Markets
The king of the bond market makes another bold call – FT.com
Record outflows from US junk bond funds – FT.com
US Jobs – Fed
Jobless claims fall, labor market gradually improving | Reuters
Reading the jobs report through the Fed’s eyes | Money Supply
More of the Same – Tim Duy’s Fed Watch
Fed on Track to Ease Up on Bond Buying Later This Year – WSJ.com
Fed’s Plosser says jobs report another reason to trim QE3 | Reuters
How Many Jobs Does the Economy Need to Add to Bring Down Unemployment? – Real Time Economics – WSJ
Bulk of U.S. Payroll Gain in Jobs Paying Less-Than-Average Wages – Bloomberg
United States
Analysis: U.S. government shutdown battle looms as budget woes fester | Reuters
Our new house-price indicators: Bubble-hunting | The Economist
Sky’s the limit when it comes to EM appetite for US real estate | beyondbrics
Household Wealth Jumps to Pre-Recession Levels – WSJ.com
Monsanto Sued on Behalf of Farmers Over Modified Wheat – Bloomberg
First U.S. drone strike under new Pakistan prime minister kills seven | Reuters
John Thain Talks CIT, Deals and Markets – MoneyBeat – WSJ
Canada
A Brewing Canadian Crisis, and What Americans Learned About Bubbles | The Motley Fool
Canada posts biggest job growth in a decade | Economy | News | Financial Post
Europe
Who Has Draghi’s Back? – NYTimes.com
ECB holds interest rates on hopes of recovery – Telegraph
Draghi lauds ‘most successful’ ECB action – FT.com
BBC News – European Central Bank cuts growth forecast
Latvia Leader Reassures on Banks – WSJ.com
Depositors, senior lenders safe in EU bank restructurings: EC official | Reuters
SNS Reaal Hit by Dutch Property Slump – WSJ.com
BBC News – German central bank cuts growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014
Greece/IMF
BBC News – European Commission denies IMF Greece ‘mistakes’ claim
BBC News – Greek lessons for the IMF – and Europe
Austerity, the Gold Standard and the Eurozone: Today’s Guardian Editorial | Yanis Varoufakis
ekathimerini.com | Turnover in Greek tourism sector fell by 16.9% in first quarter of 2013
ekathimerini.com | Arrivals at local airports soar 18.4 pct
ekathimerini.com | Greek economy shrank by 5.6% in first quarter of 2013, ELSTAT says
Britain
UK security committee ‘shocked’ over Huawei contract with BT – FT.com
Bank of England says no to more QE – Telegraph
Japan
Japan’s vast pension fund to buy more stocks – FT.com
Soros Returns to Japanese Stocks – WSJ.com
Elsewhere
S&P cuts outlook on Brazil sovereign rating – FT.com
China likely to tolerate 7 percent growth before hitting stimulus button | Reuters
Tech
Samsung Electronics loses $12 billion market value on smartphone worries | Reuters
Downbeat Galaxy S4 View Hits Samsung Shares – Digits – WSJ
Other
Aging Nations Like Low Prices Over High Income: Cutting Research – Bloomberg
Krugman – more Wicksell than Keynes | LARS P SYLL