OBAMA VS. THE BANKS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL ( RECOMMENDED READING )

OPINION DECEMBER 17, 2009. Obama vs. the Banks . By GERALD P. O'DRISCOLL JR. Over the weekend , President Barack Obama went on the offe...

WHY NEW CHALLENGES NEED NEW PEOPLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS ( VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING )

Why new challenges need new people By Martin Wolf Published: December 17 2009 19:49 “As the last of the official Q3 data came in, the UK...

POST FED DAY TURNAROUND / ETF DIGEST

POST FED DAY TURNAROUND Click on : http://www.etfdigest.com/index.php?option=com_davedaily&publicpage=public&utm_source=Dave%27s+Dai...

THE DEBT TRAP / CASEY´S DAILY DISPATCH ( VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING )

The Debt Trap Dear Reader, Per our oft-repeated prognostications that the housing bubble and credit crisis will morph into a currency c...

HOW AMERICA LET BANKS OFF THE LEASH / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS ( VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING )

How America let banks off the leash By John Gapper Published: December 16 2009 21:02 Barack Obama came to office with members of his admi...

BEIJING FINDS FINE WORDS FOR ITS OLD ENEMY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS ( RECOMMENDED READING )

Beijing finds fine words for its old enemy By David Pilling Published: December 16 2009 20:22 Xi Jinping , the man widely tipped to succee...

GERMANY WARNS OF FISCAL CRACKDOWN / THE FINANCIAL TIMES ( RECOMMENDED READING )

Germany warns of fiscal crackdown By Bertrand Benoit in Berlin Published: December 16 2009 19:00 Wave of protest: a rally outside the Reichs...