10/19
Media
coverage of the economy can affect it: Fed paper Silicon Valley Business
Journal / Howard Dicus
TX:
New-car sales in a skid Dallas Morning News / Terry Box
Bank
of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 2 1/2 per
cent Bank of Canada
Exit-poll
truths on Social Security you'll never hear CBS Marketwatch / Paul B.
Farrell
Wells
Fargo: Banking on mortgages Minneapolis Star Tribune / Chris Serres
GOP Has
Financial Edge Roll Call
CalPERS
targets subpar returns Sacramento Bee / Gilbert Chan
Tuition,
student loans increase again Stateline.org / Eric Kelderman
NY:
Clothing in on inflation NY Daily News / Tom Van Riper
Boom
times with brakes AP via Raleigh News and Observer
The
simple rules for transforming Social Security National Review / Edward H.
Crane
Forget
Bush vs. Kerry. The big debate: "Bubble or not." Orange County Register /
Jonathan Lansner
Housing's
slide not a surprise Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Economic
outlook weakens CNN
US
poll chaos of 2000 ‘may be repeated’ FT / Holly Yeager
Bitter
foes, investment bedfellows Boston Globe / Beth Healy
Managing
It Forward Pimco / Paul McCulley
U.S.
inflation not ringing alarm bells-Fed's Poole Reuters / Laura Houston
Are
Home Prices the Next "Bubble"? Federal Reserve Bank of New York /
Jonathan McCarthy and Richard W. Peach
Social
Security Reform and Demographic Reality Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis /
William Poole
The
Historical and Recent Behavior of Goods and Services Inflation Federal
Reserve Bank of New York / Richard W. Peach, Robert Rich, and Alexis
Antoniades
Hans Sennholz: Misesian
for Life Ludwig von Mises institute / Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
Finding My Way Ludwig
von Mises institute / Hans F. Sennholz
Funds
Have Ringside Seats at the Big Pharma Fight Bloomberg / Chet Currier
Banknorth
reports earnings increase Portland Press Herald
Wells
Fargo, U.S. Bancorp Profit Rise 12% on Consumer Lending Bloomberg / Scott
Silvestri
BB&T
chief still looking to ‘digest’ acquisitions The State / Ben Werner
Cover
note The Economist
Is Oil
Heading For $100? Forbes / Dan Ackman
NY: Area
home sales increased in September Buffalo News / Matt Glynn
CA:
California's job growth slow, steady San Diego Union Tribune / Dean
Calbreath
Money
flows for security NY Times via Charlotte Observer / Louis
Uchitelle and John Markoff
US
consumer prices up 0.2% FT / Christopher Swann
EU:
Thousands protest at GM job cuts BBC News
The
mortgage market and consumer debt Federal Reserve Board / Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
says household debt, home prices, not hurting U.S. economy AP via Newsday
Housing
starts slow CNN
Bearish
on Uncle Sam? Washington Post / Jonathan Weisman and Ben White
Treasuries
extend losses on core inflation gains Reuters
Google
Shows Banks Low-Balled IPO, Hambrecht Says Bloomberg / Brett Cole
Nobelist
Prescott lauds Bush policies Arizona Republic / Russ Wiles
Social
Security Benefits to Increase 2.7% Washington Post / Fred Barbash and Stephen Barr
CA:
Job gains in state sluggish San Francisco Chronicle / Tom Abate
Greenspan's
2010 Space Odyssey With Oil Futures Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
What
Those Debates Changed and Didn't Change Bloomberg / Andrew Ferguson
Brokers
Are Jittery; Spitzer Seeks Data NY Times / Alex Berenson
Private
Investors Abroad Cut Their Investments in the U.S. NY Times / Eduardo
Porter
The
Man Who Bought the Oil From Iraq NY Times / Simon Romero and Eric Lipton
China
Sets Target Yields on $1.7 Billion Bond Sales Bloomberg / Netty Ismail
UK:
House price falls 'steepest for nine years' Independent / Philip Thornton
UK:
Red tape 'will swallow Brown's £61bn spend' Telegraph / Malcolm Moore
EU:
Citigroup buys ABN Amro units Reuters via Guardian
Insurance
scandal spreads to Britain Independent / James Daley and Katherine
Griffiths
Beach brouhaha: As
coastlines erode, who pays for new sand? Christian Science Monitor /
Patrik Jonsson
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10/20
TN:
Rising cost of natural gas hurting factories Tennessean / Bush Bernard
Foreign
investors pull back Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Businesses
appear ready to spend more on travel San Antonio Express News / Melissa
S. Monroe
Study
shows Baby Boomers need a stint in savings 101 Ft. Lauderdale Sun
Sentinel / Humberto Cruz
Qwest
to pay $250 million to settle SEC allegations AP via Google News
Bush
and Kerry Statistically Tied in Four National Surveys Bloomberg /
Nicholas Johnston
My Realistic Dream
for November 2 Lew Rockwell / Anthony Gregory
The
FDA Makes You Sick National Review / Rich Lowry
Transcript of a
Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson International Monetary Fund
U.S.
wavers, Canada rises Globe and Mail / Terry Weber
Motivated
to Prosecute Washington Post / Carrie Johnson
GM
Cutting 900 Jobs at Michigan Plant Reuters via Washington
Post
Economists
mirror polarized country St. Petersburg Times / Robert Trigaux
New
investor worry: No winner Nov. 2 CNN / Chris Isidore
Big
Doings in ETF Land Smartmoney.com / Monica Rivituso
Paying
the piper CBS Marketwatch / Chuck Jaffe
10-year
Treasury yield hits three-week low FT / Jennifer Hughes, Charles
Batchelor and Mariko Sanchanta
Treasury
chief seeks stronger dollar FT / Jennifer Hughes and Steve Johnson
One-Day
Wonder Smartmoney.com / Lawrence Carrel
EBay
sales up 52%; profit view lifted CBS Marketwatch / Bambi Francisco
KPMG
to Pay $10M to Settle SEC Charges AP via Newsday
U.N.:
Robot use to surge sevenfold by 2007 AP via Orlando Sentinel / Jonathan
Fowler
Treasuries
rise on weak outlook, technical break Reuters / Chris Reese
Oil prices
perched above $55 a barrel Reuters via Houston Chronicle
The New Divining
Rod Forbes / Michael Maiello
JPMorgan
Chase earnings plummet FT / David Wighton
B of A Pro Quits For Hedge
Fund NY Post / Paul Tharp and Erica Copulsky
Rigged bids: How
common a practice? Christian Science Monitor / Clayton Collins
White-Collar
Police Blotter Forbes / Dan Ackman
You want it? You
got it - instantly. Christian Science Monitor / Clayton Collins
$3 Trillion = 50%!
...Solution Goldenbar via Safehaven
/ Ed Bugos
Dollar
Falls to 8-Month Low as Foreign Investment in U.S. Slows Bloomberg /
Richard Blackden and Vivianne C. Rodrigues
Canada:
Dollar breaks 80 cent U.S. barrier CP via Toronto Star
Bush
houses vs. Kerry houses CNN / Sarah Max
Fannie
Mae duration at -2 months, portfolio grows Reuters
More
Middlemen Feel Belt Tighten Around Them Washington Post / Steven
Pearlstein
Anti-Kerry
Film Won't Be Aired Washington Post / Frank Ahrens and Howard Kurtz
Bank
of England's MPC Voted 9-0 for Unchanged Rates Bloomberg / Sam Fleming
Canada:
Rate rise sends a signal Toronto Star / Ellen Roseman
U.S.
mortgage applications climb last week-MBA Reuters
High
five? CBS Marketwatch / Mark Hulburt
Fannie
Mae reveals formal SEC probe CBS Marketwatch / August Cole & William
L. Watts
Sinclair's
problems go beyond anti-Kerry telecast Baltimore Sun / Jay Hancock
Sluggish
growth projected for Germany IHT / Carter Dougherty
NZ:
Reserve Bank says financial system sound but household debt high New Zealand
Herald
Reuters
Poll: Bush and Kerry Still in Dead Heat Reuters / John Whitesides
CA:
Heavy debt? No sweat Orange County Register / Hang Nguyen
Rating
Companies Lifting Veil on Muni Swap Risks Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
Oil
wealth 'can cause corruption' BBC News
Not
a Ship to Spare NY Times / Jad Mouawad
Oil's
price a mix of fact, friction Philadelphia Inquirer / Andrew Cassel
Internal
Rate of Return: A Cautionary Tale CFO.com / McKinsey & Co
IL:
Towns Hand Out Tax Breaks, Then Cry Foul as Jobs Leave NY Times /
Timothy Egan
Japan:
Consumer sentiment seen at highest level in eight years Japan Times
Brazil
to Raise Lending Rates for Second Month, Survey Shows Bloomberg Carlos
Caminada
Fed
chief fearless on debt Chicago Tribune / Ameet Sachdev
Rising
prices may bring higher interest rate AP via Arizona Republic
Bumper Crop
of Corporate Probes CFO.com / Stephen Taub
Shoppers
to boost holiday spending CNN
Fuel
prices, low fares crush airlines' hopes Philadelphia Inquirer / Tom
Belden
Solid
third quarter for AT&T Wireless Seattle Times / Tricia Duryee
FCC
Chief Outlines Plans for VOIP LA Times / James S. Granelli
Congress
Should Abolish the Federal Debt Limit Bloomberg / John M. Berry
ECB
Says New EU Members `Too Slow' in Deficit-Cutting Efforts Bloomberg /
Christian Baumgaertel
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10/21
Enterprise
Perspectives in Financial Institution Supervision Federal Reserve Board /
Susan Schmidt Bies
It's
Social Security, not national security Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Jack
Markowitz
Another
outlook on debt Dallas Morning News / Danielle DiMartino
Big
Issuers, Small Investors CFO.com / Marie Leone
Canada:
Monetary Policy Report Bank of Canada
Canada:
Interest rates headed higher as economy shows strong growth: Bank of Canada
CP via Canada.com /
Sandra Cordon
Raymond
James has a banner year St. Petersburg Times / Helen Huntley
Amazon
Says 3Q Profits More Than Triple AP via Baltimore Sun / Melanthia
Mitchell
Quiet
Period May Get Noisier CFO.com / Stephen Taub
Outgoing
Kmart chief gets $90 million in stock options AP via Dallas Morning News
E&Y
Warns of Independence Conflict CFO.com / Stephen Taub
TX: State jobless
rate falls Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Andrea Ahles
NC:
Jobs lost in N.C. in September Raleigh News and Observer / Amy Martinez
Kerry's offshoring
plan being questioned Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram / Barry Shlachter
Bondedge’s Market Flash –
Capital Markets Update pdf Bondedge
Mexico
May Sell More Than $700 Mln Bonds by Year End Bloomberg / Adriana Arai
Thursday's
World Gold Prices AP via New Jersey Star Ledger
IL:
Young adults shy away from mutual funds Chicago Tribune / Andrew
Countryman
Bullish
on the Economy, but Only Cautiously So NY Times / Ellen L. Rose
California
sales of million-dollar homes decline Mercury News / Sue McAllister
CA:
O.C. sees highest rent hike in 3 years Orange County Register / Hang
Nguyen
Just
how rotten? The Economist
Cheques
cancelled The Economist
Why
Taxes Have to Go Up NY Times
US
Airways pilots ratify new contract Charlotte Observer / Tony Mecia
Microsoft
Beats Street on Strong PC Demand Dow Jones via Smartmoney.com / Mark
Boslet
Google's
Profit and Sales More Than Doubled Dow Jones via Smartmoney.com
Don't
let latest 'bubble' pop you Philadelphia Inquirer / Jeff Brown
Thursday's
Commodities Roundup AP via New
Jersey Star Ledger
Greenback
falls on signs of peaking growth FT / Steve Johnson
Treasury
yields recover after hitting six-month low FT / Jennifer Hughes, Ivar
Simensen and Mariko Sanchanta
PA:
City's debt-rate downgrade fuels debate over tax cuts Philadelphia
Inquirer / Marcia Gelbart
CO:
Dish, Frontier lead job flurry Denver Post / Kelly Yamanouchi
Witness
Faults Disney Board in Ovitz Case LA Times / Richard Verrier
A Time-Honored Privilege Falls to Black Magic Market Watch / Elliott Wave
Get the Straight Story on Oil, Inflation and Recession Futures Focus / Elliott Wave
Oil
and the Economy Federal Reserve Board / Ben S. Bernanke
Business Outlook Survey
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Alfred
E. Greenspan: What Me Worry? Forbes / Dan Ackman
Philadelphia
Fed Manufacturing Index Rises to 28.5 in October Bloomberg / Courtney
Schlisserman
Mortgage
rates hit 6-month low CNN
Wall
Street Gives Bush a B Rating, but He Tops Kerry LA Times / Tom Petruno
Treasuries
mostly steady after jobless claims fall Reuters / Chris Reese
Washington
Mutual profit falls 34 percent Seattle Times / Drew DeSilver
Countrywide's
Earnings Fall 47% as Refis Drop LA Times / E. Scott Reckard
Mich. jobless
rate up to 6.8% Detroit Free Press / John Gallagher
MN:
More choosing to work at home Minneapolis Star Tribune / H. J. Cummins
Dollar
down, gold up as economy risks weigh Reuters / Keiron Henderson
EBay
earnings jump 77% Bloomberg via Dallas Morning News
AT&T
reports $7.1bn loss amid restructuring Reuters via FT
Sears
posts $61 million loss AP via Chicago Tribune
UPS
reports 20 percent jump in profit, misses expectations AP via Kansas City
Star / Harry R. Weber
Economic
indicator sinks for 4th month CNN
Jobless
claims fall to lowest level since early September AP via Dallas Morning
News
Insurance
probe widens San Francisco Chronicle / Kathleen Pender
Canada:
Retail sales soar to record Globe and Mail / Terry Weber
UK: High
street rings up shock sales rise PA via Guardian
Stagflation
Forcing Korea to Face Reality Bloomberg / William Pesek Jr.
Japanese
Exports Rose 12.5% to a Record in September Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya
Politics invade the
cinema Christian Science Monitor / Harry Bruinius
The
Real Consequences of Pension Projections NY Times / Danny Hakim and Mary
Williams Walsh
Breaking free
Christian Science Monitor / Mark Clayton
Coming
Soon to Your Pocket: High-Definition TV Phones NY Times / Matt Richtel
Russia:
Oil Fund Lures as Budget Passes Moscow Times / Guy Faulconbridge
Russia:
Berlin Urged Not to Sell Russian Debt Reuters via Moscow Times
UK:
Family sells Glenmorangie to cognac maker Guardian / Charlotte Moore
Pound
falls on hints that interest rates have peaked Guardian / Charlotte Moore
Europe's
Watchdogs May Expose Bond-Price Secrets Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert
Korea
Electric, SK Bonds Rally as Credit Ratings May Get Lift Bloomberg /
Shamim Adam
Court rejects
FT damage claim IHT / Eric Pfanner
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