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06/01

China’s Fed Standard National Review / John Tamny

The virtualization of the American corporation Marketwatch / John C. Dvorak

Send in the Clowns By All Means! Clif Droke Market Analysis via Safehaven / Clif Droke

White House inner circle loses key aide FT / Andrew Ward

Strong job creation lifts US economy FT

Greenspan: 'Very unusual' economic conditions Reuters via CNN

US car sales recovery led by GM BBC News

Fed didn't tap subprime powers, action comes late Reuters / Patrick Rucker

When Will All This Bad News Sink In? Euro Pacific via Safehaven / Peter Schiff

Will the Real Private Nonfarm Payrolls Please Stand Up? Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Kasriel

Construction Jobs Puzzle Mish’s global Economic Trend Analysis via Safehaven / Mike Shedlock

More equity hedge funds turn to shorting ETFs Marketwatch / Alistair Barr

Dow, S&P hit new records CNN / Steve Hargreaves and Alexandra Twin

Stocks Finish Week Higher Investors Business Daily / Alan R. Elliott

Toyota, GM lift U.S. auto sales in May AP via St. Petersburg Times / Tom Krisher

Still looking good Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

Gas, oil futures jump on supply worries AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / John Wilen

Dollar rises on stronger U.S. data Marketwatch / Wanfeng Zhou

Outlook and Risks for the U.S. Economy Federal Reserve Board / Randall S. Kroszner

Tentative 2008 FOMC meeting schedule Federal Reserve Board

Core inflation falls back to Fed's comfort zone Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

Corporate Profits, the Dollar and Global Growth Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner

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

US markets hit highs, but world stocks soar Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

The Inverted Yield Curve No Longer Presages Recession Smartmoney.com / Igor Greenwald

Treasury Yields Touch Highest Since August on Payroll Gain Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone and Daniel Kruger

Bail Bonds Contrary Investor via Safehaven

Sovereign Wealth Funds and Bond and Equity Prices Morgan Stanley / David Miles

Investment bank fortunes tied to credit market Marketwatch / Alistair Barr

We Are ‘Global Re-Balancing Optimists’ Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen

Bond prices drop CNN

New York's `Shadow Government' Deserves a Long Look Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

U.S. Economy: Job Growth Quickens, Spending Gains Bloomberg / Joe Richter and Shobhana Chandra

Pending Home Resales in U.S. Fall to Four-Year Low Bloomberg / Bob Willis and Shobhana Chandra

Oil Prices Rise Above $64 AP via Philadelphia Inquirer / Pablo Gorondi

Gold gains on ECB announcement, reaction to US employment data muted AFX via Forbes

Consumers undaunted by high gas prices Reuters via CNN

Dow Jones Jumps Above $60 Bid; Bancrofts Will Talk Bloomberg / Leon Lazaroff

Feds Give Web Access to Lobbying Records AP via Newsday

AMT: Popular tax breaks in the cross hairs CNN / Jeanne Sahadi

ICE solicits CBOT support Chicago Tribune / Robert Manor

Private-Equity Deals Put Squeeze on Mutual Funds Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Schwab, Mandelson Meet Amid Signs WTO Talks Advancing Bloomberg / Mark Drajem and Jennifer M. Freedman

Euro-Area Growth Slows to 3 Percent AP via Newsday

06/02

Canada: Why interest rate hikes are warranted Globe and Mail

G-8 protesters clash with German police AP via Beaufort Gazette / David Rising

Text of President Bush's Saturday radio address Marketwatch

The Long Life Span of a Housing Downturn NY Times / Floyd Norris

A Little Discretionary Spending, Please Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / John Mauldin

May's job gains double projections Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Patricia Sabatini

Several Signs the Economy Is Reviving NY Times / Jeremy W. Peters

Cars Outsell Light Trucks for First Time Since 2002 NY Times / Nick Bunkley

June Swoon / Summer Rally Elliott Wave Technology via Safehaven / Joseph Russo

Dow Jones surges on talk of higher bid FT / Joshua Chaffin, Aline van Duyn and James Politi

How the Bancrofts Decided to Talk With Murdoch NY Times / Richard Perez Pena

Wal-Mart Cuts Back Expansion NY Times / Michael Barbaro

TX: Immigration issues make work harder to find, some say Houston Chronicle / Jenalia Moreno

Treasury Yields Touch Nine-Month High on Jobs, Manufacturing Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone and Daniel Kruger

European Bonds Post Weekly Decline on Signs Growth Accelerates Bloomberg / Agnes Lovasz

As lenders tighten standards, borrowers go with fixed-rate mortgages Marketwatch / Amy Hoak

May job gains ease fears of recession LA Times / Molly Hennessy-Fiske

4 Oil Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria AP via Baltimore Sun / Edward Harris

Dollar Rises to 4-Month High Versus Yen on Jobs, Factory Growth Bloomberg / Bo Nielsen

06/03

Who's to blame? San Diego Union Tribune / Emmet Pierce

Safe havens to stash cash Marketwatch / Murray Coleman

Gold ETF loses its glitter Marketwatch / John Spence

Wall Street eyes service sector report AP via Houston Chronicle / Madlen Read

'Piggybacking' roils credit industry AP via Houston Chronicle / J.W. Elphinstone

U.S. factory sector seen bouncing back in second quarter Marketwatch / Greg Robb

Interest rate path detected? Sacramento Bee / Tom Sullivan

Trade Deficit Narrows, Services Expand: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman

Borrower’s Beware: Worst yet to come NY Post / John Crudele

CA: Realty Red Flags Modesto Bee / J.N. Sbranti

Shale oil's time may have arrived Bloomberg via Houston Chronicle /. Joe Carroll

Bull run faces test CNN / Alexandra Twin

Will stocks stay strong after May's long gone? Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Gregory M. Drahuschak

'Bubble' Alert: Be Wary of China Stocks Wall Street Journal / Scott Patterson

That Household Name May Also Be a Value Stock NY Times / J. Alex Tarquinio

Summer Doldrums? Maybe Not NY Times / Conrad De Aenlle

Dairy prices expected to climb as ethanol eats into corn supplies AP via Chicago Tribune

Law to protect consumers at the pump has contrary effect Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock

G8 riots erupt in Germany FT / Hugh Williamson

ECB's Weber Sees No Room for Complacency Even as Inflation Low Bloomberg / Christian Vits

 

06/04

Fannie, Freddie Credit Futures to Trade on Exchange Bloomberg / Shannon D. Harrington

Metals prices climb on supply concerns AP via St. Paul Pioneer Press / Lauren Villagran

Investigators find gap in stock options AP via Houston Chronicle / Marcy Gordon

Stock prices and the phony ‘wealth effect’ Brookes News / Gerard Jackson

CA: Hindsight, they say, is 20-20 San Diego Union Tribune / Dean Calbreath

FL: Storms could dictate future of real estate Palm Beach Post / Linda Rawls

US graduates suffer income inequality FT / Krishna Guha and Alex Barker

Shanghai fall $ FT / John Authers

Can technology prevent a recession? Brookes News / Frank Shostak

Greg Ip Illustrates Why the Fed Should First, Do No Harm Northern Trust via Safehaven / Paul Kasriel

The international consequences of the Federal Reserve Brookes News / Gerard Jackson

Treasury aide says US might hit debt limit in '07 Reuters / Ros Krasny

What have you done for me lately? Marketwatch / Dr. Irwin Kellner

Stocks Close Higher In Late Surge Investors Business Daily / Alan R. Elliott

Oil at $70 as cyclone nears Mideast Gulf Reuters

US mortgage rates unchanged on Monday – BestInfo Reuters

Oil Rises Above $66 on Increased Fuel Demand, Nigeria Threats Bloomberg / Mark Shenk

The Shifting Mix of Global Saving Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach

Review and Preview Morgan Stanley / Ted Wieseman

Bargain-hunting lifts bonds as stocks ease Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

Monday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard

Stocks Slip on China Collapse Smartmoney.com / Mark Glassman

Novice, Naive or Super-Speculative Morgan Stanley / Qing Wang

Hey, big spender The Economist

The Hidden Higher Mortgage Lending Charge MoneyFacts via Market Oracle

Fed Faces Pressure to Raise Rates, Options Show Bloomberg / Daniel Kruger

China Doesn't Steer the U.S. Interest-Rate Ship Bloomberg / Caroline Baum

Fed Officials Fret Another `Russia' May Occur Bloomberg / John M. Berry

Treasurys off highs as stock losses ease Marketwatch / Leslie Wines

Factory Orders Post Weak Advance AP via Newsday / Martin Crutsinger

Housing Bust Got You Down? Here's Another Dud Bloomberg / Gene Sperling

TX: Foreclosures rising in most areas Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Andrea Jares

U.S. Stocks Decline After Chinese Shares Tumble; Alcoa Falls Bloomberg / Michael Patterson

Shanghai plunges again, Hong Kong shrugs Reuters via CNN

China stocks plunge 8% on policy fears FT / Jamil Anderlini

O Canada, Currency Revives `Glorious and Free' Days Bloomberg / Haris Anwar

Dollar down slightly against euro AP via The State

Underwriting ABN $ FT / Lex

China's Stocks Drop to Five-week Low; Tsingtao Beer Tumbles Bloomberg / Zhang Shidong

Asian Stocks Rise to Record on U.S. Growth; Toyota, BHP Advance Bloomberg / Chen Shiyin and Stuart Kelly

Volume to Rise 140% This Week Bond Buyer / Michael Scarchilli and Dakin Campbell

U.S. 10-Year Yield Is Highest Since August on Growth Outlook Bloomberg / Wes Goodman

Japan's 10-Year Bonds Fall After U.S. Labor Report Shows Growth Bloomberg / Issei Morita and Oliver Biggadike

UBS Hedge Fund Loss Ensnares Wuffli With Debacle Reprising LTCM Bloomberg / Christine Harper and Jacob Greber

Australian Dollar Rises, Approaching 17-Year High, on Metals Bloomberg / Fergus Maguire

Financial Leverage May Boost Global Growth Beyond IMF Forecast Bloomberg / Rich Miller and Simon Kennedy

Thai Economy Grew Faster Than Expected on Exports Bloomberg / Anuchit Nguyen

Manufacturers upbeat but fear interest rate rises AP via Guardian / Mark Milner

Japan's Corporate Spending Rises 13.6% to a Record Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya

06/05

Economic Review Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Rate Cut Hopes Dim As Bernanke Looks For Faster Growth Investors Business Daily / Kirk Shinkle

Oil prices rise to near $66 a barrel AP via Houston Chronicle / Gillian Wong

Housing and the economy $ FT / John Authers

Is a little medical coverage that much better than none? USA Today / Julie Appleby

Japanese stocks flat after Wall Street drop Marketwatch / Chris Oliver

Rally may still have legs, but upside's no longer obvious Marketwatch / Todd Harrison

Stocks Retake Some Early Losses In Late Surge Investors Business Daily / Alan R. Elliott

Dow Jones enlists billionaire's help Guardian / Katie Allen

Did IBM Show Analysts a Phony Chart? CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Hedge funds propose TD Ameritrade merger Marketwatch / Alistair Barr

Bigger not necessarily better in elite asset management Marketwatch / Thomas Kostigen

CME, CBOE win approval for trading credit derivatives Chicago Tribune / James P. Miller

Banks find 2007 a tight year so far Wichita Eagle / Jerry Siebenmark

Google's Stock Price Surges to New High AP via Baltimore Sun / Michael Liedtke

ABC-Wash Post Consumer Comfort Index falls to -15 Reuters

CEOs cautious about the economy Reuters via CNN

New York Wins Its Highest Rating on Rising Revenue Bloomberg / Martin Z. Braun

Why no one's making more gas CNN / Steve Hargreaves

Fed rate cuts gone - a hike may be coming CNN / Grace Wong

Goldman Sachs' Drops Forecast for Fed Rate Cuts This Year Bloomberg / Deborah Finestone

Bernanke Offers Optimism Forbes / Joshua Lipton

U.S. Fed policymakers' recent comments Reuters

Burkle Expresses Interest in Dow Jones AP via Baltimore Examiner / Seth Sutel

Mexico's economy The Economist

Canada's Two-Year Bond Yield Rises on Outlook for Rate Increase Bloomberg / Haris Anwar

Fallin' Bonds and Why They're Good for Gold GoldandOilStocks via Safehaven / Greg Silberman

Opec chief rules out production increase FT / Javier Blas and Ed Crooks

Paulson sees too much lip service on China Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

Stocks fall as Bernanke, data weigh on bonds Marketwatch / Nick Godt

Canada: Soaring dollar may limit rate hikes Globe and Mail / Tavia Grant

Financial intermediation complete markets Federal Reserve Board / Kevin M. Warsh

The Housing Market and Subprime Lending Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke

Bernanke Says `Tighter' Lending to `Restrain' Housing Bloomberg / Craig Torres

Bernanke Expects Rebound in Economy AP via LA Times / Jeannine Aversa

How Markets Made 'Unchanged' Into 20 Percent Gain Bloomberg / Chet Currier

Stocks retreat after the records CNN / Alexandra Twin

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

Murdoch Delivers New News About News Bloomberg / Michael Lewis

Running Intel's Numbers Forbes / Elizabeth Corcoran

Treasury Yield Touches 9-Month High as Services Gauge Climbs Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton

CA: Selling the idea of buying bonds LA Times / Marc Lifsher

U.S. May ISM Services Index Rises to Highest in Year Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra

Gold futures hold below $680 mark Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

Oil below $66 as storm fears ease Reuters via CNN

Obama flunks Econ 101 Fortune via CNN / Cait Murphy

Excitement in the gold pits Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

Treasuries May Fall as Traders Reduce Bets on Interest-Rate Cut Bloomberg / Kevin Lim

The Bank is Open Daily Standard / Irwin M. Stelzer

China's Stocks Extend Losses; Shanghai Port, Air China Drop Bloomberg / Zhang Shidong and Xiaowei Li

China Stocks Extend Loss, Falling 8.3% NY Times / David Barboza

Asian markets turn lower as Shanghai declines Marketwatch / Chris Oliver

Midcap stocks take the high road Marketwatch / Murray Coleman

Amazon.com Plans More Spending in China, Fastest Growing Market Bloomberg / Janet Ong

Family Dissidents Could Block Dow Jones Sale NY Times / Floyd Norris

2 Sides Meet Face to Face on Dow Jones NY Times / Richard Perez-Pena

The Chinese Bank to be sold next month Bloomberg via Taipei Times

Trichet, Noyer Split Over Money Supply Clouds ECB Rate Outlook Bloomberg / Sandrine Rastello and Simon Kennedy

Euro Rises to Record High Versus Yen on Search for Higher Yield Bloomberg / David McIntyre and Stanley White

A Summer Sequel That No One Wants to See NY Times / Joe Sharkey

US auto slump moves beyond the Big Three Christian Science Monitor / Mark Trumbull

Australia's Economy Probably Expanded 1% in First Quarter Bloomberg / Hans van Leeuwen

06/06

Housing Remains Bernanke's Unknown CMC Markets via Safehaven / Ashraf Laidi

If the S&P 500 were a race, pretend you're the tortoise St. Louis Post Dispatch / David Nicklaus

Mortgage Bondholders Should Bear More Risk, Dodd Says Bloomberg / James Tyson

The More the Fed Delays Cutting US Interest Rates, the More We Cut Our GDP Forecast Northern Trust via Market Oracle / Paul Kasriel

Brazil central bank cuts rate to low of 12 pct Reuters

CO: Denver to buck trend of falling home prices Rocky Mountain News / John Rebchook

Oil above $71, nears 9-mth high on Turkey Iraq raid Reuters

Gold prices fall along with dollar AP via Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Lauren Villagran

Netflix stock up on Amazon takeover talk: analysts Reuters

Citigroup Settles on "Misleading" Retirement Advice CFO.com / Stephen Taub

Barclays Global ETFs Shunned by Fidelity, Vanguard 401(k) Plans Bloomberg / Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam

Rise In Labor Costs, Drop In Productivity Add To Price Fears Investors Business Daily / Kirk Shinkle

Shaking off global rate worries CNN / Grace Wong

U.S. Treasury bond prices end higher AP via Houston Chronicle

The Bears Sharpen Their Claws Forbes / Joshua Lipton

Stocks slide, day 2 CNN / Alexandra Twin

Online ad spending surges CNN / Paul R. La Monica

Timing the equity market $ FT / John Authers

Senator says U.S. loses on options AP via Baltimore Sun

Democrats fail to achieve ‘do-good’ Congress FT / Alex Barker and Edward Luce

WA: What gives? Local home-sales market is softening, but prices keep rising Seattle Times / Elizabeth Rhodes

Gas futures fall on unexpected jump in inventories AP via Houston Chronicle / John Wilen

Global interest rates $ FT / Lex

ECB raises eurozone rates to 4% BBC News

The Inflation Outlook Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond / Jeffrey M. Lacker

Fed's Lacker unclear on inflation's path Reuters via CNN

Oil steadies as gas supplies swell CNN / Steve Hargreaves

U.S. Stocks Retreat on Inflation Concern; Home Depot Declines Bloomberg / Michael Patterson

European govt bonds up as Trichet proves a little less hawkish than expected AFX via Forbes

Bargain Hunting Lifts Bonds Reuters / Richard Leong

Bears rejoice at drop in bonds Chicago Tribune / William Sluis

Connecticut Wants to Set Its Own Accounting Rules Bloomberg / Joe Mysak

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

Indexes open lower on rate concerns Reuters

Where's the harm in the Wild Oats-Whole Foods deal? Marketwatch

Much Too Golden Years Forbes / Elizabeth MacDonald

Bush Advisers Lower Economic Growth Forecast to 2.3% This Year Bloomberg / Holly Rosenkrantz

Gold attempts first gain in three sessions Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong

Worst home price drop intensifies CNN

Mortgage Applications Decrease Slightly In Latest MBA Survey Mortgage Bankers Association

Mortgage applications hit by rates Reuters via CNN

Inflation worries may not be backed by economic fact Chicago Tribune / Bill Barnhart

Productivity revised lower to 1% gain Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

U.S. Economy: Worker Productivity Slows, Labor Costs Increase Bloomberg / Joe Richter

Hopes ebbing for cuts in interest rates LA Times / Tom Petruno

Price Stability: Issues and Changes Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland / Sandra Pianalto

Board's 93rd Annual Report, 2006 Federal Reserve Board

Fed's Pianalto says longer-term inflation trend too high Reuters / David Milliken

Prudential shutters equity arm Reuters via CNN

Going For Broke At Citi Forbes / Liz Moyer

Euro edges lower after ECB rate move Marketwatch / Wanfeng Zhou

Trichet Says Policy Is `Still on Accommodative Side' Bloomberg / Gabi Thesing and Simone Meier

Bank of England Needs Shock Move to Tame Prices Bloomberg / Matthew Lynn

A Little 'Kick' in Yields Bond Buyer / Matthew Posner

Governors expect tighter budgets in 2008 Steatline.org / Pamela M. Prah

Stocks versus gold Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert

What Would Happen If the Post Office Had Competition? Lew Rockwell / Wilton D. Alston

Australian dollar hits 17-year high on GDP data Marketwatch / Chris Oliver

Australian Economy Grows Fastest Pace in Three Years Bloomberg / Hans van Leeuwen and Gemma Daley

ECB Will Probably Raise Rate to 6-Year High, Signal More Moves Bloomberg / Simone Meier

 

06/07

A strategic dilemma for pension funds The Economist

Tax reprieve lifts Chinese shares BBC News

House Prices Rising Or Falling? Depends On Whom You Ask Investors Business Daily / Paul Katzeff

Bond market drama $ FT / John Authers

KS: Housing market correcting after record years Wichita Eagle / Bill Wilson

Stocks end sharply lower amid rate, oil worries Marketwatch / Nick Godt

Cost of borrowing money creeps up USA Today / Adam Shell

CA: Foreclosures flood housing market LA Times / Annette Haddad

Oil rises on gasoline supply concerns AP via Houston Chronicle / John Wilen

Third Straight Slide Puts Rally Under Stress Investors Business Daily / Alan R. Elliott

Bond guru Gross turns bearish CNN / Grace Wong

When Capital Flows Uphill: Emerging Markets as Creditors Pimco / Ramin Toloui

Stocks fall sharply as yields surge AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Tim Paradis

Asset Liquidity, Debt Valuation and Credit Risk Federal Reserve Bank of Boston / Ethan Cohen-Cole

June: Monthly Mutual Fund Report pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Are mobile payments the smart cards of the aughts? pdf Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago / Katy Jacob

Credit card disclosures Federal Reserve Board / Frederic S. Mishkin

Improving Credit Card Consumer Protection FDIC / Sheila C. Bair

Stocks fall sharply amid rate, oil worries Marketwatch / Nick Godt

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

Wall Street investors on bond alert FT / Michael Mackenzie

Dollar Strengthens Against Euro AP via Washington Post

Hedgies' Ameritrade merger case heavy on hot air Globe and Mail / Derek DeCloet

Prudential's Out-of-Work Stock Analysts May Land at Hedge Funds Bloomberg / Christine Harper and Yalman Onaran

WA: Let the home sellers beware Tacoma News Tribune / Devona Wells

Federal budget deficit down by a third Marketwatch / Rex Nutting

Treasuries Drop; Yield Reaches 5% for First Time Since August Bloomberg / Agnes Lovasz and Kevin Lim

Pimco, Prudential Buy Indonesian Debt as Prices Tamed Bloomberg / Wes Goodman

Mortgage rates jump again CNN

U.S. Retail May Sales Slow; Macy's Trails Estimates Bloomberg / Heather Burke

U.S. Wholesale Inventories Rose 0.3% in April; Sales Rose 1.3% Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra

New jobless claims fall for 2nd week AP via Dallas Morning News

CBOE caught in CBOT fight Chicago Tribune / James P. Miller

Selling's not over on Wall Street CNN

It's the Valuation, Stupid CFO.com / Alan Rappeport

Rupert On The Hunt Forbes / James Brady

Bank of England Keeps Benchmark Rate at Six-Year High Bloomberg / Brian Swint and Jennifer Ryan

Ben Bernanke's Post-Horse Barn Door-Locking Strategy for Real Estate Lew Rockwell / Gary North

Zell's Tribune LBO Runs Into Hedge Funds Seeking Bond Default Bloomberg / Miles Weiss

Philadelphia Inquirer's Tierney Expresses Interest in Dow Jones Bloomberg / Andy Fixmer

Dow's down days haven't unsettled newsletters Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow

The DowVinci Code Marketwatch / David Weidner

Bear Stearns Falters Serving Hedge Funds AP via Washington Post

Could US repel a cyberattack? Christian Science Monitor / Ben Arnoldy and Gordon Lubold

Obama Faces `Glass-Houses' Criticism Over Campaign Fund Raising Bloomberg / Jonathan D. Salant

Rural US towns – left out by broadband – build their own Christian Science Monitor / Richard Mertens

Treasury Yields Near 9-Month High; Investors Pare Rate-Cut Bets Bloomberg / Kevin Lim

Independence Still the Issue at Dow Jones NY Times / Richard Perez Pena

Administration Seeks Overhaul of Patent System NY Times / Steve Lohr

Bush to Tout Climate Concessions, Balk at Fixed Targets at G-8 Bloomberg / James G. Neuger

Australia Employment Gains, Jobless Falls to 4.2% Bloomberg / Hans van Leeuwen

UK: Bank may raise rates Telegraph / Richard Blackden

Bank of England Will Probably Keep Main Rate at Six-Year High Bloomberg / Brian Swint and Jennifer Ryan

UK: High time the Bank grasped the nettle on inflation Telegraph / Damian Reece

New Zealand Raises Key Interest Rate to Record 8% Bloomberg / Tracy Withers

Yen May Extend Gains Versus Dollar, Euro as Investors Cut Risk Bloomberg / Min Zeng

06/08

House Prices and Subprime Mortgage Delinquencies Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Bonds In The Tank? Market Oracle / Andy Sutton

Gold tumbles, as dollar rallies, crude oil falls Marketwatch / Polya Lesova

IL: New highs for low fees Chicago Sun Times / Howard Wolinski

Qwest stock rises on analyst upgrade Denver Post / Andy Vuong

FL: Palm Beach home sales thrive Palm Beach Post / Linda Rawls

US rate outlook still an unchanged melody Reuters / Ros Krasny

Bonds recover mildly but rate worries linger Reuters / Richard Leong

Past Peak? Forbes / Evelyn M. Rusli

CO: 60% of investments had same handlers Denver Post / Ann Schrader

What Will the Fed Make of the Bond Market Panic? Bullion Vault via Safehaven / Adrian Ash

Euro Bond Yields Surge Forbes / Parmy Olson

Stocks Jump As Bond Yields Retreat AP via Orlando Sentinel / Tim Paradis

Friday’s Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard</