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01/01 CBOT, Merc, CBOE all tally record turnover Chicago Sun Times / David Roeder Dines authors Investment Letter of The Year 2006 Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow Optimism helps fuel soaring Asian markets AP via Kansas City Star / Joe McDonald Why bears are scared of bubbles $ FT / John Authers Markets versus the conventional wisdom in 2007 $ FT / John Plender The US Economy, Consumer Spending and the GDP Fallacy Brookes News via Safehaven / Gerard Jackson Housing Slump Seen Weighing on Economy AP via Orlando Sentinel / Martin Crutsinger The World's Reserve Currency Safehaven / Ron Paul Commodities outlook $ FT / Lex Pain at the gas pump should ease in 2007 Charlotte Observer / Andrew Shain If you don't remember the 1960s, this year may help you Guardian / Ashley Seager The Lonely Newspaper Reader NY Times / David Carr Mild Jobs May Lift Stocks as '07 Starts Reuters via NY Times Florida's economic forecast remains cloudy Palm Beach Post / Jeff Ostrowski Goldman, Wall Street Bankers Win in 2006; Amaranth Leads Losers Bloomberg / Courtney Dentch South Korea's Economy Won't Face `Drastic Slowdown,' Kwon Says Bloomberg / Seyoon Kim Analysts predict tough 2007 for investors St. Petersburg Times / Helen Huntley Help Wanted on the Hill Washington Post / Amy Joyce Why consumers may show more discipline in 2007 Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull Those fiscally tough Democrats Christian Science Monitor China: Consumer tidal wave on the way: China's middle class Christian Science Monitor / Peter Ford

01/02 Hot Hands ETF Of 2007 Forbes / Jim Lowell Real estate challenges for 2007 $ FT / John Authers The Year Of The Junk Bond Forbes / Aaron Himes Will 2007 be the year for attacking imbalances? Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer ABC/WashPost US Consumer Comfort Index down to -3 Reuters The year of the conundrum Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kellner Housing Has Bottomed? Talk To Lennar Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Kasriel No Sunshine From Lennar Forbes / Joshua Lipton Through a Glass, Darkly: How Data Revisions Complicate Monetary Policy Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Evan F. Koenig Research Review Jan. 2006 – June 2006 pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Hedge fund fees under scrutiny AP via USA Today World markets rally; Wall Street closed AP via Houston Chronicle Volume in '06 a Near Record Bond Buyer / Matthew Hanson All Eyes on Tax Regulation Bond Buyer / Alison L. McConnell Tuesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Investors riding 'cash' rapids Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Henny Sender In a Flood of Cash, Somebody's Going Under Washington Post / Allan Sloan The Poverty of John Edwards National Review / Larry Kudlow Golden Era' for Credit May End With a Whimper: Chart of Day Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert Lennar warns on earnings CNN / Chris Isidore Economic growth slows in Mid-America region but so does inflation AP via The State Pumping On The Brakes Forbes / Jerry Flint Oil prices rise slightly in quiet trading AP via Houston Chronicle Gold traders expecting another hot year in '07 Bloomberg via Orange County Register / Choy Leng Yeong Dollar Falls Against Major Currencies AP via Forbes Hedging Life Risks Is a Worthy New Year's Goal Bloomberg / John F. Wasik Banks’ Leases to Hedge Funds Are Questioned NY Times / Jenny Anderson Like Dr Pangloss, the West's investors may be in for some unpleasant surprises Independent / Stephen King Investors Greet New Year With Ambivalance NY Times / Vikas Bajaj and Marjorie Connelly Yen May Rise on Rates, Say Banks Who Anticipated Drop Bloomberg / Agnes Lovasz and Ye Xie Crude Oil Falls as Mild Weather May Cut U.S. Heating Demand Bloomberg / Angela Macdonald-Smith Corn May Top 10-Year High, Soybeans to Gain as Fuel Use Grows Bloomberg / Jeff Wilson Treasuries to Rise Most in Five Years as Fed Cuts, Survey Shows Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone U.S. Treasury Notes May Rise Before Jobs, Manufacturing Reports Bloomberg / Wes Goodman Economists Cautiously Optimistic About 2007 NY Times / Michael J. de la Merced Dollar Falls; U.S. Factory, Jobs Data May Show Slowing Economy Bloomberg / Ron Harui and Chris Young US housing slump expected to continue AP via The Age Taiwan: Bank of Taiwan set to raise interest rates tomorrow Taipei Times / Kevin Chen European Manufacturing Growth Probably Accelerated in December Bloomberg / Fergal O'Brien and Gabi Thesing

01/03 Pop-Free Housing Slowdown National Review / Jerry Bowyer Main Street Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Monthly Mutual Fund Report Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Fed remains focused on risks to inflation FT / Krishna Guha and Stephanie Kirchgaessner Fed kills market's Happy New Year CNN / Paul R. La Monica Fed hints at future rate increase BBC News Fed Members Worried About Housing Slump AP via Newsday / Jeannine Aversa Fed minutes wake bears $ FT / John Authers At December meeting, most Fed members still saw inflation as uncomfortably high AFX via Forbes Fed Members' `Predominant Concern' Is Still Inflation Bloomberg / Scott Lanman SIFMA Submits Comment Letter to SEC Regarding Mark-Up Policy for Transactions in Debt Securities pdf Bond Market Association Association Submits Comment Letter to SEC Regarding Mark-Ups and Securitized Products pdf Bond Market Association Bush’s ‘zero deficit’ pledge challenged FT / Krishna Guha Dow ends up 11 on housing sector concern AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Tim Paradis Up, up, up: Beware, because no one sees a bear in 2007 USA Today via Fiend’s SuperBear Page / Adam Shell Is that a Santa Claus Rally? Fundamental Trader Alert via Safehaven / Mark McMillan Home Depot CEO Deploys $210 Million Golden Parachute Smartmoney.com / Ray Hennessey CO: Economic slowdown continues in Colorado AP via Denver Post MD: No reason for state economy to falter Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock CO: Delayed parcels coming, really! Denver Post / Christine Tatum Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee Federal Reserve Board EconSouth Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Supervisory Insights Winter 2006 FDIC Economic Growth Slowing: Analysis NY Post / Holly M. Sanders TCW's Gundlach named by Morningstar as best in bonds during past year Marketwatch / Murray Coleman Exchanges Lost $50B in Last Year NY Post / Roddy Boyd Mortgage Applications Increase in this Week’s Survey Mortgage Bankers Association A Nasty Hangover for Homebuilders Business Week via MSNBC Oil sinks below $59 on mild U.S. weather Reuters via CNN Ford Sales in U.S. Slide in December AP via Forbes / Tom Krisher Stocks Pull Back In Early Afternoon Trade Investors Business Daily / Vincent Mao Stocks Surge on ISM, Home Depot Change AP via Chicago Tribune / Tim Paradis Nardelli Out As Boss at Home Depot AP via Chicago Tribune / Harry R. Weber Air crashes reached 43-year low in 2006 Washington Times / Sean Lengell US RATE FUTURES-Trim gains as Dec ISM climbs Reuters Dollar Advances After Report Shows Manufacturing Strengthened Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger and Annie Pinkert U.S. manufacturing growth rebounds in December Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa Oil falls below $60 on mild U.S. weather Reuters via CNN Copper sinks below $6,000 level FT / Chris Flood Gold FT / Lex U.S. construction spending fell 0.2 pct in Nov Reuters U.S. Retailers' Sales in December Likely Rose 2.5% Bloomberg / Cotten Timberlake Wednesday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard At Apple, timing led to overnight windfalls LA Times / Dawn C. Chmielewski What the Real-Wage Pessimists Are Missing Tech Central Station / David R. Henderson Mass. Realtor group twists truth on low home sales Boston Herald / Scott Van Voorhis Citigroup Still First at End of ’06 Bond Buyer / Matthew Hanson Just-Right Ben? Pimco / Paul McCulley Junk Bond Boom Lures Crowd to Bulgarian Steel, Kiev Chickens Bloomberg / Sebastian Boyd and John Glover It’s the Year to Keep an Eye on Paychecks NY Times / David Leonhardt Strength early, weakness later Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Manhattan Apartment Prices Rise 3.2%, Sidestep U.S. Declines Bloomberg / Sharon L. Crenson and Kathleen M. Howley You didn't really believe in Santa Claus rallies did you? Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Risk is not the enemy Marketwatch / Michael Kahn Democrats, Taking Control, Face Short Legislative Honeymoon Bloomberg / Laura Litvan and Nicholas Johnston Gold Loses Allure as Stocks Gain; Pimco Bearish, Yamada Unfazed Bloomberg / Claudia Carpenter and Choy Leng Yeong Dollar’s Skid Puts a Glow on the Euro NY Times / Jeremy W. Peters Dollar Trades Near Three-Week Low Before Manufacturing Report Bloomberg / Ron Harui Australia's Two Biggest Banks Disagree on Currency Bloomberg / Chris Young Singapore's Economic Growth Unexpectedly Accelerates Bloomberg / Shamim Adam

01/04 A Warning Shot by Investors to Boards and Chiefs NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson Gold futures close near a two-week low Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong Motorola Says Fourth-Quarter Results Missed Forecast Bloomberg / Rochelle Garner and Ari Levy A few reasons to celebrate The Economist Gross: Fed Will Cut By a Percentage Point This Year Orange County Business Journal / Michael Lyster Fed's Bernanke earns plaudits in first year on job Reuters / Mark Felsenthal The three Scrooges The Economist Gap woes deepen in bleak holiday season AP via Houston Chronicle / Michael Liedtke Rates on 30-year mortgages unchanged AP via St. Louis Post Dispatch / Martin Crutsinger Copper, commodities sell-off may signal slowdown Marketwatch / Nick Godt Thursday's commodities roundup AP via Beaufort Gazette The Buy of the Century Rude Awakening via Daily Reckoning / Steve Sjuggerud Assets in retail money market funds rise AP via Beaufort Gazette Baucus, Grassley introduce bill to repeal AMT CNN / Jeanne Sahadi Bush-baiting The Economist EU: The new kids on the block The Economist The global gusher The Economist UK: Mr Brown's awfully big year The Economist EU: A monster lives again The Economist The wellness boom The Economist Treasuries Rise the Most in Five Weeks as Service Growth Slows Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone and Annie Pinkert Payrolls expected to soften in December Marketwatch / Rex Nutting Skilled worker shortage hurts U.S. CNN / Chris Isidore Stocks Post Afternoon Gains Smartmoney.com / Mark Glassman IRS Opens 2007 Filing Season AP via Chicago Tribune / Jim Abrams Lower costs, broader economy top 2007 legislative wish list Wichita Eagle / Dan Voorhis Bernanke, Fed Start 2007 With New Credibility Bloomberg / John M. Berry Pending home sales fall Reuters U.S. stocks bounce, sparked by tech sector rally Marketwatch / Nick Godt & Tomi Kilgore Stocks turn mixed CNN / Alexandra Twin Thursday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard CA: Insurer to cut rates further Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan Giant Sucking Sound Is Global Liquidity Draining Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert Bond prices rise on soft payrolls harbingers Reuters Dow, Nasdaq Pull Back in Early Trading AP via Forbes / Joe Bel Bruno U.S. jobless claims inched up last week Reuters Jobs: A Slower Speed in December Business Week via MSNBC / Rick MacDonald Factory orders fall short in November Reuters via CNN Retailers Post Disappointing December Sales AP via NY Times A Country Less Dependent on Oil Is Free to Make Other New Year’s Resolutions NY Times / Austan Goolsbee It Ain’t Easy Being Greenback While Euro Takes Off NY Post / John Crudele Housing Data Yield a False Sense of Complacency Bloomberg / Caroline Baum MA: Home loans take dive: Activity drops 41 percent Boston Herald / Jay Fitzgerald Rubin Returns, Guiding Paulson on Dollar, Pelosi on Deficit Bloomberg / Rich Miller Bush, Democrats jockey for position McClatchy / Margaret Taley and Ron Hutchinson Immigrants behind 25 percent of startups AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Oil Prices Dip Below $57 a Barrel AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel Oil tumbles for a second day CNN Fed Officials Move Toward a Neutral Stance on Interest Rates Bloomberg / Scott Lanman and Steve Matthews Want CEO pay reform? Don't hold your breath Seattle Post Intelligencer / Bill Virgin America's CEO pay may soon face squeeze Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull For new Congress, a long 'to do' list Christian Science Monitor / Gail Russell Chaddock Japanese Bonds Drop; Reports Fuel Bets on January Rate Increase Bloomberg / Issei Morita Crude Oil Is Little Changed After Plunging on Mild U.S. Weather Bloomberg / Hector Forster Beware of the economic threat from left field Independent / Hamish McRae Surprise, Surprise! China Economy May Accelerate Bloomberg / William Pesek

01/05 You Can't Take It With You Forbes / Tom Van Riper TX: Boom times slowing down? Houston Chronicle / Nancy Sarnoff Connecticut Business and Industry Association's Economic Summit and Outlook Federal Reserve Bank of Boston / Cathy E. Minehan Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco / Jose A. Lopez Agencies Issue Final Statement Concerning Elevated Risk Complex Structured Finance Activities Federal Reserve Board Texas State & Metro Economic Indicators Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Blackstone Offer for EOP Bonds May Fail, Swaps Show Bloomberg / Shannon D. Harrington Central Banking and Bank Supervision in the United States Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke Pimco's Gross sees fed funds at 4.25% by year-end Marketwatch / Leslie Wines Bernanke backs Fed role in bank oversight Marketwatch / Rex Nutting Feds Soften Structured-Finance Stance CFO.com / David M. Katz More Consumption Less Production Euro Pacific via Safehaven / Peter Schiff MBA Executive Podcasts Mortgage Bankers Association Stocks Sink Despite Strong Jobs Growth Investors Business Daily / Vincent Mao Is Steve Jobs untouchable? Business Week via MSNBC Corporate profit growth to slow in '07 AP via Beaufort Gazette / Joe Bel Bruno Too much of a good thing? Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert Coming Soon: FASB's Fair Value Statement CFO.com / Helen Shaw Frank Says No to Narrowing Fed's Mandate Bloomberg / John Berry Stocks start '07 with a whimper CNN / Alexandra Twin, Dave Ellis and Jessica Dickler Backdating Is Revealed by 28 Companies to Avoid Taxes Bloomberg / Miles Weiss Linking minimum wage to small business tax breaks considered by Senate Democrats AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Jim Kuhnhenn UBS, Deutsche Stumble in Record Year for Underwriting Bloomberg / Mark Pittman and Elisa Martinuzzi Keeping the ETF boom alive CNN / Katie Benner Federal Reserve Events Reuters Will the Inventory Cycle Prolong Sluggish Growth? Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner U.S. inflation pressures fell in December – ECRI Reuters CA: From bottom, housing looks up Sacramento Bee / Jim Wasserman Feds Nab Brokers in Fraud Scheme NY Post / Kati Cornell UK: Surprise drop in house prices Guardian / Julia Kollewe W.House adviser: US economy set for "soft landing" Reuters Stocks down after jobs report CNN / Alexandra Twin Friday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Value investing $ FT / John Authers Cyclical Dollar Correction in 1H; Story May Change in 2H Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen Oil dips below $55 before recovering AP via Houston Chronicle China raises reserve ratio for banks AP via Houston Chronicle Treasuries Decline as Jobs Report Reduces Rate Cut Speculation Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone and Annie Pinkert U.S. job growth surprisingly strong in December Reuters 167,000 Jobs Added to Payrolls in Dec. AP via Forbes / Jeannine Aversa Freddie Mac Reports 3rd-Quarter Loss of $550 Million Bloomberg / James Tyson How outrageous is your parachute? Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel U.S. Notes May Advance on Speculation Employment Growth Slowed Bloomberg / David Yong IRS: Lease Deals Had Bad Fees Bond Buyer / Alison L. McConnell UK: Rate rise more likely as service sector hits post-1997 high Guardian / Angela Balakrishnan Yen Rises on Speculation BOJ Rate Increase Will Lower Yield Gap Bloomberg / Stanley White and Ron Harui The 5% Solution Pimco / Bill Gross Oil Trades Near 18-Month Low as Mild U.S. Weather Cuts Demand Bloomberg / Angela Macdonald-Smith Pimco, OppenheimerFunds Favor Peso, Lira Bonds Over Dollar Debt Bloomberg / Valerie Rota and Lester Pimentel Something Has Got to Give on Japanese Economy Bloomberg / William Pesek

01/06 Ford's pain, Toyota's gains on stage in Detroit Marketwatch / Shawn Langlois Need is great for units to drill in Gulf's depths Houston Chronicle / Brett Clanton Apartment vacancies climb across U.S. Bloomberg via Houston Chronicle / Bob Ivry Real estate investors flock to buy in Berlin Bloomberg via Houston Chronicle / Patrick Donahue Bernanke: Fed is prepared for crisis Chicago Tribune / Bill Barnhart Strong US job gains dash rate cut hopes FT / Erin Callan, Krishna Guha and Ed Crooks Forecast 2007: The Goldilocks Recession Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin Bush Says He and Democrats Can Find Common Ground This Year Bloomberg / Catherine Dodge Economy's gains are stocks' losses AP via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Madlen Read Ex-Merril Wunderkind Gets 3 Yrs. in Insider Scheme NY Post / Janet Whitman WA: Home sales sluggish in region last month Seattle Times / Elizabeth Rhodes Encouraging More Reality in Economics NY Times / Louis Uchitelle Job Growth Is Strong, Surprising Economists NY Times / Jeremy W. Peters At Home Depot, the New Chief Needs to Sell an Old Story to Wall Street NY Times / Claudia H. Deutsch Dollar Posts Biggest Weekly Advance Since June on Labor Report Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger and Bo Nielsen China Currency Near Parity With Hong Kong’s Dollar NY Times / Keith Bradsher Treasuries Post First Weekly Gain in Month on Fed Rate Outlook Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone and Annie Pinkert European Bonds Post Weekly Fall on Signs Growth Is Accelerating Bloomberg / Anchalee Worrachate Commodities to set market tone next week Marketwatch / Ciara Linnane December's surprising employment report shows businesses hiring more and paying more, too Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Patricia Sabatini Jobs, income gains bright spots in 2006 Washington Times / Patrice Hill

01/07 Dividend trend reverses course LA Times via Houston Chronicle / Tom Petruno Bushel of commodity ETFs comes to market Marketwatch / John Spence Home Depot logic has screw loose Denver Post / Al Lewis More homeowners switch to fixed-rate mortgages AP via Tacoma News Tribune / Eileen Alt Powell Investors Eye Upcoming Economic Data AP via Newsday / Tim Paradis UK: The figures are fine but still we're fed up. Expect more growth and gloom this year Independent / Hamish McRae Long-short managers see chance to thrive Marketwatch / Murray Coleman China’s mutual funds break $100bn level FT / Florian Gimbel Housing dip brings triumph to renters Wall Street Journal via Myrtle Beach Sun / James R. Hagerty and George Anders FL: Long on jobs, short on salaries St. Petersburg Times / Christian Rexrode Ethanol: economic help or hindrance? Wichita Eagle / Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor China: Forget the pig, 2007 is year of the consumer Marketwatch / Sage Brennan Upward Bound, Just Not as Fast Washington Post / Nell Henderson Income Growth Driving Retail Sales: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Vince Golle Coming to terms: productivity Seattle Times / Drew DeSilver Joblessness Will Remain Low Washington Post This streak didn't end at 16 years Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock Bull market may gallop along awhile yet St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus Want to invest in real estate? Be careful St. Louis Post Dispatch / Repps Hudson Bubble's pop was akin to a slow leak LA Times / Kenneth R. Harney Sadly, investors tend to forget they're company owners Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak CA: Google Stock Boom Boosts Calif. Coffers AP via Baltimore Sun / Aaron C Davis CA: Paychecks get bigger for low-paid workers Fresno Bee / Robert Rodriguez and Dennis Pollock Readers' wish list to Congress Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown The Dollar Could Slip Some More Washington Post How to envision the future - using beer as an example Philadelphia Inquirer / Cecil Johnson Outside the Hedge Funds, Looking In NY Times / Daniel Akst A Phantom Rebound in the Housing Market NY Times / Daniel Gross Setting the Bar on Earnings NY Times / Conrad De Aenlle So Many Millions, So Little Body Armor NY Times / Ben Stein UK: It ain't over till it's over, probably Guardian – Observer / William Keegan

01/08 A Frightening Worldwide Currency Crisis: An Unstable Monetary System Silver-Investor via Safehaven / David Morgan Minor signs spell major trouble for Exxon Mobil Marketwatch / Tomi Kilgore What if bulls are wrong about 2007? Marketwatch / Paul B. Farrell Review and Preview Morgan Stanley / Ted Wieseman Is the ‘Growth Recession’ Ending? Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner Stocks Still Have Sizzle Forbes / Bernie Schaeffer Fed official's caution on inflation dashes hopes for a rate cut very soon USA Today / Barbara Hagenbaugh Growth scare $ FT / John Authers Russia halts oil exports to Belarus FT / Arkady Ostrovsky Power Shift Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach EU: Kicking-Off 2007 with an Inflation Dip? Morgan Stanley / Thomas Gade Kohn: Bond Yields No Cause for Worry AP via Forbes The Economic Outlook Federal Reserve Board / Donald L. Kohn Kohn sees moderate growth with lower inflation in 2007 Reuters / Greg Robb Speculators Lose Energy Forbes / Paul Maidment Nasdaq Has BATS In Its Belfry Forbes / Liz Moyer RadioShack shares soar on profit report Bloomberg via Dallas Morning News Democrats Likely to Lose `Virtue' on U.S. Budget Bloomberg / Kevin Hassett U.S. Republicans Face Tough Transition Forbes / Oxford Analytica World trade deal 'on knife edge' BBC News U.S. Stocks Retreat, Led by Wal-Mart; AT&T, Verizon Shares Drop Bloomberg / Michael Patterson The mystery of the money supply Brookes News / Frank Shostak Stock funds trail benchmarks LA Times / Tom Petruno Direction of bonds again hinges on Fed LA Times via Chicago Tribune / Tom Petruno Home loan security NY Daily News / Lore Croghan US and EU revive hopes of trade deal FT / Eoin Callan Global Markets Face `Severe Correction,' Faber Says Bloomberg / Ian C. Sayson and Pimm Fox Disaster' Risk for Stocks May Be Rising After Four-Year Rally Bloomberg / Michael R. Sesit Monday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard Dow, Nasdaq Up Ahead of Earnings Season AP via Chicago Tribune U.S. Treasurys lower amid dearth of data Reuters / Nick Godt Federal Reserve Events Reuters Old Economy Rules Need Modernizing Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Credit Quality Dips; Slowdown Ahead? CFO.com / Sarah Johnson CA: Real estate burden, not boon, to couple San Diego Union Tribune / Melanie Stevens Nasdaq turns aggressive in bid for LSE $ FT / Jim Pickard Index funds gain favor as winning play Chicago Tribune / Gail MarksJarvis Oil Advances on Cool U.S. Weather Amid European Supply Dispute Bloomberg / Grant Smith Time for Asia to Kick Its Strong-Dollar Habit Bloomberg / William Pesek Treasury Yields Throw a Curve Wall Street Journal via Bondhead Referral / Michael Hudson Yen Gains as BOJ Rate Increase May Reduce Offshore Investment Bloomberg / Ron Harui and Chris Young UK: Lessons from history cast doubt on fine-tuning Independent / Stephen King UK: Bank seeks self-regulation to stabilise hedge funds Guardian / Ashley Seager Economy Ready to Rebound With Worst of U.S. Housing Slump Over Bloomberg / Matthew Benjamin and Rich Miller Treasury Inflation Bond Funds Lose Investors for First Time Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton Dow's year-end rise a pleasant surprise Christian Science Monitor / Martin Skala Gold May Drop as Investment Demand Wanes for Dollar Alternative Bloomberg / Pham-Duy Nguyen Euro gives dollar a run for the money Christian Science Monitor / David R. Francis Dollar May Strengthen on Speculation Kohn to Adopt Hawkish Tone Bloomberg / Chris Young and Ron Harui