TOP STORIES
Payrolls Rise 162,000; Unemployment at 9.7% – Bloomberg
Coming Visit May Signal Easing by China on Currency – NY Times
JP Morgan’s Dimon says new laws have hurt his company – Washington Post
The IMF should impose default on Greece to end the charade – Telegraph
Top Fed Official Wants To Break Up Megabanks [EXCLUSIVE] – HuffPo
Deadline Looms to Use Federal Foreclosure Money – CNBC
Demystify the Lehman Shell Game – NY Times
The PIIGS that won’t fly – Economist

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MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil settles near $85; market off today – The Trucker
Gold dips from 2-week high as euro pauses – ninemsn
Oil has broken out of trading range, next stop $100 per barrel? – The Real Deal
What’s driving up oil prices again? Wall Street, of course – McClatchey
Stock Traders Sleep, Bond Markets Work as Data Hit – Bloomberg
It’s Ponzimonium in the Gold Market – HuffPo

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Pay of Hedge Fund Managers Roared Back Last Year – NY Times
Fannie Delinquencies Reach All-Time High at 5.52% – Housing Wire
A special report on America’s economy: Time to rebalance – Economist
California Debt Beats Greece’s in Bond Sales: Credit Markets – Bloomberg
Three potential explanations for the continued fall in US savings rate – Credit Writedowns
Fiscal tightening and growth: A good squeeze – Economist
Greenspan to Testify on Subprime Mess – WSJ
Bill Black: Not Dead Yet – New Deal 2.0

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Oil rises above $84, extending 2-month rally – AP
Gold at 2-week high, PGMs rally on investment flows – Reuters
Bearish on bonds, and gold bugs bet on rebound – MarketWatch
The Coming Precious Metals Short Squeeze – Dollar Collapse
Manipulating Precious Metals Markets – Seeking Alpha
Expect a new peak for oil next year – Globe and Mail

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Greece Plans to Sell Global Dollar Bond by Early May – Bloomberg
Trichet sees markets recognizing “courageous” Greek moves – Reuters
Iron ore prices to soar 90pc after Asia deal – Telegraph
Interview with Silver Market ‘Whistleblower’ Maguire – Jesse’s Cafe
Morgan Stanley:The Rally is Near its End – Pragmatic Capitalist
Treasury Bonds: The Pimco Outlook – CBS MoneyWatch
Oil in Big Macs: Decade Edition – Gregor.us
How to Corner the Gold Market – Tavakoli, HuffPo

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Oil rises above $83, heads for Fifth quarterly gain – Reuters
Gold Gains, Heads for Sixth Quarterly Increase – Bloomberg
Long-Term Rates Finally on Verge of Breaking Out – Barron’s
What is the ‘Spot Price’ of Gold and Silver And How Is It Set? – Jesse’s Cafe
Current rally has echoes of 1930 snapback – Globe and Mail
First quarter looking good for the S&P 500 – MarketWatch

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State Debt Woes Grow Too Big to Camouflage – NY Times
Half of Commercial Mortgages to Be Underwater: Warren – CNBC
Greek Bonds Decline on Funding Concern After New Debt Sales – Bloomberg
Wall Street banks asked for details on trading in state bond – LA Times
Lazy Portfolios or a 2012 Collapse: It’s OK to believe in both – MarketWatch
Vale, BHP End Annual Ore Talks; Vale Wins 90% Jump – Bloomberg
Is There Excess Bullishness or Malaise (or both)? – The Big Picture
Fannie & Freddie: The biggest bailout – NY Post

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Oil futures trade flat ahead of inventory, economic data – MarketWatch
Gold Rises to One-Week High on Demand for Alternative to Dollar – Bloomberg
Collapsing Spreads and Booming Junk: Time to Get Short – Dollar Collapse
China Gold Demand May Double Within Decade, WGC Says – Reuters
CFTC Gold and Silver Hearing Is Old News – Seeking Alpha
Dreamlike – Saut, Raymond James

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Greece tests the waters with bond sale – MarketWatch
The Maestro and the Hundred-Year Flood – Anecdotal Economics
Ford reaches agreement to sell Volvo to Geely for $1.8 billion – AutoWeek
Paulson’s $32 Billion Funds Prompt Too-Big-to-Succeed Concerns – Bloomberg
Germany and China’s policies have become a source of global concern – Telegraph
Greenspan Calls Treasury Yields ‘Canary in the Mine’ – Bloomberg
What is the Bond Market Telling Us? – Five Thirty Eight
Interest rates spike up – EconBrowser

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MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil above $80 as traders look to US jobs data – AP
Gold Gains for Third Day in London as Dollar Drop Spurs Demand – Bloomberg
Former Goldman Analyst Confirms LMBA Gold Market Is “Paper Gold” Ponzi – Zero Hedge
Possible Outcomes: A Typical Post-War Recovery, or a Perfect Storm – Hussman Funds
Gold survives stumble, while bugs bet on rebound – MarketWatch
Stocks Soar, but Many Analysts Ask Why – DealBook

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