TOP STORIES
EU Works on IMF-Style Lender, Speculation – Bloomberg
IMF: Greece will come through crisis without bailout – Guardian
Volcker Says Too Soon to Cut U.S. Monetary, Fiscal Stimulus – Bloomberg
A year on and quantitative easing is paused– but when will it return? – Telegraph
Link-phobic bloggers at the NYT and WSJ – Salmon, Reuters
California’s Big, Fat High-Yield Debt – Barron’s
Should You Join The Next Gold Rush? – WSJ
China ready to end dollar peg – Telegraph

MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil maintains momentum to rise to near $82 – AP
Gold slips despite firm euro; holds near 6-week high – Reuters
Exclusive: Jim Rogers is Long the Euro – Wall St. Cheat Sheet
U.S. companies amass record cash vs debt: report – Reuters
Gold is decade’s best performing investment – Telegraph
The Rubber Hits the Road – Hussman Funds

ECONOMY
Jobless Rate Actually Stands at 11.5%: Roach – CNBC
More temp workers are becoming permanent – USA Today
When economy turns, some jobs won’t return – Post and Courier
Government Can and Should Create Jobs – Economist’s View
27% of construction workers go jobless – O.C. Register

INTERNATIONAL
Greece kicks off global rescue tour – Globe and Mail
Greece won’t need aid, central bank chief tells paper – Reuters
Sarkozy Says Euro Region Ready to Help Greece If Necessary – Bloomberg
Why the sun looks poised to set on Japan’s era of cheap government debt – Telegraph
Iceland will take many years to clear its debt to Britain, says Alistair Darling – Guardian
China to Nullify Financing Guarantees by Local Governments – Bloomberg
Volcker Criticizes Greek Budget Derivatives ‘Abuse’ – Bloomberg
The Euro Has Been a Smashing Success – WSJ

REAL ESTATE
Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss – NY Times
Moreno Valley is prime example of housing boon and a bust – Press Enterprise
Around Tampa Bay, foreclosure means never having to leave – TampaBay.com
Mom, Apple Pie and Mortgages – Shiller, NY Times

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Fed To Keep Bank Oversight – HuffPost
Banksters Win Again, Edition 1,477,536 – Naked Capitalism
‘On the Edge’ Banks Facing Writedowns After FDIC Loan Auctions – Bloomberg
Economists see Fed rate hike in 6 months – Reuters
Fed Fights Deflationary Demons – Forbes

INTERESTING
Crash blamed on motorist shaving privates – UPI
Partisanship’s bad now in Washington? Try again – AP
Anthem a boon to Obama’s healthcare efforts – LA Times
More Evidence of an Urgent Problem – The White House Blog