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Era of low rates around the world may be soon be over Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Greg Ip, Sebastian Moffett and Jon E. Hilsenrath

Odds favor reinvesting dividends Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns

A day off? why not? Raleigh News and Observer / Karin Rives

Does This Law Degree Make My Resume Look Fat? Real Clear Politics / Ann Coulter

White House: Miers won't withdraw CNN via Real Clear Politics

New Japan Is Rising Tech Central Station / Rowan Callick

Europe's Free Market Nexus Tech Central Station / Ugnius Trumpa

Big Oil's big surprise: not so big profits Reuters / Deepa Babington

Oil slides more than $1 CNN

Gas prices keep coming down CNN

Storms take U.S. oil production to lowest since WWII Reuters via Houston Chronicle

Global bond prices slide as inflation fears grow FT / Richard Beales, Joanna Chung and David Turner

A hard act to follow The Economist

Fed takes steps to curb inflation-Hoenig Reuters / Alister Bull

Favorites pull ahead in Fed derby CNN / Chris Isidore

The enemy of my enemy... $ The Economist

Now for the reckoning The Economist

America's ague The Economist

Rates on 30-year mortgages top 6% AP via USA Today

CA: O.C. mortgage rates up Orange County Register

China and US fail to strike textile deal FT / Richard McGregor

Germany: A difficult pairing, an uncertain outcome The Economist

Asia: In search of elusive domestic demand The Economist

Bush's ratings sink amid public pessimism Reuters / John Whitesides

Just good friends The Economist

FL: Citizens - the hurricane insurer of last resort - to consider 80 percent rate hike AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel

NY: Ground Zero Progress No Longer Has Majority Support Bloomberg / Todd Zeranski

Chicago Fed Letter Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

The Vampire Economy: Italy, Germany, and the US Ludwig von Mises Institute / Jeffrey Herbener

Eurozone growing again after dip BBC News

Defending your home's deduction Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown

Mortgage deduction on block? San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender

What to do with that pile of cash? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

'05 crops forecast as 2nd-best all-time Chicago Tribune / Greg Burns

Merrill changes bond indices, effective Dec 31 Reuters

U.S. Treasuries Fall for 3rd Straight Day on Inflation Concern Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton

Trade deficit widens in Aug to $59 bln Reuters / Doug Palmer

U.S. Sept. Import Prices Rise 2.3% as Oil, Gas Soar Bloomberg / Bob Willis

Job Losses From Storms Jump to 438,000 AP via Newsday / Martin Crutsinger

New Jersey Farmers, Strapped for Cash, Make Hay With Corn Mazes Bloomberg / Andrew Pratt

WI: Agency forecasts jump of 61% in heating bills Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Thomas Content

Dollar is stronger versus rivals AP via NJ Post

Russia: Oil Wealth Trickling Down to the Poorest Moscow Times / Anna Smolchenko

U.S. Investment Income Close to `Tipping Point' Bloomberg / John M. Berry

Brazilian Bonds May Gain After Moody's Raises Credit Rating Bloomberg / Guillermo Parra-Bernal

U.S. Trade Deficit Probably Widened in August, BN Survey Says Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Can The U.S. Return To A Gold Standard Safehaven / Douglas V. Gnazzo

Inflation surge: Here to stay? Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer

Japan's Bonds Drop After Fukui Says Rates to Rise `Eventually' Bloomberg / Issei Morita

Freddie Mac Tours Asia to Promote New Type of Mortgage Bonds Bloomberg / Al Yoon and Chris Cooper

Hedge Funds May Be Worth Less Than You Think Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

Prospering on Periphery of the Real Estate Boom NY Times / Anne Field

Big Hitters Said to Want Piece of AOL NY Times / Saul Hansell

Yen Slides After Report Shows Current Account Surplus Narrowed Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto and Yumi Kuramitsu

UK: OECD joins critics of Brown's optimistic budget arithmetic Guardian / Larry Elliott and Tania Branigan

UK: Why King is wrong to be hawkish on interest rates Independent / Hamish McRae

EU: China is targeting hi-tech jobs, EU warns Guardian / David Gow

Oil Spreads Wealth in Russia, and Russians Are Spending It on Foreign Cars NY Times / Andrew Kramer and James Brooke

Trade Talks Are Hung Up on Subsidies to Farmers NY Times / Tom Wright

10/14

The Fed's Monetary Policy Rule Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis / William Poole

Fed official: Greenspan legacy fragile Marketwatch / Gregg Robb

Banks May Soon Pay More for Deposit Insurance, Powell Says Higher BIF assessment rates could take effect next year FDIC

The Rise and Spread of State R&D Tax Credits Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Deflation Alert Ashton Analytics via Safehaven / Michael Ashton

Expansion, Year Five National Review / Greg Kaza

Social Security checks to increase 4.1% Cox News via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Larry Lipman

Street casts watchful eye on IBM CNN / Amanda Cantrell

Delaware OKs Bank of America-MBNA Merger AP via Newsday

Hurricanes hit economy on several fronts AP via Houston Chronicle

Budget gap narrows to $318.62 billion Reuters

Pimco economist to run Harvard’s $25bn fund $ FT / Paul Sullivan

Pimco Taps Gomez to Take Over Emerging-Market Funds Bloomberg / Andrew J. Barden

Treasurys close lower on rates gloom Marketwatch / Ciara Linnane

10-year Treasury yield hits 6-month high CNN

Bonds suffers as risk aversion climbs FT / Joanna Chung and Paul J. Davies

Bill Gross advice available via podcast CNN

Friday's Commodities Roundup AP via Bradenton Journal

Gold prices begin to move in step with oil FT / Kevin Morrison

Many chasing housing deals for investment AP via Bradenton Journal / Alex Veiga

Credit card firms eye bankruptcy changes Marketwatch / Steve Gelsi

Citigroup's Prince Sees 50% of Business Outside U.S. Bloomberg / Gautam Chakravorthy and Subramaniam Sharma

Borrowing falls as interest rates rise Wall Street Journal via Contra Costa Times / Ruth Simon

Ex-Merrill Trader Gets 42 Months for Stealing $43 Mln Bloomberg / David Glovin

Searching for greatness CNN / Paul R. La Monica

Retailers wonder if holidays to be merry Reuters / Anupama Chandrasekaran

Has the Housing Boom Increased Mortgage Risk? Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Making Sense of Elevated Housing Prices Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Financial Crises: Still a Mystery Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Mexican GDP Falls but No One Notices Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Bond prices lower at midday AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram

U.S. inflation at 25-year high Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

Google's apples vs. analysts' oranges Marketwatch / Bambi Francisco

GE's 3Q Profit Up Despite Storm Losses AP via Newsday / John Christoffersen

KPMG Found Using a Tax Shelter It Sold CFO.com / Stephen Taub

GM May See $300M In Costs From Delphi Bankruptcy Forbes via 1st Headlines / Ed Lin

Parting of the WSW troika's minds? Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

Ford falls on Citigroup downgrade Marketwatch via 1st Headlines / Jim Jelter

USD: A Hawkish Fed Will Further Support the Dollar Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen

CBOT going public next week Chicago Sun Times / David Roeder

Harvard fund picks new manager Boston Globe / Steve Bailey and Steven Syre

Take my hedge fund ... please CNN / Amanda Cantrell

Refco bonds plunge, bankruptcy feared Reuters via CNN

A Tax That's Not Inevitable Forbes / Liz Moyer

Bush has confidence in Fed in addressing inflation Reuters

Deja vu 1994 Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach

Downward price pressure is powerful Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Encouraging Strength, But Risks Remain Morgan Stanley / Shital Patel and Richard Berner

CPI posts biggest gain in 25 years CNN / Chris Isidore

U.S. Industrial Output Drops 1.3%, Most in 23 Years Bloomberg / Kevin Carmichael

U.S. Univ. of Michigan Sentiment Index Fell to 75.4 Bloomberg / Victor Epstein

U.S. Consumer Prices Rise Most in 25 Years; Core 0.1% Bloomberg / Bob Willis

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Federal Reserve Board

Oil prices tumble below $62 Reuters via CNN

FL: Rates keep rising -- homes keep selling South Florida Sun sentinel / Jack Snyder

Is the ceiling near for housing demand? Dallas Morning News / Jeff Brown

Mortgage rates on the rise, may deflate housing bubble AP via Westchester Journal News / Aleksandrs Rozens

Companies like Delphi can't pass on rising health costs Dallas Morning News / Jim Landers

UK: Inflation, Growth and Monetary Policy Morgan Stanley / David Miles, Melanie Baker and Vladimir Pillonca

EU holds emergency talks on trade BBC News

China: No Longer Deflationary for the World? Morgan Stanley / Andy Xie

UK: Brown says he won't rule out tax rises Scotsman / James Kirkup

China: New wealth sets scene for China's implosion Taipei Times / Chin Heng-wei

Forbes's Cure for the Federal Tax Code: Slay It and Start Over Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Personal Bankruptcies Soar Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis via Safehaven / Mike Shedlock

Delta reneges on bonds for LAX Boston Herald / Scott Van Voorhis

MN: Vikings' Sex Romp May Derail New Stadium Bond Issue Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Olson: Fed doesn't shape borrowing costs Reuters / Reed Stevenson

When to lay down the law: Do buyers need lawyers to look after their interests? Boston Herald / Jerry Kronenberg

Inflationary Dollar Shrugs Trade Deficit Forex News via Safehaven / Ashraf Laidi

Creditors' Role in Counseling Draws Critics NY Times / Eric Dash and Jennifer Bayot

Snow Urges Consumerism on China Trip NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews

Better mousetrap builders Christian Science Monitor / Clayton Collins

Canada: Trade figures whack dollar Toronto Star / Steven Theobald

The Classical Monetary System - According to the German School of Monetary Freedom Safehaven / Richard Johnsson

LA: As waters recede, tourists trickle back Christian Science Monitor / Kris Axtman

LA: Hand-to-Mouth Financing Washington Post / Dana Hedgpeth

Anti-American sentiment may hurt US firms AP via NJ Post / Stephanie Stoughton

Ford shuffles executives Toronto Star / Tony Van Alphen

Bright, young minds needed: Bill Gates Toronto Star / Tyler Hamilton

Lehman Bros. Takes Lead, Again, In Research Institutional Investor

Refco: Under Water NY Post / Roddy Botd

Highs, Lows Meet in a Bipolar Small-Stock Cycle Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Refco -- Wall Street's Public Offering From Hell Bloomberg / David Pauly

How to Get Rich by Losing Millions $ NY Times / Floyd Norris

Refco Imposes a Partial Moratorium as Customers Seek to Close Accounts NY Times / Jenny Anderson

Oil May Rise on Signs Demand Will Outstrip Supply, Survey Show Bloomberg / Mark Shenk

A New Push to Mix Oil And Water NY Times / Jad Mouawad

Gold Loves Trouble Texas Hedge Fund Report via Safehaven / T. Stein and S. McIntyre

U.S. Notes Head for Weekly Drop on Concern Inflation Quickened Bloomberg / Shamim Adam

Samsung Electronics Profit Falls for Fourth Quarter Bloomberg / Young-Sam Cho

Australia: Currency weak as traders wait Australian

Dollar Set for Weekly Gain; Reports May Add to Rate Speculation Bloomberg / Keiko Ujikane and Yumi Kuramitsu

UK: Lambasting the Europeans won't help dig the UK economy out of the hole it is falling into Independent / Jeremy Warner

U.S. May Struggle to Win Support Pressuring China at G-20 Bloomberg

Scandals Take Toll On Bush's 2nd Term Washington Post via Real Clear Politics / Jim VandeHei and Peter Baker

Where Might Harriet Miers Make Her Mark? Tech Central Station / Stephen Bainbridge

China Is Neither Japan Nor the Soviet Union Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

10/15

MI: Families fight for their homes Detroit Free Press / Suzette Hackney

Earnings set to pour CNN via 1st Headlines / Alexandra Twin

October Scares Investors More This Year AP via LA Times / Ellen Simon

The FOMC is risking going too far again Marketwatch / Michael K. Farr

Ink and Paper or 1s and 0s? Washington Post / Frank Ahrens

Friday gains don't wipe out week's loss Chicago Sun Times / Christopher Wang

NBC Said to Revive DreamWorks Bid LA Times / Claudia Eller

Smoothing Out Inflation Thought’s From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin

Economy buffeted by many forces AP via Akron Beacon Journal / Martin Crutsinger

CA: O.C.? 'Never been better' Orange County Register / Jeff Collins

No Refco Rescue NY Post / Roddy Boyd

Saddam and Washington: from a pampered child to bogeyman DPA via Taipei Times

G20 vows to combat oil, other economy risks Reuters / Brian Love

World Bank: Farm trade concessions needed AP via NJ Post / Elaine Kurtenbach

China losing its shine in manufacturing Taipei Times / Amber Chung

Taiwan: Lehman raises forecast Taipei Times / Amber Chung

Chavez: World faces major energy crisis AP via Tallahassee Democrat / Ciaran Giles

Australian Dollar Posts Second Weekly Loss on Slowing Economy Bloomberg / Chris Young

Asian Currencies Have Week of Losses; Funds Abroad Sell Stocks Bloomberg / Christina Soon