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European Bond Yields rising

CalculatedRisk @ December 12, 2011 # Comments Off

Another summit. More disappointment …

The Italian 2 year yield is up to 6.14%, and the 10 year yield is up to 6.72%. Both were below 6% last week.

The Spanish 2 year yield is up sharply to 4.7%, and the 10 year yield is up to 5.98%.

From the NY…

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Misgivings Surface about EU Summit

larrygreenberg @ December 12, 2011 # Comments Off

In an inactive day from a data release standpoint, Commodity prices, European stocks and major European currencies have weakened.  The pattern is all too familiar.  The immediate immediate market reaction to plans to stop the euro debt proble…

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Sunday Night Futures

CalculatedRisk @ December 12, 2011 # Comments Off

A depressing column from Paul Krugman at the NY Times: Depression and DemocracyLet’s talk, in particular, about what’s happening in Europe — not because all is well with America, but because the gravity of European political developments isn’t …

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Daily Forex Analysis – December 12, 2011

ForexCycle.com @ December 12, 2011 # Comments Off

GBPUSD Analysis. GBPUSD traded in a range between 1.5561 and 1.5779 for several days. One more fall to test 1.5423 support is still possible, a breakdown below this level could signal resumption of the downtrend from 1.6164. Key resistance is now locat…

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Wolfgang Münchau: "The crisis goes on"

CalculatedRisk @ December 11, 2011 # Comments Off

From Wolfgang Münchau at the Financial Times: Snags, diversions – and the crisis goes on
Remember what everybody said a week ago? To solve the crisis, the eurozone requires, in the long run, a fiscal union with a prospect of a eurozone bond and, in …

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Hamilton: "More on those secret Federal Reserve loans to banks"

CalculatedRisk @ December 11, 2011 # Comments Off

From Professor Hamilton: More on those secret Federal Reserve loans to banksThe claim that the Federal Reserve extended trillions of dollars in secret loans to banks continues to be spread. Here at Econbrowser we will continue to try to correct some of…

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FOMC Preview: No Changes Expected

CalculatedRisk @ December 11, 2011 # Comments Off

There will be a one day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Tuesday, December 13th. The FOMC statement will be released around 2:15 PM ET on Tuesday.

Although there are several topics currently being discussed – such as adding a pr…

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Music: Econoparody Holiday Sampler

CalculatedRisk @ December 11, 2011 # Comments Off

Earlier:
• Summary for Week ending Dec 9th
• Schedule for Week of Dec 11th

A versusplus.com holiday econoparody sampler, including “In excess, and way so!” and “It’s beginning to look a lot more riskless”

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Schedule for Week of Dec 11th

CalculatedRisk @ December 11, 2011 # Comments Off

Earlier:
• Summary for Week ending Dec 9th

Retail sales for November is the key report this week. For manufacturing, the December NY Fed (Empire state) and Philly Fed surveys, and the November Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization report w…

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Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 977 institutions

CalculatedRisk @ December 10, 2011 # Comments Off

Note: this is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources.

Here is the unofficial problem bank list for Dec 9, 2011. (table is sortable by assets, state, etc.)

Changes and comments from surferdude808:
Perhaps the FDIC is …

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