2010 Articles of Interest
DECEMBER
Commercial property loans pose new threat
Why I Don't Believe In This Santa Rally
Alabama Town's Failed Pension Is a Warning
Bailed-Out Banks Slip Toward Failure
Italy's debt costs approach red zone
Japan’s Consumer Prices Fall as Deflation Persists (Update1)
UK budget deficit balloons to record high
Pimco says 'untenable' policies will lead to eurozone break-up
China's credit bubble on borrowed time as inflation bites
Despite Wealth, Nassau County Is in Fiscal Crisis
The Hidden Message of the Consumer Credit Statistical Release
Barclays Capital Said to Plan More Job Cuts by End of January
Berlusconi Ministers Quit to Force Government Collapse (Update1)
EU rescue costs start to threaten Germany itself
Family's Fall From Affluence Is Swift and Hard
Foreclosed Homes for Sale in Spain May Triple in 2011 (Update1)
Germany Set for Record Deficit
Governor of Bank of Ireland Patrick Honohan attacks 'unsatisfactory' accounting rules for banks
Greece Wins EU Pledge for Extension to Repay Bailout (Update1)
New Jersey Cities Firing Cops Amid Budget Turmoil (Update2)
Roche to Cut Jobs in SF2.4 Billion Cost-Reduction (Update4)
NOVEMBER
Ireland Becomes Second Euro Nation to Seek Aid (Update2)
Building 'lowest for 20 years'
Portugal next as EMU's Máquina Infernal keeps ticking
Bank of America Edges Closer to Tipping Point: Jonathan Weil
ECB Rejects Request for Greek Swap Files, Citing ‘Acute’ Risks
German Finance Minister Attacks Fed Move Again: Report
Germany attacks US economic policy
Greece’s Deficit Revised to Largest in EU as Debt Tops Italy
Millions of Britons living beyond their means
Schwarzenegger Declares Emergency, Calls Special Budget Session
The liquidity and momentum trade de rigueur
US deficit plan looks to cut $4,000bn
Wall Street Takes $4 Billion From Taxpayers as Swaps Backfire
36 Offices Beefing Up Security Before Benefits Set To End
Treasury Hid A.I.G. Loss, Report Says
Bernanke ‘Doesn’t Understand’ Economics, Rogers Says (Update1)
In Spain, Homes Are Taken but Debt Says
Backlash against Fed’s $600bn easing
Irish Bondholders in Pain Again as Cost Cuts Bite: Euro Credit
Shrinking Bank Revenue Signals Worst Decade of Growth (Update1)
OCTOBER
Anglo Irish Offers Investors 20 Cents in Debt Swap (Update2)
Government job cuts ravage California
Lloyds to axe a further 4,500 jobs in its IT arm
Part-time workers make up nearly a third of UK workforce
UK unveils dramatic austerity measures
Alstom to Cut 4,000 Jobs in Scaleback of Fossil-Fuel Operation
Banks' $4 trillion debts are 'Achilles’ heel of the economic recovery', warns IMF
Europe Services, Manufacturing Cool as Retail Sales Decline
Iceland Banks May Forgive $2 Billion After Protests (Update1)
Ireland should honour its debts, says Irish business federation chief Danny McCoy
Joseph Stiglitz: the euro may not survive
Let the equity bear market resume
NY Fed takes $180m hit on Hilton debt restructuring
S&P 500 Profits Cut for First Time in Year by Analysts (Update1)
AUGUST
Backlash over China curb on metal exports
China's Policies Ensure State Enterprises Growth
Germany’s rebound is no cause for cheer
Fed Loses Bid for Review of Bailout Disclosure Ruling (Update1)
Millionaire Confidence Plummets
Public Pensions and Our Fiscal Future
Vodafone joins queue of firms to leave China
America no longer needs Chinese money, for now
BoA sees US double-dip danger from `fiscal chicken'
California Bill Would Force State Agencies to Take IOU Payments
Greek Banks Under Pressure to Merge as Profits Slump (Update1)
Landsbanki’s Bond Holders May Get Next to Nothing (Update1)
New 'debt boom' fears as banks offer 'more generous credit card deals'
S&P 500 Refusing to Fall Shown in Mining Valuations (Update2)
Spain uses social security fund to prop up the bond market
At Least Half of Shanghai, Beijing Flats Are Vacant (Update1)
Government urged to reveal 'true' national debt of £4.8 trillion
In Striking Shift, Small Investors Flee Stock Market
Pension Fraud in New Jersey Puts Focus on Illinois
With consumers slow to spend, businesses are slow to hire
Retail Spaces Lead Drop in U.S. Commercial Property (Update3)
Greek crisis refuses to go away
Analysis: Stellar German recovery masks euro zone strains
Banker Works for Free as Euro Founding Father Rescuing Greeks
Chinese economy eclipses Japan’s
Ireland can withstand the euro's ordeal by fire, but can Southern Europe?
Homebuilder Confidence in U.S. Unexpectedly Drops (Update2)
Debts Rise, and Go Unpaid, as Bust Erodes Home Equity
Central Banks in Europe Said to Have Purchased Irish Notes; Yields Decline
Spain banks tap ECB funding heavily in July
Economy Lost Momentum While I Was Pulling Weeds: Caroline Baum
BIS: it's the implicit taxpayer guarantee that drives banks to get bigger
German Industrial Production Unexpectedly Declines (Update2)
Stiglitz Says U.S. Faces ‘Anemic Recovery,’ Needs More Stimulus
Hungarians Battle to Keep Homes in Face of Strong Swiss Franc
Chinese Manufacturing Growth Slows
Bernanke Says U.S. Consumer Spending to Accelerate (Update3)
U.S. Economy: Consumer Spending Stagnates, Home Sales Retreat
Reckless Europe beats reckless America at property bubbles
State-Owned Bidders Fuel China's Land Boom
Banks on Europe’s Edge Face $122 Billion Bill: Credit Markets
Black & Decker, Masco Forecasts Signal Slow Confidence Recovery
Chinese banks face state loans turmoil
Anatomy of Lehman's Failure, and the Importance of Liquidity Requirements
JULY
Drip after drip of deflation data
FDIC to Issue Bonds Backed by Residential Mortgages (Update1)
Gift From Fed Stops as Profits Shrink at Banks Led by JPMorgan
Treasuries at Odds With Stocks
China’s Banks Said to See Risks in 23% of $1.1 Trillion Loans
UK economy grows at the fastest pace in four years
Verizon Beats Estimates on Demand for Droid Phones (Update2)
Watch out, the great £50bn property unload is about to begin
British banks face £390bn 'funding gap'
Payrolls Fall in 27 U.S. States, Led by California (Update2)
Hungary's IMF revolt augurs ill for Greece
Stress-testing Europe's banks won't stave off a deflationary vortex
Official - China's Slowdown Helping Restructuring
Debt shuffling will be a self-defeating exercise
Part-time workforce at record levels
Sales at U.S. Retailers Decreased for a Second Month (Update2)
U.S. Home Seizures Rise 38% to Record as Banks Process Backlog
Spain 'relying on short-term funding' as councils go bust
Spanish Banks Boost ECB Borrowing to Record in June (Update2)
Europe's Bank Test Results Expected Soon, but Details May Lag
Crisis Awaits World's Banks as Trillions Come Due
U.S. Crash Looms Without Roadmap Directions: Caroline Baum
IMF tells Europe to inject more stimulus
Bank Profits Depend on Debt-Writedown ‘Abomination’ in Forecast
German Factory Orders Unexpectedly Fell in May (Update1)
Japan Machine Orders Slump Most Since 2008 as Recovery Slows
Merkel’s Cabinet Backs $103 Billion Budget-Cut Plan (Update1)
Office Vacancy Rate in U.S. Climbs to 17-Year High, Reis Says
US shopping center vacancy rates rose in 2nd
China's property market braced for 30pc drop
Europe risks failing the real test on banks
Lumber Drops Most Allowed on Falling Demand in U.S., Canada
Illinois Stops Paying Its Bills, but Can't Stop Digging Hole
Profit Upgrades Clash With El-Erian’s Fading Recovery (Update2)
With the US trapped in depression, this really is starting
Europe’s ‘toothless’ bank tests making matters worse
States of Crisis for 46 Governments Facing Greek-Style Deficits
European Banks’ Hidden Losses Threaten EU Stress Test (Update1)
JUNE
Europe's banks are still on 'life support', BIS warns
Time to shut down the US Federal Reserve?
Baltic Index Has Biggest Weekly Drop Since 2008 on Iron Ore
Merkel Rejects Obama's Call to Spend
Spanish banks' stress tests questioned
Germany Rejects Obama’s Call on Growth, Stoking G-20 Conflict
Germany and France examine 'two-tier' euro
World Leaders Agree on Timetable for Cutting Deficits
RBS tells clients to prepare for 'monster' money-printing by the Federal Reserve
U.S. New Home Sales Drop 33% in May
U.S. Role in Mortgage Market Grows Even Larger
Soros tells Germany to step up to its responsibilities, or leave EMU
Economy in U.S. Slows as States Lose Federal Stimulus Funds
TPG admits to big buy-out paper losses
Obama pleads for $50 billion in state, local aid
CitiMortgage Suspends Foreclosures in Gulf Coast Region
Spain, Portugal Debt May ‘Snowball,’ EU Draft Says (Update1)
Global markets fear US Treasuries sell-off as China ends currency freeze
Cut Budgets to Stimulate, Central Bank Tells Europe
Summers cites recovery, risks He offers cautious view of conditions
In Budget Crisis, States Take Aim at Pension Costs
Reality of America’s fiscal mess starting to bite
Unwed Daughters in Greece Catch ‘Time Bomb’ in Pension Overhaul
ECB must buy 'hundred of billions' of bonds to tame Europe's debt crisis
Treasury bonds defy expectations
Italian economists slam austerity measures
Spanish debt wilts amid €250bn rescue plan confusion
Banks With State Debt Ignore Not-If-But-When Default (Update1)
U.S. Faces 'Severe' AIG Losses, Says Panel
Retail Sales in U.S. Fall as Consumers Boost Savings (Update2)
Cable in new bid to split banks
State Plan Makes Fund Both Borrower and Lender
Santander chief tries to calm fears over bank's financial strength
Pension Plans Go Broke as Public Payrolls Expand: Joe Mysak
AXA fears 'fatal flaw' will destroy eurozone
Debt Burden Falls Heavily on Germany and France
Europe’s Banks Face Second Funding Squeeze on Sovereign Crisis
New York Avoids Shutdown as Senate Pass Stopgap Bills (Update1)
Angela Merkel's government threatened with collapse
Political inertia complicates Belgian debt fears
European Leaders Back Stricter Oversight of National Budgets
Medicaid Cut Places States in Budget Bind
Power Grows for Striking Chinese Workers
Spain Hit by Strike Over Austerity Measures
Greece to sell stakes in railways, utilities
4-day school weeks gain popularity across US
Japan May Spark Next Sovereign Debt Crisis, Kusano Global Says
Merkel’s Cabinet Backs ‘Decisive’ Cuts as U.S. Urges Spending
Osborne outlines 20% cuts for a parliament
G20 drops support for fiscal stimulus
Cameron: 'Years of pain ahead'
China's Property Market Freezes Up
CitiFinancial U.S. Network to Become Profitable, McDowell Says
Bank of England: 'Inflation not the way out of debt'
Caja Credit Squeeze Spells Pain for Spain’s Companies, Workers
States Shrink ‘Unaffordable’ Benefits to Bridge $1 Trillion Gap
French Jobless Rate Holds at 9.9% as Recession Ends (Update1)
Greece’s Economic Plight Plays Out at Former Telecom Monopoly
Half a Dozen States Delay Tax Refunds
Falling retail sales dampen recovery hopes
Owners Stop Paying Mortgages, and Stop Fretting
Hungarian Forint Drops Most in World as Fidesz ‘Spooks’ Markets
Wal-Mart markdowns are sparking price wars
AEP to keep 10 units off line most of the year
CitiFinancial to Close 376 Branches, Cut 720 Jobs (Update1)
HP to Cut 9,000 Jobs and Take $1 Billion in Costs (Update2)
Fears Rise in Europe Over Potential for Deflation
Annaly Salvos on the Economy and Markets
Beijing in a sweat as China's economy overheats
Spain is trapped in a 'perverse spiral' as wage cuts deepen the crisis
France’s AAA rating ‘could be a stretch’
Spain races to avert banking crisis as euro faces slide
MAY
Bank of Spain Turns Screw on Savings Banks With Reserve Rule
Proposed Overhaul of Accounting Standards Contain Mark-to-Market Rule
Mortgage Lenders Seek Relief From Forced Bad Debt Repurchases
Pennsylvania Capital Harrisburg Won’t Cover June Debt Guarantee
Foreign U.S. Commercial Paper Issuance Falls Most in 10 Months
Berlin Airport Staff Warn of Further Strikes After Walkout
Berlusconi Says Italian Cuts Necessary to Defend Euro (Update1)
French Unions Strike on Retirement Plans; Travel Impact Limited
Double-dip fears over worldwide credit stress
US money supply plunges at 1930s pace as Obama eyes fresh stimulus
Defaults on Apartment-Building Loans Set Record for U.S. Banks
Osborne's austerity package is just the hors d'oeuvre
Recovery in U.S. to Exceed Previous Estimates, Economists Say
CajaSur Seizure Marks Change for Spain’s Ailing Banks (Update1)
Europe's deflation torture is a gift to the Far Left
City fears of 'Great Depression Mark II'
'Perfect storm' as market tremors hit China, Europe and the US
European Businesses Hit in Credit Squeeze From Greek Crisis
Spain Passes Public Wage Cuts, Lowers Growth Outlook (Update1)
U.K. Posts Record April Deficit as Budget Looms (Update2)
Commercial Property Values Drop as Rebound Stalls (Update2)
Dubai World, Creditors Reach $23.5 Billion Debt Deal (Update4)
Funds embrace America in flight from risk
Junk Bonds Sell With Weakest Creditor Protection Since 2007
European shares, euro skid on German ban, Merkel
Goldman Sachs Hands Clients Losses in ‘Top Trades’ (Update1)
U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index Fell 1.5% Last Week
Schwarzenegger Seeks New Round of Cuts to Close Budget Deficit
Consumer Prices in U.S. Unexpectedly Drop, Core Rate Unchanged
How German Companies Bribed Their Way to Greek Deals
Portugal unveils ‘crisis tax’ to cut deficit
Spain’s fiscal austerity package
Spain’s Core Inflation Turns Negative for First Time (Update3)
Greece may never be able to pay off debts, says Deutsche Bank chief Ackermann
Schwarzenegger Preps ‘Terrible Cuts’ to Close Deficit (Update1)
Spain unveils billions in deficit cuts to halt eurozone crisis fears
Food-stamp tally nears 40 million, sets record
Unemployment passes 2.5million - highest since 1994
Illinois Budget Woes Come to a Boil
Governments up the stakes in their fight with markets
ECB risks its reputation and a German backlash over mass bond purchases
Shock and awe may not be enough to save Europe
Europe cracks in heat of Greece’s flames
ECB paralysis rattles markets as debt costs hit new highs
ECB in U-turn on junk bonds to save Greek banking system
APRIL
Maastricht madhouse fuels EMU-wide contagion from Greece
Rogoff Says Greece May Not Be Europe’s Last Bailout (Update1) By Simon
GM Could Be in Hot Water With FTC Over Truth in Advertising
UK economic growth unexpectedly slows
Homeowners find relief in foreclosure glut
Papandreou Faces Bond Rout as Budget Worsens, Workers Strike
New Jersey Voters Defeat Record Majority of School Budgets
Spain banks bad loans rise to 14-year high in Feb
IMF and Bundesbank fear contagion from Greece as bond spreads soar to fresh records
Threat of deflation stalks recovery
U.S. States Face ‘Staggered’ Recovery, Pew Center’s Urahn Says
Was Fully Half Of Chinese Q1 GDP Simply Wasteful Projects?
For Banking, New Travails on the Lending Trail
Must Germany bail out Portugal too?
ICBC Says China’s Big Banks Need $70 Billion Capital (Update1)
Euphoria over Greek rescue fades as first cracks appear
Why the Greek rescue isn’t going to plan
Bundesbank attacks Greek rescue as a threat to stability
UK savings 'lowest in 40 years'
Citigroup executives admit regret but no blame for role in financial crisis
How $1 Trillion Time Bomb Posts a Phony Profit: Jonathan Weil
MARCH
Irish Banks Need $43 Billion on ‘Appalling’ Lending (Update4)
Insuring Against an End to Moral Hazard
State Debt Woes Grow Too Big to Camouflage
Ambac Regulator Takes Over to Avoid Asset ‘Scramble’ (Update1)
Half of U.S. Home Loan Modifications Default Again (Update1)
Dubai World wants eight years to pay debts
Vineyard Defaults Surge as Bargain Wines Hurt Napa (Update2)
Chinese Official Warns of Risk If Yuan Rises
Record numbers leave workforce
Europe's banks brace for UK debt crisis
Retail Sales in U.S. Unexpectedly Rose in February (Update2)
Retail Sales in U.S. Unexpectedly Rose in February (Update2)
Budget Deficit in U.S. Widens to Record $221 Billion (Update2)
China's Wen Jiabao says economic turnaround is not yet fundamental improvement
Don't go wobbly on us now, Ben Bernanke
Tymoshenko Loses Ukraine Vote, Moves Into Opposition (Update4)
China’s Hidden Debt Risks 2012 Crisis, Northwestern’s Shih Says
FEBRUARY
Don't be fooled: GDP was actually revised down
California is a greater risk than Greece, warns JP Morgan chief
Four Biggest Greek Banks Downgraded
Nationwide Strike Paralyzes Greece
Sterling plunges as King warns on money scheme
European banks face showdown over €1 trillion of debt
Credit markets flash hottest warning signal since crisis
US bank lending falls at fastest rate in history
Beijing Seen Vacant for 50% as Chanos Predicts Crash (Update1)
BOJ May Refrain From Easing Even as Deflation Deepens (Update2)
China Defaulting Loans Soar, Insolvency Lawyer Says (Update1)
Stuyvesant Town Ownership Hinges on Payment of $90 Million Tax
China’s Stocks Advance on Slower Inflation; Baoshan, Poly Climb
Ailing securitisation market hits Citi asset sales
Europe Commits to Action on Greek Debt
New Jersey Governor Declares Fiscal Emergency
How Goldman Sachs Helped Greece to Mask its True Debt
Greek Ouzo crisis escalates into global margin call as confidence ebbs
Is Greece’s Debt Trashing the Euro?
Spain and Portugal fight to calm investors
Retirement rumble ready to roll
Fears of 'Lehman-style' tsunami as crisis hits Spain and Portugal
Obama’s Pyramid Schemes Would Make Keynes Happy: Caroline Baum
State revenue shortfall $881 million, lawmakers told
Obama’s $6.3 Trillion Scam Is America’s Shame: Jonathan Weil
Sovereign debt fears rattle investors
Quants’ Risk-Free Ideas Sink Market, Cause Ruin: Susan Antilla
Riksbank’s Ingves Sees 2010 Baltic Bank Losses at $3.7 Billion
JANUARY
Banks must raise billions to fend off crisis, says IMF
German January Unemployment Rises Amid Winter Freeze (Update1)
Villaraigosa says no bankruptcy for the city
Many are rejecting loan modifications
Chinese property sales soar on easy credit
Shanghai mortgages rise 1,600% in 2009
'Significant chance' of second financial crisis, warns World Economic Forum
New York budget plan a sign of things to come for the states
Illinois enters a state of insolvency
Builder Confidence Declines in January
S&P 500 E-Mini Volume Surge Is Under Review, CME Says (Update2)
Real Estate Bull Laub Sees Unprecedented Workout From Bad Debt
Contrarian Investor Sees Economic Crash in China
Papandreou Vows EU10 Billion in Greek Deficit Cuts in EU Plan
German Economy Shrank 5% in 2009, More Than Forecast (Update3)
Is China Really Growing That Fast?
Non-Current Mortgages Hit Record High 13.2%: LPS
Airbus invokes doomsday in plea for cash
Yield curve can’t drive profits if banks won’t lend
America slides deeper into depression as Wall Street revels
UPS to Cut 1,800 Jobs, Says Profit Exceeds Forecast (Update2)
‘Worthless’ AIG Shares Belie Company’s Books: Jonathan Weil
GMAC Says Lender Will Post $5 Billion Quarterly Loss (Update1)
Europe’s Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Hits 11-Year High (Update2)
PBOC Stimulus Exit May See Rate Rise in Third Quarter (Update1)
Census Jobs May Jump-Start U.S. Employment Rebound in 2010
Schwarzenegger to seek permanent pay cuts to replace worker furloughs