Money & Markets – Week of 1.25.09

Lending Drops at Big U.S. Banks
Wall Street Journal (26 Jan 2009)

Fannie Mae Foreclosure Sale at 50 Cents on $1 Shows Price Reset
Bloomberg (28 Jan 2009)

Putin Calls for End of Dollar Stranglehold
The Telegraph (28 Jan 2009)

Anti-Union Call Between Bank of America, Bernie Marcus, et al. and Rick Berman
wikileaks.org (29 Jan 2009)

Geithner Names Ex-Lobbyist as Treasury Chief of Staff
USA Today (27 Jan 2009)

Geithner Sets Limits on Lobbying for Bailout Money
NY Times (27 Jan 2009)

U.S. Moves to Bail Out Credit Union Network
Wall Street Journal (29 Jan 2009)

Dudley to Succeed Geithner at New York Fed
Reuters (27 Jan 2009)

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World Economy May Lose 51 Million Jobs
Reuters (28 Jan 2009)

AIG Said to Offer $1 Billion in Retention to Workers
Bloomberg (28 Jan 2009)

Citigroup Cancels Corporate Jet
BBC (28 Jan 2009)

Just Plane Dispicable: ‘Rescued’ Citi Buying $50M Jet
NY Post (26 Jan 2009)

Fed Keeps Rate Near Zero, Prepared to Buy Treasuries
Bloomberg.com (28 Jan 2009)

Wall Street Bailout Exceeds Cost of All US Wars Combined
Rock Creek Free Press

Stimulus for Who?
Ron Paul (26 Jan 2009)

U.S. Firms Slash 50,000 Jobs
San Jose Mercury (26 Jan 2009)

Fannie to Tap U.S. for as Much as $16 Billion in Aid
Bloomberg (26 Jan 2009)

Obama Plans Fast Action to Tighten Financial Rules
NY Times (24 Jan 2009)

UN Crime Chief Says Drug Money Flowed Into Banks
Reuters (26 Jan 2009)

Bad News: We’re Back to 1931. Good News: It’s Not 1933 Yet
The Telegraph (26 Jan 2009)

U.S. Dollar Long Term Chart with Commitments of Traders
Jesse’s Cafe Americain (23 Jan 2009)

Citigroup Raises $12 Billion in FDIC-Backed Bond Sale
Bloomberg (23 Jan 2009)

Liquidation Risk Grows as Finance Dries Up
Financial Times (25 Jan 2009)

Freddie Needs Up to $35 Billion More From U.S.
Bloomberg (23 Jan 2009)

Car Parts Sector Looks for $10Bn U.S. Bail-Out
Financial Times (25 Jan 2009)

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