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06/01

Snow urges feds to relax on Sarbanes-Oxley rules Bloomberg via Houston Chronicle / Kevin Carmichael and Simon Kennedy

Bullish haves, bearish have-nots St. Petersburg Times / Robert Trigaux

Americans increasingly fretful about economic future, Pew poll finds CP via Canada.com / Will Lester

Wanted: Tough SEC chairman CBS Marketwatch / David Callaway

Hedging Against Hedge Funds Smartmoney.com / Will Swarts

Fannie Mae names new CEO CBS Marketwatch / Steve Gelsi

Impact of Yuan’s Revaluation Korea Times / Chang Se-moon

Eurozone economic recovery running out of steam AFP via EU Business

GM offers big vehicle discounts UPI via Washington Times

Bush to Nominate Rep. Cox for SEC Chairman AP via Newsday / Martin Crutsinger

Bush's skewed outlook San Francisco Chronicle / David Lazarus

Crude oil prices surge above $54 a barrel AP via Houston Chronicle / Brad Foss

Is Google a flash? Think cash Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Does the SEC Need ''New Blood''? CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Staggered Start for Options Expensing CFO.com / Stephen Taub

FL: Property values soar in Broward, Palm Beach County South Florida Sun Sentinel / Anthony Man

May 2005 U.S. Auto Sales AP via Forbes

Bad Days On Bond Street Forbes / Liz Moyer

Be careful when comparing TIPS, I Savings bonds Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

Argentine Credit Rating Boosted 6 Levels to B- by S&P Bloomberg / Andrew J. Barden

Whither A United Europe? Forbes / Paul Maidment

Treasuries rally, data suggest fewer Fed rate hikes Reuters

GM, Ford to stir up junk bond market Detroit Free Press / Susan Tompor

Fed's Fisher speaks, and markets listen Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Slowdown may not slow Fed CNN

Dallas Fed head: 8th inning on hikes Reuters via CNN

U.S. mortgage rates fell Wednesday-BestInfo Reuters

Housing prices soar another 12.5 percent Reuters via CNN

Where your dollar buys more Boston Globe / Keith Reed

SEC Chairman Donaldson Plans to Step Down June 30 Bloomberg / Robert Schmidt and Otis Bilodeau

SEC chairman to step down in June BBC News

JPMorgan sees poor Q2 trading results Reuters

UK is 'top spot for EU migration' BBC News

Chicago Fed Letter Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Bush Private Accounts Are Dead Shark Bloomberg / Gene Sperling

US Treasuries rally after ISM report comes in soft Reuters

Greenspan speaks out but markets ignore him Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

Homes more affordable now Bloomberg via Arizona Republic / Alison Fitzgerald

Is the housing bubble about to burst? MSNBC / Anne Thompson

Recognizing a bubble in housingmarket Knight Ridder via Orange County Register / Jeff Brown

U.S. ISM Factory Index Falls to 51.4 in May From 53.3 in April Bloomberg / Joe Richter

Chain store sales rise in third week of May Reuters

Construction spending hits record level AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Martin Crutsinger

Oil Rises to 3-Week High as Shell Refinery Cuts Gasoline Output Bloomberg / Alejandro Barbajosa

Oil prices move above $52 mark AP via MSNBC

10-Yr yield dips amid EU worries CBS Marketwatch / Leslie Wines

AZ: Monster job service moves into Tempe Arizona Republic / Catherine Reagor

European Economies: EU Cuts Economic Growth Forecast Bloomberg / Meera Louis

Connecticut Bucks Bond Trend, Opts for Auction Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Bonds over troubled water CBS Marketwatch / Jonathan Burton

Yukos Strikes Back With $11.5Bln Suit Moscow Times / Alex Fak

Europe, There but for the Grace of Foreigners Goes America Euro Pacific Capital via Safehaven / Peter Schiff

EU: Towards a More Perfect Union? Tech Central Station / Pejman Yousefzadeh

Yen Advances on Speculation Japan's Growth Will Outpace Europe Bloomberg / Yumi Kuramitsu

The euro is killing our economy, say Dutch Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Why Japan `Boxes' Below Its Weight Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

Grievances cast chill over US-China ties Christian Science Monitor / Robert Marquand

Australia's Economy Grew Slower-Than-Expected 0.7% Bloomberg / Victoria Batchelor and Gemma Daley

The US Trade Deficit is Unsustainable Safehaven / Bud Conrad

What hedge funds have to say CBS Marketwatch / Robert Folsom

Old Lions of Banking Go It Alone NY Times / Landon Thomas Jr.

CO: New Urbanism in Denver NY Times / Terry Pristin

U.S. 10-Year Treasuries May Fall as Yields Below 4% Curb Demand Bloomberg / Shamim Adam

The euro was never likely to be a casualty of the battle over the European constitution Independent / Jeremy Warner

South Korean May Consumer Prices Unexpectedly Drop Bloomberg / Seyoon Kim

06/02

Firms' "kiss" smacks of desperation Denver Post / Al Lewis

Qwest ordered to turn over documents to shareholders Denver Post / Greg Griffin

Attention returns to jobs data Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Four countries agree to global trade pact AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer

Ex-Qwest CFO to plead guilty Reuters

Enjoy It While It Lasts Smartmoney.com / Lisa Scherzer

Mortgage muddle Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown

Californians dreaming about D-FW Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown

Yuan to Dance? Smartmoney.com / Will Swarts

Job Picture Looks Lackluster CFO.com / Stephen Taub

CFO Optimism at a Three-Year Low CFO.com

EU: Love across the Alps The Economist

It's Chirac, stupid The Economist

The frog and the ox The Economist

Microsoft: Schizophrenia The Economist

Sears sees $60M Kmart restructure charge AP via Bradenton Herald

Natural genius? The Economist

The end of one-stop financial shops? CBS Marketwatch via 1st Headlines / Jonathan Burton

NY: State Sales Tax Falls and Rises, and M.T.A. Is Beneficiary NY Times / Al Baker

Economics and Politics – Getting the Balance Right Pimco / Mohamed A. El-Erian

Monthly Mutual Fund Report Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

EU: From Amsterdam, the Coup de Grace Morgan Stanley / Eric Chaney

UK: Time for the UK Government To Be Bold on its Fiscal Rules Morgan Stanley / David Miles

Credit quality, speculation raise US housing worry Reuters / Kristin Roberts

Don't believe the Fed 'pause' hype CNN / Paul R. La Monica

Rates on 30-year mortgages at 5.62%, lowest in 4 months AP via USA Today

Treasuries ease, market plays down inflation signs Reuters / Oliver Ludwig

At The SEC: Backlash Without The Lash Forbes / Dan Ackman

Retailers' May Sales Rise 2.9%; Fashion Stores Lead Bloomberg / Cotten Timberlake and Greg Wiles

Labor Costs Rise More Than Forecast Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

CA: Home figures go both ways Orange County Register / Jeff Collins

NY: Morgan Stanley to return downtown AP via Newsday

'No' votes harmful to euro, good news for U.S. dollar Washington Times / Patrice Hill

Bush’s Quick Pick NY Post / Roddy Boyd

Helping The Prez Explain NY Post / John Crudele

A conundrum story... worry, worry, worry CNN / Kathleen Hays

Making a case for buying bonds Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown

Retailers From Target to Nordstrom Post Sales Gains Bloomberg / Cotten Timberlake and Greg Wiles

Productivity Increase Beats Expectations AP via Forbes

Milton Friedman: Legalize It! Forbes / Quentin Hardy

FL: With soaring property values, companies need to pay more to keep workers South Florida Sun Sentinel / Marcia Heroux Pounds

Dollar shows some muscle aainst the still-strong euro AP via Cleveland Plain Dealer / Matt Moore

ECB ignores warnings and holds rates at 2% FT / Steve Johnson

Dutch, French Votes Spell End of EU Integration Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

BoJ signals monetary policy shift FT / David Pilling

U.S. Bond Forecasters, Wrong on Yields in 2004, Blow It Again Bloomberg / Al Yoon

Bond skepticism bodes well CBS Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

U.S. Fed Worries About Increasing Global Risks Bloomberg / John M. Berry

Low Mortgage Rates Defy Expectations Washington Post / Nell Henderson

DC: Area Gets An All-Day Bank Fight  Washington Post / Terence O'Hara

UK: Manufacturing woe raises rate pressure Guardian / Larry Elliott

EU: Sun shines on Dutch but the economic shadows lengthen Independent / Hamish McRae

Fancy math takes on je ne sais quoi Christian Science Monitor / Gregory Lamb

US commerce secretary arrives in Beijing AFX via Forbes and Google News

The Economy: On One Hand, but Then . . . NY Times / Eduardo Porter

Euro falls after magazine airs Berlin's secret doubts Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Starbucks Tiptoes Into Russia Moscow Times / Greg Walters

When Betting on Russia, Kremlin Is the Wild Card NY Times / Erin E. Arvedlund

Sale Talks for Citigroup Asset Unit NY Times / Landon Thomas, Jr.

'Big Sugar' blamed for assortment of evils NY Times via IHT / Alexei Barrionuevo and Elizabeth Becker

Putting a White House Annual Report to a Test NY Times / Hal R. Varian

Europe in turmoil as the Dutch vote No FT / George Parker, Ian Bickerton and Ralph Atkins

Citigroup May Be Excluded From $5 Billion China IPO, People Say Bloomberg / Cathy Chan

06/03

The Health of the Banking Industry Federal Reserve Board / Mark W. Olson

Transparency Pains Bondweek / Olivia Thetgyi

UBS Grows Securitized Research Bondweek

Psychology, not use, driving oil price Houston Chronicle / Lynn J. Cook

NV: Cost of living in Southern Nevada not as Affordable Las Vegas Sun / Kevin Rademacher

Is Europe's passion for the euro fading? BBC News / Jon Cronin

Gain may depend on riding out pain USA Today / John Waggoner

Soft and flat? Danger! CNN / Chris Isidore

Greenspan's turn to talk CBS Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

China Does Not Determine U.S. Interest Rates Ludwig von Mises Institute / Frank Shostak

FRBSF Economic Letter Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Are State R&D Tax Credits Constitutional? An Economic Perspective Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

DIARY-Federal Reserve Events Reuters

Survey sounds like an act of desperation Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

Oil price goes up and down, ends day with 97-cent decline AP via Baltimore Sun

Real Estate Vulnerability Index Forbes / Sara Clemence

Bubble watch 2005 CNN

Homes lost in 'rescue' ruses Baltimore Sun / Eileen Ambrose

Calif. home equity up $1 trillion since 2000-report Reuters / Jim Christie

Ariz. leads nation in housing price rise Arizona Republic / Catherine Reagor

Sliding bond yields leaves investors guessing FT / Jennifer Hughes

CBOT debt traders edge toward neutral – CFTC Reuters

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note Tumbles the Most in Almost a Month Bloomberg / Michael McDonald and Al Yoon

Google May Follow Buffett, Shun Split: Taking Stock Bloomberg / Edgar Ortega and Ari Levy

A Free Market SEC--But Seriously Forbes / Dan Ackman

Remarks by Chairman Donald E. Powell Before the Conference of State Bank Supervisors Annual Convention San Antonio, Texas June 3, 2005 FDIC

U.S. Treasuries Surge as Economy Adds Fewer Jobs Than Forecast Bloomberg / Michael McDonald

ISM Non Manufacturing for May Institute for Supply Management

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Bureau of Labor Statistics

U.S. May Payrolls Rise 78,000; Jobless Rate at 5.1% Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Job growth surprisingly weak in May Reuters / Tim Ahmann

As US rate conundrum deepens, Wall St has answers Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

Oil prices decline after crossing $55-a-barrel mark Detroit Free Press / Alejandro Bodipo-Memba

Advice to Issuers: Beware Metaphysical Certitude Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Trichet pours scorn on 'demise of the euro' Scotsman / David Black

EU: Economic fallout from No votes Scotsman / David Black

You Wanna Be a Central Banker? Think Again Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

European Union's woes a storm in a teacup? Christian Science Monitor / Peter Ford

European bank chief rejects rate cut plea Telegraph / Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

A cautious ECB stands pat on rates IHT / Carter Dougherty

Oil May Rise on Concern Demand May Outpace Supply, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Mark Shenk

MN: Pay Dirt: Home is where the debt is Minneapolis Star Tribune / Kara McGuire

A Maverick Becomes the Man NY Times / Jeff Bailey

Fund Investors Swept Up in Mad Rush to the Middle Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Commerce Secretary Warns China on Patent Violations NY Times / Chris Buckley

Who Killed Andersen? It Was Suicide NY Times / Floyd Norris

Euro's survival in doubt, claims Brussels adviser Independent / Philip Thornton

Output, trade and population The Economist

Dollar Falls Versus Yen Before Jobs Data: World's Biggest Mover Bloomberg / John Brinsley

Top tourism destinations The Economist

Greenspan's Bond Conundrum Ripens Into an Enigma Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert

UK: House price growth slows to 10-year low Independent / Philip Thornton

 

06/04

MO: What bubble? The local housing market is unlikely to burst St. Louis Post Dispatch / Tavia Evans and Eric Heisler

NY: Will the housing bubble burst? NY Daily News / Lore Croghan

Beginning of the end for the euro? Scotsman / Colin Donald

Euthanasia Lew Rockwell / Gary North

Rates home in on lows Boston Herald / Brett Arends

Wal-Mart, get ready for your close-up Denver Post / Al Lewis

Feinstein says China must stop piracy, revalue yuan San Francisco Chronicle / David Armstrong

Bulls eye bonds, baseball? CNN / Alexandra Twin

Euro's Slide Good News for U.S. Market Baltimore Sun / Meg Richards

Bush says economic growth on track Reuters

40-year mortgages about to become another option Bankrate.com via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Holden Lewis

Weak U.S. Job Growth in May Renews Fears LA Times / Joel Havemann

CA: Titan would be latest firm to move HQ from S.D. San Diego Union Tribune / Dean Calbreath

WA: Real estate services for sale by owner Washington Times / Tom Ramstack

TX: Is there a housing bubble in Dallas? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino and Steve Brown

Week Ahead: Stocks to heed Greenspan Reuters / Anupama Chandrasekaran

U.S. 10-Year Note Rises for Third Week in Four; Yield Below 4% Bloomberg / Michael McDonald and Al Yoon

Japan's Bonds Have Third Weekly Gain on Concern Export to Slow Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane

TX: Unknown hits offshore jackpot Houston Chronicle / David Ivanovich

Time to straighten up and fly right Boston Globe / Keith Reed

Wal-Mart's June Sales Are Rising Within Forecast on Groceries Bloomberg / Lauren Coleman-Lochner and Dan Hart

Laptops outsell desktops for first time AP via Seattle Times / Greg Sandoval

Missing a couple trillion Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

Seniors use creativity to get by on Social Security Dallas Morning News / Bob Moos

Crude oil clears $55 a barrel AP via Cleveland Plain Dealer / Brad Foss

06/05

Troubled GM plans major tuneup USA Today / James R. Healey, Sharon Silke Carty and Chris Wodyard

Benefiting From the Rise in Rates LA Times / Kathy Kristof

A bullish scenario indicated for gold Toronto Star / Bill Carrigan

Bond yields send mixed message Scotsman / Bill Jamieson

TX: Jobs, wealth could land in Dallas area Dallas Morning News / Jim Landers

KS: Sale to Onex dampens economic rebound Wichita Eagle / Dan Voorhis

Making sense of money: From 'spend, spend, spend' to proper management Tennessean / Keith Russell

Stay alert if you think it's a housing bubble Wichita Eagle

Street awaits clarity Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Effects of uptick in uncertainty Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

Accountants are kings among U.S. 2005 graduates Reuters / Andrea Hopkins

Striking while oil is hot Dallas Morning News / Sudeep Reddy

Southern California Home Prices Surge, Driving Up Rental Rates Bloomberg / Daniel Taub

TX: Houston's final frontier: How far out will we live? Houston Chronicle / Nancy Sarnoff

Dollar down vs. yen, up vs. euro in Asia AP via Philadelphia Inquirer

`Soft patch' returns to haunt Wall Street AFP via Taipei Times

IA: Workers at Maytag and across U.S. face closings Des Moines Register

$29.95 one-time-use video cameras ready USA Today via 1st Headlines / Jefferson Graham

All that Euro-Hullabaloo ... Euro vs Dollar Currency War Monitor via Safehaven / Alex Wallenwein

Korea: Won Is Lone Winner Against US Dollar Korea Times / Kim Jae-kyoung

EU: We can make the single currency a scapegoat but we can't make a death wish come true Independent / Hamish McRae

Oil, natural gas price rise is felt by nearly everyone Baltimore Sun / Jamie Smith Hopkins

Greenspan Talks; Wider Trade Gap Expected: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Another Bubble Set to Blow Up? CBS Marketwatch via Wall Street Journal / Paul B. Farrell

Grieve not for demise of financial supermarket Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

Gear Up for the Market's Climb (Or Fall) Wall Street Journal / Gregory Zuckerman

It is still the deficit, stupid! Political Gateway via Google News / Bud Beck

Greenspan's Shoes Will Be Tough to Fill AP via Newsday / Jeannine Aversaq

MA: Number crunchers agree: Mass. is no bargain for employers Boston Globe / Charles Stein

AZ: Valley currency traders trying to give small companies an edge Arizona Republic / Russ Wiles

Putting Tax Advisers On the Line Washington Post / Albert B. Crenshaw

Selling house at a loss could have nasty tax implications San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender

FL: Should home buyers offer more than the appraisal? Many do South Florida Sun Sentinel / Alexandra Navarro Clifton

CA: Life in the Bubble LA Times / Kim Christensen

AZ: Green house? Arizona Republic / Russ Wiles

Benefiting From the Rise in Rates LA Times / Kathy Kristoff

Dump these funds – fast CBS Marketwatch via Minneapolis Star Tribune Chuck Jaffe

Teeter-totter job growth Washington Times

Very richest are breed apart NY Times via Orange County Register

Sarbanes-Oxley mandates send corporate audit expenses soaring Chicago Tribune / Andrew Countryman

A New Game: Pin the Tail on the Economic Expansion NY Times / Paul J. Lim

Red Ink? Yes. But Not as Much NY Times / Jonathan Fuerbringer

How long can the euro last? Guardian – Observer / Heather Stewart

Out of the red and into the pink Guardian – Observer / James Robinson

Crunch talks on China trade Guardian – Observer / Heather Stewart

What's Good for Business, If No One Else NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

When Stock Tips Go Bad, Is the Broker to Blame? NY Times / Mark Gimein