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The week in review at Credit Writedowns: 2010-02-06

By Edward Harrison on 6 February 2010

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Jim Chanos still bearish on China, talks malinvestment

If PIIGS Could Fly

After Greece and Portugal, does Spain come next?

Weaker eurozone manufacturers losing competitiveness

Greek bailout news

On depreciation, malinvestment and GDP as a gross number

The Wall Street Journal’s primer on The Volcker Rule

Double Dip Recession and the Obama 2011 Budget

Chart of the day: Clusterstock – How the AIG bailout worked

Remarks by President Obama to the Republican Caucus

The President remains trapped in the talons of the deficit hawks

December’s FDIC cease and desist and other administrative orders

Chandler: Policy makers are repeating the mistakes of the 1930s

Spain is a serious country

Stimulus, recovery, patriotism and America’s shining city, Joe Biden style

Week’s Most Popular Older Posts

The Fake Recovery

Chanos: “We’re not calling for an impending crash of China”

Credit Crisis Timeline

On the sovereign debt crisis and the debt servicing cost mentality

The top 25 European banks by assets

Chart of the day: Dow 1928-1932

Marc Faber: Obama makes Bush look like a genius

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Economic Data

Chart of the day: U.S. savings rate over last 60 years

Chart of the Day: Personal Income and Outlays

ISM manufacturing survey points to more inventory gains

Global manufacturing continued its expansion In January

America’s Incredible Consumer Confidence Index

Spain’s Incredible Consumer Confidence Index

Increasing layoffs could spell trouble for economy

Chart of the day: U.S. hiring and layoffs by region

Leap in jobless claims is an ominous signal

Unemployment number decline is all about seasonal adjustments

Employment situation: 9.7% unemployment, 20,000 jobs loss

UK house prices now 9.9% above trough

GDP up 5.7%, fastest rate since 2003

Bread & Circus specials

Pedal to the metal?

Groundhog Day: Six more weeks of winter

Eliot Spitzer on Stephen Colbert

Murray Hill Incorporated is running for Congress

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