DIMON CALLS FOUL ON RISK MODELS / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ( RECOMMENDED READING )

HEARD ON THE STREET MARCH 11, 2011 Dimon Calls Foul on Risk Models By DAVID REILLY Bank strength still is very much in t...

SLOWING CHINA / PROJECT SYNDICATE ( A MUST READ )

Slowing China Barry Eichengreen 2011-03-09 BERKELEY – With the world’s rich countries still hung over from the financial crisis , t...

THE EURO´S DEBATABLE FUTURE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL ( A MUST READ )

OPINION EUROPE MARCH 8, 2011. The Euro's Debatable Future Where does the single currency go from here Europe's leaders conven...

FORGET $8,000, GOLD IS HEADED MUCH HIGHER / KING WORLD NEWS - BLOG ( VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING )

Forget $8,000, Gold Headed Much Higher March 8, 2011 With gold near all-time highs and silver near multi-decade highs , today King Wo...

GOLD & EQUITIES ON THE VERGE OF BREAKOUT ? / THE GOLDANDOILGUY.COM ( RECOMMENDED READING )

Gold & Equities on the Verge of Breaking Out! The past couple weeks we have seen strong distribution selling in the equities mark...

HEDGING BANKS RISK PUSHING UP DEBT COSTS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES ( RECOMMENDED READING )

Hedging bans risk pushing up debt costs By Conrad Voldstad Published: March 9 2011 14:35 On Monday , the European Parliament’s Commit...