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08/01

Sinking further in sea of red Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

High July Jobless Number Should Kill Fed Rate Hike NY Post / John Crudele

Sony at 60: Is former trailblazer now over the hill? Lansing State Journal / Yuri Kageyama

Carlyle reportedly plans hedge-fund business Marketwatch / Alistair Barr

Goldman enters private banking for very rich NY Times via IHT

Only the Strong Survive Tech Central Station / Michael Rosen

Benjamin Franklin Was All Wet on Economics Ludwig von Mises Institute / Alexander Villacampa

U.S. Global Investors rides commodity run-up San Antonio Express News / Aïssatou Sidimé

Treasury bond prices climb despite data AP via Beaufort Gazette

Rate futures show 38 pct chance of Aug Fed hike Reuters

Moody's may raise Qwest's debt ratings from "B1" Reuters

Treasuries little changed despite inflation data Reuters / Chris Reese

Qwest profits edge higher Denver Post / Andy Vuong

Wireless A Hot Spot In Verizon Earnings Forbes / Mary Crane

The World's Biggest Auto Markets Business Week via MSNBC

Fidelity edges focus away from funds $ FT / Deborah Brewster

The Buttonwood column: Global financial stability $ The Economist

IMF cautions ECB on raising rates amid recovery Reuters

So, You Bought the New York Observer Slate / Jack Shafer

Paulson in plea for reform of benefits FT / Ed Luce

Oil: Why it won't go below $60 CNN / Steve Hargreaves

Stocks Worsen Into The Close Investor’s Business Daily / Vincent Mao

Inflation Non-Cents Benson's Economic & Market Trends via Safehaven / Richard Benson

With costs rising, companies increase prices Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Amy Merrick and Mark Whitehouse

Supply vs. Supply, Part Deux National Review / Jerry Bowyer

No Margin Daily Reckoning via Lew Rockwell / Bill Bonner

MA: Single-family home sales hit 11-year state low for second quarter AP via Boston Herald

Oil prices rise as traders watch storm AP via NJ Post / Brad Foss

U.S. Treasuries slip after solid manufacturing data Reuters / Ellen Freilich

US's Paulson backs strong dlr, warns on spending Reuters

DaimlerChrysler sales drop by over a third Reuters via CNN

Kodak Posts Wider Loss; Flextronics to Take Over Digital-Camera Production Bloomberg / Subrata N. Chakravarty

Competition In The Air Forbes / Scott Woolley

Tuesday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

U.S. Economy: Spending Has Smallest Gain of Year, Prices Rise Bloomberg / Joe Richter

Construction Spending Rises on Nonresidential, Public Building Reuters via Fox News

Consumer Spending Is Sluggish in June AP via Forbes / Martin Crutsinger

Dallas Fed May trimmed mean PCE postponed Reuters

US data fan rate rise debate FT / Jennifer Hughes

Record Household Deficit - Is There Anything Wrong With This Picture? Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Kasriel

Words Speak as Loud as Numbers for Bernanke's Fed Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Deutsche Bank Profit Increases 29% on Debt Trading Bloomberg / Elena Logutenkova

Eyes wide shut? Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kellner

Volume Off 24% From July 2005 Bond Buyer / Michelle Kaske

Deutsche Bank, Barclays commodity ETFs face off Marketwatch / John Spence

U.S. East Coast Prepares for Record Heat; Emergencies Declared Bloomberg / Shannon D. Harrington

What Congress Can Do About Higher Gas Prices Lew Rockwell / Ron Paul

Tax Cheats Called Out of Control NY Times / David Cay Johnston

Tax Shelters Saved Billionaires a Bundle Washington Post / Jeffrey H. Birnbaum

Poisoning Shareholders Tech Central Station / Tim Worstall

Conoco, Goldman Sachs Have Value and Momentum Bloomberg / John Dorfman

Japan Makes More Cars Elsewhere NY times / Martin Fackler

PA: Region on pace for best growth in jobs since '00 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Dollar May Fall Against Yen; Speculation Fed May Pause on Rates Bloomberg / Chris Young and Ron Harui

After Doha Daily Standard / Irwin Stelzer

South Korea's Export Growth Slows to 12.4% on Strikes Bloomberg / Seyoon Kim

Australian Central Bank's Stevens Named as Governor Bloomberg / Hans van Leeuwen

Why Isn't Japan Flying High? Ask Japan Airlines Bloomberg / William Pesek, Jr.

UK: Misery Index Should Keep Bank of England on Hold Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert

Credit Suisse May Say Profit More Than Doubled on Trading Gains Bloomberg / Jacob Greber

08/02

When there are fewer places to hide funny money $ FT / Vanessa Houlder

The disturbing deterioration of developed economies $ FT / Desmond Lachman

It hasn't burst, but the housing bubble is real Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

CA: Foreclosure activity rises locally Mercury News / Tim Simmers

Application Volume Declines in Latest Survey Mortgage Bankers Association

IL: House with garage and Hummer to fill it Chicago Tribune / Mary Umberger

FL: Furniture sales in a slump Bradenton Journal / Brian Neill

Do Households Benefit from Financial Deregulation and Innovation? The Case of the Mortgage Market Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Chicago Fed Letter Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

A Second oil bull still charging, thoughtfully Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

Heat wave could leave lasting price impact MSNBC / John W. Schoen

Markets recover lost ground $ FT / Philip Coggan

Stock Picker Charged With Website Scam LA Times / Walter Hamilton

AOL ends charges to keep subscribers Washington Times / Kara Rowland

Hike Psych-Out NY Post / Tom Bawden

Vonage Means To Collect On IPO Shares NY Post / Janet Whitman

WI: Chase to cut 170 jobs downtown Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Paul Gores

Wall Street Goes `Off the Grid' During Heat Wave Bloomberg / Eric Morse and Christine Harper

Unions poised to cash in on a wage increase San Antonio Express-News / David Hendricks

WA: GOP minimum-wage bill could clip some Washingtonians' pay AP via Seattle Times / Erica Werner

The Ugly Art of Excessive Compromise National Review / Phil Kerpen

Don't Shoot Ben and Don't Short Bonds Pimco / Paul McCulley and Andrew Balls

CA: O.C. mortgage defaults spike 83.6% for 2nd quarter Orange County Register / Mathew Padilla

For-sale signs multiply across the nation Wall Street Journal / James R. Hagerty

U.S. Treasury bond prices rise AP via NJ Post

Dow Closes Up 74, Nasdaq Finishes Up 17 AP via Forbes / Michael J. Martinez

Starbucks shares tumble 8% Reuters via CNN

FL: Strategy: Lure richer tourists? Orlando Sentinel / Daphne Sashin

Synthetic tranche volumes soar in second quarter Reuters

Treasuries fall on concerns about added 30-yr supply Reuters / Ellen Freilich

Treasury announces it will double 30-year bond auctions AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Martin Crutsinger

Oil shrugs off supply report CNN

Federal Reserve Events Reuters

U.S. Stocks Rise on Earnings Reports; Time Warner, P&G Advance Bloomberg / Dune Lawrence

Wednesday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

Minimum wage, maximum votes Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

Special interests sneak in back door Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack Markowitz

Make Money When U.S. Congress Is Out of Session Bloomberg / Amity Shlaes

Hands off drilling bill, senators say Houston Chronicle / David Ivanovich

NC: Fidelity Investments plans $100 million N.C. facility, 2,000 jobs AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Gary D. Robertson

AZ: Condos opening as fever dips Arizona Republic / Peter Corbett

Mortgage applications hit four-year low Reuters via CNN

Anxiety Rises as Paychecks Trail Inflation NY Times / David Leonhardt

Delaware County Rediscovers Muni Bond Auction Sale Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

MN: Twin Cities’ Triple Play Bond Buyer / Yvette Shields

NRSRO Bill Changes To Be Weighed Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume

Goldman Sachs Seeks to Add the Cachet of a Swiss Banking Account NY Times / Heather Timmons

For large airlines, America's skies getting friendlier Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

Postal Service Finds a Friend in the Internet NY Times / Katie Hafner

A New Page in the Script for Paulson NY Times / Steven R. Weisman

Dollar May Drop on Speculation Reports to Signal Slowing Growth Bloomberg / Ron Harui and Chris Young

Mission grows to help those living alone Christian Science Monitor / Marilyn Gardner

UK: Three reasons why rates could go up – and one argument why they should stay put Independent / Michael Harrison

Why GM Shouldn't Fall for the Carlos Ghosn Hype Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

Australia’s central bank raises interest rates FT / Raphael Minder

China May Get Reprieve This U.S. Election Cycle Bloomberg / William Pesek

Bank of Japan May Raise Rates Further This Year, Policy Maker Mizuno Says Bloomberg / Mayumi Otsuma

Crude Oil Rises for a Third Day as Storm Approaches Gulf, Iran Defies UN Bloomberg / Gavin Evans

08/03

US banks seek looser Basel II rules $ FT / Peter Thal Larsen and Krishna Guha

The Jobs Machine Chugs Along Business Week via MSNBC / Rick MacDonald

The Next Big Story in Gold? The Sleuth via Daily Reckoning / James Bloc

New Leasing Rules Could Add Assets CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Hopes Run High for Fed Pause The Street / Liz Rappaport

Texas State & Metro Economic Indicators Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

MBA Releases Study on Lender Perspectives of FHA Mortgage Bankers Association

U.S. gap widens for the haves and have-nots Bloomberg via IHT / Carlos Torres and Alexandre Tanzi

UK: A surprise increase The Economist

Emerging markets and interest rates $ The Economist

China: Ready for warfare in the aisles The Economist

China: Billions in trade gap, pennies for workers IHT / Thomas Fuller

Why do economists spend valuable time blogging? The Economist

Good morning at last $ The Economist

Drought, heat hit farms hard, but consumers may not see prices rise USA Today / Sue Kirchhoff

PA: SEC sues Chesco bond dealer over school district investments Philadelphia Inquirer / Benjamin Y. Lowe

Longer-dated Treasuries rise on tame inflation view Reuters / Chris Reese

Foreign central banks net buyers of US debt in wk Reuters

ICI weekly U.S. money market mutual fund assets Reuters

US junk bond funds report $336 mln net inflows Reuters

Economy rises despite high energy prices AP via NJ Post / Jeannine Aversa

Scorching heat ignites demand for cold drinks USA Today / Thersa Howard

Starbucks $ FT / Lex

Ford On Fumes Forbes / Joann Muller

US Airways shares fall 14% Arizona Republic / Dawn Gilbertson

Gateway posts 2nd-quarter loss of $7.7M AP via NJ Post / Gillian Flaccus

Apple to delay filing due to options Reuters via CNN

Surprising Six-Figure Jobs Forbes / Tom Van Riper

And the Fed's next move will be ... CNN / Paul R. La Monica

U.S. chain store sales warm up in July – ICSC Reuters

U.S. Treasury prices lower in midday AP via NJ Post

Treasuries mixed as Euro rate hikes shift Fed view Reuters

Comcast, Charter Bonds Gain as Cable Adds Phone Users Bloomberg / Mark Pittman

FL: Region's home builders hear sobering news South Florida Sun Sentinel / Jerry W. Jackson

TN: Shops await tax-free frenzy Tennessean / Naomi Snyder

U.S. Economy: Services Expansion Slows as Orders Drop Bloomberg / Bob Willis

U.S. services, factory data below expectations Reuters / Zubin Jewish

U.S. Retailers July Sales Beat Estimates on Weather Bloomberg / Cotten Timberlake

South Jersey Business Survey Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Rate hikes abroad weigh on Wall Street AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Michael J. Martinez

U.S. 30-year, 15-year mortgage rates drop again Reuters

U.S. Treasuries pare losses on weak data Reuters

Thursday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

The Dogs Of The Nasdaq Forbes / George Putnam

United Air, JetBlue May See a Reversal of Fortunes Bloomberg / Doron Levin

Ford hires expert to help right automaker Detroit Free Press / Jason Roberson and Jamie Butters

Big Time Security Forbes / Rachel Monahan and Elena Herrero Beaumont

Bush's Health Savings Accounts Are Badly Flawed Bloomberg / John M. Berry

Tighter and tighter $ The Economist

Eurozone interest rates lifted to 3 per cent FT / Steve Johnson

European Economies: ECB, Bank of England Raise Rates Bloomberg / Simon Kennedy

Oil prices tumble more than $1 Reuters via CNN

Seek Information, Not Inspiration, in Jobs Data Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Wage Rates and Purchasing Power Lew Rockwell / George Reisman

Service Industries in U.S. Probably Expanded at Slower Pace Bloomberg / Bob Willis

Mortgage rates, not anxiety, rise St. Louis Post Dispatch / Rebekah Tsadik

Hedge Funds Lead GUS 3-0 in Debt-Default Tussle Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert

Senate Panel OKs Amended Rating Agency Bill Bond Buyer / Lynn Hume

Bill King and I Try Our Hand at Running a Hedge Fund NY Post / John Crudele and Bill King

Lazard Profit Nearly Doubled in Quarter NY Times / Heather Timmons

China debates Carlyle-Xugong takeover $ FT / Sundeep Tucker and Geoff Dyer

Diamond Prices Crash As Lebanon is Bombed NY Post / Paul Tharp

What will troubled Ford do? USA Today / James R. Healey

Wages, property rights land on ballots Stateline.org / Pamela M. Prah

Bush Finds Economy Is Turning From Potential Asset to Liability Bloomberg / Matthew Benjamin

New Treasury head eyes rising inequality Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

Don't Look Now, But the World Economy Is Booming Tech Central Station / Nathan Smith

ECB Expected to Raise Key Interest Rate AP via Chicago Tribune / Matt Moore

EU: Trichet Faces ECB Rates Dilemma as Economic Outlook Worsens Bloomberg / John Fraher and Simon Kennedy

Yikes! Bike buyers, gear up for price rise Winston-Salem Journal

Ad placement gets extreme Business Week via MSNBC

Antarctica under siege Christian Science Monitor / Nick Squires

NC: Fidelity deal may launch Triangle into new orbit Raleigh News and Observer / Jonathan B. Cox and Anne Krishnan

 

08/04

The Pause That Will Not Refresh Euro Pacific via Safehaven / Pete Schiff

Performance Divergence of Large and Small Credit Unions Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Naked Short Sellers Hurt Companies With Stock They Don't Have Bloomberg / Bob Drummond

Milken Says China's Economy Will Overtake the U.S. This Century Bloomberg / Matthew Benjamin

Colorado Springs' downtown rejuvenating Colorado Biz Magazine via Denver Post / David Lewis

Dollar tumbles to 2-month low after payrolls data Marketwatch / Wanfeng Zhou

Berkshire Hathaway profit rises 62% Reuters via CNN

eBay to test selling TV advertising time AP via MSNBC

Jaguar: A luxury Ford can no longer afford Marketwatch / Shawn Langlois

Microsoft invites 3,000 to find holes AP via Raleigh News and Observer

Federal Reserve Events Reuters

Hedge Funds Are Back (Were They Ever Gone?) NY Times / Jenny Anderson

No "Surprise" To Us! Daily Reckoning / Chuck Butler

Wall Street's Biggest Bond Dealers More Confident Fed to Pause Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger and Theresa Bradley

US SWAPS-Tighten on weaker-than-expected job numbers Reuters

Is Estate Tax Reform Dead? Forbes / Jessica Holzer

Sellers Take Control In Late Trade Investor’s Business Daily / Vincent Mao

That 70s No-Show Tech Central Station / Jerry Bowyer

Oil prices slip below $75 a barrel AP via Houston Chronicle / Madlen Read

Weaker U.S. jobs growth ignites hope of Fed pause Reuters / Glenn Somerville

The Fed facade Conservative Voice / Thomas Brewton

States stumble privatizing social services Stateline.org / Christine Vestal

PIMCO's Gross: 'Fed will definitely pause' Reuters via CNN

Economic Perspectives Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

U.S. Treasuries Rise as Report Shows Job Growth Slowed in July Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone and Elizabeth Stanton

U.S. Stocks Rise on Prospects for Pause in Fed Rate Increases Bloomberg / Dune Lawrence

Goodyear 2Q profit tumbles AP via NJ Post

Friday's Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

Labor data more important than ever Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Unemployment Rate Hits 5-Month High AP via Forbes / Jeannine Aversa

Financial Market Implications of Pension Reform: Update Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner

NY: Hamptons Real Estate Sales Slow as Rising Rates Sideline Buyers Bloomberg / Kathleen M. Howley

Oil Falls as Traders Say Recent Gains on Storm Are Unjustified Bloomberg / Eduard Gismatullin

Doha Doesn't Matter Morgan Stanley / Stephen S. Roach

EU: Nudging 'Em Higher Morgan Stanley / Elga Bartsch

Turkey: Aftershocks Morgan Stanley / Serhan Cevik

Toyota's Profit Rises 39 Profit on Higher U.S. Sales and Weaker Yen Bloomberg

U.S. Companies' Quarterly Profits Climb 19%, Lifted by Energy Bloomberg / Kevin Orland

UK: Mervyn's Magnificent Seven jump the gun on interest rates, and homeowners pay the price Independent / Michael Harrison

UK: Barclays' bad debts soar to £1bn as card customers struggle to pay Guardian / Fiona Walsh

Collapse of the WTO: Another reason to hate the US Observer via Taipei Times / Oliver Morgan

Republicans Bet on `Trifecta,' Lose on Estate Tax Legislation Bloomberg / Jay Newton-Small and Ryan J. Donmoyer

Secret of the Up-or-Holding Rate: Tuesday's Fed Mystery Theater Washington Post / Nell Henderson

Fed Should Pause, Avoid Risk of Hurting Economy Bloomberg / Gene Sperling

Australia: How Greenspan gave Stevens a master class Australian / David Nason

Russia: Creditors Welcome Debt Swap Reuters via Moscow Times

Oil Falls for a Second Day as Tropical Storm Chris Dissipates Bloomberg / Christian Schmollinger and Gavin Evans

Barbarians Aren't at Japan's Gate, But Inside Bloomberg / William Pesek

Australia's Central Bank Raises CPI, Growth Forecasts Bloomberg / Hans van Leeuwen

08/05

What (Really) Happened in 1995? iTulip / Aaron Krowne

Fed to set tone for stocks Marketwatch / Carla Mozee

Ten Ways Brokers Pick Pockets Forbes / Megan Johnston

FL: Economist blasts housing rules Orlando Sentinel / Jerry W. Jackson

CO: The wage conundrum Denver Post

Nacchio's hired gun fires a blank Denver Post / Al Lewis

Berkshire Profit Rises 62%; Buffett Cuts Currency Bet Bloomberg / George Stein and Josh P. Hamilton

The Fed and your money Cincinnati Enquirer / Mike Boyer

Fed hikes have a silver lining for savers Chicago Tribune / Humberto Cruz

Signs of Fed Cooling May Have Come Too Late NY Post / Tom Bawden

U.S. 10-Year Notes Rise a Sixth Straight Week as Economy Slows Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone

Day 1: Up $3.3M NY Post

European Bonds Post Weekly Decline as ECB Rate Concerns Build Bloomberg / Rodrigo Davies

DC: Condo developers reassess strategies Washington Times / Tom Ramstack

Homeowners take the risk of 'going bare' AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Kay Bellthe

CO: Shortage has truck drivers fuming Denver Post / Ameera Butt

Ignoring inflation will cost you later Time to evaluate spending, savings AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Eileen Alt Powell

Restaurants get gas pains LA Times via Baltimore Sun / Jerry Hirsch

Old Ties Trip Hedge Fund NY Post / Roddy Boyd

Minimum Wage Workers Lose Political War AP via Baltimore Sun / Andrew Taylor

Cities, States Are Piling On Rental Car Taxes LA Times / James Giden

The Noneconomic Objections to Capitalism Ludwig von Mises Institute / Ludwig von Mises

America's unravelling options scandal threatens to take a bite out of Apple Independent / Michael Harrison

UK: Problem of personal debt spiralling out of control, say insolvency experts Guardian / Larry Elliott

08/06

Oil Touches $76 on BP Field Shutdown, Mideast Tension Reuters via NY Times

US Treasuries mostly flat in Asia before Fed meets Reuters

Market expects Fed to halt rate rises FT / Krishna Guha

Bernanke appears poised to pause Globe and Mail / Shawn McCarthy

Investors banking on the Fed to pause FT / Jennifer Hughes

Greed is .... disclosable Minneapolis Star Tribune / Martin R. Rosenbaum

Can Dow bid adieu to 10,000? Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino

Discounters are alive and well Money via CNN / Stephen Gandel

Stuff it, move it, give it back AP via Charlotte Observer / Mitch Stacy

Price checkers assemble inflation report AP via Contra Costa Times / Jeannine Aversa

Major Alaskan Oil Field Shutting Down AP via Chicago Tribune / Mary Pemberton

Fund chiefs ought to tell you where they went wrong Boston Herald / Chuck Jaffe

Heat Wave Daily Reckoning / Joel Bowman

Why I won't be joining AARP ranks, thank you Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

With these bonds, 'junk' is in the beholder's eye Orange County Register / Jonathan Lansner

NY: Metro Area Seeing Financial Sector Jobs Boom NY Post / John Aidan Byrne

All eyes on the Fed CNN / Alexandra Twin

MD: 'Just like home' for short-timers Baltimore Sun / Jamie Smith Hopkins

IL: Deal breakers and makers Chicago Tribune / Mel Novit

NY: Baby boomers seek wider housing options in retirement Albany Times via Detroit Times / Tom O’ Brien

CA: Mortgage rates continue to fall locally, nationally Orange County Register

Retail Report May Show Consumers Upbeat: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Carlos Torres

Spending any amount to beat the heat Marketwatch / Greg Robb

Time for Generations X, Y, Z to learn savings plans ABCs Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel

When market sentiment is cloudy, remember: The trend is your friend Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak

Amazon risks overextending market reach Chicago Tribune / Andrew Leckey

Heinz's future may be all in the cards Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Thomas Olson and Rick Stouffer

Gold May Rise for Third Week on Demand for Dollar Alternative Bloomberg / Pham-Duy Nguyen

Rate Pause Likely -- but Then What? LA Times / Tom Petruno

Putting Their Mouth Where the Money Is Bloomberg via Washington Post / Chet Currier

KS: Gas keeps going up; what else costs more? Wichita Eagle / Deb Gruver

Mexico: The Bite of Corruption LA Times / Marla Dickerson

Short is still beautiful in the world of bonds Wall Street Journal / Michael Pollock

Savers enjoying highest rates in five years Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Patricia Sabatini

Famous Investors Favor Big-Name Stocks Wall Street Journal / Dyan Machan

Preferred Stock or Not? Wall Street Journal / Jonathan Burton

Whose side are the commissions on? Study finds agents, brokers dominate real estate regulatory boards Boston Herald / Kenneth R. Harney

The Fed Makes its Decision on Interest Rates Wall Street Journal

Fed admits US recession on cards Guardian Observer / Heather Stewart

Bernanke faces dilemma as US economy stutters Guardian Observer / Heather Stewart

The Rich Spend Just Like You and Me NY Times / Anna Bernasek

In the Quest for Security, Convertibles Have a Role NY Times / Tim Gray

Lobbying Scandals? They Can’t Slow This Juggernaut NY Times / Hubert B. Herring

What Road to Take When Real Estate Is Not a Sure Bet US News and World Report via NY Times / Paul J. Lim

UK: We are so in debt that even the banks are getting worried Guardian Observer / Lisa Bachelor and Heather Stewart

Old McDonald Had a Produce-Buying Co-op NY Times / Jennifer Alsever

Wall Street’s Women Face a Fork in the Road NY Times / Jenny Anderson

 

08/07

US Treasuries little changed in Asia ahead of Fed Reuters

Crude Prices Fall After Jumping $2 AP via Newsday / Tanalee Smith

Stock Market Report Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Betting on Fed funds futures still a popular and widely used instrument FT via MSNBC

Where’s Harry Truman? National Review / Larry Kudlow

Treasury bond prices slip before meeting AP via NJ Post

Economy in trouble? $ FT / Philip Coggan

Consumer borrowing rises sharply in June AP via NJ Post / Martin Crutsinger

The Mystery of Low Wage Growth Business Week via MSNBC / Michael Mandel

Waiting on the FOMC Daily Reckoning / Chris Gaffney

Fed may pause