Money & Markets – Week of 8.8.10

CFTC to Start Anew This Month in Devising Commodity Position Iimits
GATA (11 Aug 10)

Russia’s LUKOIL Resumes Gasoline Supply to Iran -trade
Reuters (11 Aug 10)

‘Breaking The Buck’ Was Close For Many
The Wall Street Journal (10 Aug 10)

Frenzy in Energy Partnerships
The Wall Street Journal (10 Aug 10)

At least 62 Money Funds Were Close to `Breaking the Buck,’ Moody’s Says
Bloomberg (10 Aug 10)

Federal Workers Earning Double Their Private Counterparts
USA Today (10 Aug 10)


John Taylor Says That Despite Everything, Greece And Spain Will Default
Zero Hedge (9 Aug 10)

The Murky Realm of (Derivatives) Clearing
New Deal 2.0 (9 Aug 10)

U.S. Incomes Tumbled in 2009
The Wall Street Journal (9 Aug 10)

JPMorgan’s Losses From Indecent Overexposure
The Huffington Post (9 Aug 10)

Iran to Expunge ‘Dirty’ Dollar And Euro Reserves
Associated Press (9 Aug 10)

Flexible Forecasting: Looking for the Next Economic Model
Newgeography.com (7 Aug 10)

Are The American People Obsolete?
Salon.com (27 July 10)

Secrets to Maximizing Social Security
Suddenly, It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Stagflation
Business Insider (9 Aug 10)

Skype: Internet Calling Service Files For IPO Of Up To $100 Million
MercuryNews.com (9 Aug 10)

Eurosceptic Swiss Count Their Blessings
BBC News (8 Aug 10)

Goldman Sachs Estimates Derivatives May Provide Up to 35% of Its Revenue
Bloomberg (7 Aug 10)

Battle Looms Over Huge Costs of Public Pensions
The New York Times (6 Aug 10)

Letting The Bottom Line Talk
The Economist (5 Aug 10)

The Biggest Lie About U.S. Companies
MarketWatch (3 Aug 10)

Commercial Real Estate Lobby Ask For Taxpayer Aid To Help Recapitalize Banks Saddled With Billions In Underwater CRE Loans
Zero Hedge (9 Aug 10)

Secrets to Maximizing Social Security
Yahoo Finance (8 Aug 10)

Traders in Asia Consider Force Majeure on Russia Wheat
Money Control (6 Aug 10)

Trading Volumes Retreat With Investors Times
Financial Times (9 Aug 10) [Full news story (requires subscription)]

The Duchess of York Faces Bankruptcy Over Her £5m Debts
Telegraph.co.uk (7 Aug 10)

Goldman Made Between $11 And $16 Billion In 2009 Trading CDS And Other Derivatives
Zero Hedge (7 Aug 10)

Legacy of the ‘Flash Crash’: Enduring Worries of Repeat
The Wall Street Journal (6 Aug 10)

GM to Build New Vehicle at Plant in Mexico
Industry Week (4 Aug 10)