Links: 2010-08-03
- Rising pork bellies prices hit all-time high | Business | The Guardian
- FT.com – Rise in wheat prices fastest since 1973
- The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea – N.Korean Football Coach Gets 14 Hours of Hard Labor
- BBC News – Deficit is most urgent issue, say Cameron and Clegg
- Android Smartphones Outsell iPhone in First Half of 2010 – Mashable
- Google Earth Used To Fine People With Pools, Again – Tech Crunch
- Ethics charges against Maxine Waters add to Democrats’ woes – CSMonitor.com
- FT.com – Americans who swap passports
- Manufacturing slows in July for 3rd month| Reuters
- BBC News – Alan Greenspan: US ‘risks double-dip recession’
- BBC News – Mortgage deals still being rationed by lenders
- BBC News – Bank’s business loan rates are ‘uneconomic’
Markit Eurozone Services PMI™ – final data
France and Germany drive faster expansion of Eurozone services, offsetting muted growth in Spain and contraction in Italy
https://www.markiteconomics.com/MarkitFiles/Pages/ViewPressRelease.aspx?ID=6841
Thanks for the link, Daniel. France and Germany should outperform until their weak banking systems come back into view. But, clearly it is the bubble economies which are going to be weak due to deleveraging.