Money & Markets – Week of 2.27.11

Saudi Arabia Contagion Triggers Gulf Rout
The Telegraph (3 March 11)

China Says Yuan Could Become a Reserve Currency: Report
Reuters (2 March 11)

Credit Card Data Tells Mixed Story</a><br /> The New York Times (2 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-02/announced-u-s-job-cuts-rose-20-from-year-ago-challenger-says.html" target="_blank">Announced U.S. Job Cuts Rose 20% From Year Ago, Challenger Says</a><br /> Bloomberg (2 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-02/gross-says-treasury-yields-too-low-as-fed-approaches-qe2-end.html" target="_blank">Gross Says Treasury Yields Too Low as Fed Approaches QE2 End</a><br /> Bloomberg Businessweek (2 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.pimco.com/Pages/Two-Bits-Four-Bits-Six-Bits-a-Dollar.aspx" target="_blank">Two-Bits, Four-Bits, Six-Bits, a Dollar</a><br /> Pimco (March 2011)</p> <p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110301-717604.html" target="_blank">UPDATE:US Pushes Back Forecast For Hitting Debt Limit To April 15 At Earliest</a><span style="font-size: 10px; color: red;">[Full news story (requires subscription)]</span><br /> The Wall Street Journal (1 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/02/us-yahoojapan-idUKTRE72081N20110302?feedType=nl&feedName=ukinnovation" target="_blank">Yahoo in Talks on $8 billion Japan Exit: Sources</a><br /> Reuters (2 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://smarteconomy.typepad.com/smart_economy/2011/03/when-will-the-recession-end-part-182-financial-terrorism-suspected-in-2008-economic-crash.html" target="_blank">When Will The Recession End? Part 182 Financial Terrorism Suspected in 2008 Economic Crash</a><br /> Smart Economy (1 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://lcmgroupe.home.comcast.net/~lcmgroupe/2011/Article-Mapping_2011_Themes.htm" target="_blank">Mapping the Critical 2011 Themes</a><br /> Gordon T Long (March 2011)</p> <p><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/01/us-centro-deal-idUKTRE71R1AA20110301?feedType=nl&feedName=ukinnovation" target="_blank">Blackstone Buys Centro’s U.S. Malls For $9.4 billion</a><br /> Reuters (1 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-goldman-trading-revenues-2011-3?utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Clusterstock+Chart+Of+The+Day&utm_campaign=Clusterstock_COTD_030111" target="_blank">Goldman Traders Made $100 Million In A Day 68 Times Last Year</a><br /> Business Insider (1 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/01/us-finance-summit-consolidation-idUKTRE71R5UO20110301?feedType=nl&feedName=ukinnovation" target="_blank">Exchange Mergers Only Just Beginning</a><br /> Reuters (1 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/02/27/record.iron.ore.prices.ft/index.html" target="_blank">Record Iron Ore Prices Loom</a><br /> CNN (27 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/02/28/us-russia-potash-idUKTRE71R5V220110228?feedType=nl&feedName=ukinnovation" target="_blank">Court Halts Russia’s $23.9 billion Potash Merger</a><br /> Reuters (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703749504576172200331597110.html" target="_blank">Inflation Prompts a Flurry of Subsidies</a> <span style="font-size: 10px; color: red;">[Full news story (requires subscription)]</span><br /> The Wall Street Journal (1 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/02/28/will-washington-wake-up-to-wall-street-greed/" target="_blank">Will Washington Wake up to Wall Street Greed?</a><br /> Dylan Ratigan (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110228/pl_afp/useconomyfinancebondschina" target="_blank">China’s Holdings of US Debt Larger Than Reported</a><br /> Yahoo News (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/rise-in-securities-settlement-failures-shows-some-traders-game-system-but-failed-settlements-also-can-signal-systemic-risk-according-to-kauffman-report.aspx" target="_blank">Securities Settlement Failures Signal Systemic Risk, Kauffman Papers Warn</a><br /> Kauffman (1 March 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8350548/Will-Chindia-rule-the-world-in-2050-or-America-after-all.html" target="_blank">Will ‘Chindia’ Rule The World in 2050, or America After All?</a><br /> The Telegraph (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.gata.org/node/9652" target="_blank">Dollar’s Safe-haven Status Hangs in The Balance</a><br /> GATA (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/atlantic/20110228/cm_atlantic/madoffsmostastoundingrationalizations7157" target="_blank">Madoff’s Most Astounding Rationalizations</a><br /> Yahoo News (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=228583" target="_blank">Saudi King Abdullah to Buy Facebook For $150 billion to End The Revolt</a><br /> ABNA.ir (27 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/112189/who-owns-the-us?mod=bb-debtmanagement" target="_blank">Who Owns the U.S.?</a><br /> Yahoo Finance (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/moneyinvesting/credit/debt/most-debt-ridden-cities" target="_blank">The Most Debt-Ridden Cities</a><br /> Mainstreet (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12594032" target="_blank">Oil Price Steadies Despite Saudi Arabia Protest Fears</a><br /> BBC News (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-smallbiz-taxtips-20110228,0,1873038.story" target="_blank">Small Businesses Face Several Tax Changes</a><br /> Los Angeles Times (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/8351310/JP-Morgan-in-talks-to-buy-10pc-Twitter-stake.html" target="_blank">JP Morgan ‘In Talks to Buy 10pc Twitter Stake’</a><br /> The Telegraph (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/02/28/us-shinsei-idUKTRE71R1YZ20110228?feedType=nl&feedName=ukinnovation" target="_blank">Shinsei: to Raise $850 million in New Share Issue</a><br /> Reuters (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/02/28/us-lundin-equinox-idUKTRE71R04Y20110228?feedType=nl&feedName=ukinnovation" target="_blank">Equinox’s $5 billion Lundin Offer May Spur Bidding War</a><br /> Reuters (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/02/28/us-hutchison-idUKTRE71R1S120110228?feedType=nl&feedName=ukinnovation" target="_blank">Hutchison Ports Unit Set For $5.8 billion IPO</a><br /> Reuters (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/02/28/us-centro-deal-idUKTRE71R1AA20110228?feedType=nl&feedName=ukinnovation" target="_blank">Blackstone to Buy Centro Malls For $9.4 Billion: Source</a><br /> Reuters (28 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.economist.coms/freeexchange/2011/02/growth_1" target="_blank">A Disappointing Day</a><br /> The Economist (25 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/article/marc-faber-i-think-we-are-all-doomed" target="_blank">Marc Faber: “I Think We Are All Doomed”</a><br /> Zero Hedge (27 Feb 11)</p> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Warren-Buffett-remains-apf-3546500184.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode=" target="_blank">Warren Buffett Remains Optimistic About US Future</a><br /> Yahoo Finance (26 Feb 11) </p> <p><a href="" target="_blank"></a></p> </div></article><div id="comments" class="mh-comments-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mh-copyright-wrap"> <div class="mh-container mh-container-inner clearfix"> <p class="mh-copyright"> © Copyright 2024 Solari, Inc. 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