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09/16

Gross: Short-term rates near peak Marketwatch / Jonathan Burton

FOMC meeting: Too close to call Marketwatch / Greg Robb

Can mega-mergers fix America's broke airline industry? Marketwatch / Jim Jelter

TX: Area housing market feeling storm's effects Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown

A New Fund With Old Principles NY Sun / Dan Dorfman

Germany: Will 'locusts' trigger a German recovery? BBC News / Jorn Madslien

Crazy loans: Is this how the boom ends? CNN / Cybele Weisser

Lifting the Lid: Blaming it all on Katrina Reuters / Anupama Chandrasekaran

Scrooge-like spending predicted San Diego Union Tribune / Frank Green

Foreign investors in swoon over new Japan Reuters / Jeremy Gaunt

Gold: the next big thing? CNN / Katie Benner

Colombia Unexpectedly Cuts Overnight Lending Rate Bloomberg / Helen Murphy and Andrea Jaramillo

Gold smoke, economic fire? CNN / Katie Benner

Corporate Bonds: Are Investors Getting Paid for the Risk? Pimco / Charles Wyman

Business Trends and Management Challenges for the Banking Industry Federal Reserve Board / Mark Olson

Fed's Olson Urges Care With `Novel' Home Mortgages Bloomberg / Scott Lanman

SC: Real estate jobs luring thousands The State / Delawese Fulton

Statement Regarding Meeting on Credit Derivatives Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Why Has Output Become Less Volatile? Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

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Bush drafts new immigration reform plan FT / Edward Alden

Rebuilding the Gulf, but at what cost? CNN / Paul R. La Monica

Gold hits 17-year high amid inflation concerns FT / Kevin Morrison

Most Expensive Rental Markets In America 2005 Forbes / Sara Clemence

TX: Foreclosures spike in Collin, Rockwall Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown

FL: Condo flippers walk a lucrative tightrope amid predictions of downturn South Florida Sun Sentinel / Alexandra Navarro Clifton

Home equity borrowing losing some of its luster Rocky Mountain News / Aleksandrs Rozens

Mortgage rates up slightly before Fed Board meets AP via Detroit Free Press / Martin Crutsinger

U.S. Treasuries Fall on Outlook for Faster Inflation, Deficit Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton

Financing US Imbalances: A Bumpier Road Ahead Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner

Asymmetrical Risks of Global Rebalancing Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach

Consumer sentiment plummets in September Reuters

Current account gap shrinks Reuters / Alister Bull

Seeking a cure for the hurricane hangover The Economist

Auto limbo: Price bar lowered Wall Street Journal via Denver Post / Jennifer Saranow

USD to Remain Supported for the Rest of 2005 Morgan Stanley / Stephen L Jen

USD: Is Reserve Diversification Negative for the Dollar? Morgan Stanley / Stephen L Jen

German election nerves drive euro lower FT / Chris Flood

Playing hardball on softwood Dallas Morning News / Jim Landers

Fight 'gouging'? Don't go there Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

MD: Jobless rate lowest since 2001 in state Boston Globe / Robert Gavin

Copper Heads for a 2nd Weekly Drop in London as Stockpiles Rise Bloomberg / Simon Casey

Friday Gold Coin Prices AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer

Crude Oil Falls as Fuel Price Hikes Slow Global Demand Growth Bloomberg / Mark Shenk

Ex-brokerage execs indicted Newsday / Susan Harrigan

Taiwan: CBC Cautiously Raises Rates Again Morgan Stanley / Denise Yam

German unemployment weighs on voters BBC News / Tim Weber

Chinese economy continues to boom BBC News / Quentin Sommerville

China set to become world’s biggest exporter by 2010 FT / Richard McGregor

Japan: Euphoria in Tokyo Morgan Stanley / Andy Xie

Fannie Mae Dissolving Grass-Roots Lobbying Network Washington Post / Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Annys Shin

Invasion of the Reluctant Renters NY Times / Eric Dash and David Leonhardt

ARMs' Against a Sea of Troubles Best Minds via Safehaven

Winter heating prices scare states Stateline.org / Eric Kelderman

Storm Might Be a Factor as Fed Ponders a Rate Rise NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews

Time for the Great Debate on Katrina Bond Bailout Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Trying to Put Some Reins on Derivatives NY Times / Riva D. Atlas

SC: County home sales shoot up in August Island Packet / Peter Hull

Bush's buffeted leadership Christian Science Monitor / Linda Feldman

Thoughts on Savings - Part 2 Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis via Safehaven / Mike Shedlock

Textiles ask U.S. to keep quotas Bloomberg via Winston Salem Journal News

Less than Zero M2 via Safehaven / John Mackenzie

Oil May Rise on Slow Hurricane Repairs, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Mark Shenk

Energy costs are biggest US economy threat—survey Reuters

UK: Rate cut expected as cricket love affair and terrorism fears prolong decline Guardian / Larry Elliott

Dollar Set for Winning Week; U.S. Bond Yields Attract Investors Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto

Derivatives traders agree to ‘concrete steps’ $ FT / Jennifer Hughes and Gillian Tett

NV: Damn the Bubble, Let's Build a City! Forbes / Dorothy Pomerantz

Morgan Stanley Names Petitgas, Schuettler European Bank Heads Bloomberg / Gregory Cresci

OPEC May Raise Output as Oil, Gasoline Trade Near Records Bloomberg / Stephen Voss and James Cordahi

Japan's Recovery Looking Better to Europeans Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

09/17

The Coming Category 5 Financial Hurricane Lew Rockwell / Dr. Ron Paul

Law students at free clinics help investors fight for money they entrusted to brokers and lost Newsday via Hartford Courant / Susan Harrigan

FL: Florida unemployment rates hit historical lows Miami Herald / Jim Wyss

Dwindling supermarkets draw concern AP via Houston Chronicle / Joann Loviglio

Wall St Week Ahead - Eyes on Fed meeting Reuters / Caroline Valetkevitch

The highs! The lows! You're buying a house Philadelphia Inquirer via Houston Chronicle / Alan J. Heavens

CO: Airlines' bankruptcies leave smaller firms out on a limb Denver Post / Kelly Yamanouchi

CA: Fading out San Diego Union Tribune / Frank Green

When inflation rears, a haven is found in gold Australian

Taking a shine to the fund-amentals Australian / Anna Fenech

OPEC says hands are tied AP via Raleigh News and Observer

A Bright Spot in Germany's Economy Seems to Be Fading NY Times / Floyd Norris

Rice: Lower trade barriers Marketwatch / Robert Schroeder

McDonald's hits 52-week high Chicago Tribune

T-Mobile won't be put up for sale AP via Seattle Times

Overseas markets are on a roll these days AP via Myrtle Beach Sun / Ellen Simon

Dollar Has Weekly Gain After Reports Suggest Faster Inflation Bloomberg / Michael McDonald

Clues to a Hedge Fund's Collapse NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

Pentagon May Slash Boeing Contract LA Times / Peter Pae

Gulf Coast rebuilding may top $200 billion LA Times via Baltimore Sun / Emma Vaughn and Johanna Neuman

The envy of Europe IHT / Thomas Fuller and Ivar Ekman

Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. Say OPEC Should Increase Production Bloomberg / Stephen Voss and James Cordahi

Fed's dilemma after disaster Mercury News / Kevin G. Hall

Storm decimated shrimp fleet, oyster beds Clarion Ledger / Ana Radelat

 

09/18

Mexico considers extending debt curve with 30-year bond AP via Houston Chronicle / Tom Barkley

Get ready to pay more for plastic products Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Rick Barrett

A steely outlook for metal products Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Rick Barrett

World-first for 50-year bond linked to inflation FT / Joanna Chung

Disaster planning straps hospitals Marketwatch / Kristen Gerencher

UK: Rate cuts predicted if growth in UK falls short FT / Chris Giles and Scheherazade Daneshkhu

UK: How to stop stagflation Scotsman / Allister Heath

The game of life expectancy Marketwatch / Andrea Coombes

The Disaster Behind the Disaster: Poverty NY Times / Daniel Altman

Greenspan must be sensitive to growth uncertainty $ FT / Stephen Cecchetti

How Much Do You Make? (Breaking Down The Hourly Wage) Wall Street Journal via Myrtle Beach Sun / Jessica E. Vascellaro

A savvy consumer? Pass this test on rising rates Allentown Morning Call / Gregory Karp

Desperate evacuees turn to credit cards AP via Indianapolis Star / David Koenig

TN: Fuel costs chomp into bottom line Tennessean / Getahn Ward

MD: Finding work away from assembly line Baltimore Sun / Stacey Hirsh

NY: With Nod To Katrina, Local Charities Remind, “We’re Still Here!” NY Post / Richard Wilner

IL: My condo town Chicago Tribune / John Handley

US dollar trades higher on inflows data; euro rises AFP via Taipei Times

President sounds the death knell for small government St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus

There’s $ To Be Made From Airline Turbulence NY Post / Terry Kennan

OPEC May Offer Every Barrel of Oil Members Can Pump Bloomberg / Stephen Voss and James Cordahi

OPEC hesitates over more oil Reuters / Janet McBride and Barbara Lewis

When it's time for fund owners to call it quits Boston Herald / Rick Shaffer

Ediie’s Money NY Post / Catherine Curan

ISO: An Adviser To Trust Washington Post / Dean Starkman

Taiwan: Foreign investors appear muddled Taipei Times / Huang Tien-lin

Obsolete luxury liners set sail Miami Herald

UK: With 1.7 billion people after our jobs, the cost of oil is the last thing we should worry about Independent / Hamish McRae

UK: Chancellor is looking down a barrel as growth hopes take a knock Independent / Ben Schneiders

If Fed raises interest rates this week, blame Bush Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

A cliffhanger for the Street? CNN / Alexandra Twin

Decline in index a message to Fed Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak

Fed seen raising rates despite Katrina Reuters / Glenn Somerville

Don't believe doomsday forecasts Denver Post / Al Lewis

The oro years LA Times / Walter Russell Mead

Katrina impact reaches deep into area economy Arizona Republic / Russ Wiles

Housing Holding Up Even as Growth Slows: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Cheap Loans Are Under Fire LA Times / Tom Petruno

CA: Average mortgage rates and indexes LA Times

Mortgage rates in black and white Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown

Searching for value Journal News / Jay Loomis

What zooms up, comes down slowly Baltimore Sun / Paul Adams

Even the rich face financial issues from time to time Baltimore Sun / Eileen Ambrose

Out of bankruptcy, out of trouble? Charlotte Observer / Tony Mecia

Judges don't make laws, Congress does that Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

LA: Bourbon Street's neon powers up Marketwatch via 1st Headlines / August Cole

AZ: In Phoenix, old ways of doing business pose new risks Arizona Republic / Jon Talton

PA: A $4 billion growth spurt Philadelphia Inquirer / Josh Goldstein

MD: A famous son of Baltimore re-emerges Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

Pop Goes the Bubble? Maybe It's Time to Cheer NY Times / Daniel Akst

Don't Jump to Conclusions (Especially After Hurricanes) US News via NY Times / Paul J. Lim

Face It, You're Spending, Not Investing Wall Street Journal / Jonathan Clements

Important economic indicators Boston Herald / Gail Liberman & Alan Lavine

Investors have tough time parting with bad funds Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Len Boselovic

A Fib Here, a Scandal There NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

It's Fourth and Long for Stocks Wall Street Journal / Craig Karmin

Whoops! There Goes Another Pension Plan NY Times / Mary Williams Walsh

UK: Pouring oil on a troubled Chancellor Guardian – Observer / William Keegan

UK: Soaring oil costs will hit UK's growth Guardian – Observer / Heather Stewart

Rising Japan follows its leader Guardian – Observer / Heather Stewart

 

09/19

NM: Treasurers in Extortion Rap Bond Buyer / Jim Watts

Why the Fed shouldn't raise rates Marketwatch / Peter Morici

US economy, stock market mania and economic ghosts Brookes News / Gerard Jackson

Debt, deflation and the US economy Brookes News / Frank Shostak

FL: Home price spike expected Ft. Meyers News – Press / Paul Fleming

Fund reform hits the courts Marketwatch / Paul B. Farrell

Loonie hits 13-year high Globe and Mail / Tavia Grant

German asset managers still bullish despite vote Investment and Pensions Europe

Can Government Build Cities? Ludwig von Mises Institute / Clifford F. Thies

Don't Worry About Post-Greenspan Era Wall Street Journal via Marketwatch / Greg Ip

Fed May Raise Rate At Meeting NY Sun / Dan Dorfman

Fed's rate decision takes on added importance AP via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Christopher Wang

What the Fed is considering Washington Post / Victoria Thieberger

U.S. Fed seen likely to raise interest rate Globe and Mail / Haris Anwar

Financial planners' plans for you Marketwatch / Thomas Kostigen

Soft landing or crash? Marketwatch / John Spence

Climbing a wall of hope Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

MS: Wages for day laborers rise along Gulf Coast in Katrina's wake Knight Ridder / Scott Cannon

Paul McCartney? Is That You? Slate / Seth Stevenson

Monday's World Gold Prices AP via NJ Post

What the Fed should do next Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Will Fed finally cut rates some slack? AP via Chicago Sun Times / Jeannine Aversa

What's next for housing: A national wrap-up Cincinnati Business Journal / Kent Bernhard Jr.

N.Y. Times exacts online fee for its star columnists Chicago Tribune / Steve Johnson

Rising cost of debt much more dangerous Chicago Sun Times / Terry Savage

States put Katrina evacuees to work AP via MSNBC

MI: Know who pays brokers Detroit Free Press / Susan Tompor

Bush's Speech on Hurricane Recovery Fails to Halt Slide in Poll Bloomberg / Holly Rosenkrantz

'Whatever It Costs' Washington Post via Real Clear Politics / Sebastian Mallaby

NY: In raising pay, counties find critics of 'living wages' Journal News / David Schepp

TX: Hurricane's effects may boost Texas Dallas Morning News / Angela Shah

Real estate: When booms go bust... CNN / Les Christie

US homes not overvalued, bubble unlikely-economists Reuters / Mark Felsenthal

Rita fuels energy spike CNN

US Treasuries up; keep one eye on crude, one on Fed Reuters / Ros Krasny

Eurozone bond yields fall on German reform fears FT / Joanna Chung and Kevin Allison

Is OPEC becoming irrelevant? CNN / Chris Isidore

The global change in economic power BBC News / Peter Day

New Challenges for the Fed Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner

Review and Preview Morgan Stanley / Ted Wieseman

UK: Risk and Asset Prices: Part I Morgan Stanley / David Miles, Vladimir Pillonca and Melanie Baker

Timing the Rebalancing Call Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach

FL: Renters will feel squeeze as tight market gets tighter South Florida Sun Sentinel / Jack Snyder

Wealthy investors putting more into mutual funds Dow Jones via South Florida Sun Sentinel

TX: Poll shows concern on economy for Texans Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Jim Fuquay

Brazil Economists Raise GDP Growth Forecast to 3.26 Percent Bloomberg / Carlos Caminada

Fed Will Raise Rates and Indicate More to Come Bloomberg / John M. Berry

Seeding The Hedge Fund Universe Forbes / Liz Moyer

Goldman Sachs May Post Record Third-Quarter Profit Bloomberg / Adrian Cox

Scary movie: Blockbuster CEO frets Reuters via CNN

Political factor in Opec deliberations BBC News / Andrew Walker

Crude Oil, Gasoline Jump With Storm Headed for Gulf of Mexico Bloomberg / Alejandro Barbajosa

China metals banquet attracts unexpected guests Reuters / Robin Paxton

Germany: A surprise that leaves Germany in limbo The Economist

Will Katrina Impoverish the Nation? Tech Central Station / Duane D. Freese

Bell Bottom Blues Tech Central Station / Nick Schulz

Dealers Try to Keep Up With the Joneses Washington Post / Margaret Webb Pressler and Anjali Athavaley

Fathoming the Fed's Next Moves Business Week via Google News

OPEC Shows Willingness to Increase Daily Oil Quota by 500,000 Barrels NY Times / Jad Mouawad

Oil investment too low to reduce prices $ FT / Carola Hoyos and Javier Blas

Germans Opt for Worst Possible Election Result Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

German Chancellor must push for reform to sustain export-led recovery Independent / Stephen King

Why interest rates may rise again - despite Katrina Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

For investors with a conscience, options grow Christian Science Monitor / G. Jeffrey MacDonald

China's Bonding Experience Gains Some Speed Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

U.S. Bond Dealers Cut 10-Year Yield Forecast, Disagree on Fed Bloomberg / Mark Tannenbaum

Euro Drops as Merkel and Schroeder Both Claim Election Victory Bloomberg / Rodrigo Davies

Dollar May Gain for Third Week on Fed Rate Outlook Bloomberg / Rodrigo Davies

N.Z. Dollar Falls as Poll Raises Risk of Unstable Government Bloomberg / Tracy Withers

09/20

Dollar little changed in Asian trading AP via NJ Post

Where is the Wealth of Nations? Tech Central Station / Tim Worstall