02/22
Gold
$1,000 is on the way Marketwatch / Kevin Kerr
Carry
on speculating The Economist
Investing
for kicks The Economist
Bets
on Fed’s rates rulings gather pace FT / Michael Mackenzie
A
hiker's guide to Japan The Economist
EU:
Two speeds, too scary The Economist
Changing
facets The Economist
Homebuyers ditching the
down payment Sacramento Bee / Jim Wasserman
Hedge
Funds Dodge Tough New Rules, But Caution Urged Investors Business Daily
/ Ben Steverman
Buffett Bets On Housing (Again) Forbes / James Altucher
Junk
defaults fall to 26-year low FT / David Oakley
Not
a bad time to mortgage your future NY Post / John Crudele
Slowing
Economy Isn't Cooling Prices Washington Post / Nell Henderson
Forex - US dollar firmer but in narrow ranges in Sydney
afternoon trade AFX via Forbes
TREASURIES-Dip
in Asia, Fed speakers awaited Reuters
Foreign
central banks buy debt in latest week –Fed Reuters
New
hedge-fund rules not needed, regulators say Marketwatch / Robert
Schroeder & Alistair Barr
Nasdaq Goes Four For Four; Chips Stack Higher
Investors Business Daily / Vincent Mao
Dow
down 52, Nasdaq up 7 on Iran worries AP via
Seattle Post Intelligencer / Joe Bel Bruno
The uneven
impact of outsourcing Business Week via MSNBC / Peter Elstrom
CO:
Computer jobs likely to go overseas Rocky Mountain News / James Paton
KS:
Wichita real estate market is in good shape Wichita Eagle / Bill Wilson
A
New Era Pimco / Mark Kiesel
The Texas
Economy: Almost a Boom Federal Reserve Bank of Texas / Fiona Sigalla
Gold
looks at $700, but ends slightly lower Reuters via CNN
Non-OPEC
nations gain power on energy front LA Times / Elizabeth Douglass
TREASURIES-Bonds
still down after 5Y notes auction Reuters
KC
Fed manufacturing index 18 in Feb vs 5 in Jan
Reuters
Survey of Tenth
District Manufacturers Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Benefits
rise to 44% of payroll costs Kansas City Star / Diane Stafford
The
dark side of the buyout boom CNN / Grace Wong
U.S.
30-year mortgage rates tumble in latest week Reuters
Treasury
Says Market Discipline Best Protection for Hedge Funds Bloomberg / Erik
Schatzker
Pain-Caucus
Reprise National Review / Peter Ferrara
FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile
FDIC
Goldman
Sets Record Bounty NY Post / Paul Tharp
IAEA
report on Iran offsets upbeat news for techs from Apple, chip-sector
Marketwatch / Nick Godt
Thursday’s
Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard
OfficeMax
swings to a profit AP via Chicago Tribune
HSBC
U.S. Head Mehta Resigns After Loan Losses Jump Bloomberg / Jon Menon and Ben Livesey
U.S.
mortgage rates slide Marketwatch / Amy Hoak
Subprime
Titanic Hits Iceberg: Wall Street Abandons Ship Benson's Economic &
Market Trends via Safehaven / Richard Benson
Subprime U.S. mortgage default rate up UPI
NV:
Observer recounts bumpy housing year Las Vegas Review Journal / Hubble
Smith
U.S.
newspaper help-wanted ads down in January Reuters
Gold
falls after powerful rally, as dollar gains Marketwatch / Polya Lesova
Oil
Prices Rise on Inventory Report AP via Baltimore Examiner / Madlen Read
Grains,
Soybeans Rise AP via Palm Beach Post
Toll
First-Quarter Profit Falls 67% on Land Writedown
Bloomberg / Peter Woodifield and Brian Louis
Profit
gain is weak, but it's not all bleak LA Times / Tom Petruno
Easy
Money -- Sell When Options Get Super-Sized Bloomberg / Graef Crystal
Safeway's
Earnings Increase 77% on Remodeled Stores Bloomberg / Josh Fineman
Whole
Foods to swallow Wild Oats LA Times / Martin Zimmerman and Ronald D.
White
J.C.
Penney Net Falls 13% on Year-Earlier Tax Benefit Bloomberg / Lauren
Coleman-Lochner
Cisco,
Apple Settle 'IPhone' Dispute AP via Forbes /
Jordan Robertson
Hedge-Fund
Critics Suggest Sending in the Clones Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert
Morningstar
earnings climb Chicago Tribune / James P. Miller
Toronto-Dominion
Profit Rises on Asset Management Bloomberg / Sean B. Pasternak
U.S.
Current-Account Deficit Deserves Some Noise Bloomberg / John M. Berry
Jobless
claims sink 27,000 in latest week Reuters via CNN
Goldman's
pot is even sweeter Marketwatch / David Weidner
Along US-Mexico
border, not enough hands for the harvest Christian Science Monitor /
Faye Bowers
Bear
Stearns Under Fire Bond Buyer / Matthew Hanson and Matthew Posner
California
LAO: Cut Back Debt Service Bond Buyer / Jackie Cohen
BOJ
to Raise Rates Gradually, as Much as Possible Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya and Mayumi Otsuma
UK:
Manufacturing orders highest in 12 years - and better yet expected
Scotsman / Nick Bevens
Bank
of Japan Raises Short-Term Interest Rates NY Times / Martin Fackler
Japan
Posts Unexpected Trade Surplus as Exports Grow Bloomberg / Lily Nonomiya
Yen
to Drop as Higher Rate Won't Halt Carry Trade, Nomura Says Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto
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02/23
FDIC-insured
institutions earned record profits in 2006 Tacoma News Tribune / C. R
Roberts
Investor
borrowing hits record levels AP via Beaufort Gazette / Joe Bel Bruno
Homeownership Rate and
Sub-Prime Mortgages - A Positive Correlation? Northern Trust via Safehaven
/ Paul Kasriel
An
Internet icon looks to recapture its old glory Marketwatch / Ben Charny
Stocks
Look Cheap Historically, But They May Get Cheaper Smartmoney.com /
Donald Luskin
Feb.
May Be Tough on Detroit Automakers AP via Newsday / Tom Krisher
Dow
drops 39, Nasdaq sheds 10; Oil rises AP via
Beaufort Gazette / Tim Paradis
What
goes up ... Marketwatch / Peter Brimelow and Edwin S. Rubenstein
Gauging Inflation: The
Adjustable Fed-metrics FX Money Matters via Safehaven / Jes Black
CA: State hiring
boosting region, S.F. Fed Bank president says Sacramento Bee / Dale Kasler
Big
Labor’s Desperate Power Grab National Review / Phil Kerpen
Bay
Area gas prices may pass $3 a gallon soon Contra Costa Times / Janis
Mara
Treasuries
Rise as Investors Seek Haven From Subprime
Mortgages Bloomberg / Elizabeth Stanton and Annie Pinkert
Subprime Mortgage Risk Rises for a Fifth Week,
Derivatives Show Bloomberg / Shannon D. Harrington and Jody Shenn
Fed's
Fisher wants inflation below 2 pct Reuters via Washington Post / Alister Bull
Fannie
Mae to close its foundation AP via Seattle Times / Marcy Gordon
Three
strikes, Dow's out CNN / Jessica Dickler and
Alexandra Twin
U.S.
Stocks Fall, Sending Dow to Worst Weekly Drop Since August Bloomberg /
Nick Baker
Oil
Is Little Changed After Rising on Fuel Supply, Iran Threat Bloomberg / Eduard Gismatullin
Gold
hits 7-month high Reuters via CNN
Home
Prices: Still More Rust than Bust Morgan Stanley / Richard Berner
Low
Investment Is the Main Source of Global Liquidity Morgan Stanley /
Stephen Jen
U.S.
Stocks Decline for a 3rd Day; BEA Systems, Intuit Retreat Bloomberg
Nick Baker
Friday’s
Stocktiming.com Analysis Stocktiming.com / Marty Chenard
Clear
Channel 4Q Profit Drops 54 Percent Newsday
Microsoft
preventing some from upgrading to Vista AP via Lansing state Journal / Brian
Bergstein
The
Bankruptcy Development That Has Wall St. Worried NY Times / Jenny
Anderson
Gas
Prices to Explode NY Post / Paul Tharp
Stock
Exchanges in a Rush to Forge Links With One Another IHT via NY Times /
Heather Timmons
Mortgaged-Out
NY Post / Roddy Boyd
USD/JPY,
EUR/USD, EUR/JPY and EUR/CHF Morgan Stanley / Stephen Jen
The
Cranes of Dubai Morgan Stanley / Stephen Roach
Federal
Reserve Events Reuters
TREASURIES-Prices
climb after German survey lifts bunds Reuters
Not
Everyone Believes Bond Swaps Equal Free Money Bloomberg / Joe Mysak
The
View From Pluto -- U.S. Inflation Tops 10% Bloomberg / Caroline Baum
Panel:
Hedge-fund controls sufficient Chicago Tribune / William Neikirk
UBS
Passes Goldman, Morgan Stanley in New Hedge Fund Business Bloomberg /
Elisa Martinuzzi
Oil
Prices Rise Above $61 a Barrel AP via Forbes / George Jahn
Gold's
ups and downs discourage purchases Chicago Tribune
CA:
Sales of vacation homes sink 37% in '06 LA Times / Annette Haddad
Major
builder says 2007 will see 'too many soft markets' for housing to recover
Bloomberg via South Florida Sun Sentinel / Peter Woodifield
and Brian Louis
Higher
Stock Prices May Depend on Rising Oil Bloomberg / Michael R. Sesit
Lowe's
Earnings Fall Less Than Analysts Anticipated Bloomberg / Mark Clothier
KB
Home Is Focus of U.S. Probe of Options, People Say Bloomberg / Karen Gullo and Edvard Pettersson
Sometimes
the rich are a little different Fortune via CNN
Lehman
Swap Burns New Jersey Residents With $201 Million Loss Bloomberg /
Michael Quint
An
underwhelming vote of confidence Marketwatch / Mark Hulbert
Europeans' chill
deepens on US policy Christian Science Monitor / Robert Marquand
Where Bush would
steer energy R&D Christian Science Monitor / Mark Clayton
Current
Hedge Fund Rules Work, Regulators Say NY Times / Stephen Labaton
Yen
Has Worst Week Since July 2004 Versus Euro, Hits Record Low Bloomberg /
Kosuke Goto and Min Zeng
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02/24
Who
will fund aging boomers' care? Dallas Morning News / Bob Moos
Colorado economy good
but vulnerable Denver Post / Aldo Svaldi
Weighing
restraints on loans LA Times / Jonathan Peterson
Social
Security Number As Mortgage Prerequisite Washington Post / Kenneth H.
Harney
Battle
of the light bulbs LA Times / Marc Lifsher
and Adrian G. Uribarri
Yen
Declines the Most Since 2005 Versus Euro on BOJ Outlook Bloomberg / Ye Xie and Min Zeng
The 51.9% Recession
Thoughts From The frontline via Safehaven
/ John Mauldin
Treasuries
Rise 4th Straight Week as Investors Flee Subprimes
Bloomberg / Annie Pinkert
Il:
Office vacancy report a study in contrasts Chicago Tribune / Susan
Diesenhouse
Tax
Haul Helps Cut Deficit NY Post / Paul Tharp
Stocks
seen under pressure as oil prices rise Marketwatch / Carla Mozee
MA:
Galvin: no more hedging! Calls fund action ‘whitewash’ Boston Herald /
Jay Fitzgerald
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and
Trouble Dollar Daze via Safehaven
/ Mike Hewitt
Mexican
trucks get increased U.S. access Washington Times / Sean Lengell
Taiwan:
Economist warns over yuan hoarding CAN via
Taipei Times
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