Finance and Economy
- FT.com – Portuguese bonds hit as Greek fears ease
- FT.com – Lazard breaks ranks and speeds up pay-outs
- Obama: US Must Address Dollar-Yuan Exchange Rates – CNBC
- More Borrowers Pay Credit Cards Before Mortgages – Diana Olick – CNBC
- FDIC Proposes Tough-Minded Securitization Reforms – Yves Smith
- Did Obama’s economists do their homework on the Volcker rule? – Jeff Madrick
- Contemplating the Feds Exit – Annaly Salvos
- The Big Picture – Josh Rosner – Has the New York Fed been serving the public trust? Has Geithner?
- Colorado Springs cuts into services considered basic by many – The Denver Post
- America cannot afford its military – Diane Francis
- BBC News – Eurozone retail sales disappoint
- Andy Xie: Pumped With Cash And Ready to Crash? – Caixin
- Dean Baker: The Lay of The Land – Caixin
- U.K., U.S. Top Aaa Ratings Tested by Debt Burdens, Moodys Says – Bloomberg.com
- FT Alphaville – Tracy Alloway – BBVA, an exercise in Spanish banking losses
Other News
- Audis 1980s Scare May Mean Lost Generation for Toyota Sales – Bloomberg.com
- FT.com – Pressure mounts over Toyota recalls
- FT.com – A fight over freedom at Apples core
- Monster Buys HotJobs From Yahoo For $225 Million – Tech Crunch
- Tony Blair still in denial | The Japan Times Online
- Excessive Internet use is linked to depression