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12/16
Boeing's
Finance Unit: Fuel for Scandal? CFO.com / Roy Harris and Kris Frieswick
WI:
Still feeling tariffs' weight Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Rick Barrett
U.S. HUD's Ginnie
Mae plans two new bond programs Reuters / Aleksandrs Rozens
U.S.
reaches Central America free trade deal FT / Edward Alden
Rapid
rise of euro is 'risk' for Eurozone FT / Tony Major and Andreas Krosta
Treasury
yields fall amid relief over prices FT / Paivi Munter, Charles Batchelor
and Bayan Rahman
Treasuries
Rise to Reflect Low Inflation Reuters via ABC News / Ros Krasny
Old
black magic CNN / Justin Lahart
Bush's
bonus depreciation perfectly fits election cycle Baltimore Sun / Jay
Hancock
Interest Rates
to Rise - Fed Must Unwind Bond Bubble Zacks / Ed Bugos
MSRB
Plans G-37, G-38 Guidance Bond Buyer / Lynne Hume
RBC
Wins Hough Over Bond Buyer / Susanne Walker
Swiss funds cut
reserves too far – survey Investment and Pensions Europe
Figuring
out numbers game reg Newhouse News via
Chicago Tribune / Alison Grant
Canada:
U.S. agency upholds need for lumber duties CP via Toronto Star
Canada:
Assets help lower Canada's foreign debt CP via Toronto Star
California mortgage
delinquencies drop Inman News
Real estate market won't
repeat 2003 Inman News / Jessica Swesey
Manufacturing
jobs vanish as economy keeps evolving AP via Tucson Citizen / Dave
Carpenter
China's Fixed
Asset Spending Rises AP via ABC News
Owners
get zero in Yukos, Sibneft breakup UPI via Washington times
Schroeder
Alienates SPD Members With Labor Accord Bloomberg
CA:
EU Averts Wine War With U.S. for Now reg
LA Times / Corie Brown
No relief in
sight for battered greenback Ottawa Business Journal
DIARY -
Top economic Events - to January 10 Reuters via Forbes
Castro,
U.S. farm officials discuss trade AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer /
Anita Snow
We
found the rally! CNN / Bethany McLean
BoJ
optimistic on fight against deflation FT / David Pilling
Bank
of Japan takes a more optimistic line Bloomberg via International Herald
Tribune / Lily Nonomiya
Wal-Mart
forecast concerns some analysts Detroit Free Press
Supreme
Court Takes On The World Forbes / Dan Ackman
A
teaspoonful of tax cuts The Economist
NY:
LI Home Prices Leveling Off Newsday / Christian Murray
Where's
the inflation? CNN / Mark Gongloff
Weak
dollar pressures Europe Reuters via CNN
Calpers
files suit against NYSE and specialists FT / Elizabeth Wine
Why
mood went uncaptured Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown
Citigroup
Adds $150 Million to Unit in Argentina Bloomberg
Precious
metals boosted by weaker dollar FT / Kevin Morrison
Industrial
Production and Capacity Utilization Federal Reserve
Spitzer's
Fund-Fee Hounds Bark Up the Wrong Tree Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Current
account offers respite for the dollar FT / Ivar Simensen
Through
Holes In The Floor Of Heaven Pimco / Paul Mculley
Puff
the magic dragon The Economist
Hot
Economy, Lagging Fed National Review / David Malpass
Anti-Gravity
and Oil Prices Daily Standard / Irwin Stelzer
Strong
dollar? CNN / Justin Lahart
Industrial
output surges CNN
Dick
Cheney fighting to keep 'Enron papers' secret UK Business Telegraph /
Simon English
The
New Medicare Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Mark Horvit
WI:
Beef prices soar with demand Green Bay Gazette / Richard Ryman
U.K.
Inflation Rate Down to 1.3 Percent AP via Tallahassee Democrat
China's
consumer class keeps growing NY Times via International Herald Tribune /
Louis Uchitelle
Yen
Falls on Speculation Japan Will Sell Currency to Stem Gains Bloomberg
Asian
Leaders See Stock Price as Bottom Line Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
Attempt
to Revive WTO Negotiations Falters Bloomberg via Moscow Times
BOJ
Will Probably Keep Zero Rates Today as Prices Extend Slide Bloomberg
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12/17
The
risks for the world economy in 2004 AFP via Yahoo
Resisting
eviction, EU assembly buys second home in France AFP via EU Business
UK business
spending seen hit by pensions Investment and Pensions Europe
Corridors of
power UPI / Roland Flamini
Will
Continental Blockbuster Spark More Airline bond Deals? Corporate
Financing Week via Institutional Investor
Real estate purchases
climb Inman News
Stores
slashing prices to wrap up holiday sales Reuters via San Diego Union
Tribune / Emily Kaiser
2 banking
firms will lend United $2 billion Denver Post
Budget
Deficit a Concern - W.House Aide Reuters via Yahoo
Extending
unemployment benefits extends unemployment National Review / Bruce
Bartlett
Weaker dollar
justifies high oil prices-UAE oil minister Reuters via Yahoo and Prudent Bear
Oil prices
surge to highest level since Iraq war Reuters via Houston Chronicle
China's
Velvet Glove reg NY Times / Nicholas D. Kristof
UK:
Concern over relaxation of bankruptcy laws Press Association via Guardian
WA:
Official word on 7E7 was what battered region was waiting for Seattle Post
Intelligencer / James Wallace and Paul Nyhan
WA:
State jobs moving to workers overseas Seattle Post Intelligencer / John
Cook
NY:
Wall St. Bonuses Adding To State Coffers AP via Newsday
Fannie
Mae key to US housing policy-CEO Raines Reuters via Yahoo
UK:
Brown plays Father Christmas reg Money
Telegraph / Robert Watts
Dollar
Falls to a Record as Investors May Shun Low U.S. Rates Bloomberg
U.S. mortgage applications rebound
Reuters via MSNBC
CA:
The refi race hits the finish line reg
Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner
CA:
Housing prices slow their rise reg Orange
County Register / Hang Nguyen
Market
timers spun a profit from noise reg Dallas
Morning News / Scott Burns
Fannie
Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters via Yahoo
Corporate/Agency
Bonds Community Events Calendar Reuters via Yahoo
WA:
State jobs moving to workers overseas Seattle Post Intelligencer / John
Cook
The
Case for Silver Forbes via Yahoo / James Grant
Bonds
Refusing to Yield Smart Money via Yahoo
Making Sense of Money
Supply Data Ludwig von Mises Institute / Frank Shostak
Why
Doesn't the Output Gap Work for Industries? Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Heartland
Insider Case Shows Banality of `Me, First' Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Lehman,
Bear Stearns Earnings Rise on Bond Trading Bloomberg
A
profits problem CNN / Justin Lahart
Dollar
under pressure as trend continues FT / Jennifer Hughes
Bonds
rise as US Treasuries rebound FT / Charles Batchelor
Minehan
says Fed to watch economy grow Reuters via Boston Globe
How
trading is handled at the NYSE Sacramento Bee / Jack Sirard
Gasoline
prices drop to 1-year low Sacramento Bee / Dale Kasler
Putnam
fires another 9 employees Boston Globe / Andrew Caffrey and Jeffrey Krasner
Euro swap
spreads set to widen in 2004 Reuters / Sabrina Ghani
UK:
Bank voted 8-1 to hold UK rates BBC News
Air
Wars CFO.com / Tony McAuley
Zimbabwe's
inflation hits record BBC News
Australia:
Secret meetings, cash bribes and dirty deals Sydney Morning Herald
America
in reverse Guardian / Larry Elliott
UK:
Bills, not mortgages, strain housekeeping Guardian / Jill Treanor
UK:
Inflation falls short of Brown's target Guardian / Larry Elliott
As
Commuter Planes Shrink, Worries Grow Newsday / Tom Incantalupo
Qatar
to become major player among gas producers Gulf Daily News
S&P
Says Russia Still Too Hooked On Oil Reuters via Moscow times
/ Todd Prince
A
Bigger EU Threatens Russian Steelmakers Moscow Times / Simon Ostrovsky
Russia
Seen Setting World Grain Prices Reuters via Moscow Times
/ Valerie Parent
Greenspan
Offers Economics 101 on China Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
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12/18
Unpopular Nafta
at ten UPI / Ian Campbell
A
treasure hunt The Economist
Humbled
The Economist
Volume
Cap Increases to $25.8 Billion Population, Inflation Trigger $1.57B Rise
Bond Buyer / Carig T. Ferris
Western
Hemisphere Free Trade Race Heats Up Bloomberg / David DeRosa
The Fed's Predecessors
in American History Ludwig von Mises Institute / H.A. Scott Trask
EBay
pulls plug on sale of flu shots Boston Globe / Stephen Smith
Guiding
Principles To Promote Integrity of Fixed Income Research Bond Market
Association
NYSE
Appoints Goldman's Thain as Chief Executive Bloomberg
Banks
back SK family against foreign fund FT / Andrew Ward and Song Jung-a
Gold
is solid again as investors bid up prices Knight Ridder via Morning Call
/ David Sylvester
WA: Let's
not squander a chance to learn: Economic development is key Seattle Post
Intelligencer / Bill Virgin
Fed
Reserve Banks to Cut Up to 300 Jobs AP via Tallahassee Democrat / Devlin
Barrett
Summit
group confirms use of ID chip Washington Times / Audrey Hudson and Betsy Pisik
Conflict
of interest at the Big Board CNN / Justin Lahart
US Chamber
of Commerce bullish on 2004 UPI / T.K. Maloy
Profit-taking
provides dollar with respite FT / Jennifer Hughes
Russian
tanks invade, fill U.S. cars with fuel Baltimore Sun via South
Florida Sun Sentinel / Marego Athans
Argentine
Welfare Payments Help Reduce Unemployment Bloomberg
Giscard calls for
year-long delay to EU constitution talks AFP via EU Business
IMF
tells UK to cut spending or raise taxes FT / Ed Crooks and Anna Fifield
UK projects 12%
rise in pensioners Investment and Pensions Europe
Chile
Peso Rises on Copper Gain; Brazil Falls Bloomberg
A
Pact on Central America Trade Zone, Minus One reg
NY times / Elizabeth Becker
Bonds head
into data vacuum Reuters / Dean Patterson
Fitch cuts
California's bond rating to BBB Reuters
Leaning On
The Bond Crutch Forbes / Ari Weinberg
Schwarzenegger
Declares Fiscal Crisis AP via NY Times and IWon
Fannie Mae to
buy back up to $400 mln bonds Friday Reuters
Strong
Demand, Weak Dollar Aiding U.S. Steelmakers reg
AP via Hartford Courant / Judy Lin
Deflation
cutting toy, clothing prices: report Chicago Sun Times / Sandra Guy
Enforcement
Actions Involving Credit Lyonnais, S.A. Federal Reserve Board
Putin calls
for higher taxes for oil industry Reuters via Houston Chronicle
Rocky
road to US recovery BBC News / Steve Schifferes
Low
inflation continues to be blessing Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown
U.S.
workers feel burn of long hours, less leisure USA Today / Stephanie Armour
Parting
the veil The Economist
Business Outlook Survey
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Congress
unlikely to harm Freddie, Fannie ratings Reuters via Yahoo
UK:
Who killed the constitution? The Economist
Ex-Freddie
Mac Execs Face $8.4M in Fines AP via St
Louis Post Dispatch / Marcy Gordon
U.K.
November Retail Sales Rise Slowest in 4 Months Bloomberg
Brown
Says Global Recovery Makes Britain's Deficit `Affordable' Bloomberg
Yields
suffer as investors snap up euro debt FT / Charles Batchelor
UK:
Premium Bonds power savings boom This Is London
Frankfurt
rumour pushes euro to new high Guardian / Mark Milner and Larry Elliott
Wall
Street warms to China Guardian / David Teather
South
Korea trade deficit hits record Japan Times
Asia
Worries About Getting Less U.S. Investment Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
Argentine
Welfare Payments Help Reduce Unemployment Bloomberg
Former
Freddie Mac CEO Brendsel Faces Civil Action Bloomberg
Has Housing Topped?
Prudent Bear via Safehaven / Chad Hudson
Bush’s
Inflation-Free Boom National Review / Larry Kudlow
MA:
Gov's economy whiz quits: Bureaucracy tired in-demand Pozen Boston Herald
/ Elisabeth J. Beardsley, Jay Fitzgerald and Scott Van Voorhis
Gold
Slips in Europe Reuters via Boston Globe
Job seekers
give up, so jobless rate goes down Detroit Free Press / John Gallagher
Vanishing
jobs CNN / Leslie Haggin Geary
U.S. population passes 290
million Inman News
Overnight interest rates
down, benchmark bond down Inman News
Paris
Club process rapped by Iraq debt campaigners Gulf Daily News
N.Z.
Cuts Bond Sales; Economic Growth Swells Surplus Bloomberg
Russia:
UN Think Tank Rips 'Naive' Reforms Moscow Times / Simon Ostrovsky
Bank
of England hints at rise in interest rates Gulf Daily News
Russia:
Economists: Forget WTO, Economy Just Fine Moscow Times / Alla Startseva
Chicago
traders to loosen remaining links FT / Jeremy Grant
End
to Russia oil merger could be long and bitter NY Times via International
Herald Tribune
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12/19
CA:
Fewer seasonal retail jobs for more overqualified workers Santa Cruz
Sentinel / Karen A. Davis
An
Educating Use of Business Practices Washington Post / Steven Pearlstein
Japan sets
2004/05 budget, debt costs mean no cut Reuters via Yahoo / Ritsuko Ando
US SWAPS-Spreads wider for
shorter maturities Reuters via Yahoo
Canada:
Inflation steady in October Globe and Mail / Terry Weber
FL:
Mortgage jobs fall off Orlando Sentinel / Richard Burnett
Blankfein Next In Line At
Goldman NY Post / Jenny Anderson
Hank Yanks $21M From Goldman
NY
Post / Paul Tharp
UK warned over
deficit as population ages Investment and Pensions Europe
BofA
dragged into Parmalat scandal FT / Fred Kapner and Andrew Parker
Russia:
Governor's Pipeline Talk Causes a Stir Moscow Times / Valeria Korchagina
Russia:
Reserves Jump to $71.8Bln Reuters via Moscow Times
Taiwan:
Bankers extend rollover plan for troubled loans Taipei Times / Joyce
Huang
Gold - The Weekly
Perspective Gold-Authentic Money via Safehaven / Julian D. W.
Phillips
Illusions of Power
Ludwig von Mises Institute / Llewellyn
H. Rockwell, Jr.
An
election year rally? CNN / Alexandra Twin
Where'd
all our money go? CNN / Mark Gongloff
Bolten’s
Fuzzy Math National Review / Tad DeHaven
WI:
State’s economic future may be bleak Green Bay Press Gazette / Richard
Ryman
CA:
Home prices reach record high Oakland Tribune / David Morrill
Striking
Calif. workers, grocers return to talks Reuters via Forbes / Gina Keating
Boomers will drive '04
Inman News / Claude & Nina Gruen
Latest economic data
'uniformly positive' Inman News / Lou Barnes
WI:
Strong plans changes to reassure fund investors Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel / Avrum D. Lank
NV:
Nevada's jobless rate at lowest point in 34 months Las Vegas
Sun / Cy Ryan
TX:
Jobless report points to rebound Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Maria
M. Perotin
Parmalat
admits $4.9bn black hole BBC News
Argentina's
threadbare recovery BBC News / Elliott Gotkine
Bond
Prices Finish Somewhat Lower AP via Miami Herald
Banker
Rose Through Ranks Newsday / Pradnya Joshi
Fall
in foreigners' U.S. investments helps to put pressure on the dollar Philadelphia
Inquirer / Andrew Cassel
Everything's
Pointing Up Except Money Supply Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Arnold
Pages Mr. Hanks, Mr. Howard, Mr. Spielberg Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Dollar
near lows in holiday-thinned trade FT / Jennifer Hughes
US muni bond
funds see $294 mln weekly outflows Reuters
Taiwan:
No rift exists in relations with US Taipei Times / Paul Lin
Italian
and German Consumer Prices Probably Rose in December Bloomberg
Japan
to Sell 36.6 Tln Yen of New Bonds Next Year Bloomberg
Accountants
urged to take moral stand FT / Andrew Parker and Adrian Michaels
U.S.
Begins Investigation Of United reg NY
times / Micheline Maynard
Slow
economic times foster a bartering boom NY Times via International Herald
Tribune / Julie Flaherty
NY:
Some from WTC Vow Not to Return to New Tower Newsday / James Bernstein
European
leaders show worry over euro's rise AP, Reuters and International Herald
Tribune
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12/20
UK:
A way to combat company pension Scrooges FT / Martin Dickson
European
10-Year Bonds Log Third Weekly Gain as Euro Advances Bloomberg
Canada:
Stock options to be an expense after Jan. 1: Accounting Standards Board
CP via Canada.com
A
golden hedge for investors reg Dallas
Morning News / Scott Burns
WA:
32,000 in state to lose extra weeks of unemployment benefits Seattle
Times / Sarah Anne White
IL:
Out of work and full of worry reg Chicago
Tribune / Imran Vittachi
CA:
Shoppers wait, win -- at a cost Sacramento Bee / Jon Ortiz
Ruling
that CBOT needs OK on plan is upheld Chicago Sun Times / Ann Saphir
REIT's
go global as hunger for yields grows International Herald Tribune / Miki Tanikawa
Talks
in L.A. Grocery Strike Break Down AP via Newsday / Alex Veiga
How
bad is it? Boston Globe / Robert Gavin
Euro
Rises for 6th Straight Week After ECB Officials' Comments Bloomberg
Japan:
Ministry set to propose 82.11 trillion yen budget draft Japan Times
Japan:
Real growth seen at 1.8% in fiscal 2004 Japan Times
Parmalat
'is Europe's Enron' Guardian / John Hooper and Mark Milner
Cayman
Islands to investigate Epicurum FT / Andrew Parker
UK:
Pumped-up pound is a poser Guardian / Edmond Warner
EU
aims payback at U.S. trade law Washington times / Jeffrey Sparshott
Venezuela
courts oil investors NY Times via International Herald Tribune Juan Forero
U.S.
faults progress by China on trade AP, AFP and International Herald
Tribune
Why
America couldn't give two hoots for the strong euro reg UK Business Telegraph / Neil Collins
Former
Merrill trader exposes earnings scam FT / Joshua Chaffin and Adrian
Michaels
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12/21
Oil Rally Could Bring
Economic Gusher NY Post / Kaya Laterman
Retailers
hope last-minute shoppers loosen up St Louis Post Dispatch / Thomas Lee
CA:
Talks break down after 12-hour session San Diego Union Tribune / Frank
Green
Flu
bug bypasses Wall St. San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender
UN
targets tax-avoiding multinationals Guardian Observer / Nick Mathiason
Dominican
Republic bonds hinge on budget Reuters via Yahoo
European
trio set to build on trilateral ties FT / James Blitz in London and
George Parker
Japan
adds firepower to fight yen's rise FT / Bayan Rahman and Anna Fifield
After
Backing U.S. in Iraq, Poland Waits for Economic Payback reg NY Times / Mark Landler
The
'job-loss' recovery Seattle Times / Stephen Dunphy
Dollar,
Even in Decline, Makes World Go Round reg
LA Times / James Flanagan
The
hell with mission statements CBS Market Watch / Marshall Loeb
The
debt set: 20-somethings are racking up big credit bills Washington Post
via Seattle Times / Margaret Webb Pressler
Online
sales growth tops 30% CNN / Parija Bhatnagar
Stores Cross
Their Fingers for Profits AP via ABC News / Patrick Walters and Ellen
Stapleton
More state
treasurers join campaign to clean up Wall Street AP via Buffalo News /
Jim Wasserman
Rocky
start, big finish Boston globe
Across
US, jobless losing benefits Boston Globe / Susan Milligan
Is
recovery a reality? AP via Arizona Daily Sun / Adam Geller
Dollar's
Drop Becomes Ominous –Investors Reuters via Yahoo / Nick Olivari
Manufacturing,
House Sales Seen Rising: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg
U.S.
Fund Troubles Are Spilling Into Europe reg
NY Times / Conrad De Aenlle
As
dollar tumbles, gold rises Sacramento Bee / Jack Sirard
Jobless
workers get no holiday gift from Congress Minnesota Star Tribune /
Elizabeth Dunbar
Detailed
disclosure of fees the best option Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown
Your
insurer has a holiday present for you reg
Chicago Tribune / Mary Umberger
CO:
Lawsuits fail to faze spammer Denver Post / Al Lewis
Has
Wal-Mart met its match? Minnesota Star Tribune / Eric Wieffering
EU:
Berlusconi goes cool on the euro BBC News
Why
Gaddafi gave up WMD BBC News / George Joffe
UK:
Worst Christmas sales for years Guardian – Observer / Nick Mathiason
UK:
It's the Treasury model, but a different answer Guardian – Observer /
Faisal Islam
Euro
falls from its dizzy heights as traders take profits AFP via Taipei Times
India's
foreign currency reserves reach $100 billion Gulf Daily News
Pondering
the Year's Mysteries reg LA Times / Tom
Petruno
CO:
Colorado concerned as ski numbers continue downhill Denver Post via Omaha
World Herald
Emerging-Market
Bonds May Be Better Than Junk reg NY times
/ Jonathan Fuerbringer
A
Recovery for Profits, but Not for Workers reg
NY times / Louis Uchitelle
Japan
Arms to the Teeth Over Strong Yen Bloomberg / David DeRosa
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12/22
Survey
Reports Strong Support for Longer Dated TIPS Bond Market Association
Gold - The
Implications of a China-centric World Maison Placements via Safehaven / John Ing
Making sense of money supply
data Brookes News / Dr. Frank Shostak
Internet
Grinches National Review / Sonia Arrison
Freddie
Tries to Fix Foundation Washington Post / Kathleen Day
Freddie Mac’s Misstep NY
Post / Christopher Byron
Condo sales outpace apartment
demand Inman News
CA:
More small firms borrowed reg Orange
County Register / Jan Norman
Christmas
keeper Minnesota Star Tribune / Mike Blahnik
Weak
Dollar Seen Magnifying Chip Recovery Reuters via ABC News
Pennsylvania
Budget Pact Raises Taxes Bond Buyer / Gillian D'Ambrosio
Canada:
U.S. dollar's weakness boosts loonie CP via Toronto Star / James Dalziel
CIBC
to pay $80M US in Enron-related settlement CP via Toronto Star
China's
war: Against wires AP via Toronto Star / Ted Anthony
Why Austrians Should
Care About Network Science Ludwig von Mises Institute / Gene Callahan
OSFI
and Federal Reserve Board Announce Agreement with CIBC Federal Reserve
Board
Fannie,
Freddie don't expand homeownership, Fed says Bloomberg via Omaha World
Herald
Rising
commodity prices not a U.S. inflation signal Reuters via San Diego Union
Tribune / Alden Bentley
Yield
gap drawing buyers to Australia Bloomberg / Hamish Risk
Treasury
prices dip despite terror fears FT / Päivi Munter and Bayan Rahman
Oil falls
more than $1 a barrel Reuters via Houston Chronicle
Fed:
Mortgage rates remain high AP via Baltimore Sun / Martin Crutsinger
Euro
hits fresh peak on dollar FT / Neil Dennis
Industry
body condemns soft dollar charges FT / Ellen Kelleher
Mexico's
Fox Calls Tax Defeat a `Historic Mistake Bloomberg
Auditor
defends role at Parmalat reg UK Business
Telegraph / Philip Aldrick
China
mulls move from dollar peg BBC News
Parmalat
'falsified its accounts' BBC News
In China:
Profit at your own peril USA Today / David J. Lynch
Why
the U.S. Treasury Market Just Won't Go Down Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
More
turbulence ahead for bond investors in 2004 Royal Gazette / Kees van Beelen
Risk-takers
rewarded by junk bonds Barron’s via National Financial Post / Jennifer Ablan
Too
little, too late? CNN / Mark Gongloff
Canada:
Bondholders may control Hollinger fate Globe and Mail / Richard Blackwell
Brazil
Jobless Rate Falls First Time in Three Months Bloomberg
Dollar
Weakens to Record Versus Euro After Terror Alert Raised Bloomberg
Euro 30-year
corporate market faces growing pains Reuters / David Wigan
China
prepares for Christmas with mass toys, gifts exports People’s Daily
U.S.
to Sell $26 Billion of Debt Tomorrow; Japan Plans Sale Bloomberg
Dollar
May Fall After U.S. Raises Terror Threat Level to `High' Bloomberg
Insolvency
stalks Italian food giant NY Times via International Herald Tribune /
John Tagliabue
For
executives in Europe, life appears rosier International Herald Tribune /
Eric Pfanner
Islam 'doesn't'
slow economies Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis
Dollar
May Drop Against Euro for Seventh Week, Survey Suggests Bloomberg
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12/23
Addicts and Pushers
Gary North's Newsletter via Lew Rockwell / Gary North
Risk
from mad cow case is rated low Omaha World Herald / Jake Thompson
Japan,
S. Korea to Halt U.S. Beef Imports AP via Morning Call / Audrey McAvoy
Limited
U.S. Mad Cow Impact Reuters via Yahoo
Gaps
seen as economy rebuilds reg Chicago
Tribune / Thomas A. Coffman
Boom
in emerging market debt FT / Päivi Munter
Relief
Is on the Way Bond Buyer / Matthew Vadum
UK pension funds
switch to bonds Investment and Pensions Europe
Argentina
debt talks tenor seen worrying IMF Reuters via Yahoo
U.S. Companies
Moving More Jobs Overseas Reuters via Yahoo / David Zielenziger
Toys
struggles amid holiday slump Wall Street Journal via Houston Chronicle
and Prudent Bear
Vouchers: Another
Central Plan Ludwig von Mises Institute / Laurence M. Vance
After
a Scandal-Filled Year, CEOs Still Get Bonuses Washington
Post / Allan Sloan
US mortgage
bonds spreads wider on profit-taking Reuters via Yahoo
Have Gold and Silver
Seen Tops? Clif Droke via Safehaven
OH:
Last-minute Santas Ohio Beacon Journal / Mary Ethridge
CA:
Median home price in county up to $454,600 San Diego Union Tribune
GA:
GOs Would Bolster Loans to Atlanta Bond Buyer / Tedra DeSue
Treasuries
slip further as $26bn auction disappoints FT / Päivi Munter
Nasdaq
says it made no NYSE move FT / Andrei Postelnicu
Parmalat
'missing up to €10bn' FT / Fred Kapner
Taipei
rejects reports of spy ring in China FT / Mure Dickie
Russia
may vet post-Soviet rich BBC News
IL:
Shoppers turn tightwad in season's last weekend AP and Chicago Sun Times
/ Sandra Guy
CA:
Amid the rise of plastic, layaway plans stay strong LA Daily News / Brent
Hopkins
CT:
Charging Headlong into Debt Connecticut Post / Rob Varnon
Vehicle
tax deduction stirs interest, controversy reg
Dallas Morning News / Terry Box
TX:
Where's the JINGLE? Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Heather Landy
New
life for Japan bonds as yen rises Bloomberg via International Herald
Tribune / Chris Cooper
Moscow
Court Extends Detention of Russia's Richest Man reg
NY Times / Erin E. Arvedlund
Euro
takes a well-earned rest FT / Neil Dennis
When
Paycheck Is Low, Discount Retailers Have Pull reg
NY Times / Constance L. Hayes
Freddie,
Fannie aren't helping enough USA Today / Thomas A. Fogerty
FDA
on Canada drugs: 'No way' USA Today / William M. Welch
Boosting
Business Spending Forbes / Bernard Condon
States To
Move Against Mutual Funds Forbes / Neil Weinberg
Stock
Markets hit 52-week highs AP via Washington Times
Investigators
Outline Parmalat's Efforts to Hide Liabilities reg
NY Times / John Tagliabue
Chinese
wooing thinkers on right Boston Globe / Stephen J. Glain
PA:
Holiday shopping failing to sizzle Philadelphia Inquirer / Tom Beldon
NV:
Fewer new-home permits issued Las
Vegas Sun / Jennifer Shubinsi
For
Profits, Is It a Case of Back to the '60s? Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Econ
2004: 5 maybes CNN / Mark Gongloff
Crude oil rises
8 cents to $31.95 a barrel Reuters via Houston Chronicle
GDP
Roars Ahead at 8.2 Percent in Q3 AP via Newsday / Martin Crutsinger
Agencies
under fresh pressure on rating worth FT / Charles Batchelor
China
considers pegging yuan to 10-currency basket AFP via Taipei Times
Japan:
Trade surplus climbed 11.3% in November Japan Times
Taiwan:
Lin urges expansion of government's fixed investments CNA via Taipei
Times
UK:
Dejected stores count on 11th-hour rush Guardian / Tania Branigan
Parmalat
founder and two ex-directors investigated Guardian / John Hooper and Mark
Milner
Freddie,
Fannie's Role Questioned Washington Post / David S. Hilzenrath
Japan
scrambles to limit dollar damage reg UK
Business Telegraph / David Litterick
Russia:
Residential Prices Soar in 2003 Moscow Times / Denis Maternovsky
Ballmer's
Idea to Save U.S. Jobs Won't Work Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
Oil
Seen Falling as Iraq, Russia Raise Output Bloomberg via Moscow Times
/ Stephen Voss and Angharad Couch
Putin
Offers to Wipe $5Bln of Iraqi Debt AP via Moscow Times / Jim Heintz
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12/24
European
Bonds to Extend 3 Years of Declines in 2004 Bloomberg
U.S.
Cites KPMG's Tax Shelters as Being Abusive Bloomberg / Lee Berton
Bank
of China to Get $20 Billion Bailout Before IPO Bloomberg
Wal-Mart juggernaut sweeps
through Mexico NY Times via International Herald Tribune / Tim Weiner
Mexico
to impose 50% tariff on Japanese autos Japan Times
Nickel
hits 14-year high on Chinese demand FT / Kevin Morrison
U.N.
Passes Two-Year Budget Topping $3 Billion reg
Reuters via NY Times
Treasuries
Lit Up by Weak Durables Data Reuters via Boston globe / Ros Krasny
Mad
cow: Buy now? CNN / Parija Bhatnagar
The
Auditors Never Noticed reg NY Times /
Floyd Norris
Brazil
to Be `Sparing' About Further Rate Reductions Bloomberg
PA:
Critics say state budget slams business Pittsburgh Tribune Review /
Michael Yeomans
WI:
Heartland flourishes while Strong struggles Milwaukee Journal Sentinel /
Kathleen Gallagher
Commerce or Commissar?
Ludwig von Mises Institute / Paul Cantor
Pre-Christmas
Economic News Not So Cheery Reuters via Yahoo / Glenn Somerville
Mad
cow case will have impact on US industry, economy AFP via Yahoo
On The
Madness Of Cows Forbes / Dan Ackman
Dollar
steady as strategists eye the new year FT / Neil Dennis
Interest rates, benchmark
bond trend higher Inman News
NY:
Increase in Office Leases Offsets Market Turnover Newsday / Jamie Herzlich
Raymond
James Faces $13M in Penalties AP via Mercury News
Russia:
Courts Deny Bail to Khodorkovsky, Lebedev Moscow Times / Simon Ostrovsky
Russia:
Putin Threatens To Revisit Sell-Offs Moscow Times / Alla Startseva
Taiwan:
Grinches across the Strait Taipei Times
Everything
but Christmas spirit 'made in China' AP via Houston Chronicle
New
orders for big-ticket items plunge in US AFP via Channel News Asia
BofA
raises stakes in Parmalat case reg
Charlotte Observer / Rick Rothacker
Harvard
Sets `Demand' Standard for Municipal Credits Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
U.S.
November New Home Sales Fall 2.4% to 1.082 Million Rate Bloomberg
Durable
goods orders plunge Reuters via CNN
Sales
of Heavy Construction Equipment Gaining Ground reg
Reuters via LA Times
Splurge
sustains retail outlook Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Heather Landy
Barriers
go up against US beef BBC News
Betting
on southeastern Europe Bloomberg via International Herald Tribune
Consumers
Spent More Last Month Washington Post / John Berry
Executives
Spend Lavishly on Defense Washington Post / Carrie Johnson
Italian
Officials Say They Suspect $11 Billion Ruse at Parmalat reg NY Times / John Tagliabue
Taiwan:
Ratings agency sees high consumer debt for 2005 Taipei Times / Amber Chung
Dollar
Flat, No Mad Cow Fallout Yet Reuters via ABC News / Naomi Tajitsu
Russian
Oil Companies Face New Taxes reg NY Times
/ Erin E. Arvedlund
Euro,
Friedman's `Big Mistake,' Heads for Largest Annual Gain Bloomberg
UK
economy growing faster than expected reg
Business Telegraph / David Litterick
10
Things Asia Could Use This Christmas Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
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12/25
Fewer
are carrying 'Made in U.S.A.' labels AP via Philadelphia Inquirer /
Siobhan Mcdonough
Organic
Beef Industry Expects More Sales AP via St. Louis Post / David Dishneau
China
Talks of Fixing Yuan to Currency Basket Bloomberg / David DeRosa
Long-term mortgage rates
flat Inman News
Mad
Cow in America Prompts Ban on Beef Moscow Times / Alla Startseva
U.S.
beef banned by 15 nations Washington Times / Jeffrey Sparshott
Banks
feel the pinch as refinancing winds down reg
Chicago Tribune / Mark Skertic
TX:
Retail crews juggle season's demands Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram
Internet
sales up 31% over last year Seattle Post Intelligencer / Greg Wiles
US
shifts on mad-cow risk Boston Globe / Stephen Smith
Heading
back to malls: Brush up on rules governing returns Minnesota Star tribune
/ Melissa Levy
Free
Trade to Underwrite India, Pakistan Peace? Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee
U.S.
Asks Japan to End Beef Ban; Mad Cow Case Confirmed Bloomberg
IA:
Iowans hope Santa brings jobs Des Moines Register / Donnelle Eller
WA: Lots
of last-day shopping may not add up to growth in sales Seattle Post
Intelligencer / Christine Frey
CT:
State Home Permits Slip, Still Outpace 2002 reg
Hartford Courant / John M. Moran
Unilateralism
Has Its Price reg NY Times / Jeff Madrick
German euro-deputy
wants bigger EU role for language of Goethe AFP via EU Business
Japan:
Cabinet approves 82 trillion yen budget Japan Times / Hiroko Nakata
Japan
Shouldn't Weaken Yen, Ex-BOJ Chief Hayami Says Bloomberg
Dollar
Holds Near Record Low Against Euro; U.S. Growth May Slow Bloomberg
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12/26
The Games Economists Play
Ludwig von Mises Institute / Robert P. Murphy
Christmas' future:
more shopping Christian Science Monitor / Susan Llewelyn Leach
Deflation
continues to haunt Japan reg NY Times / Savid
Ibison
Canada:
Loonie is bird of the year: continued currency appreciation seen for 2004
CP via Canada.com
Bondi
to focus on Parmalat's bondholders FT / Tony Barber
US Treasuries
run up on McTeer inflation comments Reuters / Ros Krasny
Bank
of Japan, ministry agree on bond deal UPI via Washington Times
Pentagon's
War Needs Are a Lifeline for Airlines reg
NY Times / Micheline Maynard
Russia
to Audit Sales of State Assets AP via Newsday / Mara D. Bellaby
Treasury
Notes Rise on Concern of Increased Terrorist Activity Bloomberg
Ringing
at NYSE Has Become Belle of the Ball reg
LA Times / Thomas S. Mulligan
California
Earthquake Doesn't Shake Municipal Market Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Concerns
Rising With Dollar's Continued Fall Washington Post / Jonathan Weisman and John M. Berry
Don’t bet on it: Our business
forecasts for the new year NY Post / John Crudele
Dollar
slumps despite Bush's strong-dollar policy AP via Buffalo News / Rachel
Beck
Parmalat
Bondholders See Little Repayment as Banks Come First Bloomberg
Euro's
Gains Spotlight Diversity in Markets Washington Post / Peter S. Goodman
Russia:
CB to Crack Down on 'Hot Money' Moscow Times / Alex Fak
Japan:
National wealth down to 2.79 quadrillion yen Japan Times
The
New Boom in Dividends Is Off to a Quiet Start Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Easy credit,
temptations lure many to the edge Detroit Free Press / Susan Torpor
Why
mad cow scare won't sap U.S. economy Chicago Sun Times / Brian Wesbury
Small-business
hiring on hold as year ends USA Today via Arizona Republic /
Jim Hopkins
Steady
Shopping Boosts Malls and Markets Washington Post
Fast Food Fears NY Post
Fed
official says policy steady until inflation a danger Reuters via USA
Today
McTeer:
Inflation still at bay CNN
MA:
Falling gasoline prices a present for Mass. consumers Boston globe
/ Thomas Grillo
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