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12/04
Bond-fund
managers differ with Fed's cautious tone Marketwatch / Murray Coleman
Don’t
Follow the Yellow Brick Road National Review / Jerry Bowyer
Debunking
Krugman’s Recession National Review / Larry Kudlow
Betting
against Bernanke’s words $ FT / John
Authers
US
online help-wanted ads drop in November –report Reuters
Changing
the Fed Call Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner
Moskow
says Fed must be vigilant on inflation Marketwatch / Tamawa Kadoya
Review
and Preview Morgan Stanley / Ted Wieseman
Wobbling,
not collapsing The Economist
Dollar
starts the week higher Marketwatch / Wanfeng Zhou
Is
this a USD Story or a EUR Story? Morgan Stanley / Stephen L. Jen
Stocks
jump on mergers, falling oil CNN / Alexandra Twin
Stocks
Spring Higher In Morning Trade Investors Business Daily / Vincent Mao
Don’t
blame economy for Wal-Mart's slow holiday season AP via Kansas City
Star / Rachel Beck
Sharply
lower crude oil propelling airline sector Marketwatch / Padraic Cassidy
McDonald's
sets sights on Asia Chicago Sun Times / Cheryl V. Jackson
Notes
On The News: The Dollar's Dog Days Forbes / Paul Maidment
Bolton
to leave as US ambassador to UN Reuters via FT
ChinaGoes
for Quality Morgan Stanley / Stephen S. Roach
India's
blossoming economy The Economist
EU:
Peeping Through 2007 Uncertainties Into 2008 Morgan Stanley / Eric
Chaney
Morgan
Stanley Buys Hedge Fund Brookville Capital Bloomberg / Christine Harper
Bank
of New York, Mellon to merge, combined co valued at 43 bln usd AFX via
Forbes
U.S.
October pending home sales index falls 1.7 pct Reuters
Bank
of New York to buy Mellon for $16.5B Reuters via CNN
PayPal's
Thiel Scores 230 Percent Gain With Soros-Style Fund Bloomberg / Deepak
Gopinath
PIMCO,
TCW Group bond managers eye CDOs for growth Reuters / Walden Siew
Fed's
Moskow says must stay vigilant on inflation Reuters
Federal
Reserve Events Reuters
Monday’s
Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard
Santa
has left Wall Street CNN / Alexandra Twin
In
Tough Times, a Redesigned Journal NY Times / Katharine Q. Seelye
Crude
futures fall as much as 1% in early trading Marketwatch / Myra P.
Saefong
Dollar
starts the week higher Marketwatch / Wanfeng Zhou
Dessauer
doubts dollar Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow
Who's
Afraid of a Higher Minimum Wage? Washington Post / Michael S. Rosenwald
Rolling off more
presses: reports on 'social responsibility' Christian Science Monitor
ECB
May Raise Rate to 3.5%, Prepare Ground for Further Increase Bloomberg /
John Fraher
The Federal
Reserve’s inflation error Brookes News / Gerard Jackson
Week
Will See $9.9B Of Volume Bond Buyer / Michael Scarchilli and Matthew
Posner
Is the US economy
recession proof? Brookes News / Dr Frank Shostak
Forget
shopping, this could turn into a crash Guardian / Larry Elliott
Dollar
Rebounds on Speculation Traders to Pare Bets on Decline Bloomberg /
Kosuke Goto and Ron Harui
Yuan
Advances to Highest Since End of Dollar Link in July 2005 Bloomberg /
Christina Soon
Global
Expansion Threatened by Vehicle, Phone Glut Bloomberg / Rich Miller and
Joe Richter
EU:
Persistent dollar doldrums could weigh heavily on Europe Independent /
Stephen King
UK: Holding
interest rates at 5% 'dead cert' despite inflation Scotsman / Alistair
Mcarthur
UK: Brown
condemned for 'failures' Scotsman / Alistair Mcarthur
Treasury
Investors Ignore Fed as Bonds Rally Most in Four Years Bloomberg /
Michael McDonald
Gold
May Rise for Third Week as Dollar Slide Spurs Metal Demand Bloomberg /
Choy Leng Yeong
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12/05
Bank
of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent Bank of
Canada
Congress
is quitting for the year, leaving its main job undone McClatchy /
Steven Thomma
A Mixed Bag of
Economic Data Business Week via MSNBC
Companies
raise party spending Newsday / Carrie Mason-Draffen
The Small Street
Journal The Small Street Journal
Fed
needs to prepare for the unexpected London Times / Gerard Baker
CO: Mortgage bank
abruptly closes Denver Post / Greg Griffin
AMT
relief on the way? Marketwatch / Thomas Kostigen
House
nears vote on wide-ranging trade bill Reuters via Washington Post /
Doug Palmer
Stocks
Rise Again; Volume Perks Up Investors Business Daily / Vincent Mao
Aftershocks: The
Mellon Financial -- Bank of New York merger Pittsburgh Post Gazette /
Dan Fitzpatrick
Mich.
yet to feel force of cutbacks Detroit News / Louis Aguilar
Irrational
Exuberance' May Now Be More Rational Bloomberg / Daniel Hauc
Tracking
Productivity in Real Time Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Monthly
Mutual Fund Report pdf Federal Reserve
Bank of Boston
Bank
of Canada leaves interest rates alone Globe and Mail / Tavia Grant
The
triumph of small-caps $ FT / John
Authers
The
New Dot-Economy Washington Post / Alan Sipress
Steep
conditions set for NYSE-Euronext deal $
FT / Norma Cohen
Wells
Fargo buying more 'sub-prime' mortgages LA Times / E. Scott Reckard
US
Housing $ FT / Lex
Chinese
gold consumption to grow 17% this year: report AP via Globe and Mail
A
Second Departure Near the Top of Goldman NY Times / Jenny Anderson
Draft
interagency notice of proposed rulemaking on Basel IA Federal Reserve
Board
Monetary Inflation Is the
Problem Lew Rockwell / Ron Paul
Credit
derivatives: Toxic or magic? Reuters / David Wigan
US
SWAPS-Spreads mixed amid conflicting data Reuters
T-bill
rates lowest in two months AP via St. Paul Pioneer Press
S&P
ends at 6-year high CNN / Alexandra Twin
RPT-ABC/WashPost
US Consumer Comfort Index drops to -1 Reuters
The "Carry"
Trade in U.S. Housing Looks to be Over Northern Trust via Safehaven /
Paul Kariel
The
Drifting Dollar Daily Standard / Irwin Stelzer
More
foreign investment in U.S. airlines put on hold Washington Times / Sean
Lengell
Oil
prices rise on weather, OPEC worries AP via NJ Post
Home
builders see bottom of housing slump CNN / Les Christie and Chris
Isidore
US
stocks up on ISM services index, inflation data Reuters / Caroline
Valetkevitch
Tuesday’s
Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard
US
economy looks set for ‘soft landing’ FT / Eoin Callan
Service
sector shows surprising growth Reuters via CNN
U.S.
Economy: Service Industry Growth Unexpectedly Accelerates Bloomberg /
Bob Willis and Joe Richter
Consumers
seem to be waiting for holiday bargains AP via Houston Chronicle
Junk-Bond
Bears, Bulls Swap Sides After Market Rally Bloomberg / Caroline Salas
Richest
2% own 'half the wealth' BBC News / Andrew Walker
IRS
removes refund loan solicitations from e-filing programs AP via Silicon Valley
Treasuries
barely move on labor costs revisions Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
Productivity
up less than forecast CNN
U.S.
Retailers' Sales Rose 3.1% Last Week, Group Says Bloomberg / Jennifer
Sudick
Derivative
traders see Nov US payrolls at 82,000 Reuters
Health costs rise
faster than pay Denver Post / Will Shanley
Hefty
Corporate Bankruptcy Jump Seen CFO.com / Stephen Taub
Late
payments on high-risk loans jump Reuters via CNN
Oil
Prices Rise on Weather, OPEC Worries AP via Forbes
State
of uncertainty: Mellon move a boon . . . for now Boston Herald / Jay
Fitzgerald
Denver-area
foreclosures set record Rocky Mountain News / John Rebchook
Yen
Rises to Four-Month High; BOJ's Mizuno Signals Higher Rates Bloomberg /
Dan Kruger and Kabir Chibber
Party’s
Over! Jeffries Fines $10M NY Post / Roddy Boyd
Bank
of America expands free stock trading CNN
Index-Fund
Pioneer Bogle Sees Trouble in Paradise Bloomberg / Chet Currier
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12/06
Junk-bond
managers maintain high hopes Marketwatch / Murray Coleman
What's the Fed up to when
Yield Curves "De-Invert"? Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul
Kasriel
Survey:
Fewer affordable homes available USA Today / Haya El Nasser
Oil
prices rise slightly in Asia AP via Houston Chronicle
NY:
In one month, cost of fill-up goes way up Newsday / Tom Incantalupo
Where
Is the Economy Headed? Washington Post / Nell Henderson
Amaranth's
Slide Began With Offer to Keep Star Trader Bloomberg / Katherine Burton
and Jenny Strasburg
NV:
Inflation fears start to ease Las Vegas Review Journal / Hubble Smith
European
Central Bank walks interest rate tightrope IHT / Carter Dougherty
U.S.
mortgage rates unchanged on Wednesday – BestInfo Reuters
Ford
Raises Borrowing Capacity to $21.5B AP via Forbes / Tom Krisher
Ford
Boosts Convertible Bond Sale to $4.5 Billion Bloomberg / Mark Pittman
and Elizabeth Hester
Friday's Employment
Report: Reaction May Be Telling Ciovacco via Safehaven / Chris Ciovacco
Zero Visibility Best
Minds via Safehaven / Doug Wafefield
Treasurys
End Lower After Data Shows Strong Jobs Growth Smartmoney.com / Leslie
Wines
Treasuries
retreat on mortgage data, jobs f'cast Reuters / Ellen Freilich
Bonds
slip after robust Nov. jobs report AP via Beaufort Gazette
Cautious
Fed adopts wait-and-see policy FT / Krishna Guha
Gold
extends retreat as dollar gains Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong
Dow
closes down 22, Nasdaq closes down 7 AP via St. Petersburg Times / Joe
Bel Bruno
Analyst
downgrade sparks 5% Oracle drop San Jose Business Journal
Fannie
Mae erases $6.3 billion in profit AP via St. Petersburg Times / Marcy Gordon
Home
Depot finds $200M in option expense AP via St. Petersburg Times / Harry R. Weber
PA:
Mellon move is warning to city Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack
Markowitz
The Real Stakes
in the Hedge Fund Hearings Business Week via MSNBC / Steve Rosenbush
The last
tax-free Christmas online? Forbes via MSNBC / Janet Novack
On
ECB and euro $ FT / John Authers
UK:
Brown's slow progress Guardian / William Keegan
Emerging
debt-Risk spreads tighten in slow market Reuters
Fixed-Income Electronic
Trading Accelerating; Trading Volumes Up over Last Year Bond Market
Association
Why
data are full of surprises Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel
U.S.
home loan demand rises as refinancing surges Reuters / Julie Haviv
Senate
Raises Heat on Funds in Panel Grilling NY Post / Paul Tharp
Lehman's
Fuld to Get $186 Million Over Next 10 Years Bloomberg / Yalman Onaran
Hedge
Jou$t NY Post / Roddy Boyd
Loans on
tax returns dropped IRS eliminates solicitation from e-filing programs
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Jim Abramsthe
Odds
of an early-2007 rate cut decline Marketwatch / Tomi Kilgore
Dollar
Depreciates in November Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
MI:
The foreclosure capital of the U.S. MSN
World
stocks surge in 2006, trend likely to continue in 2007 AFX via Forbes
Sales
of hybrid vehicles falling with gas prices San Francisco Chronicle via
Seattle Post Intelligencer / Kathleen Pendersan
Milton's Inner Fire
Tech Central Station / Russell Roberts
Federal
Reserve Events Reuters
Reports
hint Fed could ease inflation battle AP via Cincinnati Enquirer /
Martin Crutsinger
Falling Dollar,
Lingering Greenspan Make Life Tough for Bernanke SeekingAlpha / Tim
Iacono
Fed
in holding pattern on mixed signals Globe and Mail / Barbara McKenna
US
private sector adds 158,000 jobs in Nov-survey Reuters
The
missing pay hikes CNN / Chris Isidore
Bulls
head back to the barn CNN
Wednesday’s
Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard
Medicare
Exacts Tax Penalty on Muni Bond Investors Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Mortgage
applications rise as rates tumble CNN
Rates
Fall and Mortgage Applications Rise In Latest Survey Mortgage Bankers
Association
Royal
Bank of Scotland 2006 Profit to Rise on Loans Bloomberg / Jon Menon and
Ben Livesey
British
economic growth forecast raised AP via NJ Post / Jane Wardell
UK's
Brown says UK economy will grow 2.75 pct in 2006 AFX via Forbes
China
Jan-Nov trade surplus at 157 bln usd – Xinhua AFX via Forbes
Oil
prices rise in Asian trading AP via NJ Post
MSRB
Head Troubled by Two Probes Bond Buyer / Alison L. McConnell
Housing
market, Fed policy, deficit spur debate over economy in ’07 The Hill /
Oxford Analytica
Subprime
Loans Going From Boon to Housing Bane NY Times / Vikas Bajaj and Ron
Nixon
What
Statistics on Home Sales Aren’t Saying NY Times / David Leonhardt
Study
Finds Wealth Inequality Is Widening Worldwide NY Times / Eduardo Porter
Asian
Currencies: South Korean Won Climbs; Ringgit, Baht Drop Bloomberg /
Jake Lee and Yumi Teso
The sliding
dollar: both boon and bane Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull
Australian
Central Bank Keeps Rate Unchanged at 6.25% Bloomberg / Hans van Leeuwen
and Gemma Daley
Asia's
Economic Future Up in the Air, Literally Bloomberg / William Pesek
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