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08/01
Freddie
Mac exec to head SBA's financial programs Washington Business Journal /
Kent Hoover
Medicaid
insures historic number USA Today via Stateline.org / Dennis Cauchon
Putnam
to vote 'no' on Providian-WaMu Marketwatch /
Kathie O’Donnell
Amex
grapples with setback Marketwatch / John Spence
Range
of job cuts hits home Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
GM
discount ends; Ford's keeps going AP via Dallas Morning News
TX:
More cautious with the hammer Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Andrea Jares
Mexico's
Borrowing Costs May Fall to 16-Month Low Bloomberg / Adriana Arai
Greenspan’s
Watershed Pimco / Paul McCulley
Chinese
Anticipations Pimco / Mohamed A. El-Erian
Volume
Keeps Climbing Bond Buyer / Robert Whalen
Slicing the Pizza in
Perfect Capital Markets Tech Central Station / Arnold Kling
A
cautionary tale and a 'classic script' Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow
Corporate
Spending Looks Strong Smartmoney.com / Monica Rivituso
Why
give it to the children? Marketwatch / Marshall Loeb
Gold
marks four-session climb on dollar weakness AFX via Forbes
Monday's
commodities roundup AP via Beaufort Gazette
Trading
with the Enemy: An American Tradition Ludwig von Mises Institute /
Murray N. Rothbard
Investors
fail to claim money Bloomberg via Morning Call
Putnam tries to put
its house in order Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Your
appraiser may need a reappraisal Money Magazine via CNN / Gerri Willis
World
forex reserves and U.S. deficits Reuters
Emerging
debt spreads touch record levels Reuters / Manuela Badawy
U.S.
mortgage rates rise Monday – BestInfo Reuters
Taiwan:
Fear the falling trade surplus Taipei Times
Interest
rates rise in Treasury auction AP via NJ Post
Spitzer
Slapped Moody's with Subpoenas CFO.com / Stephen Taub
Hedge
fund inflows drop sharply in 2Q CNN
Monday's
World Gold Prices AP vi NJ Post
Oil
hits record as Saudi king dies Reuters / Timothy Gardner
New
king savvy leader of Saudi oil Reuters / Peg Mackey
A
Corruption-Free Recipe for Asian Success Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
Greenspan
Housing View Seen Hazardous by Wall Street Economists Bloomberg /
Andrew Ward and Alison Fitzgerald
Texas Hold 'Em or Know When to Fold Them? Kirby Analytics via
Safehaven / Rob Kirby
Father
and son rally to deny Murdoch family split Australian via Google News /
Jane Schulze
Easy loans now mean
a hard landing later MSNBC via Fiend’s
SuperBear Page / Bill Fleckenstein
Brokers
Shifting 'Sweep' Money LA Times / Walter Hamilton
Global
consumer trade boosts HSBC BBC News
Of
oil and bonds and bulls and bears CNN / Kathleen Hays
Ten
Banks That Are Sitting Ducks Forbes / Bernard Condon
Dollar
falls on gloomy outlook FT / Steve Johnson
GE Turns Green
Forbes / Daniel Fisher
Toward
A Free Press Forbes / Zachary M. Seward
Procter
& Gamble Net Rises 9% on Health, China Sales Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra
It's
time to stand up to Comcast Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Gelles
European
Economies: Manufacturing Grows on Euro Drop Bloomberg
ECB
Rate Cut May Hurt More Than Help, Economists Say Bloomberg / Brian Swint
Oil
passes $61 a barrel on Saudi king's death AP via USA Today / Gilliam
Wong
Review
and Preview Morgan Stanley / Richard Ted Wieseman
and David Greenlaw
U.S.
Treasuries Extend Losses After ISM Index for July Rises Bloomberg /
Mark Tannenbaum
U.S.
agency 2005 note sales calendar Reuters
L-3
Leads Convertible Bond Sales as Stocks Surge Bloomberg
Is
the Coming Growth Rebound Sustainable? Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner
U.S.
Factory Index Rises to 56.6, Highest of Year Bloomberg / Joe Richter
Construction
spending dips by 0.3 percent AP via Chicago Sun Times / Jeannine Aversa
How
President Bush's Social Security Reform Died Bloomberg / Kevin Hassett
Mexico
economy grew about 4 pct in second quarter Reuters
Gold Standard? Not
Even An Iron Pyrite Standard! Lew Rockwell / Gary North
Oil
flirting with $61 on refinery woes Reuters
Volatility
in GDP Growth Gets Outsourced Abroad Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
U.S.
ISM Factory Index Probably Rose to 54.5 in July: BN Survey Bloomberg /
Joe Richter
Mart’s Having a Heat Wave
NY Post / Paul Tharp
Faster Ad Slowdown Seen
NY Post / Paul Tharp
ABN
Amro Quarterly Net Rises 11% on Trading Revenue
Bloomberg / Joana Quintanilha
No
time for 'market-neutral' strategy, fund manager says Marketwatch /
Jonathan Burton
Japan
Imposes 15 Pct. Levies on U.S. Steel Newsday
Retail
therapy saves US economy The Australian / Katharine Murphy
Murdoch
dynasty 'will end' Guardian / Richard Wray
UK: A
difficult drive through the mist Guardian / Ashley Seager
UK:
America and Britain: united by debt but divided by economic performance -
so far Independent / Stephen King
The price level —
myth or reality Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
US deficits and
government spending — more fallacies Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
The greatest
generation shares the wealth Christian Science Monitor / Marilyn
Gardner
Economy shows
some verve Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer
Why green
eyeshades are now 'in' Christian Science Monitor / G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Treasuries
May Extend Longest Slide of Year as Economy Expands Bloomberg / Al Yoon
Asia
on Hot Seat as Hot Money Rushes Its Way Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
Yen
May Advance on Japan's Economic Outlook, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Jake
Lee
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08/02
Held
to account Marketwatch / Thomas Kostigen
Pegged
Down Daily Standard / Irwin Stelzer
Coming
soon to a town near you US News / Megan Barnett
Drowning
in Debt? US News / Paul J. Lim
A
sinking feeling on savings Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Our
homes are piggy banks Marketwatch / Rex Nutting
What Housing Bubble? Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis via Safehaven /
Mike Shedlock
FL:
Home costs worry employers Bradenton Herald / Dana Sanchez
Dallas
Fed releases new inflation gauge Dallas Morning News / Angela Shah
No
Stopping the Nasdaq Smartmoney.com / Igor Greenwald
When
Dad Is Also the Boss Slate / Daniel Gross
Just
in time, the return of the 30-year bond Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kellner
Tuesday's
Commodities Roundup AP via NJ Post
UK: Spread
betting is worth the risk for clued-up traders Evening News – Scotsman
/ Steven Alexander
Former
Prudential broker charged AP via NJ Post
CIBC
to pay $2.4B in Enron class action San Jose Business Journal
Finucane's star rises at BofA Boston Herald / Jay
Fitzgerald
The
Yuan Grows Up Business Week via MSNBC / Brian Bremner,
Chester Dawson, Assif Shameen and Moon Ihlwan
Korea:
BOK May Raise Call Rate Target Korea Times / Kim Yon-se
The
zero-savings problem CNN / Chris Isidore
Bicycles
selling like hotcakes in U.S. stores Reuters / Rasha
Elass
Auto
industry U.S. July results by auto groups Reuters
Treasuries
slip as long-run inflation sneaks up Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
Cash-out
refis soar CNN / Les Christie
Factories
Hum; We All Work for GM Now Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Chinese
techs: Still the yuan? CNN / Paul R. La Monica
CA: The San Diego Zoo
Tech Central Station / Michael M. Rosen
Bush
signs trade bill, but bruising battle casts doubt on future pacts AP
via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Tom Raum
Bogus
fears send the Chinese packing The Economist
Yes to Growth; No to
Kyoto Tech Central Station / Alan Oxley
Washington
Politics Shock Chinese Forbes / Paul Maidment
China:
The Slowdown Has Begun Morgan Stanley / Andy Xie
Chile:
Red Hot for Now Morgan Stanley / Luis Arcentales
and Gordian Kemen
CA:
Buyers doubling down Orange Couny Register /
Jonathan Lansner
Bond
prices are lower at midday AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer
CFO Blog: Ron's Rant
CFO.com / Posted by: Tim Reason
Bush
signs CAFTA into law AP via Baltimore Sun / Jim Abrams
Airline
Bankruptcy Filings May Be Soon LA Times / Keith L Alexander
United
delays bankruptcy plan Rocky Mountain News / Chris Walsh
Oil
Prices Slip After Hitting Record Highs AP via Orlando Sentinel / Edith Balazs
Layoffs Will Slam Marts
NY Post / John Crudele
Consumers
return to their free-spending ways AP via Houston Chronicle
Kissing’s Out at Morgan
Stanley NY Post / Roddy Boyd
Purcell’s Fall NY Post
/ Paul Tharp
Carb Supporters Rejoice as Atkins Goes Belly Up LA
Times / Jerry Hirsch
China
sees 2005 crude oil demand up 6 pct Reuters
Consumer
spending strong on auto sales Reuters / Tim Ahmann
U.S.
chain store sales rise in the latest week AP via San Diego Union Tribune
Greenspan's
Transparency Cuts Bond Volatility to Seven-Year Low Bloomberg / Ann Saphir
U.S.
May Lock in Low Borrowing Costs by Reviving 30-Year Bond Bloomberg /
Alison Fitzgerald
CNOOC
likely to withdraw bid for Unocal FT / Joe Leahy and Francesco Guerrera
Its
Stock Up, Sears Searches for Recovery NY Times / Riva D. Atlas
Manufacturers
Rev Up; We're All GM Employees Now Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
The
Stock-Market Surprise That Nobody Talks About Bloomberg / Chet Currier
CGM
Focus Fund and Nine More Qualify as Masters Bloomberg / John Dorfman
U.S.
June Personal Spending Probably Rose 0.8%, Survey Says Bloomberg /
Carlos Torres
U.S.
Notes May Fall on Expectations Spending, Incomes Increased Bloomberg / Shamim Adam
Germany:
Bribes, corrupt chiefs and paid-for sex ... corporate Germany is in crisis
Guardian / David Gow
China's
textile trade shrugs off quotas IHT / Chris Buckley
Yen
Rises on Speculation Overseas Investors to Buy More Stocks Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto
Cap state
spending: the next new wave? Christian Science Monitor / Daniel B. Wood
Housing-Market
Bubbles Don't Deflate, They Burst Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert
UK:
How rise in debt became a two-edged sword for economy Independent /
Philip Thornton
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08/03
Feds
acknowledging our lack of maturity Dallas Morning News / Danielle
DiMartino
Murdoch
could get $25 million bonus Marketwatch
Prudential
second-quarter profit rises AP via NJ Post
We
need a complete overhaul of the tax code National Review / Bruce
Bartlett
IMF
cuts eurozone growth forecast BBC News
Saving
grace Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert
Fed sees bond market
diluting interest-rate boosts Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post
Gazette / Greg Ip
Personal
Income in the Texas Recession Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Is
a Mortgage Bubble A Cause for Concern? Real Estate Journal via
Marketwatch / Jesse Eisinger
CA:
Homebuyers face growing affordability gap San Jose Business Journal
Way, Way Beyond Kyoto
Tech Central Station / James K. Glassman
Germany:
Hard Politics, Soft Money Business Week via MSNBC
U.S.
sees big summer spenders Washington Times / Patrice Hill
Market
welcomes US long-bond move FT / Jennifer Hughes, Gillian Tett and David Turner
The
30-year returns: 5 things to watch CNN / Shaheen
Pasha
30-Year
Treasury Bond Q&A AP via St. Louis Post Dispatch / Eileen
Alt Powell
NYSE
seat sells for record $3 million Reuters via CNN
Oil rig
rental rates punch skyward Houston Chronicle / Adeel
Iqbal
Sale of
Detroit newspapers reported AP via Houston Chronicle
Bush
Administration Seeks Settlement in KPMG Tax Case Bloomberg / Robert
Schmidt
Treasurys gain on auction details, data Marketwatch
/ Rachel Koning
U.S.
Treasury to Revive 30-Year Bond in 1st Qtr 2006 Bloomberg / Andrew Ward
and Alison Fitzgerald
US
revives 30-year bond, sees better budget outlook Reuters
Dark
side of subprime loans Boston Globe /
Kimberly Blanton
Wednesday's
Metal Prices AP via NJ Post
Wednesday
World Gold Prices AP via NJ Post
Soybeans,
grains advance AP via NJ Post
Crude drops on
inventory report CNN
US
mortgage applications fall as rates climb – MBA Reuters
Rupert
Murdoch returning to run NY Post Reuters via CNN and 1st Headlines
Time
Warner to Pay $2.4 Billion to Settle AOL Suits Bloomberg / Cecile Daurat
Students
Paying Higher Loan Rates AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel
Savings
Rate Falls to Almost Zero LA Times / Joel Havemann
ECB
unlikely to mollify its critics AP via NJ Post / Matt Moore
Treasury
brings back 30-year bond sales Reuters
Report to The
Secretary of The Treasury from The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of
The Bond Market Association US Treasury
Minutes Of The
Meeting Of The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of The Bond Market
Association US Treasury
Statement from The Bond
Market Association on Treasury's Reintroduction of the 30-Year Treasury
Bond Bond Market Association
U.S.
ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Fell to 60.5 in July Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman
July
job cuts down 7% to 102,971 Marketwatch / Rex Nutting
July Non-Manufacturing
ISM Report On Business Institute for Supply Management
Adidas
to buy Reebok for $3.8 bln Reuters / Ulf Laessing
Earnings
Surprises Mask Negative Growth CFO.com / Stephen Taub
Dollar
slumps to two-month low vs euro FT / Steve
Johnson
Yuan
may not be so lucrative for hedge funds Reuters / Pratima
Desai
Fund
Managers Raising the Ante in Philanthropy NY Times / Jenny Anderson
MD:
'Jobs Scam' is grim tale of states' hunger for business Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock
A
Furor Was Built on Many Grudges NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews
Maybe
It Ain't Deja vu All
Over Again, Yogi Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
U.S.
July ISM Services Index Probably Fell, BN Survey Says Bloomberg /
Courtney Schlisserman
Americans dream
of ever-grander homes Christian Science Monitor / Clayton Collins
General
Motors Sticker Prices Won't Fool Buyers Bloomberg / Doron
Levin
Former
KPMG Partners May Be Charged Washington Post / Carrie Johnson
New
Jersey Sale of Turnpike, Parkway Not Unthinkable Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Russia: A
New Oil Major From Nowhere Moscow Times / Greg Walters
Russia:
July Oil Output Hits Post-Soviet High Reuters via Moscow Times / Dmitry Zhdannikov
New Debutante at
the Ball: Does Yuan Revaluation Mark Formal Coming-Out of Asian Consumer?
KWR International / Keith W. Rabin
Medicaid's
Costs Soaring Newsmax / Jim Meyers
UK:
Bank must 'get off the fence' and cut rates, says CBI Independent /
Philip Thornton
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