Links 08/16/2011

• Congressional Job Approval Ties Historic Low of 13%

  tags: polls

• Perry takes aim at Bernanke – Political Economy – The Washington Post

  tags: federal reserve politics Republicans

• Spain’s Funding Costs Drop at T-Bill Auction – MarketBeat – WSJ

  tags: spain

• We’ve been warned: the system is ready to blow | Business | The Guardian

  tags: fiat currency

• Feces, fascists, and Michael Lewis | Felix Salmon

  tags: Germany journalism

• Fox News Announces the Establishment’s Leading 2012 GOP Candidates

  tags: Republicans election

• BBC News – German economic growth slows sharply

  tags: Germany economy

• Ryan Avent und das Gespenst der 1930er Jahre / Ryan Avent and the Ghost of the 1930s | Kantoos Economics

  tags: history depression Credit Anstalt

• TheMoneyIllusion » Krugman, Keynes, and the MMTers

  tags: Modern Monetary Theory economics

• Bruttoinlandsprodukt: Konjunktur in Deutschland kühlt merklich ab – SPIEGEL ONLINE

  tags: Germany economy

• Währungsunion: Deutsche Bank hält Euro-Bonds für “Giftpillen” – Nachrichten Wirtschaft – WELT ONLINE

  tags: Eurobonds

• The 10 Most Expensive Google Acquisitions

  tags: Google mergers

• “Defending Android” | TechCrunch

  tags: Google Android mobile

• BART Shuts Down Cell Service To Thwart Rumored Protests, Gets Actual Protests (And Has To Close Stations) | TechCrunch

  tags: civil liberties protest

• The Aleph Blog » Hypocritical Buffett

  tags: Buffett taxes

• Europe – Lacking a Long-Term Solution « The Investment Insight

  tags: investing Europe

• Eurobonds needed fast, says German export group | Reuters

  tags: Eurobonds

• Is Capitalism Doomed? – Nouriel Roubini – Project Syndicate

  tags: depression economy

• FT Alphaville » Desperate measures for *really* desperate times

  tags: monetary policy Federal Reserve

• Quelle Surprise! New York Fed Director Shills for Bank of New York, Argues Against Rule of Law « naked capitalism

  tags: mortgages law

• Fed must fix on a fresh target – FT.com

  tags: monetary policy Federal Reserve

• Obama’s Weekly Job Approval at 40%, Lowest of Administration

  tags: Barack Obama polls

• Official Google Blog: Supercharging Android: Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility

  tags: Google Android patents mobile

• Memo to New York Times: Data Shows That ‘We’ Are Not Responsible for D.C. Deadlock » New Deal 2.0

  tags: politics corporatism

• Chicago Booth Blog: Is Inflation The Answer? – Fault Lines by Raghuram Rajan

  tags: inflation

• Credit Downgrade Blues by Eeshan V. Melder – YouTube

  tags: ratings agencies

• Germany’s Angela Merkel faces eurobond mutiny – Telegraph

  tags: Germany politics eurobond

• U.S. banks continue to ease lending standards: Fed | Reuters

  tags: banks credit

• MMT, Again – NYTimes.com

  tags: Modern Monetary Theory Krugman

• Nixon’s Biggest Gamble, 40 Years Ago Today | Capital Gains and Games

  tags: gold standard fiat currency history Nixon

• The ultimate Google-Motorola Mobility linkfest | Abnormal Returns

  tags: Google Motorola android mobile

• Stop Coddling the Super-Rich – NYTimes.com

  tags: Buffet taxes

• China’s Economic Growth Targets Cut at Daiwa, Inflation Raised

  tags: china growth

• FT Alphaville » A grinding credit crunch in the periphery

  tags: bailout Europe

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.