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05/10
WI:
Manufacturers bullish on state's economy Milwaukee Journal Sentinel /
Paul Gores
An Ongoing Eye on
Inflation Business Week via MSNBC / Michael Englund
Some
economists see rates at 5.5% by year end Marketwatch / Greg Robb
Clarity
from the Fed? Not yet Chicago Tribune / William Neikirk
Next
Fed step is fuel for theories AP via Myrtle Beach Sun / Jeannine Aversa
A Nation of Buffetts
Slate / Daniel Gross
Home
equity may be baby boomers' salvation AP via Beaufort Gazette / Eileen
Alt Powell
ETF
Options Strategies Smartmoney.com / Lawrence Carrel
Wachovia
deal may force more mergers Marketwatch / Greg Morcroft
Legg
Mason profit rises nearly 28% Marketwatch / Kathie O'Donnell
Research
points up short-term thinking St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus
Bond
market borrowing at record levels FT / Jennifer Hughes
Bond
yields jump as Fed lifts rate to 5%
FT / Krishna Guha, Christopher Swann and Jennifer Hughes
Fed's
Rate Increase Is Just As Expected, But Bias Left Murky Investor’s
Business Daily / Kirk Shinkle
The
Fed's latest rise $ The Economist
Mortgage
Application Volume Down In Latest Survey Mortgage Banker’s Association
Why
does a good economy not feel that way? Knight Ridder via Seattle Times
/ Kevin G. Hall
Snow
Falls On China Forbes / Paul Maidment
Steep drop in EchoStar
profit Bloomberg via Denver Post / Anthony Massucci
SEC
Mulls Fresh Sarbanes-Oxley Fixes To Ease Small Firms' Compliance Costs
Investor’s Business Daily / Jed Graham
U.S.
House Passes $69 Bln Tax Cut on Investments, Minimum Tax Bloomberg /
Ryan J. Donmoyer
U.S.
Treasuries Erase Gains as Federal Reserve Raises Rates Bloomberg / Michael
McDonald
FOMC
Statement Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Increases Rate to 5%, Allows Room for Further Tightening Bloomberg /
Scott Lanman
Fed
raises rates again CNN
US
April budget surplus $118.85 bln Reuters
Treasuries
gain, hoping Fed will signal pause Reuters / Ellen Freilich
The War on Immigration Will Fail
Ludwig Von Mises Institute / Wade A. Mitchell
Dreams
Shattered in Mexico LA Times / Marla Dickerson
Want
low house payments? Try a 50-year mortgage USA Today via Arizona Republic
Special Report: Central Banker’s Worst
Nightmare Sir Charts A Lot / Gary Dorsch
All Eyes on Fed NY Post
/ Paul Tharp
Is
Bernanke's mission impossible? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Interest
rate changes stir global investors Reuters
Federal
Reserve Events Reuters
Agencies
Request Comment on Revised Statement Concerning Elevated Risk Complex
Structured Finance Activities Federal Reserve Board
Worker
gains threatened by a rise in interest rates Baltimore Sun / Jay
Hancock
Wednesday's
Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard
Investors
shouldn't get too confident in good times Detroit Free Press / susan
Tompor
Whirlpool
to cut 4,500 jobs, close plants AP via Philadelphia Inquirer
Material
Weakness at the Roundtable CFO.com / Marie Leone
Tax
breaks backed Newsday / Tami Luhby
Wednesday
Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post
Crude-oil
prices fall as supplies rise AP via NJ Post
Copper
Increases to $8,000 a Ton for First Time as Metals Rally Bloomberg /
Chanyaporn Chanjaroen and Danielle Rossingh
Nasdaq
Buys More Shares in the LSE AP via Forbes
Don't
hedge your bets after all Fortune via CNN / Joe Birger
Dollar
crumbles before Fed, metals red-hot Reuters
Loan
demand dips as 30-year mortgage rate hits 6.61%, highest since 2002
Reuters via USA Today
Applications
for home loans slip CNN
Putting
$95 million above the mantel Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz
Bank
of England trims growth projections FT / Jamie Chisholm
World
Bank lifts estimate of China growth to 9.5% FT / Richard McGregor
Oh,
No! That Pesky Wage Inflation Is Coming Back Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Fed's lucky
number? Minneapolis Star Tribune / Mike Meyers
Fed
Succeeds in Lifting Borrowing Costs, Fails to Slow Economy Bloomberg /
Scott Lanman
Merrill
Makes Pinprick in Housing Bubble Hysteria Bloomberg /Joe Mysak
Executives
Take Company Planes as if Their Own NY Times / Geraldine Fabrikant
After
Doing Its Homework, a College Puts Its Money Into Hedge Funds NY Times
/ Jenny Anderson
Gold
Stays Above $700 in Asian Trading AP via Washington Post
Treasury
May Stop Short of Calling China a Currency Manipulator Bloomberg / Rich
Miller
Republicans
in Congress Move to Extend $69 Bln in U.S. Tax Cuts Bloomberg / Ryan J.
Donmoyer
Bush
Aides Struggling With Yuan NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews
SEC's
Cox May Have to Reopen Donaldson-Era Wounds on Fund Rule Bloomberg /
Laurence Arnold
Poor
nations ride high on commodity boom but aid agencies worry about the bust
Guardian / Larry Elliott
The
High Costs of Cheap Gas and Vice Versa NY Times / David Leonhardt
Citigroup
Gives Way on China Bank Takeover to Keep Deal Alive Bloomberg / Cathy
Chan
Japan's
Notes Slide on Concern Central Bank to Increase Rates Bloomberg / Keiko
Ujikane
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05/11
Debts-R-Us
Marketwatch / Andrea Coombes
Congress' Playing
With Numbers Business Week via MSNBC / Howard Gleckman
Interest Rates:
Look, Ma, No Pause! Business Week via MSNBC / Catherine Yang
30-year
mortgage rates edge down slightly AP via Beaufort Gazette
States
weigh cutting gas taxes AP via Tacoma News Tribune / Robert Tanner
Money
funds rise in latest week AP via Beaufort Gazette
Thursday's
commodities roundup AP via NJ Post
As
market slows, budget-conscious ways to spur sale of your home
Investor’s Business Daily / Rachel Koning Beals
Summer jobs are
easier to find this year Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Rachel Emma
Silverman
U.S.
10-Year Treasuries Fall as Government Auctions $13 Bln Bloomberg /
Joshua Krongold and Michael McDonald
Stocks
Take Heavy Volume Hit Investor’s Business Daily / Vincent Mao
U.S.
Stocks Fall the Most Since January as Gold, Oil Surge Bloomberg /
Hilary Johnson
Insurers'
profitability solid as hurricane season draws near Wall Street Journal
via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Liam Pleven
Tax and Spend
Lessons From Germany Tech Central Station / Amity Shlaes
Baby
boom and bust The Economist
U.S.
Senate poised to pass $70 billion tax cut Reuters / Donna Smith
Senators
Agree to Revive Immigration Bill AP via Forbes / Suzanne Gamboa
The
Fed's latest rise $ The Economist
Treasury
prices extend losses after 10-yr auction Reuters
Fuzzy
maths The Economist
More
Americans know they need to save AP via NJ Post / Eileen Alt Powell
CO: Denver gearing up
to woo United Denver Post
EU
enlargement fatigue $ The Economist
UK:
Prepared to wound but not to strike The Economist
Euro
zone economy's growth doubles AP via NJ Post / Aoife White
Investing
in Payment Innovations: A Federal Reserve Perspective Federal Reserve
Board / Donald L. Kohn
Thursday's
Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard
Buffett's
genius shines at annual event Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Dow
drops 100 points CNN
Penney
profit jumps 22 percent in first quarter AP via Dallas Morning News
The
Stock Market is Underperforming Forbes
Mortgages
move little after Fed Marketwatch
MD:
Region's realty market cooling Baltimore Sun / Lorraine Mirabella
Dollar
gains after China let off hook FT / Steve Johnson
Copper
Leads Metals Rally as Record Prices Fail to Curb Demand Bloomberg / Chanyaporn
Chanjaroen and Danielle Rossingh
Gold
Soars to New 25-Year High Above $725 AP via Baltimore Sun
Metals’
record-setting run continues FT / Chris Flood
Oil
Prices Rise Above $73 AP via Forbes / George Jahn
Commodities
boom continues to boost London FT / Michael Hunter
U.S.
Economy: Retail Sales Rose Less Than Forecast Bloomberg / Carlos Torres
Jobless
claims dip by 1,000 Reuters via CNN
The
Little-Noticed `Yet' in the Fed's Statement Bloomberg / John M. Berry
Fed's
sweet sixteen not enough Marketwatch / David Callaway
Fed,
Facing a `Credibility Test,' Hangs June Rate Move on Data Bloomberg /
Craig Torres and Scott Lanman
Fed
Raises Rates Again but Clouds Next Move NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews
US
ups rate but hints at peak Guardian / Larry Elliott
Fed
Raises Rate Again; Now What? Washington Post / Nell Henderson
Ben Takes A hike NY
Post / Paul Tharp
Oil
Prices Rise Above $72 a Barrel AP via Houston Chronicle / Gillian Wong
Retail
Sales in U.S. Rose 0.8% in April, BN Survey Shows Bloomberg / Carlos
Torres
Merrill
May Buy Morgan Mortgage Lender, Boost Trading, Fakahany Says Bloomberg
Morgan Breaks Broker
Trainee Program 500 Axed NY Post / Roddy Boyd
Morgan
Stanley Will Pay Fine Over E-Mails Washington Post / Kathleen Day
On
watch for the next LTCM Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow
English Patience NY
Post / Zachery Kouwe
Nasdaq
front runs NYSE to LSE Marketwatch / David Weidner
Tax
Benefits to the Rich and Patient NY Times / David Cay Johnston
House
Panel Urges Reworking of Leases for Oil Drilling in U.S.-Owned Waters
NY Times / Edmund L. Andrews
Bush's low
ratings worry Republicans Christian Science Monitor / Linda Feldmann
FL:
More people losing homes Tallahassee Democrat / C.E. Scott
Vermont
Real Estate Booms as Flights, Prices Draw New Yorkers Bloomberg /
Kathleen M. Howley
MI:
Detroit Grapples With a New Era: The Not-So-Big 3 NY Times / Micheline
Maynard
Globalisation:
how the new shift of power is affecting inflation Independent / Hamish
McRae
Canada:
Housing cost hike biggest since 1990 Toronto Star / Steven Theobald
Poland's
excessive deficit could cost it EU funds: finance minister AFP via EU
Business
BoE:
'Benign view' on inflation Scotsman / Bill Jamieson
Outlook
benign as rates head higher. Time to worry, or are prospects really that
good? Independent / Jeremy Warner
Dollar
Gains Before Retail Sales, After Treasury Report on Yuan Bloomberg /
Kosuke Goto
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05/12
A generational
split over interest rates Minneapolis Star Tribune / Kara McGuire
Overall Bond Issuance
Rises From Last Year Bond Market Association
Tax
Reconciliation Bill Clears Senate, Goes to President Bond Buyer /
Alison L. McConnell
What
consumer-spending slowdown? Marketwatch / Jennifer Waters
Energy
prices to stoke April inflation Marketwatch / Rex Nutting
Inflation - The Invisible
Tax! Money Matters via Safehaven / Puru
Saxena
Poor Mr. Bernanke
Tomorrow’s Gold via Safehaven / Marc Faber
No
telling what's in the works at the Fed AP via Myrtle Beach Sun /
Jeannine Aversa
Investors'
friend or funds' 'Buddy?' Marketwatch / John Spence and Robert
Schroeder
It feels like 1998
all over again Business Week via MSNBC
FL:
State Farm seeks 70% hike for Fla. homeowners AP via Houston Chronicle
CA: Home buyers
turn to personal mortgages Oakland Tribune / Eve Mitchell
Treasury
secretary spares rod, spoils China St. Louis Post Dispatch / David
Nicklaus
Government
has long history of abusing personal information Knight Ridder / Ron
Hutcheson
New
car ads urge shoppers to 'Buy American' CNN
Weaker
dollar hits world markets BBC News
What's
a little debt between friends? BBC News / Finlo Rohrer
FL:
Universal sees 4 percent drop in this year's attendance Orlando
Sentinel / Scott Powers
ARMs Control
Slate / Daniel Gross
Junk
Default Rate at 20-Year Low CFO.com / Stephen Taub
Emerging-Market
Bonds, Stocks, Currencies Decline on U.S. Rates Bloomberg / Andrew J.
Barden
Treasuries
Fall as Import Prices Rise; 10-Yr Yield Reaches 5.2% Bloomberg /
Elizabeth Stanton and Rodrigo Davies
The
US dollar takes a pounding over deficit FT / Steve Johnson
Yahoo! Boo-Boo: Semel
Passed on Google NY Post / Janet Whitman
Oil:
It's All About Supply Forbes / Paul Maidment
Three-letter
word that isn't 'Fed' FT via MSNBC / John Authers
Here
Come The Lawsuits Forbes / Liz Moyer
Mail Fraud$ters NY Post
/ Janet Whitman
If
you’re a speculator; Get out now! Fortune via CNN / Ellen Florian Kratz
Starter
homes today are pricier, more spacious The State / Delawese Fulton
2
NYSE Trading Specialists Plead Guilty AP via Chicago Tribune / Larry
Neumeister
Friday
Gold Coin Prices AP via NJ Post
Penny
for your thoughts will cost 2 cents: Copper costs send penny price soaring
Boston Herald / Jay Fitzgerald
Consumer
attitudes fail to reflect US economy's performance FT / Christopher
Swann
U.S.
Stocks Fall on Inflation Concern; S&P 500 Drops for Week Bloomberg
/ Hilary Johnson
Analysts
expect solid quarter for HP CNN / Amanda Cantrell
Suit
challenges new bankruptcy law AP via Houston Chronicle / Matt Apuzzo
NC:
Wachovia debuts refurbished tower Charlotte Observer / Matt Rothacker
Dollar
lurches lower on cocktail of woes FT / Steve Johnson
Oil
falls on demand cut forecast BBC News
Liberals
upset by Hillary’s hedging FT / Holly Yeager
Why Free Trade
Talks Are In Free Fall Business Week via MSNBC / Peter Coy
How Bold a Move
from the ECB? Business Week via MSNBC / Natascha Gewaltig
TX:
Tax appraisals are a hot topic Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns
Federal
Reserve Events Reuters
US
rate futures still favor June Fed pause on UMich Reuters
U.S.
Treasuries Fall After April Import Price Index Increases Bloomberg /
Rodrigo Davies and Keiko Ujikane
Paying
Stadium Bonds Easier If You Score More Runs Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Stockholders
support Ford leadership Detroit Free Press / Sarah A. Webster
Friday's
Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard
Check
out Buffett's currency backup Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Copper:
the new precious metal? Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong
An
improbable cure for oil addiction $ FT /
Philip Gordon
Reading
between the 'gouging' lines Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel
USD
Index Priced Right; EUR/USD and USD/JPY Not Morgan Stanley / Stephen
Jen and Luca Bindelli
When
Will the ECB Turn Vigilant on EUR/USD? Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen
Dollar
slide continues despite smaller trade deficit Marketwatch
Business
Conditions - Cruise Control? Morgan Stanley / Shital Patel and Richard
Berner
U.S.
April Import Prices Rise 2.1%, Led by Petroleum Bloomberg / Courtney
Schlisserman
US
March trade gap falls sharply to $62 billion Reuters / Doug Palmer
U.S.
consumer sentiment eases in May Reuters
Google
founders need cool heads as their internet hothouse overheats
Independent / Stephen Foley
MA:
Home prices may dip more: Mass. would be hurt Boston Herald / Jay
Fitzgerald
The
Triumphs, and Obsession, of New Hedge Fund Managers NY Times / Jenny
Anderson
Time
to Trot Out the Triple Crown Jinx in Stocks Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Dollar
Falls on Concern U.S. Report to Show Wider Trade Deficit Bloomberg /
Kosuke Goto and Chris Young
Basics,
Not Luxuries, Blamed for High Debt Washington Post / Kirstin Downey
Some Horror Numbers
Regarding the U.S. Trade and Current-Account Deficits Gillespie
Research via Safehaven / Douglas R.
Gillespie
U.S.
Trade Deficit Probably Widened in March on Oil Prices Bloomberg / Joe
Richter
When
Fed Speaks, You Say 'Huh?' Washington Post / Nell Henderson
Bernanke's Test Has
Arrived Safehaven / Dan Basch
For GOP, tax
relief is political break, too Christian Science Monitor / Gail Russell
Chaddock
Who gains from
tax-cut bill Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer
China
April Trade Surplus Narrows Less Than Forecast Bloomberg / Nerys Avery
EU:
Cross-border banking offers culture lessons NY Times via IHT / Mark
Landler
If
Banks Were Musicians, Citigroup Would Be Ozzy Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert
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