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07/13
Grade-A
Homes Smartmoney.com / Stacey L. Bradford
WI:
More homes hit market in 2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Michele
Derus
Home
Prices Put Squeeze On Families Washington Post / Anjali Athavaley
Real
estate talk through the roof USA Today / Maria Puente
Monthly
Treasury Statement U.S. Treasury
IRS
Planning To Examine 501(c)(3) Debt Bond Buyer / Allison McConnell
CA:
L.A. Schools’ Big Request Bond Buyer / Rich Saskal
Mixed
up looking forward Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Misleading
Leading Indicators? Morgan Stanley / Shital Patel
The
Markets Strike Back National Review / Larry Kudlow
Fed's
Pianalto - US economy must change to keep up Reuters
Fed's
Yellen says makes sense to push rates higher Reuters
Housing
boom not worrying president AP via Myrtle Beach Sun / Jeannine Aversa
End Game:
Hyperinflation Lew Rockwell / Robert Blumen
The House Poor
Daily Reckoning via Lew Rockwell / Bill Bonner
Vanguard
to limit fund trades CBS Marketwatch / Jonathan Burton
Merger
Extends Bank's Reach Hartford Courant / Kenneth R. Gosselin
Extra
leverage in hedge-fund industry CBS Marketwatch / Alistair Barr
Global
fund managers shop for 'best in class' AP via Contra Costa Times / Meg
Richards
High-speed
Internet service war sparks AP via Myrtle Beach Sun / Deborah Yao
House
delay means Social Security overhaul not likely this year Knight Ridder
/ James Kuhnhenn
Senate
Increases Anti-Terrorism Funding for All States LA Times via
Stateline.org / Cynthia H. Cho
Asian
Oil Demand Declining Morgan Stanley / Andy Xie
Additional Slack
in the Economy Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Option
prices imply a big earnings move for Google Reuters
Advanced
Micro Has 2nd-Qtr Profit on Processor Sales Bloomberg / Ian King
Brazil
to Pay $5.1 Billion to IMF Ahead of Schedule Bloomberg / Charles Penty
NV:
Housing market likely to flatten, experts say Las Vegas Sun / Kevin
Rademacher
New
Trump Tower to rise in Las Vegas AP via Cincinnati Enquirer / Ken
Ritter
The
Implications of a Consumer-Driven Expansion Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia / Anthony M. Santomero
Fed's
measured pace likely to continue –Santomero Reuters
Dallas
Fed plans new monthly manufacturing survey Reuters
A
Faustian Pact Forbes / David A. Andelman
EBay
Hampered By Slowing Growth In Mature Markets Forbes via 1st Headlines
CBS
eyes broadband 'broadcasts' of news Newsday / Monty Phan
Ebbers
gets 25 years CNN
U.S.
mortgage applications decrease last week-MBA Reuters / Julie Haviv
White
House slashes deficit forecast Reuters via CNN
BP hopes
to level off platform soon Houston Chronicle / Tom Fowler
Dollar
Gains for First Day in 7 as U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows Bloomberg / Joshua
Krongold and Michael McDonald
Tech
Pulse Index Federal Reserve Bank of New York
High
prices start to quicken search for oil Reuters
CO: Licensing for
mortgage brokers eyed Denver Post / Margaret Jackson
IL:
Record set for condo conversions Chicago Tribune / Thomas A. Coffman
Bubblesome,
troublesome home markets Chicago Tribune / John Handley
State
governments reaping caches of unclaimed money AP via The State / Doug
Simpson
Reliance
on global savings could be hazardous for U.S. Philadelphia Inquirer /
Andrew Cassel
U.S.
International Trade in Goods and Services U.S. Census Bureau
Trade
gap unexpectedly shrinks 2.7 pct Reuters / Doug Palmer
BoJ
upbeat on recovery in domestic demand FT / David Ibison
TD
Banknorth acquires bigger Northeast presence Boston Globe / Sasha
Talcott
Baltimore
Pauses, Mulls Muni Bond Merry-Go-Round Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
U.S.
May Trade Gap Seen Holding at $57 Bln, Bloomberg Survey Bloomberg / Joe
Richter
Estate tax fight
hinges on money, morality Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis
Speculation
Plays Major Role in Higher Oil Prices Bloomberg / John Berry
The Wave of the Future
Aden Forecast via Safehaven / Mary Anne & Pamela
Aden
Sharp
Increase in Tax Revenue Will Pare U.S. Deficit NY Times / Edmund L.
Andrews
Peru: With money
sent from US, Peruvians buy homes Christian Science Monitor / Lucien O.
Chauvin
Enough
About the Loans. What About the Lenders? Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
MN:
Buyers again scrambling for area's starter homes Minneapolis Star
Tribune / Jim Buchta
Doing
Deals While Wary of Bubbles NY Times / Terry Pristin
Judges
Cite Concerns Over Trial of Banker NY Times / Andrew Ross Sorkin
Morgan
Stanley's Cruz Does It the `Zoe Way' Bloomberg / Graef Crystal
Marshall
Field's name fading Minneapolis Star Tribune / Chris Serres
Bad
Citizens: Galvin probe targets bank's deleted e-mails Boston Herald /
Brett Arends
Businessman
gets 6 years for unpaid taxes AP via Beaufort Gazette / Jim Wasserman
U.K.
Jobless Claims May Have Risen for 5th Month, Survey Shows Bloomberg /
Laura Humble
Japan's
Current Account Surplus Unexpectedly Rises Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya
UK:
Inflation rises to seven-year high Independent / Phillip Thornton
Euro
Decline Is No Excuse for ECB to Hold Rates Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn
Japan's
Current Account Surplus Unexpectedly Rises Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya
Russia:
New Airline Appears on Horizon Moscow Times / Lyuba Pronina
Meet
the Man With the Toughest Job in Asia Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
U.S.
10-Year Yield Is Near Four-Week High on Inflation Concern Bloomberg /
Shamim Adam and Nicholas Reynolds
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07/14
Degrees
of separation The Economist
Oil
prices up to $58 a barrel in Asia AP via Beaufort Gazette / En-Lai Yeoh
Dollar
firm as traders look to Greenspan Reuters / David McMahon
Job
trend really isn't that good Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Say
Hello to Goldilocks Smartmoney.com / Mark Glassman
What Is a Stock
‘Worth’? Sage Capital Zürich AG via Lew Rockwell / Sean Corrigan
Prices
hold steady as consumers keep spending Milwaukee Journal Sentinel /
Avrum D. Lank
Rates
creep higher CBS Marketwatch via Google News /
Steve Kerch
TX:
Foreclosure listings are holding steady Dallas Morning News / Steve
Brown
S.
Florida housing markets at risk for price plunge, magazine says South Florida
Sun Sentinel / Alexandra Navarro Clifton
Housing gets even
less affordable Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Ruth
Simon
Social
Security Legislation Delayed in House Newsmax
Foreign
cenbanks net buyers of US debt – Fed Reuters via Google News
American
Companies Embrace 11 Million Illegals Newsmax / Jim Meyers
What Is a Stock
‘Worth’? Sage Capital Zürich AG via Lew Rockwell /Sean Corrigan
Department
Stores Merger Advances Hartford Courant / Paul Marks
S&P
reaches 4-year high as earnings, inflation data spurs buying AP via San
Diego Union Tribune / Michael J. Martinez
The
Six-Month Reading Forbes / Jerry Flint
Good
Vibrations Smartmoney.com / Igor Greenwald
Letter
to Stakeholders FDIC / Don Powell
Franklin
Resources co-CEO leaving AP via Tacoma News Tribune / Michael Liedtke
Ruling Sheds Light on NYSE
NY Post / Roddy Boyd
Money
funds fall in latest week AP via Tacoma News Tribune
SC: Wednesday’s gas prices set S.C. records
The State
UK:
Rising unemployment recalls recession Telegraph / Malcolm Moore
Canada:
Central bank signals interest rates about to increase Ottawa Business
Journal
Canada:
Rates rising soon, says central bank CP via Toronto Star
Canada:
Trade surplus falls by more than $1B CP via London Free Press
Housing
is hot, but types of loans seen cooling Reuters / Julie Haviv
Pricing
power beyond reach of many companies Reuters / Anupama Chandrasekaran
Misleading
economic indicators Reuters / Mike Dolan
Southwest
profit up 41% despite fuel prices AP via Houston Chronicle
Citigroup's
Willumstad Quits, Wants to Become a CEO Bloomberg / Justin Baer
Japan:
More mountains to climb The Economist
Kremlin
tightens grip on Russian oil Reuters / Elif Kaban and Dmitry Zhdannikov
Stockmarket
capitalization The Economist
The
world's biggest banks The Economist
Fed
President Recognized as Global Citizen Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Former
Qwest CFO admits insider trading AP via
US Today and 1st Headlines
Dark
days for Volkswagen The Economist
Fund
selling sends tin to 17-month low FT / Andrei Postelnicu
China's
Money Supply Surges as Foreign Reserves Swell Bloomberg / Nerys Avery
EU:
Haughty indifference, or masterly inactivity? The Economist
N.Y.
Oil Plunges as Hurricane Emily Forecast to Miss Gulf Rigs Bloomberg /
Gene Laverty
Stones
into Bread: The Keynesian Miracle Ludwig von Mises Institute
The
missing rungs in the ladder The Economist
Lower
energy prices damp down US inflation FT / Christopher Swann
Chicago
Fed Letter Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Old
conundrum, new twist CNN / Katie Benner
US
rate futures still see Fed hikes after CPI Reuters via Google News
MD:
Once burned, this pair is twice as shy Boston Herald / Scott Van
Voorhis
Commerce
Bancorp profit up 20 pct, adding branches Reuters / Jonathan Stempel
REIT
Reversal Forbes / Stephane Fitch
Canada:
Monetary Policy Report Update pdf Bank
of Canada
Opening
statement by David Dodge Bank of Canada
Bank
of Canada sees strong economy adjusting to C$ Reuters
Google
back above $300 Reuters via CNN
Equity-linked
CDs are tricky Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown
Report
warns of housing declines Chicago Tribune via South Florida Sun
Sentinel / John Handley
Consumer
Price Index U.S. Dept of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S.
Retail Sales Rose 1.7% in June; Up 0.7% Ex-Autos Bloomberg / Bob Willis
Unemployment
Insurance Weekly Claims Report U.S. Dept. of Labor
Advance Monthly Sales
for Retail and Food Services U.S. Census Bureau
Consumer
Inflation Absent Again in June AP via Newsday / Martin Crutsinger
How
Long Can Workers Tread Water? NY Times / Eduardo Porter
Dollar
drifts lower against euro AP via Philadelphia Inquirer
PA:
Pay hike should make '06 vote easy Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack
Markowitz
Countrywide
sees 2nd-qtr profit below estimates Reuters
Fifth
Third profit falls 7 pct, shares drop Reuters / Jonathan Stempel
Try
This Quiz on Supply-Side Economics Bloomberg / Gene Sperling
China
tilts to Russia to counter Uncle Sam Taipei Times / Wang Kun-yi
BondWorks
Institutional Advisors via Safehaven
/ Levente Mady
Peak Credit?
Institutional Advisors via Safehaven / Bob Hoye
Trade Deficit Puts Dollar Back
in The Spot Light Euro Pacific Capital via Safehaven / Peter Schiff
UK:
Job market figures point to rate cut Phillip Thornton
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07/15
TD
economist likes U.S. long term Globe and Mail / Angela Barnes
Legg
Mason's broker king key piece of deal with Citi Baltimore Sun / Bill
Atkinson
Trade
Group Targets Rating Agency Reform Bill Bondweek
Greenspan
to offer no hints on policy Reuters / Greg Robb
Harry
Potter and the Fed's Conundrum CNN / Allan Wastler
The Fed Needs To Do A Little More
Fiddling Business Week via MSNBC / James C. Cooper & Kathleen Madigan
MN:
Local hedge funds are getting clipped Minneapolis Star Tribune / Neal St.
Anthony
This Would Be A Very Painful Divorce
Business
Week via MSNBC / Aaron Bernstein
U.S.
10-Year Treasuries Fall, Head for Longest Slump Since 2004 Bloomberg / John Dooley
and Heather Burke
Job growth fails to explain
soaring home prices MSNBC / Martin Wolk
Real estate investment clubs
are thriving MSNBC / Roland Jones
NV:
SBA leader: Loans in 2005 likely to set a record for Nevada, U.S. Las Vegas Sun / Michelle Swafford
Age
and Education Effects on the Unemployment Rate Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
FedViews
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Bigger
pool of investors helps push oil higher AP via Houston Chronicle /
George Jahn
Most
Overpriced Places In The U.S. 2005 Forbes / Sara Clemence
Dollar
shakes off a five-day losing streak FT / Andrei Postelnicu and Steve
Johnson
Non-English
domain names likely delayed AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Anick
Jesdanun
GE
posts double-digit growth in all units AP via USA Today
Treasurys
lower in afternoon trade Marketwatch via 1st Headlines / Leslie Wines
Too
fast, too soft... investor beware CNN / Katie Benner
CO: Resort sales
set scorching '05 pace Denver Post / Margaret Jackson
A tale
of two search engines CNN / Paul R. La Monica
A Low Cost, No Frills
Weekend At Bernie’s NY Post / Richard Wilner
July
2005 : Empire State Manufacturing Survey Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Bush
Faces Hostile Lawmakers on Cafta in Carolinas Bloomberg / Mark Drajem
Peso
Nears Two-Year High Against Dollar LA Times / Marla Dickerson
Suit Bites Ron NY Post
/ Paul Tharp
Citigroup’s $50M ‘Fire’
Wall NY Post / Paul Tharp
Industrial
Production and Capacity Utilization Federal Reserve Board
Dollar
Rises Against Euro After Fed Manufacturing Index Climbs Bloomberg /
Joshua Krongold and Michael McDonald
U.S.
Economy Continues To Expand--For Now Forbes / Oxford Analytica
Producer
prices steady as NY factories up Reuters / Tim Ahmann
Business
Conditions -- Improving Trend? Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner
Inflation
Phobia Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach
Consumer
sentiment perks to one-year high Reuters
Treasuries
fall, industrial output beats forecasts Reuters
NY:
Holes in LI's housing bubble? Newsday / Tomoeh Murakami Tse
New
'Dutch disease' has lessons for U.S. housing Reuters / Niclas Mika
FL:
More home sellers going it alone Orlando Sentinel via South Florida Sun
Sentinel / Steve J. Collins
How
Ebbers Lucked Out With a 25-Year Sentence Bloomberg / Ann Woolner
Energy
and the Industrial Structure Morgan Stanley / Robert Feldman
MD:
State tax revenues outdo expectations Baltimore Sun / Andrew A. Green
UK:
Services and Manufacturing in the UK: A Two Speed Story Morgan Stanley
/ Vladimir Pillonca and David Miles
Hot Game in MuniLand --
Predicting Interest Rates Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Forbidden Fruit Der
Invest Informant via Safehaven / Randolph Buss
House not home:
Foreigners buy up American real estate Christian Science Monitor / Ron
Scherer
Up
Next for GM and Ford -- Buy One, Get One Free? Bloomberg / Doron Levin
Greenspan back
at Capitol Hill Minneapolis Star Tribune / John J. Oslund
A
Hands-Off Policy on Mortgage Loans NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews
Assessing the
Donaldson Era Tech Central Station / Peter J. Wallison
A Modern Robber
Baron? Tech Central Station / Edward Renehan
Big
Stocks Burdened by Problem That Won't Go Away Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Upbeat
Reports Send S.& P. to Highest Close in 4 Years NY Times / Jonathan
Fuerbringer
Bob
Geldof Should Be Looking Asia's Way, Too Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
UK:
How bad can it get? One forecaster thinks rates may fall to as low as 2 per
cent Independent / Jeremy Warner
Australia:
Oil price flows to economy Herald and Weekly Times / Scott Murdoch
ECB's
Answer to Rate-Cut Prayers Is a Loud `No' Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert
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