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12/01
Indexes
can carve a strategy reg Dallas Morning
News / Scott Burns
The Bear's
Lair: 4 Horsemen of the Economy United Press International via Fiend’s SuperBear Page / Martin
Hutchinson
States
vie to stave off military base closings Stateline.org / Eric Kelderman
Schwarzenegger
says he has no backup plan if bond deal fails AP via Miami Herald /
Jennifer Coleman
European firms
not ready for new pension standard Investment and Pensions Europe
Philadelphia
Agency Sets $218M Deal Bond Buyer / Gillian D’ Ambrosio
New
York Debt Past and Present: A Talk With Gov. Hugh L. Carey Bond Buyer /
Gary Larkin
US recession
and the fallacy of technological overhang Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
US economy: old names,
old fallacies Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
US manufacturing, wages
and the lessons of history Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
Making sense of
economic indicators Brookes News / Dr Frank Shostak
Help-Wanted ads stand pat
Inman News
Ireland
one of two most expensive eurozone countries AFP via Yahoo
UK
property lending at new record BBC News
Crude
falls 46 cents to $29.80 a barrel Reuters via Houston Chronicle
A well
deserved exit at Boeing United Press International / Martin Hutchinson
Wal-Mart
sees weak spending Motley Fool via Rocky Mountain News
Buzz
Charts: Third Quarter Pounder National Review / Jerry Bowyer
Eliot’s
Mess National Review / John E. Tanny
Copper
Has Biggest Gain in Almost 2 Years; Strike Threat Looms Bloomberg
A
Deafening Gobble Of Congressional Turkeys Business Week via Yahoo / Mike
McNamee with Lorraine Woellert, John Carey, and Howard Gleckman
Precious Metals Have
Been the Place To Be Union Securities via Safehaven / David Chapman
Stay Irrational, Stay
Solvent Trendline Trader via Safehaven
/ Robert H. Helgason
CO:
Taking a toll Rocky Mountain News / Jeff Smith
WA:
Greater appreciation for regional housing Washington Business Journal /
Jeff Clabaugh
WI:
Wanted: a smarter work force Green Bay Gazette / Richard Ryman
UK:
Brown urged to keep it simple UK Business Telegraph / Richard Tyler
Gold
tops $400 again FT / Kevin Morrison
Paper
bonds are still doing the job reg
Providence Journal via Charlotte Observer
Postal
Services expects to handle 20 billion pieces during holiday season AP via
San Diego Union Tribune / Elizabeth Wolfe
China
to open door to foreign credit cards FT / Richard McGregor and James
Kynge
Canada:
Swimming against the current National – Financial Post / Jacqueline
Thorpe
Boeing,
Boeing, gone The Economist
Sony
seeks capital via bond issue Japan Times
U.S.-EU
trade woes test relations Washington Times / Jeffrey Sparshott
Home
prices up 5.6% in 3Q Reuters via CNN
UK
property lending at new record BBC News
Home
Protection Cost Is Going Through the Roof Bloomberg / John Wasik
Euro periphery
may suffer from pact weakening Reuters / Sabrina Ghari
Want
to Buy Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank? Queue Up Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn
WA:
Holiday parties and bonuses yes, raises no Seattle Post Intelligencer
MN: A scramble for
tenants Minnesota Star Tribune / Terry Fiedler
TX:
Best holiday shopping may be to come reg
Dallas Morning News / Maria Halkias and Steve Quinn
OPEC
Likely to Maintain Oil Cutbacks, Officials Say Bloomberg
Bush
to End Steel Tariffs, White House Official Says Bloomberg
Dollar
Extends Decline, Weakens to Record Low Against Euro Bloomberg
Why
Americans Must Keep Spending reg NY Times
/ Louis Uchitelle
Only
One Life to Spend and Spend reg NY Times /
Joe Queenan
Selling
to 45-Plus Generation: That's Where the Money Is reg
NY Times / Kenneth Gilpin
Why America's debt
is a risky foreign affair Christian Science Monitor / David R.
Francis
US moves - quietly
- toward a flat tax Christian Science Monitor
Dollar,
Near Record Low Versus Euro, Poised to Extend Decline Bloomberg
Treasuries
May Fall on More Signs of Faster Growth, Survey Says Bloomberg
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12/02
CA:
Better not count on deep discount LA Daily News / Brent Hopkins
Metal Heads Up
Contrary Investor via Safehaven
Argentina
Sells Three-Year Bonds, Longest Maturity Bloomberg
Bush avoids
steel issue in Pa. appearance United Press International / Richard
Tomkins
Trading
Favors reg NY Times
CT:
Buying Greater Market Share reg Hartford
Courant / Diane Levick
Deal
with Chrysler was a takeover, not merger, lawyer says Reuters via San
Diego Union Tribune / Jon Hurdle
NASD
founds foundation for education Washington Business Journal / Jeff
Clabaugh
CHRONOLOGY-Key
events in mutual fund trading probe Reuters via Yahoo
Ten
Things Still Wrong With Accounting Forbes / Elizabeth MacDonald
US chain
store sales end Nov. in the red – report Reuters via Yahoo
Though
sales increase, retail strength doubted Reuters via Houston Chronicle
Canadian
Dollar Rises as Central Bank Leaves Key Rate at 2.75% Bloomberg via America Economies
OH:
Bankruptcy cases stay on course to exceed 10,000 Toledo Blade
U.S. Vehicle Sales
Rev Higher in November Reuters via Yahoo / Michael Ellis
Bush
blinks in steel tariff row Guardian Unlimited / Charlotte Denny
Dollar
slide catches market unawares FT / Jennifer Hughes
Financial
services in for global shake-up FT / James Politi
EU pact's collapse
risks higher interest rates, lower growth: Solbes EU Business
Putin warns EU
expansion could hit Russian trade with E. European states EU Business
Pentagon
puts Boeing deal on hold FT / Marianne Brun-Rovet
Best
thing since sliced bread Mercury News / David A. Sylvester
GM to launch
mini-car in China AP via Buffalo News
AK: City
enjoys robust economy Anchorage Daily News / Richard Richtrmyer
Beyond
bull Guardian / William Keegan
Ex-Boeing
CEO's role in turmoil questioned Denver Post / Al Lewis
Oil prices
jump ahead of OPEC meeting Reuters and AP via Houston Chronicle
The
GOP's new drug benefit is a serious policy error National Review / Bruce
Bartlett
Gold
Hits New High on Surging Euro reg Reuters
via NY Times
Caymans
defiant in dispute over tax status reg FT
via NY Times / Christopher Adams
PA:
Region’s unemployment rate up to 5.2% in October Pittsburgh Tribune
Review / Thomas Olson
Freddie
Mac: The Next LTCM... or Just a Well-Managed Firm with Some Accounting Issues
in Its Past? Financial Engineering News / Jeff Stafford
U.S.
jobless benefits to expire CNN / Mark Gongloff
MA:
State pension fund is up 21% Boston Globe / Andrew Caffrey
Most
populous nation is latest to embrace big-box retail giant reg LA Times via Charlotte Observer / Tyler Marshall
Rank
and file: 'We are doomed' Seattle Post Intelligencer / Paul Nyhan
Incentives,
economy boost U.S. vehicle sales; trucks lead way AP via USA today
Australia
Central Bank Ups Interest Rates AP via Newsday / Peter O’ Conner
High
Prices Fan Inflation Fears Bloomberg via Newsday
TX:
Shoppers holding out for better buys Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram /
Heather Landy
The
dogs bark The Economist
China's
economy to grow 8.5 percent this year People’s Daily
Canada:
Bank stands pat, eyes dollar Globe and Mail / Terry Weber
Many
Brokerage Execs Don't Expect Bonuses reg
Bloomberg
Gold
holds above $400 an ounce FT / Dave Shellock
Job-cut
announcements drop CNN
U.S.
corporate bond new issues Reuters via Yahoo
U.S.
Housing/Mortgage-Backed Securities Data Calendar Reuters via Yahoo
Fed adds
$540 mln permanent reserves buying TIPS Reuters via Yahoo
Boom
Arriving Late Stop Sorry for Delay Stop Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
France
and Germany Trample on EU Budget Pact Bloomberg / David DeRosa
The Dangers of Sinophobia
Ludwig von Mises Institute / Jude Blanchette
Too
hot for the Fed? CNN / Justin Lahart
Japanese
Bonds Drop on 10-Year Sale, U.S. Manufacturing Figure Bloomberg
European
Economies: German October Retail Sales Rise Bloomberg
Taiwan:
Pundits urge bond market development Taipei Times / Joyce Huang
The
answer is dialogue, not the US Taipei Times / Nat Bellocchi
Powell
Opposes Internet Phone Regulation Washington Post / Chrostopher Stern
Bottom
of the barrel Guardian / George Monbiot
UK:
Treasury to launch property trusts Guardian / Rupert Jones
Koizumi,
`High Noon' or `Good, Bad and Ugly' Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Treasuries
May Drop; Surge in Manufacturing Bolsters Rate View Bloomberg
Lee
Hsien Loong and Brave-New-Cheap Singapore? Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
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12/03
WI:
Strong searching out potential buyers Milwaukee Journal Sentinel /
Kathleen Gallagher
TX:
Houston Deal Looks Dead Bond Buyer / Elizabeth Albanese
Calif.
Democrats offer up alternate bond plan Reuters
Waiting for
payrolls while debt sales keep coming Reuters via Yahoo
Hungarian
deficit exposes currency to speculation: analysts AFP via Yahoo
UK:
Rate hike fails to stem rise in British house prices AFP via Yahoo
Invesco Knew it Sold Out
Clients: Spitzer NY Post / Jenny Anderson
Baseball
sells notes for first time to finance debt AP via San Francisco Chronicle
/ Ronald Blum
Kids’ rude lesson in ways
of Wall St. MSNBC / Martin Wolk
Aussie
dollar upstages rising euro AAP via Sydney Morning Herald and America Economies
China:
Bank chief optimistic about buy-out market Taipei Times / Joyce Huang
Beware
of economic hubris Washington Times / Richard W. Rahn
Gold - The Weekly
Perspective Gold – Authentic Money via Safehaven
/ Julian D. W Phillips
A
look at December Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
FDIC-Insured
Institutions Report Record Earnings in the Third Quarter FDIC
Canada:
Last thing Canada needs is U.S.-style tax system Toronto Star / David
Crane
Three
signs gold will keep shining Toronto Star / Ellen Roseman
WI:
New economy challenges state Green Bay Press Gazette / Steve Cahalan
Economic
data for quarter revised Cox News and The Atlanta Journal Constitution
via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Michael E. Kanell
TX:
Shoppers holding out for better buys Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram /
Heather Landy
Oil tops $31
ahead of OPEC meeting Reuters via CNN
Recovery,
yes - with reservations Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel
Bank
of America backs away from asset-management goal Boston Globe / Ross
Kerber
CA:
If tariff's lost, state may gain Sacramento Bee / Michael Doyle
CA:
Santa Clara Poised For Multi-Family Housing Boom Mercury News Sue
McCallister
CA:
Stores' stocks shrinking San Diego Union Tribune / Frank Green and
Michael Kinsman
Bush
to End Steel Tariffs, Mulls Pension Protection Bloomberg
Chile's
Peso Jumps to 30-Month High vs Dollar Bloomberg
Debt
sales in Japan will shift to dealers Bloomberg via International Herald
Tribune / Kyoko Shimodoi, Lily Nonomiya and Chris Cooper
UK:
Union calls on government to dam jobs flow Guardian / Jill Treanor
UK:
50,000 more engineering jobs to go next year Guardian / David Gow
Kyoto’s
not dead yet The Economist
Argentine
November Inflation Slows on Sluggish Demand Bloomberg
No
deflation threat from service outsourcing wave Forbes / Alan Wheatley
MN:
Fair or foul? Budget forecast due today AP via Minnesota Star Tribune
Money
comes in easy gobs to the truly clairvoyant Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock
SEC
Curbs After-Hours Trading of Mutual Funds to Fight Abuses AP via Newsmax
Consequences of a
Dollar Standard Ludwig von Mises Institute / Christopher Mayer
Tax
Cuts Evanesce in One-Off School of Economics Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Russia: Only
corporate bonds market yield to exceed inflation in Dec - Interfax CEA
Interfax
Dollar
falls to new lifetime low against euro FT / Jennifer Hughes
U.S.
Third-Quarter Productivity Grows at 9.4% Rate Bloomberg
U.S.
November ISM Service Economy Index Falls to 60.1 Bloomberg
European
Economies: Services Expand Most Since 2000 Bloomberg
Bonds
in holding pattern CNN
Gold
glitters as dollar hits fresh lows FT / Kevin Morrison
With
U.S. Busy, China Is Romping With Neighbors reg
NY Times / Jane Perlez
Strong
Quits; Invesco Fights Forbes / Dan Ackman
Don't
fear rising rates CNN / Justin Lahart
Bank
of China Plans First Time Share Sale in 2005 Bloomberg
Chinese
official: Beijing prefers negotiations to trade war AP via New Jersey
Times
Move
to Revive Merger of Russian Oil Companies reg
NY Times / Erin E. Arvedlund
UK:
Gold bullion that has the stamp of a pile of paper promises (& other
news) reg UK Business Telegraph / Neil Collins
UK:
Government is 'milking' home buyers reg UK
Business Telegraph / Ian Cowie
U.S.
wealthy are shifting their funds Bloomberg via International Herald
Tribune
EU
backs off threat to go to top court over deficits Bloomberg via
International Herald Tribune
Australian
Central Bank Raises Interest Rate to 5.25% Bloomberg
Russia:
$5Bln Tax Charge Hangs Over Yukos Moscow Times / Catherine Belton
Russia:
Putin Slams Brussels on WTO Bid Moscow Times / Alex Nicholson
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12/04
Federal
spending per household is most since WWII Boston Globe / Susan Mulligan
The
not-so-mighty dollar The Economist
Blockbuster
jobs report? Maybe not CNN / Mark Gongloff
CO:
Resort vacancy rates no picnic Rocky Mountain News / John Rebchook
IMF's
Financial Resources and Liquidity Position, 2001 – October 2003
International Monetary Fund
Putin
May TightenGrip on Russian Politics, Economy Bloomberg
Taiwan:
January launch planned for interest-rate futures Bloomberg via Taipei
Times
The
lure of Wal-Mart's size brings trade unions calling Morning Call /
Abigail Goldman
Bush signs identity theft
law Inman News
$2B Pulled
From Strong-Managed Funds AP via ABC News
Argentina
to Pick Advisers for Debt Talks Next Week Bloomberg
Bush
ditches steel import duties BBC News
EU lifts sanctions
threat after US scraps steel tariffs AFP via EU Business
U.S.
Retailers' Sales Suggest Tight Holiday Spending Bloomberg
A
faded green The Economist
Scrapped
The Economist
Can
oil ever help the poor? The Economist
Crawling
back to daylight The Economist
Argentina
bond holders form steering committee Reuters
Steelmakers
Displeased at End to Tariffs Reuters / Michael Erman
US
scraps its tariffs on imports of steel FT / Edward Alden, Guy de
Jonquières and Mariko Sanchanta
Steel
yourself for inflation? CNN / Justin Lahart
Crude
inflation CNN / Justin Lahart
UK:
Bank leaves interest rates unchanged Guardian / Mark Tran
Is
the market's morality too important to be left to philosophers? Taipei Times
/ Jerry Muller
Mortgage rates break 6%
Inman News
Mortgage
rates rise again Reuters via CNN
Too
much of a cheap thing? CNN / Chris Isidore
Freddie
Mac prices $2 Billion seven year syndicated callable notes Freddie Mac
CA:
CalSTRS says no to NYSE Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan
High-cost
drugs, problems of uninsured vex states Stateline.org / Erin Madigan
The
Jobfull Recovery Begins National Review / David Malpass
Economists
say 2003 overrated, but expect better 2004 Arizona Republic /
Jonathan J. Higueria
Who
will replace the baby boomers? Knight Ridder via Julie Foster
Bush
Can't Say `Mission Accomplished' on Economy Bloomberg / Gene Sperling
10,000 or Bust NY Post /
Suzanne McGee
Jobless
benefits to expire San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
Is Focusing on
Productivity Productive? Prudent Bear via Safehaven / Chad Hudson
MO:
Retailers look for a hook St Louis Post Dispatch / Thomas Lee
Fed
in a bind over switching the rates message FT / Alan Beattie
Euro
at new dollar high as ECB holds rates FT / Jennifer Hughes
Brazil
November Inflation Restrained by Weak Economy Bloomberg
Sweden:
Terms of exchanges to new Treasury bond loans The Swedish National Debt
Office via Hugin
Breaking the
silence on immigration Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis
Canada:
Vehicle sales in Canada fall 10% Globe and Mail / Greg Keenan
Oil
price defended Gulf Daily News
Piper
disciplines two for late trades Minnesota Star Tribune / Mike Meyers
TX:
Texas gets ripped off by fed unemployment tax San Antonio Express News /
David Hendricks
Zimbabwe
faces expulsion from IMF BBC News
Brussels
considers imposing currency controls reg
UK Business Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
India's
Enemy Within Can Douse Explosive Growth Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
Why
Russian business votes with its wallet BBC News / James Arnold
Russia:
Industry Pays $3.4Bln in Social Costs Moscow Times / Alex Nicholson
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12/05
Interest Rates and
Oil The Speculative Investor via Safehaven
/ Steve Saville
Inflationary
Manifestations Hit the Farm Belt Prudent Bear via Safehaven / Doug Noland
Europe:
Institutions raising hedge allocation - Edhec Investment and
Pensions Europe
California
Spending Cap Splits Lawmakers Over Bonds Bloomberg
MO:
Snow says more effort is needed to boost job growth St Louis Post
Dispatch / Gregory Cancelada
The Bond Market
Association Elects 2004 Board of Directors Bond Market Association
Inflation
Protection for Fixed-Income Investors Fox News / Gail Buckner
Dollar
ends week under strong pressure FT / Ivar Simensen and Jennifer Hughes
Bad
time for trading trouble St Paul Pioneer Press / Tim Huber
Star
Witness Against Martha Won’t Testify South
Florida Sun Sentinel / Patricia
Hurtado
Shoppers
Mob Foundering FAO Toy Store AP via Aberdeen News / Amy Westfeldt
Transfer
problems dog AT&T Wireless Reuters via Boston Globe
Performance-chasing
parasites are worse than chiselers National Review / Tom Nugent
Housing
market will stay robust Chicago Tribune via Akron Beacon Journal / John
Handley
FL:
Housing experts see no end in sight or sites Miami Herald / Douglas Hanks
III
OH:
Tariffs' removal angers workers Akron Beacon Journal / Gloria Irwin and
Erika D. Smith
The
storm that killed Christmas? CNN / Parija Bhatnagar
The
not-quite-so-jobless recovery The Economist
Consumer
credit rises at slower pace than expected Reuters via USA Today
U.S.
2-Yr Note Has Biggest Gain Since July 2002 on Jobs Report Bloomberg
Argentine
Bondholders Join to Seek Better Terms Bloomberg
Snow
unsure of benefit extension Reuters via CNN
U.S.,
China Brace for Bra War Newsday / James Toedtman
CA:
Giant retailer under siege Sacramento Bee / Dale Kasler
China:
Power giant to issue bonds China Daily
Weak
Jobs Report? Only Relative to Expectations Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Platinum
soars on fears over shortages FT / Kevin Morrison and John Reed
How
Bush Is Mortgaging the Future Business Week via Yahoo / Christopher
Farrell
Retailers
vs. Buyers: Who Will Blink First? Business Week via Yahoo / Robert
Berner, Gerry Khermouch, Christopher Palmeri and Ann Therese Palmer
Dynamic
Depositor Discipline in U.S. Banks International Monetary Fund / Andrea
Maechler and Kathleen McDill
U.S. Treasuries
jump as Fed seen on hold Reuters via Yahoo
Fed
Watchers Seek Signal on Interest Rates Washington Post / John Berry
From
Rags to Riches To Arrests in Booming China Washington Post / Peter S.
Goodman
Former NY Fed Head Rebuffs
NYSE Overture NY Post / Jenny Anderson
TX:
State cashing in with online auctions Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram /
Teresa McUsic
In Defense of Bank
Failures Ludwig von Mises Institute / H.A. Scott Trask
Bonds
dip as Germany shows signs of recovery FT / Päivi Munter
Hungary:
Citigroup: central bank intervention on bond market temporary fix reg Euromoney
Argentina's
Bondholders Seek Help in the Courts Bloomberg / David DeRosa
Dollar
Falls on Interest-Rate Concern After Employment Report Bloomberg
Don't
Spend the Mutual-Fund Restitution Money Yet Bloomberg / Chet Currier
U.S.
October Factory Orders Rise 2.2%; Ex-Trans. Climb 1.6% Bloomberg
UK:
Brown's spending comes under scrutiny Telegraph
UK:
More pain on way from Dr Brown despite cash flow down hospital drains
Telegraph
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
Forward
Calendar - U.S. corporate bond new issues Reuters via Yahoo
Hug
a Japanese Banker? Nah! Lay on the Tough Love reg
NY Times / Ken Belson
Bush
risks Rust Belt backlash as steel tariffs are ended UK Telegraph / Alec
Russell
Sony's
Bond-Market Savvy Is a Promising Sign Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Japan
Won't Take Steel Action on U.S., Tanigaki Says Bloomberg
Australia:
Dollar still climbing as NZ sits pat AAP via Sydney Morning Herald
Japan:
Fiscal 2002 GDP data downgraded Japan Times
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12/06
Windfall
or pittance for health costs? Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Joe Manning
Kmart losses
down, but so are its sales Detroit Free Press / Greta Guest
The Problem With
Assumptions Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin
U.S.,
Lumber Firms Settle Dispute AP via Baltimore Sun
Recovering
Canada's oil takes more mining than pumping Houston Chronicle / Nelson
Antosh
Hong
Kong billionaires buying into China Life AFX, Bloomberg and Reuters via
International Herald Tribune
Benefits
of Global Corporate Bond Investing Pimco / David Hinman
WA:
Home sales cool down in November Seattle Times / Kristina Shevory
Grasping
at the Statistics on the Self-Employed reg
NY Times / Floyd Norris
Steel
verdict 'a double victory' Gulf Daily News
Computer
Mishap Sends a Stock on a Wild Ride reg NY
Times / Floyd Norris
California
Lawmakers Reject Schwarzenegger's $15 Bln Bond Plan Bloomberg
The Era of
Fictitious Capitalism Lew Rockwell / Addison Wiggin
South
Korean prosecutors raid another conglomerate Reuters via Taipei Times
U.S.
upbeat on Japan recovery Japan Times
Banks
in Germany ripe for consolidation NY Times via International Herald
Tribune / Mark Landler
Wal-Mart
Invades, and Mexico Gladly Surrenders reg
NY Times / Tim Weiner
Europeans
Plan to Press For Tariffs Against U.S. reg
NY Times / Alan Cowell
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|
12/07
US
Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy pdf
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City / Thomas M Hoening
TX:
Texans' scores deserve little credit reg
Dallas Morning News / Pamela Yip
Economy
has the ingredients, but where's inflation? St Louis
Post / David Nicklaus
An
Ohio Town Is Hard Hit as Leading Industry Moves to China reg NY Times / Joseph Kahn
Dollar
Hits 3-Year Lows Vs Yen Reuters via ABC News / Shinichi Kishima
White
House sees '04 growth over 4% CBS Market Watch / Corbett B. Daly
Will
inflation rise again? Wall Street Journal via The State / Ken Brown
Berlusconi
"55 percent" optimistic on EU constitution deal AFP via EU
Business
Talk on
Taiwan not just bluff United Press International / Martin Sieff
US
dollar may face renewed pressure FT / Jennifer Hughes and Jenny Wiggins
Moving
pictures Denver Post / Kris Hudson
Joy
of soy Omaha World Herald / Mark Kawar
Canada:
'Tis the shopping season Toronto Star / Dana Flavelle
Dollar
set to continue its slide BBC News
Deficits
Could Make 2004 a Dicey Year for Munis Newsday / Pradnya Joshi
What's
in a word? CNN / Justin Lahart
November
Sales Seen Rising, Fed on Hold: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg
Freddie
Mac Names Syron Chairman, Chief Executive Bloomberg
China
likely next target in pressure for trade barriers AP via Fresno Bee /
Martin Crutsinger
Russian
Stocks, Bonds May Rise as Putin's Allies Win Bloomberg
Is
the BOJ Happy With Quantitative Easing? Bloomberg / David DeRosa
CA:
A slowdown is expected if mortgage rates climb and job growth falters
Sacramento Bee / Andrew LePage
Greenspan’s Finest Hour?
Newsweek via MSNBC / Robert Samuelson
A
Lost Retirement Dream for Boomers? Washington Post / Albert B. Crenshaw
Fed
Rate Change Now Would Chill The Market Pittsburgh Tribune Review /
Gregory M. Drahuschak
Social
Security Fix May Have hope in ’04 Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack
Markowitz
As
the World Turns, See Oil Prices Turn With It reg
NY Times / Kenneth N. Gilpin
Oil
prices fall as traders react to OPEC's decision AFP via Taipei Times
Mortality Rates
Drop With Tech Advances AP via ABC News
Castro
not worried by tightening of US restrictions Reuters via Taipei Times
MN:
Minnesota / An emerging market? Star Tribune / Steve Young
AZ:
Affordability of coverage Arizona Republic / Michelle Bolton
CA:
Sale of 5 Historic Pasadena Homes Draws Curious Crowd reg LA Times / Steve Hymon
Global
growth hangs in the balance Guardian Observer / William Keegan
Even
free markets need help Denver Post / Al Lewis
Going
the extra mile Boston Globe / Charles Stein
China
PM makes key visit to US BBC News / Louisa Lim
The
Tuition Trap Washington Post / Margaret Webb Pressler
New
York, Brought to You by . . . Washington Post / Michelle García
Imports
Don't Deserve All That Blame reg NY Times
/ Edmund L. Andrews
Sliding
dollar helps exports, works in president's favor Baltimore Sun / Jay
Hancock
Who
Wins and Who Loses as Jobs Move Overseas? reg
NY Times / Erika Kinetz
Economy
grows jobs – overseas Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel
Disappointment
Is Relative With Junk Bond Funds reg NY
Times / Erika Kinetz
Illegal
Immigration: So Harmful and So Beneficial reg
NY Times / Daniel Akst
Australia:
Dollar on a holiday high Herald Sun / Matthew Horan
UK:
Has Gordon's luck run out? Guardian Observer / Faisal Islam
UK:
Is it all bad when UK jobs go to India? Guardian Observer / Heather
Connon
King of The Street NY
Post / Suzanne McGee
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12/08
MO:
Workers are denied unemployment benefits St Louis Post Dispatch / Jack
Naudi
Dollar
value's slide worries OPEC Reuters via Houston Chronicle
Why America’s
recession had 19th century echoes Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
Taiwan: A dragon economy
and the abacus Brookes News
California
Puts Off $1.5B Sale Treasurer Cites Uncertainties Bond Buyer / Rich
Saskal
New
Life for Tobacco? Bond Buyer / Michael McDonald
US spending surges
to historic level Christian Science Monitor / Gail Russell Chaddock
Freddie
Mac's accounting woes greet CEO USA Today / Thomas A. Fogarty
Group
says mortgage rates may hit 6.65% by end of 2004 USA Today / Sue Kirchoff
Affluent
are buying again reg Charlotte Observer /
Leigh Dyer
Manufacturing
remains strong in KC Fed district Kansas City Business journal
Snow says U.S.
trade partners need to boost growth Reuters via Yahoo
Schwarzenegger
may restart California budget talks Reuters via Yahoo
Looking for the
Fed to toy with its statement Reuters via Yahoo
Snowstorm
stalls holiday business at stores, but online sales continue momentum AP
via New Jersey Times
Gasoline
Pump Price Hits 6-Month Low Reuters via Washington Post / Tom Doggett
Car
deals delightful in December reg Charlotte
Observer / Andrew Shain
Big
leap for 12 days a-spendin' CNN
Bush
Signs $400 Billion Expansion of Medicare Newsmax
November
Jobs: What the Street Missed Business Week via Yahoo / Michael Englund
Brazil
October Output Growth Indicates Slow Recovery Bloomberg
UK:
House prices are still growing strongly, the latest government figures show
BBC News
UK:
French leave flourishes on fixed rates BBC News / Megan Rowling
PA:
Office lessors expect a slow rebound Philadelphia Inquirer / Henry J.
Holcomb
The
Fed: two little words CNN / Mark Gongloff
Russian
elections branded as distorted FT / Andrew Jack and Guy Dinmore
Bush
signs Medicare overhaul AP via Baltimore Sun
Crude
rises $1.32 to $32.05 a barrel Reuters via Houston Chronicle
Vlad
the Victorious The Economist
Gold,
platinum and nickel up as dollar falls FT / Kevin Morrison
No
sign of sun on dollar horizon FT / Ivar Simensen and Jennifer Hughes
Give
us a break: Americans work longer, harder Des Moines Register / Chad
Graham
Don't
pop those corks just yet CNN / Eric Hellweg
Survey:
No Relief In Health Care Costs Newsday / Randi F. Marshall
Japan
wants yen to be the anchor of Asia Guardian / Larry Elliott
The
Fed Can Afford to Be "Patient" Business Week via Yahoo / Rich
Miller
NY: Construction Jacks Up Big
Apple’s Job Figures NY Post / Suzanne Kapner
Weak
dollar: How worried should you be? CNN / Walter Updegrave
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
Europe
Gold Soars on Weak Dollar Reuters via ABC News / Veronica Brown
Nymex
Natural Gas Jumps to 6-Month High as More Cold Forecast Bloomberg
European
bond market struggles to advance FT / Alex Skorecki
Kill
`Considerable' Clause Before It Kills Us Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
A
US$550b reason why the dollar stays weak Business Times via Prudent Bear / Larry Wee
Dollar
Drops to Record Against Euro, 11-Year Low Versus Pound Bloomberg
Will
the Fed Stick to Its Plan on Low Rates? reg
NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews
Investors
Look To Raise Corporate Exposure Even As Rally Continues Bond Week via
Institutional Investor
Learning
Lessons About Overseas Support reg NY
Times / Laurie J. Flynn
California's
New Governor Is Fighting a Familiar Battle reg
NY Times via Stateline.org
/ John M. Broder
Dollar
dither CNN / Kathleen Hays
Britain
Misses Out on Europe's Bull Market Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn
Brazil's
Real Falls 4th Day in 5 on Banco do Brasil Speculation Bloomberg
Schoolhouses,
statehouses reel from federal mandates Stateline.org / Pamela M. Prah
Australia:
Curious clash of the economic titans Sydney Morning Herald
Ruble
Pushed to a 25-Month High Reuters via Moscow Times
India:
Canada’s fiscal model may be adopted Business Standard / Mamata Singh
Dollar
May Extend Drop to Record Low Against Euro, Survey Shows Bloomberg
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12/09
US
sees red over China trade BBC News / Mary Hennock
Housing prices test
teachers Christian Science Monitor / Lisa Leigh Connors
The Dollar Crisis
Ludwig von Mises Institute / Robert Blumen
UK:
Business leaders lose faith in Labour's policies FT / Anna Fifield
More borrowers make
mortgage payments on time Inman News
FDIC says recent
volatility in long term interest rates may continue / FDIC
Rifts
between rich and poor nations loom over U.N. summit AP via San Diego
Union Tribune / Anick Jesdanun
California
Gets Another Downgrade Bond Buyer / Rochelle Williams
Getting
Creative in Ohio Bond Buyer / Elizabeth Carvlin
Bond Market
Association to Expand Forward Settlement Dates Bond Market Association
Millions of
flu vaccine doses overlooked United Press International / Steve Mitchell
Private
Accounts Are on the Level National Review / William G. Shipman
The Bear's
Lair: Can they be dumb again? United Press International / Martin
Hutchinson
WA:
Someone, somewhere must be doing better than here Seattle Times / Stephen
Dunphy
CT:
Employee Health Benefit Costs Still Painful reg
Hartford Courant
Countrywide
Sees Drop in Mortgages reg Bloomberg via
AP News
IA:
Boom in high-interest payday loans Des Moines Register / Olivia Gonzalez
Howe
SC:
Economist says S.C. to be fully recovered by 2006 reg AP via Charlotte Observer
CA:
The dollar sinks anew reg Bloomberg and
Orange County Register / Mary Ann Milbourn
GOP
to stop aid for jobless AP via Fresno Bee
Dollar's
plunge lifts gold to eight-year high UK Business Telegraph / Edmund
Conway
Steel
industry in a predicament reg Dallas
Morning News / Jim Landers
China's
Taiwan card Washington Times / Harvey Feldman
New
Freddie Mac Chief Lauded by Wall Street Washington Post / Kathleen Day
China
Lobbies U.S. on the Cheap, Aided by Boeing, AIG Bloomberg
UK:
Brown's 'golden rule' gamble Guardian
Fed
message boils down to one word National - Financial Post / Peter Morton
Sibneft
and Yukos to unwind merger FT / Arkady Ostrovsky and Carola Hoyos
UK:
Pre-budget report: what business wants Guardian
UK:
New view of taxes may boost chancellor FT / Ed Crooks and James Blitz
UK
trade figures disappoint Guardian / Mark Tran
Fed
seen content to let inflation rise Knight Ridder via Boston Globe
Accounting
scandals continue, adjusted for inflation Seattle Post Intelligencer /
Bill Virgin
Consumer
confidence steadies CNN
Dollar
extends downward spiral before Fed verdict Reuters via USA Today
No
Shades of Grey in Global Imbalances Debate Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
A rise in
ARMs CNN / Sarah Max
Dollar
drops to lowest level in years AP and Bloomberg via Chicago Sun Times
After
the Fed: Still not good enough CNN / Adam Lashinsky
Fed
Holds Rate at 1%, Keeps `Considerable Period' Bloomberg
FOMC
Statement Federal Reserve Board
TX:
Existing home sales slow Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Andrea Jones
A
Brownie Christmas The Economist
Girding
for a rise in rates CNN / Justin Lahart
The
Treasury and Fed can team up for the dollar National Review / Larry
Kudlow
Canadian
housing starts plunge Toronto Star
Australian
Dollar at More Than Six-Year High as Yields Attract Bloomberg
All’s fair
in economic development Washington Business Journal
CA:
Talks in grocery strike break off AP via Fresno Bee
WI:
Jobless benefits to dry up AP and Green Bay Press Gazette / Brian Tumulty
Treasuries
Tense as Fed Plays Word Games Reuters via ABC News
Commodity
Prices Fail to Ring Fed Inflation Alarm Bloomberg
Treasuries
Hold Fed Vigil Reuters via Boston Globe
Some Subtler Arguments
for Tariffs Ludwig von Mises Institute / Robert P. Murphy
The
Kind of Year That Could Make a Defeatist Weep Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Sterling
at 11-yr high as dollar extends slide FT / Jennifer Hughes
Buyers
treasure gold again Knight Ridder via Akron Beacon Journal / David A.
Sylvester
Singapore
GDP expected to grow 5.2% in 2004 FT / Sumathi Bala
Eurozone
government bond prices rise FT / Alex Skorecki
Malaysia: Why
a Thriving Capital Market Matters International Monetary Fund / Kuala Lumpur
Russia:
Putin Axes Oil Export Duty Caps Reuters via Moscow Times
Australia:
China boom `boosts Australia' Herald Sun
Australia:
Reserve Bank chief sorry for rate pain Herald Sun / Fleur Anderson, Kate
Uebergang and Kate Jones
Russia:
Mall Space Set to Double by '05 Moscow Times / Denis Maternovsky
China
has serious job-loss problems, too NY Times via International Herald
Tribune / Jim Yardley
Indonesia
Gets Investors' Attention, Not Money Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
French deficit widens by 14%
Bloomberg via International Herald Tribune
Chinese
premier plays down talk of trade war FT / Edward Alden
Korea's
Hyundai Gains U.S. Sales; Bonds Rise on Rating Outlook Bloomberg
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12/10
KS:
Where's Santa? Check the antacid aisle Wichita Eagle / Annie Calovich
Look
for Dow 11,000 in 2004 CBS Market Watch / David Callaway
US SWAPS-Spreads
contract again, debt sales dominate Reuters via Yahoo
Foreclosures
climb Washington Business Journal
SEC
to tackle bond fund mispricing FT / Deborah Brewster
Democracy
an alien concept for Wen Taipei Times
UK:
Take or leave it threat to UK pensions industry FT / Nicholas Timmins
Canada:
3% growth predicted for 2004 CP via Toronto Star
Canada:
Consumer bankruptcies in Ottawa continue to climb Ottawa Business Journal
/ Leo Valiquette
Revised
GDP Data Show Americans Don't Save Enough Dow Jones via Yahoo and Prudent Bear / Elizabeth Price
Oklahoma
Garvees Get High Court OK Bond Buyer / Richard Williamson
DIARY-U.S.
Treasuries, Thursday, Dec. 11 Reuters via Forbes
FACTBOX
- Freddie Mac, No. 2 U.S. mortgage giant Reuters via Forbes
UBS
Pulls CDO Of CDOs, Liquidates Portfolio Securitization News via
Institutional Investor
Hedge
Funds Continue To Post Positive Returns Institutional Investor
Treasury
Throws Haymaker In First B/D Laundering Case Compliance Reporter via Institutional Investor /
Grant Catton
Bush Imitates Reagan’s
Economic Policy Lew Rockwell / Gary North
Crude
rises 12 cents to $31.88 a barrel Houston Chronicle
U.S.
Pushing for Trade Pact Washington Post / Jonathan Weisman
The
Euro Zone: There Go The Brakes Business week via Yahoo
UK’s Brown mulls
real estate investment trusts Investment and Pensions Europe
Welcome to Wal-Mart Realty
Inman News
Christmas
In China = $$$ reg Washington Post via
Hartford Courant / Peter S. Goodman
Rates
rise; refinancings drop; companies cut workforce Denver Post / Kristi
Arellano
NY:
'Big Boxes' Duke It Out on LI Newsday / Jamie Herzlich
CO:
Beef prices surge, but profits elude drought-stricken Colorado ranchers
Denver Post / Nancy Lofholm
Goodyear
reveals more accounting woes AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer
Argentina's
Lavagna Spurs Growth as He Alienates Bondholders Bloomberg
U.K:
Brown's Economic Record May Boost Hopes of Replacing Blair Bloomberg
EU
Says It May Take U.S. to WTO Over Iraq Work Limits Bloomberg
NY: Vacancy
rate drops to 9% for local industrial space Buffalo News / Matt Glynn
It's 1973,
not 1929 United Press International / Martin Hutchinson
Treasuries
Wobble After 5-Year Auction Reuters via Boston Globe / Ros Krasny
Junk bond
funds may be next focus of scandal probe Reuters
UK:
Analysis: The budget shortfall BBC News / Steve Schifferes
Washington
Mutual to cut jobs reg AP via Charlotte
Observer
Restaurant
Hiring May Lead the Way to Wider Job Gains reg
NY Times / Sherri Day
In
This Case, a Two-China Policy for U.S. reg
NY Times / Louis Uchitelle
U.S. tweaks economic
history AP via MSNBC
T.
Rowe Price likely reaping the rewards of honesty Baltimore
Sun / Jay Hancock
Postal
Service posts surplus of $3.9 billion for fiscal 2003 AP via Baltimore
Sun
Freddie
Mac to Pay $125 Million Fine, Regulator Says Bloomberg
Fed
Indicates Boost In Rates Is Unlikely Washington Post / John Berry
Schwarzenegger
Bonds Rejected, Business as Usual Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
News
Flash! Fed Only a Little Pregnant Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
U.S.
Treasury Notes Advance After the Bank of Japan Sells Yen Bloomberg
US Corp
Bonds - Spreads a bit wider as new supply swells Reuters via Yahoo
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
U.S.
corporate bond new issues Reuters via Yahoo
Mr
Wen goes to Washington The Economist
Federal
Reserve: 1 percent and holding Minnesota Star Tribune / Mike Blahnik
Dollar Socked By Rate Move
NY
Post / Suzanne McGee
Rate
differences still hurting dollar Bloomberg via International Herald
Tribune
Japan:
GDP growth revised downward to 0.3% Japan Times
China
Repatriating Billions of Bucks Bloomberg and Reuters via Moscow Times
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12/11
IMF,
World Bank Heads Call for Trade Talks Revival Reuters
UK:
Borrowers are warned against banking on big pay rises Guardian / Larry
Elliott
Canada:
Housing forecast: Cooler, not cold Toronto Star / Tony Wong
Greenspan:
We'd pay price for protecting jobs reg
Dallas Morning News / Angela Shah
Greenspan
champions free trade Knight Ridder via Houston Chronicle
Refinance
boom may have run its course CBS Market Watch / Steve Kerch
MO:
Off-price but on the money St. Louis Post Dispatch / Thomas Lee
SEC
Charges Heartland Bond Buyer / Jacob Fine
California
Deficit Bond Debate Continues; Court Rejects POBs Bond Buyer / Rich
Saskal
The
Integrity of the Process National Review / Patricia A. Small
Canada:
Christmas shoppers spending large CP via Toronto Star / Nancy Carr
China:
Money-market funds to be launched in China FT / Shen Yiming
Top immigrant magnets
Inman News
Fewer Californians can
afford homes Inman News
Joint
Statement From the Securities Industry Association and The Bond Market
Association Bond Market Association
MN:
Home sales slow down Pioneer Press / Mike Hughlett
UK funds return
14.1% in 10 months – HSBC Investment and Pensions Europe
Russia:
Lack of Aircraft Curbs Growth Moscow Times / Lyuba Pronina
Canada:
Loonie finally breaks Ottawa Business Journal
Brazil's
Rating Outlook Raised to Positive by S&P Bloomberg
China and
U.S. symbiosis United Press International / Ian Campbell
NC:
Charlotte's income on the rise Charlotte Observer / Charles Lunan
WA:
Spuds to South Korea Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
Shaking
Steady Freddie Forbes / Ari Weinberg
Current-account
balance The Economist
Mr
Wen's red carpet The Economist
UK:
Can Gordon fix it? The Economist
Better
times may not dent jobless rate AP via Fresno Bee / Alex Veiga
Gross
inflation CNN / Justin Lahart
Greenspan
plays down China impact on US jobs FT / Alan Beattie
A global
tightening CNN / Justin Lahart
Bonds
Surge After Surprising FOMC Minutes Reuters via ABC News / Ros Krasny
Big trade
raises eyebrows in US corp bond market Reuters
MD:
Home prices hit average of $207,098 Baltimore Sun / Trif Alatzas
Remarks
by Chairman Alan Greenspan Federal Reserve Board / Alan Greenspan
Timers
Favor Global, Junk-Bond Sectors Washington Post / Brooke A. Masters
Report
Says Freddie Mac's Lax Oversight Led to Scandal reg
NY Times / Jonathan D. Glater
Report
Calls Freddie Board Complacent Washington Post / David S. Hilzenrath and Kathleen Day
Car
wreck coming? CNN / Justin Lahart
Treasuries Soft,
Trade Hesitant Reuters
SEC Set to Charge Bond Fund
NY Post / Jenny Anderson
Rate
Change Widens Pool of Credit in China reg
NY Times / Keith Bradsher
What
price confidence? CNN / Kathleen Hayes
NE:
Snow didn't chill all retailers Omaha World Herald / Deborah Alexander
MI: It's
payday for Metro bonds Detroit Free Press / Rajiv Yvas
Schwarzenegger,
California Lawmakers Near $15 Bln Bond Accord Bloomberg
Mortgage giant
is still in trouble AP via Detroit Times / Marcy Gordon
China
Life May Raise as Much as $3 Billion in IPO Bloomberg
UK:
Revamp for unemployment New Deal Guardian / David Gow
Imagine
Pimco / Bill Gross
2004 Holiday
Recommendations Bond Market Association
UK:
Brown decides red is the new black Business Telegraph / George Trefgarne
Unlike
S. Korea, India's Credit Boom Won't Fade Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
Russia
renews North Korean ties NY Times via International Herald Tribune /
James Brooke
Dollar
Rises; Snow Says Strong Currency in National Interest Bloomberg
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12/12
Beware
a Fall From So High On the Hog Washington Post / Steven Pearlstein
Turkey
on Hot Seat With Cyprus Election Bloomberg / David DeRosa
We can trade up to a
better world International Monetary Fund / Horst Köhler and James
Wolfensohn
CA:
A first: State asks U.S. for loan to pay jobless Sacramento Bee / Melanie
Payne
FL:
Orange crop may shatter harvest records South Florida Sun Sentinel /
Jerry W. Jackson
Bad
news hammers Goodyear shares Akron Beacon Journal / John Russel
Economy and incumbency favor
Bush MSNBC - CNBC / Martin Wolk
Labor
market bust? Washington Times / Paul Craig Roberts
Snow
in toy land Reuters via CNN
Dollar
Falls to Record Against Euro as Snow Sees `Orderly' Drop Bloomberg
Snow
calls dollar decline 'orderly' Reuters via CNN
Calif.
officials see market backing for record bond Reuters via Forbes
Schwarzenegger
signs bond, balanced budget amendment package AP via Philadelphia
Inquirer / Tom Chorneau
Calif.
revenue recovery in 2005? United Press International / Hil Anderson
U.S. trade
deficit continues to widen United Press International / Shihoko Goto
Oil prices
rise on U.S. cold forecast Reuters via Houston Chronicle
CA:
Only 16 percent of county's residents can buy the median-priced house San
Diego Union Tribune / Roger M. Showley
WI:
Despite November dip, home sales still on record-setting pace Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel / Michele Derus
Poland
and Spain under pressure over EU treaty FT / George Parker, Judy Dempsey,
James Blitz and Stefan Wagstyl
Price
rises add to fears for China's economy FT / James Kynge
How
can CBO miss its projections so quickly? National Review / Rep. Mark
Steven Kirk (R., Ill.)
Dollar
Falls Against Euro, Yen as Consumer Confidence Declines Bloomberg
German
2004 Debt to Exceed Italy's, Frankfurter Allgemeine Says Bloomberg
Canada:
Weak exports stall growth CP via Toronto Star
PPI drop
won't faze bond vigilantes CNN / Mark Gongloff
MN:
Minnesota exports bound Pioneer Press / Jennifer Bjorhus
Bond
yields hit 6-week lows CNN
Overnight interest rates
down, benchmark bond down Inman News
The
Secretive Muni Market Is Due Its Whistleblower Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Bond
Market Hangs on Fed's Words, New and Old Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Euro - Toast?
Euro vs. Dollar Currency War Monitor via Safehaven
/ Alex Wallenwein
Treasuries
Rise After Unexpected Drop in Consumer Confidence Bloomberg
The Global
Perspective: An Interview with Sudha Shenoy by Ludwig von Mises Institute
Platinum
hits a record 23-year high FT / Kevin Morrison
Hurting
hedges CNN / Justin Lahart
Bond
prices rise on 'dovish' minutes from Fed FT / Paivi Munter
The
Fed on slack CNN / Kathleen Hayes
Martha,
Kmart too unreal for Christmas Denver Post / Al Lewis
U.S.
trade deficit continues to climb AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram /
Martin Crutsinger
Taiwan's
debt rating not hurt by row Bloomberg and AFP via Taipei Times
Japan:
Yield cuts expected to incite most policyholders Japan Times
Japan:
Local governments to get 420 billion yen tax windfall Japan Times
China
Life Sells $3 Billion of Shares in Biggest IPO of Year Bloomberg
China
Life IPO seen raising US$3.04b on intense demand People’s Daily
US
leaves Taiwan to tango alone Taipei Times
Heartland Charged NY Post
/ Stephen Lynch
Greenspan
Casts Doubt on Impact Of China Actions Washington Post / John M.
Berry
US
economy in 'twilight zone' Business Day via America Economies
UK:
Hedge Fund Manager Steps Into CDOs Bond Week via Institutional Investor /
Rachel Wolcott
Australian
Dollar, Once a Laggard, Reaches 6-Yr High Bloomberg
Australia:
Greenback surge dents dollar Sydney Morning Herald
U.S.
November Producer Prices Seen Rising 0.1%: BN Survey Bloomberg
Deja
Vu Moment On Wall Street as Dow Hits 10,000 Washington
Post / Ben White
Bahrain
bonds rating upgraded by Moody's Gulf Daily News
Heartland
Insiders, Friends Sold as Funds Failed, SEC Alleges Bloomberg
Fed
Rate Hike Still Far Off, Minutes Hint Washington Post / John Berry
Halliburton
May Have Overcharged Millions Newsmax
China
Names Its Price – Taiwan Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Investor
Money Still Flowing Into Russia reg NY
Times / Erin Arvedlund
U.S. considers new protection
for steel makers Bloomberg via International Herald Tribune
Fed
Minutes Suggest Rates Could Stay Low Until 2005 reg
NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews
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12/13
CA: Local
unemployment rate jumps to 7.6 percent Santa Cruz Sentinel / Karen A.
Davis
Competition
Fierce in New Space Race Newsday / Earl
Lane
FL:
Big chill may threaten citrus Knight Ridder via Tallahassee Democrat /
Jeff Libbry
Some
see market rigging in natural gas price jump San Diego Union Tribune /
Craig D. Rose
The Fed Said What?
Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven
/ John Mauldin
Jobless
Rate Drops, but so Do Payrolls reg LA
Times / Marla Dickerson
OH:
Home foreclosures rise in 2003 Akron Beacon Journal / Gloria Irwin
EU in crisis as
constitution summit collapses EU Business
Stock-market
rally eases U.S. pension crisis Bloomberg via Philadelphia Inquirer /
Peter Robinson
Two-Year
Treasury Note Gains on Week as Fed May Delay Rate Rise Bloomberg
NE:
Joyless days for jobless Omaha World Herald / Virgil Larson
Stock
market's track record shows it's too soon to be giddy Boston Globe via
International Herald Tribune / Charles Stein
No massive
job losses; trade pact unpopular Detroit Free Press / Kevin G. Hall
GAO
hits car donation disparity Washington Times / Joyce Howard Price
Dollar continues downward slide BBC News
Opec
rules out euro pricing Gulf Daily News
Freddie
hits back at restriction by regulator FT / Francesco Guerrera
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12/14
Outsourcing:
The Rush Overseas reg Charlotte Observer /
Stella M. Hopkins and Sarah Jane Tribble
Oil Drops
on Saddam Arrest Reuters via ABC News
Bonds
and Saddam Reuters via CNN
German
government, opposition agree on huge tax cuts after marathon talks AFP
via Yahoo
Squeezed
by health costs USA Today / Julie Appleby
Saddam
stops dollar slide? Nah Reuters via CNN
Ten
U.S. Treasuries down over half point on Saddam Reuters
Economic
fundamentals still in the ascendant FT / Chris Flood
UK:
Price-fixing suspects risk extradition to US for trial FT / Jean
Eaglesham and Bob Sherwood
MD:
Fairy tales are a drag if the prince carries off jobs Baltimore Sun Jay Hancock
For
'03, a few well-deserved Lumps of Coal CBS Market Watch via Boston Globe
/ Chuck Jaffe
Echoes
of roaring '90s as Dow hits 10,000 FT / Deborah Hargreaves
WTO
meeting restarts this week Press Trust via The Statesman
At
Recovery's Dawn Washington Post / David Finkel
Next
Step: Drug Price Controls Washington Post / Jonathan Oberlander and Jim Jaffe
Decline
in dollar has serious effects Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
IL:
High-stakes shelf games reg Chicago
Tribune / Delroy Alexander
Dissidents find support to
challenge NASD, again NY Post / Suzanne Miller
Dow 10,000: Once burned,
twice shy NY Post / Meg Richards
Decade
of NAFTA has brought little change to Mexico AP via Seattle Times / Mark
Stevenson
Have
'soft dollars' met their match? Miami Herald / Harriet Johnson Brackey
Former
U.S. Sen. William Roth, creator of Roth IRA, dies AP via Dallas Morning
News
Stocks
Worldwide, Dollar May Gain on Hussein Capture; Oil, Bonds May Drop
Bloomberg
Saddam's
capture seen boosting shares, U.S. dollar Reuters via Forbes / William
Kemble-Diaz
UK:
Don't you know there's a war on? Guardian Observer / William Keegan
IMF
Board Approves New Loan Accord for Brazil, Ministry Says Bloomberg
Steady
Greenspan is economy’s MVP Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M.
Drahuschak
Emerging
into the limelight Guardian Observer / Faisal Islam
UK:
Brown invests less than Tories Guardian Observer / Faisal Islam
Seeds
of anger take root Guardian Observer / Nick Mathiason
Fighting
the BIG Traders Newsday / Tami Luhby
Icon
of U.S. pop culture to be made in America no more Fort Worth Star
Telegram via Omaha World Herald
Dow
Average's Rise Above 10,000 Means Little to Some Pessimists Bloomberg
Homebuilding,
Manufacturing Boost Growth: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg
Coming
in 2004: Strong growth, few jobs Minnesota Star Tribune / Mike Meyers
IL:
Illinois, brought to you by . . . Chicago Sun Times / Dave McKinney
Where
the economy runs hot CNN / Justin Lahart
Thriving
at helm of a troubled company Philadelphia Inquirer / Joseph N. DiStefano
China's
economy is rotting within Taipei Times / Sushil Seth
World
oil prices climb as demand in China grows AFP via Taipei Times
Crude
shortage ruled out by Opec members Gulf Daily News
Bahrain:
$50 million Islamic bonds issue a success Gulf Daily News
UK:
The P-word takes on a whole new meaning Guardian / Edmond Warner
AZ:
Arizonans crushed by debt Arizona Republic / Yvette Armendariz
Who's
Afraid of Eliot Spitzer? reg NY Times
/ Landon Thomas, Jr.
And
You Thought Pension Funds Were Scary reg
NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson
EU surveys the
damage after constitution Fiasco EU Business
Has
Irrational Exuberance Hit China? reg NY
Times / Keith Bradsher
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12/15
Japanese Phantom
Growth Daily Reckoning via Safehaven
/ Kurt Richebächer
CDR
Named N.J.'s Swap Consultant Bond Buyer / Gillian D’ Ambrosio
Schwarzenegger
Now Must Take His Case to the People Bond Buyer / Rochelle Williams
Cruisin’ the Black Sea
Lew Rockwell / Paul Cantor
Keynesian stupidity and
Asian woes Brookes News / Peter Zhang
George Soros, markets and
democracy Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
The Economics of
Wile E. Coyote Lew Rockwell / Charley Hardman
Fannie
Mae's regulatory affairs chief leaves Reuters via Yahoo
Ways
for Trichet to Talk Down the Euro Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn
Interest
rates on CDs may start to creep back up in 2004 South Florida Sun
Sentinel / Robert K Heady
Foreign
buying of US corporate bonds nears record Reuters / Dena Aubin
Oil
prices boost Saudi economy Gulf Daily News
Alliance
Kept as Manager of $1.4 Billion for Calpers Bloomberg
DC:
Fannie fancies Waterside Washington Business Journal / Suzanne White
Housing will rock in 2004
Inman News / Marcie Geffner
San
Francisco to tax hotel parking to plug budget Reuters via Forbes
Brother,
don't spare a dime US News / Jodie T. Allen
SEC
Sweeps Fair Valuation Compliance Reporter via Institutional Investor
Shoppers
were out there last weekend CBS market Watch / Jennifer Waters
Wal-Mart
gives chillier December sales outlook Reuters via USA Today
Canada:
Average price of existing homes in 25 major cities sets record in November
CP via Canada.com
Canada:
Leading index jumps again CP via Toronto Star
Netherlands
Pension Giant Set For Hedge Fund Push Investment and Pensions Europe
New
NYSE Rules Add Requirements For Closed-End Funds Fund Directions via
Institutional Investor
Too
soon to worry on U.S. inflation-Fed's Broaddus Reuters / Alister Bull
Alliance in $250M Deal,
Sources Say NY Post / Jenny Anderson
IMF Approves
15-Month Extension, and US$6.6 Billion Augmentation of Brazil's Stand-By
Credit International Monetary Fund
Brazil
Pledges to Cut Debt, Lower Rates in IMF Accord Bloomberg
Tech: Where
are the jobs? CNN / Paul R. La Monica
GMAC unit
plans $1.76 bln home equity bond issue Reuters
Avoid
the home equity hangover CNN / Sarah Max
Shoppers
Waiting for Holiday Bargains AP via Newsday / Anne D’innocenzio
Weakening
Dollar Means Buying Power for Foreign Tourists Newsmax
Oil erases
losses Reuters via CNN
EU failure
sets stage for trade roadshow Guardian / Larry Elliott
UK:
Gordonomics means yet more debt and even less achievement / Oliver Letwin
Dollar
reverses gains, hits new low Reuters via CNN
Fed's
Broaddus-US economy not totally out of woods Reuters via Yahoo
U.S. mortgage
bond prices weaker, spreads narrow Reuters via Yahoo / Aleksandrs Rozens
A
constitution in tatters The Economist
IN: Economy is
healthier, yet weakness lingers Indianapolis Star / Norm Henkin
The Fundamentals of a
Falling Dollar Ludwig von Mises Institute / Richard C. B. Johnsson
Australia:
Bonds close weaker on Saddam arrest AAP via The Age
Russia:
Gold, Hard Currency Reserves Top $70Bln Reuters via Moscow Times
Canada:
Lumber duties a double-edged sword National – Financial Post / John
Greenwood
Jobless
Fund Crisis to Hit Employers reg LA Times
/ Nancy Vogel
Dollar's
Saddam-based gains short-lived FT / Jennifer Hughes
Republicans
Shift Focus to Helping the Uninsured reg
NY Times / Robert Pea
AZ:
The American dream has failed U.S. workers Arizona Republic /
Linda Valdez
MN:
Looking for the perfect fit Minnesota Star Tribune / Gwendolyn Freed
Ten
Things to Do With Tokyo's Yen War Chest Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.
Schröder
faces tight deadline on early tax cut International Herald Tribune / Eric
Pfanner
Brazil
Real, Peru Sol, Chile Peso: Latin Currency Preview Bloomberg
Healthcare costs
are up. Here are the culprits Christian Science monitor // David R.
Francis
Dollar
May Drop This Week After `Bit of Euphoria' on Monday Bloomberg
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