky get a fair trial? BBC News / Hugh Fraser
Brazil
stock market at record high BBC News
Dollar
slides to record low against euro FT / Tony Major and Ivar Simensen
Price Inflation Has
Never Disappeared Lew Rockwell / Gary North
More
retirees face cuts in health benefits Morning Call / Bruce Japsen
Lehman
Says Dollar `Unattractive' on Low U.S. Rates Bloomberg
Dear Mr. President,
Chairman Greenspan Euro vs. Dollar Currency War Monitor via Safehaven / Alex Wallenwein
Baby
boomeranged Scripps Howard via Rocky Mountain News / Mary Deibel
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
U.S.
corporate bond new issues Reuters via Yahoo
Canada's
Economy Grew at 1.1 Percent 3rd-Qtr Pace Bloomberg
Treasuries
Decline as Data Point to Growth, Fed Rate Increase Bloomberg
Mexican
Peso Extends Declines to Record Low Against U.S. Dollar Bloomberg
Month-end
position squaring lifts bonds FT / Charles Batchelor and Mariko Sanchanta
Want
to Work for UPS? Order Something Online AP via Newsday
Shoppers
may trim holiday budgets Knight Ridder via Dallas Fort Worth Star
Telegram / Alaina Sue Potrikus
Dollar
hits record low against euro FT / Ivar Simensen
Chinese
imports hit economy hard -- in Mexico Boston Globe / Marion Lloyd
UK:
Property prices rise steadily Guardian / Sandra Haurant
Retailers
offer sales, but economy needs jobs Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew /
Cassel
Egg
prices soaring to new highs Boston Globe / Bruce Mohl
Party
On, Euro. The Fiscal Time Bomb Is Ticking Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Alan
Greenspan's low-paying job Reuters via CNN
So
Much for the Dream of Taming the Market Cycle Bloomberg / Chet Currier
State
Treasurers Gain Critics reg LA Times /
Thomas S. Mulligan
Short-Term
Bonds Pressured by Dollar Reuters
Russia:
EBRD: New EU Could Isolate Russia Moscow Times / Alex Fak
Japan:
Payback tariffs to hit U.S. imports by end of the year Japan Times
The
U.S. and China Test Bounds of Trade reg NY
Times / Keith Bradsher
Japan:
Japanese youths jobless, unworried Japan Times
Shoppers
Wonder: Buy Now Or Later? Washington Post / Dina ElBoghdady
European
comments help the dollar gain Bloomberg via International Herald Tribune
Japan's
Oct. Jobless Rate Rises to 5.2%; Spending Falls 1.4% Bloomberg
Asia's
Latest Stimulus Plan Reaches Sky-High Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
China
Plans Second Bank Bailout to Prepare for share Sales Bloomberg
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11/29
Cities
take heart in bust of energy bill Knight Ridder via Houston Chronicle /
David Goldstein
Canada:
Knowing he was free to speak, John Manley did just that National –
Financial Post / Paul Kedrosky
TX:
Texas tries to lure companies burdened with California's lackluster business
climate San Antonio Express News / Analisa Nazareno
NC:
A tale of 2 parking spaces reg Charlotte
Observer / Leigh Dyer
Soros, Buffett bet vs. dollar
NY Post / Paul Tharp
Big
oil merger runs into suspicious snag Knight Ridder via Miami Herald /
Mark McDonald
CO:
Shoppers spend early Rocky Mountain News / Janet Forgrieve, Roger
Fillion, Joanne Kelley And Chris Walsh
IN: For bargain
hunters, hello, goodbuy Indianapolis Star / Dana Knight
CA:
Commercial properties regaining their appeal as business returns to S.F.
San Francisco Chronicle / Dan Levy
Short-term
Treasury yields near their high for the year reg
Reuters via Orange County Register
The 22 Rules of
Trading Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin
Japan:
Growing jobless ranks rain on recovery parade Japan Times
Wal-Mart
Post-Thanksgiving Sales Top $1.52 Billion Bloomberg
Manufacturing
jobs vanish AP via Arizona Republic / Dave Carpenter
Employees
in greater numbers defect from retirement plans USA Today via Arizona
Republic
CA:
Perishables Are Scarcer at Some Supermarkets reg
LA Times / Ronald D. White
Silicon
Valley firms turn to Taiwan AP via Fresno Bee
U.S.
pursuing numerous trade pacts Washington Times / Jeffrey Sparshott
Tariffs
on steel may be dropped Chicago Tribune via Dallas Fort Worth Star
Telegram / James P. Miller
MN:
Retailers worry: Have holiday sales gone too far? Minnesota Star Tribune
/ John Reinan
CT:
Braving The Storm reg Hartford Courant /
Stacy Wong
UK:
House price inflation slips back to 15.2pc Business Telegraph / Helena
Keers
Politics
Rescue Euro From Stability Agreement reg
NY Times / Mark Landler
Apartment
Glut Forces Owners to Cut Rents in Much of U.S. reg
NY Times / David Leonhardt
Hong
Kong economy expands a surprising 4% AP and Bloomberg via International
Herald Tribune
UK:
Property boom likely to carry on into new year Guardian / Rupert Jones
As
China builds, the big trucks line up to get in International Herald
Tribune / Keith Bradsher
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11/30
OH:
Problem loans spread wide ripples in small banks Toledo Blade / Mary Beth
McLaughlin
MN:
Jobless benefits drying up Pioneer Press / Julie Foster
Nothing
but the best until CEO got ousted Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack
Markowitz
Visa
sees 12% sales jump Reuters via CNN
Roy
Disney Quits, Asks Eisner to Resign, WSJ Says Bloomberg
Icap
chief Spencer rides storm Guardian – Observer / Conal Walsh
Virtues
of thrift can morph into some kooky behavior Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff
Brown
Weak
US dollar slams European stocks, exporters Reuters via Taipei Times
Japan
bank bail-out 'a one-off' BBC News
Canada:
Investors await economic data and Bank of Canada rate decision this week
CP via Canada.com and America
Economies
Health
care again sees double-digit jump in cost Omaha World Herald / Steve
Jordon
GE
Capital Leads Borrowers of $3.7 Billion in Slow Week in U.S. Bloomberg
Global
managers weigh the weak dollar Reuters via CNN
Getting a
Small Audience for Bad News Reuters via ABC News / Martin Howell
CA:
Debt ratio less of a barrier to home loan reg
Orange County Register / Hang Nguyen
Should You
Consider a Longer Car Loan? Wall Street Journal via LA Daily News / Jane J.
Kim
Changing
World Envelops Tobacco Growers Reuters via Yahoo / Steve Robrain
Spending
is not high on my holiday list reg Orlando
Sentinel / Susan Strother Clarke
Debt
can bankrupt retirement reg Dallas Morning
News / Scott Burns
Japan Govt. to
Nationalize Regional Bank AP via ABC News
Wal-Mart
gives, and Wal-Mart takes away LA Times via Buffalo News / Abigail
Goldman and Nancy Cleel
Analysts'
views diverse on unexpected rise in debt Chicago Tribune via Dallas Fort
Worth Star Telegram / Susan Chandler
MS: A competitive
edge Clarion Ledger / Sylvain Metz
The
Productivity Paradox reg NY Times /
Stephen S. Roach
So
many vocations to distrust Denver Post / Al Lewis
Not
if, but how: Thurow offers tips on globalization Boston Globe / Robert
Weisman
U.S.
May Add Jobs as Manufacturing Expands: Economy Preview Bloomberg
As
nations swap charges on trade, firms cringe Bloomberg via Boston Globe /
Robert L. Simon
WA:
Numbers show things looking up for economy Seattle Times / Drew De Silver
Recession's
long shadow appears to be receding Knight Ridder via Philadelphia
Inquirer / Ken Moritsugu
NC:
Slow economy? Retail bucks trend Charlotte Observer / Doug Smith
‘Santa’
rally not a sure thing AP via The State / Hope Yen
Both
Parties Claim Entitlement From Medicare Package reg
LA Times / Ronald Brownstein
UK:
Treasury hits back in pensions cap controversy Business Telegraph /
Robert Watts
Free
Trade Agreement Enthusiasm Hits Japan Bloomberg / David DeRosa
Crude
prices ease as traders await OPEC meeting Reuters via Taipei Times
Nothing
fazes the best-run multinational companies Toronto Star / Bill Carrigan
ID:
Area retailers give good report of big day Times News / Mickey Walker
Australia:
Christmas, but no rates gifts Herald Sun / Anthony Black
A
Wider Door to Hedging, With Fees Attached reg
NY Times / Geraldine / Fabrikant
But
Spending Is a Holiday Ball! Washington Post / Margaret Webb Pressler
UK:
Now postal workers threaten Christmas strike Guardian – Observer / Oliver
Morgan
UK:
A chilly season down on the mall Guardian – Observer / Richard Wachman
As
Stimulus, Tax Cuts May Soon Go Awry reg
NY Times / Louis Uchitelle
What
Do All Those Fees Add Up To? reg NY Times
/ Gretchen Morgenson
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