How strong is the recovery and other links

How strong is the global recovery?

The recovery seems slowest in Greece and the bubble countries (US, UK, Ireland, Spain). It’s pretty poor in Eastern Europe too. It is better in the rest of Western Europe. A good deal better in Australia and Canada (not sure about NZ). China, India and Brazil are even tightening. Other countries too. If you are thinking double dip, where are the vulnerabilities globally? I see housing, commercial real estate and state and local governments in the US. Housing and banking in the UK, Spain and Ireland and austerity in the UK. And there are always trade tensions.

• Foreclosures Rise in Three-Fourths of U.S. Cities in 2010 « HousingWire
• BBC News – California ‘fiscal emergency’ declared
• Zahlen für Juli: Arbeitslosenzahl sinkt um 20.000 | FTD.de
• FT.com – Raghuram Rajan – Bernanke must end era of ultra-low rates
• Euro zone economic sentiment rises to 28-month high | Reuters
• Baltic Dry Index Up 11% In A Matter Of Days, But Nobody Cares Anymore – The Business Insider
• Whisky Bet Pits Rosenberg Against Faber on 10-Year U.S. Yield: Tom Keene – Bloomberg

The Usual Fare

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• IMF Approves $15.2 Billion Loan to Ukraine After Fiscal Adjustment Pledge – Bloomberg
• The Belgian mess « naked capitalism
• The New Kindle: Smaller, Faster, Cheaper – Mashable
• Econbrowser: NOAA: Past Decade Warmest on Record
• The Real Science Gap | Miller-McCune Online
• Howard Dean: No More Apologies — It’s Time to Stand Up for Our Convictions
• BBC News – Plankton decline across oceans as waters warm
• Closing the Gap: How Desire Affects Perceptions of Distance: Scientific American
• Judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law – Washington Post
• The Associated Press: Oil causes 2,200 Gulf beach closings, warnings
• BBC News – Couple, aged 87 and 97, marry in north London care home
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• Russia Weighs Sale of Stakes in State Companies – NYTimes.com
• Analysis: Wall Street loathing for Warren lifts regulator bid | Reuters
• BBC News – David Cameron launches Indian trade drive
• Immigration cap is to the fore as David Cameron visits Bangalore | World news | guardian.co.uk