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11/16

China's copper crisis The Economist

The U.S. Senate's Oil Spill Forbes / Peter Tertzakian

Changes in the Federal Reserve's Inflation Target: Causes and Consequences Federal Reserve Bank of Boston / Peter N. Ireland

New England Economic Indicators Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Texas Employment Data Revised Up Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Budget Bills Near Approval Bond Buyer / Alison L. McConnell

Goldman Sachs Debuts New ‘X-Tender’ Bonds Bond Buyer / Elizabeth O'Brien

Who Profits at the Pump? National Review / Scott A. Hodge and Jonathan Williams

Inflation? What Inflation? Smartmoney.com / Mark Glassman

Home sales shifting into buyer's market USA Today via 1st Headlines / Adam Shell

FL: Housing prices might be at peak, group says St. Petersburg times / Helen Huntley

Metals futures broadly higher Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

Santander-Sovereign Deal Gives NYSE A Shot at Proving Its Policing Prowess Wall Street Journal via Marketwatch / Jesse Eisenger

Applied Materials Profit Falls; Orders Disappoint Bloomberg / Ian King

House, Senate split on tax breaks Marketwatch / William L. Watts

Canada: Don't sweat the loonie: analyst Globe and Mail / Angela Barnes

Bernanke may be as tough to read as Greenspan Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

U.S. bond prices end at multi-week highs AP via NJ Post

Foreigners buy record amount of securities AP via Beaufort Gazette

U.S. mortgage rates unchanged Wednesday – BestInfo Reuters

Foreign inflows drive dollar FT / Jennifer Hughes and Scheherazade Daneshkhu

China’s exchange rates are domestic issue $ FT / Paul Cavey and Bill Belchere

Wednesday's commodities roundup AP via Beaufort Gazette

Oil Prices Rise on Cold Weather Concerns AP via Baltimore sun / Brad Foss

Copper volatile as China rumours swirl FT / Maria Silander

Gold Rises Most in 16 Months on Concern Inflation May Increase Bloomberg / Claudia Carpenter

Berkshire Hathaway Ups Home Depot Stake AP via Newsday / Josh Funk

U.S. to retain oversight of Web Washington Times / Dan Caterinicchia

U.S. gives blessing to NYSE-Nasdaq mergers AP via NJ Post / Marcy Gordon

Schwab fined for lax oversight Newsday / Tami Luhby

US fails to break Doha deadlock FT / Victor Mallet and Anna Fifield

Korea: Individual Bankruptcies Soar Korea Times / Na Jeong-ju

Mexico economy grows 3.3 pct in third quarter Reuters / Greg Brosnan

Fed's enemy, inflation, is imaginary Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Pension benefits insurance agency's deficit shrinks Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Len Boselovic

CA: Housing prices slip a bit Orange County Register / Jeff Collins

Is getting a home loan becoming too easy? Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / James R. Hagerty and Ruth Simon

The cloud around the silver lining Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

Bank Made Errors in Loans to Refco AP via Forbes

NYSE/Archipelago foes dropping suit AP via NY Daily News

Wednesday's Metal Prices AP via NJ Post

Wednesday World Gold Prices AP via NJ Post

How To Fuel The Coming Century Forbes / Paul Maidment

Oil Outlook 2006 Forbes / Paul Maidment and Lacey Rose

Investor: Split up McD Chicago Sun Times / Eric Herman

Penney turnaround is paying off Dallas Morning News / Maria Halkais

The U.S. Senate's Oil Spill Forbes / Peter Tertzakian

Sterling falls sharply on Bank of England report FT / Scheherazade Daneshkhu

They've got those rate-rise, refinanced mortgage blues Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

CA: Southland Housing Market Cools Off LA Times / Annette Haddad

Treasuries Rise as Report Shows Consumer Prices Held in Check Bloomberg / Min Zeng

Dollar Rises as Foreign Buying of U.S. Assets Surges Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone

Oil Futures Trade Below $57 Per Barrel AP via Chicago Tribune

Investors facing sea change when Fed stops hiking Reuters / Jeremy Gaunt

Consumer prices up on housing cost Reuters

Bernanke says his piece Philadelphia Inquirer / Kevin G. Hall

Greenspan Shoes Aren't Too Big to Fill After All Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Senate panel gives nod to Bernanke for Fed AP via Charlotte Observer / Jeannine Aversa

Pennsylvania County Seeks to Stop Bleeding on Swaps Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Greenspan's Legacy Of Debt Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Kasriel

Greenspan - The Guardian of Price Stability? Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Kasriel

How Bernanke would fine-tune the economy Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

Low Inflation and Rising Wages Can Coexist, Fed Nominee Says NY Times / Edmund L. Andres

More workers fear losing their jobs Boston Herald / Jesse Noyes

U.S. Oct. Consumer Prices Were Probably Unchanged, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Joe Richter

Dollar Advances; Bernanke Vows to Stick With Greenspan Policies Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto

Bank Lending Practices Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis via Safehaven / Mike Shedlock

Most D.C. Property Priced Out Of Reach Washington Post / D'Vera Cohn

MA: Mad rush over for condos Boston Herald / Jerry Kronenberg

Fannie Mae's Repairman Washington Post / Annys Shin

Bush Says China Has `Positive Role' to Play in Asia Bloomberg / William Roberts and Brendan Murray

Senate Panel Approves Special Tax on Oil Profits NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews

Germany's Merkel Won't Survive Economic Crisis Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

In Germany, a Puzzling Prescription for Economic Health NY Times / Mark Landler

Treasuries May Advance on Optimism Inflation Is Under Control Bloomberg / David Yong

Copper price soars amid rogue trading fears Guardian / Terry Macalister

Prudential's Yeh, Taiwan's Top Investor, Invests in Solar Power Bloomberg / George Hsu

Japan: Koizumi vs Fukui Trumps Bush vs Greenspan Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

UK: Cheaper oil lowers inflation Guardian / Ashley Seager

11/17

Future of GM hangs by Delphi thread Reuters / Dena Aubin

Inflation Brewing and Gold is Shining The Aden Forecast via Safehaven / Mary Anne & Pamela Aden

What I Learned This Week National Review / Larry Kudlow

The Tax Reformers’ Tax Increase National Review / Peter Ferrara

Asset-Backed Issuance on Record Pace Through the Third Quarter Bond Market Association

Update on Novation Protocol Bond Market Association

Mixed Market Reviews For Reconciliation Bill Bond Buyer / Alison L. McConnell

Canada: Bank of Canada Review Bank of Canada

Young Realtors trickle into field dominated by older agents Dallas Morning News / Steve Brown

Baby boomers knocking on reverse mortgage door Reuters / Lynn Adler

With metals at record highs, what's a trader to do? Marketwatch / Kevin Kerr

FL: Jobs are plentiful; quality not so much St. Petersburg Times / Kris Hundley

WI: State unemployment rate continues downward trend Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Rick Romell

Retail money funds rise in latest week AP via Beaufort Gazette

Google breaks $400 a share, hits new high MSNBC

Treasury Chief Fights for Investment Tax Breaks Dow Jones via Smartmoney.com / William Watts

Illinois incomes sinking Chicago Tribune / Barbara Rose

Classified calamity The Economist

Nasdaq hits 4 1/2 year high CNN / Alexandra Twin

Hewlett-Packard Profit Falls; Forecast Tops Estimates Bloomberg / Connie Guglielmo

Private lives $ The Economist

GM's perfect storm CNN / Chris Isidore

Freddie Mac Hires Bitsberger As Treasurer AP via Newsday

Wagoner says GM not heading for bankruptcy FT / James Mackintosh

Walt Disney Co. 4Q Net Income Down 26 Pct. AP via Forbes

Conrad Black charged with fraud BBC News

Limited, Gap Report Sluggish 3Q Earnings AP via ABC News and 1st Headlines / Anne D’Innocenzio

Senate rejects windfall oil tax Reuters via CNN

Market mania $ The Economist

Federated Fund Outpaces S&P 500 With Telephone Stocks Bloomberg / Edgar Ortega

Doors may slam on homebuilders Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

TX: Tarrant foreclosures at highest levels since 1980s Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Andrea Jares

Deflating the bubble: A good thing CNN / Kathleen Hays

Copper market jitters persist FT / Maria Silander

Oil prices fall; gas inventories rise AP via Houston Chronicle / Madlen Read

Oil prices fall to five-month low BBC News

Talk of pensions crisis is overblown $  FT / Martin Wolf

EU: Seeing Europe the right way up The Economist

China steers clear of western capital markets FT / Francesco Guerrera and Andrei Postelnicu

EU: A president under attack from all sides $ The Economist

China: Gouged The Economist

US: Stop the world, we want to get off The Economist

France: The aftermath The Economist

US 30-year mortgage rates highest since Sept. 2003 Reuters

Treasuries add gains after Nov Philly Fed index Reuters

That sinking feeling The Economist

Business Outlook Survey Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

US Treasuries stagnant, waiting for Philly Fed Reuters / Ros Krasny

Tracking Inflation Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis / William Poole

Poole says Fed will tighten further if needed Reuters

Weekly U.S. Mortgage rate survey Reuters

Fixed-rate mortgages drift, ARMs rise CNN

Housing boom past its peak? CNN / Chris Isidore

U.S. Economy: Production Rises, Housing Starts Drop Bloomberg / Joe Richter and Courtney Schlisserman

Gold glitters at 18-year high Reuters via CNN

Dollar holds near two-year highs FT / Steve Johnson

Bernanke Gives Fed an Explicit Inflation Target Bloomberg / John M. Berry

An Opportunity to Consider if Homeowners Get Too Many Breaks NY Times / Hal R. Varian

U.S. October Industrial Output Probably Rose 1%, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Joe Richter

Inquiry Seen into Firing of Analyst by Wachovia $ NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson

U.S. House Leaders Coming to Agreement on Budget Cuts Package Bloomberg / Catherine Dodge

World in the balance Marketwatch / Barbara Kollmeyer

Good Luck Mr. Bernanke! Tomorrow’s Gold via Safehaven / Marc Faber

UK: Inflation report revives rate cut hopes Scotsman / Nick Bevens

UK: Till debt us do part - but can Bank ease a social and economic problem? Independent / Hamish McRae

UK: Governor maintains a hawkish stance even though Inflation Report points to lower rates Independent / Jeremy Warner

Singapore Economy Expands at Annual 7.1% in 3rd Qtr Bloomberg / Shamim Adam

U.S. Flogs Wrong Horse to Get Trade Talks Going Bloomberg / Andy Mukherjee

Bush, at APEC Summit, Seeks to Break Deadlock in Trade Talks Bloomberg / William Roberts and Brendan Murray

11/18

Sky's not falling! Sky's not falling! Philadelphia I:nquirer / Andrew Cassel

Merrill says R.I.P. market-weight' Globe and Mail / Allan Robinson

Corporate America no longer values loyalty, morale, survey shows St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus

Discord over ECB widespread in Europe IHT / Carter Dougherty
To M3 or not to M3? Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

Housing Bubble Insurance Slate / Daniel Gross

It's not all about the price Raleigh News and Observer / Karen Rives

India: Wooing India's middle class Dallas Morning News / Jim Landers

Retailers stalling on hiring holiday help Chicago Sun Times / Francine Knowles

GM Woes Blow Out Auto Sector CDS Bondweek – Credit Investment News / Kim Moore

LCDS Group Moves Ball Closer To Goal Line Bondweek – Credit Investment News / Kristen Haunss

U.S. Treasury prices record modest losses AP via NJ Post

Louisiana's Lifeline in Manhattan NY Times / Eric Dash

UPS Announces Rate Hikes for 2006 AP via Chicago Tribune

Friday's commodities roundup AP via NJ Post

TX: Dish deal gets static from town founder Denver Post Al Lewis

Where Are the Supply-Side Democrats? National Review / John Tamny

Opec set to lift secrecy about oil production FT / Carola Hoyos

Copper’s man of mystery $ FT / Geoff Dyer and Richard McGregor

Homeowners with ARMs face big bill jump CNN / Les Christie

Real Wage Rigidities and the New Keynesian Model Federal Reserve Bank of Boston / Olivier Blanchard and Jordi Galí

National Update Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Alan D. Viard

SUNY Geneseo Wins New York Fed Economics Competition Federal Reserve Bank of New York

MA: Boston's building spree rivals '80s boom Boston Globe / Kimberly Blanton

European Economies: Trichet Signals ECB Rate Increase Bloomberg / Matthew Brockett

Mexico Sells Warrants to Swap $2.5 Billion of Bonds Bloomberg / Adriana Arai

Has Inflation Peaked? Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner

Global: The Recession of 2007 Morgan Stanley / Joachim Fels

Asian Complacency Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach

US Treasuries grind lower even as stocks fade Reuters / Ros Krasny

Foreigners Feasting on U.S. Corporate Bonds CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Japan: Update on F06 JGB Issuance Plan: MoF Doing Its Best Morgan Stanley / Takehiro Sato

Spur growth -- dump mortgage deduction Fortune via CNN / Amity Shlaes

Think again about bullish outlook Dallas Morning News Danielle DiMartino

G10: Dollar's Strength Consistent with Global Rebalancing Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen

Oil prices dip below $56, well below peak AP via Charlotte Observer / Brad Foss

Are we there yet? Prospect of $100 oil Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

Index Mutual Funds Get an A in School, C- in Life Bloomberg / Chet Currier

A Few Thoughts On Recently Announced Reporting Changes At The Fed Treasure Chests via Safehaven / Captain Hook

Real Estate Dream or Nightmare? Tactical Investor via Safehaven / Sol Palha

Veni, Vedi, Mutuatus Sum Daily Reckoning via Lew Rockwell / Bill Bonner

US needs to delink Taiwan and China Taipei Times

GM, Delphi, CDO Swings Can't Derail Derivatives Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert

Public Officials Aren't Compensated for Swap Risks Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

Why are so many newspapers eliminating jobs? AP via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Seth Sutel

Senate passes $59.6 billion in tax cuts Marketwatch / William L. Watts

Stung over Iraq, White House takes offensive Christian Science Monitor / Linda Feldmann

Canadian lumber subsidies aren't the real problem; Canada is. Daily Standard / James Thayer

In Loss for G.O.P., House Rejects Spending Plan NY Times / Carl Huse

Ben Stein, Good for Laughs, Shuns China Hype Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.

 

11/19

The fixed rate road is paved with good intentions Telegraph / Samantha Downes

Fares high, but planes full Lansing Business Journal

Coal is putting mining giants solidly in black AP via Houston Chronicle / Christopher Leonard

U.S. Trade Deficit Hangs In a Delicate Imbalance Washington Post / Paul Blustein

Wal-Mart's November Sales Rise Within Forecast, Led by Food Bloomberg / Lauren Coleman-Lochner and Kevin Orland

A very frugal Christmas Minneapolis Star Tribune / Chris Serres

For real estate agents, 7% is no longer the magic number Minneapolis Star Tribune / Terry Fiedler

With Real Estate, This Time it Really is Different Euro Pacific via Safehaven / Peter Schiff

Land of the rising dividend Telegraph / Jenne Mannion

Ready, set, shop! NY Daily News / Elizabeth Lazarowitz

TX: Report says area economy strong San Antonio Express Courier / William Pack

Treasuries Rise for 2nd Week on Slower Inflation, Housing Drop Bloomberg / Michael McDonald

Inflation is either rising ... or on the decline AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Ellen Simon

PA: Real estate industry moves to stop proposal Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Ron DaParma

MA: Bankruptcy filings fall after new law kicks in Boston Globe / Chris Reidy

China agrees to buy 70 Boeing 737s Reuters via CNN

House repeals import payout Washington Times / Jeffrey Sparshott

U.S. Urges China to Move `Further' to Flexible Yuan Bloomberg / Brendan Murray

OPEC Is Unlikely to Cut Supply as Demand Rises, President Says Bloomberg / James Cordahi

Japan Five-Year Notes Gain, Have Biggest Weekly Gain in 2 Years Bloomberg / Chris Cooper

Korean Won Has Second Winning Week; Taiwan Dollar Fa