Testing the Rate Barrier – Every few months I draw the spotlight on long-term US interest rates as they approach a long held barrier. Thirty year treasury yields have not been above 4.8% since the fall of 2007 but have tested the 4.7% level about 10 times since then. I consistently draw attention to long-term interest rates because they are intimately tied to housing affordability and the cost of servicing debt. … – Surly Trader
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contract abrogatiopn ahead? – has slide show – A Preview: California’s Coming War On Banks And Pre-Crisis Swaps – Joe Weisenthal and Gus Lubin - Clusterstock at
Business Insider
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3 must watch videos: Video From the “Make Markets Be Markets” Conference Online – Simon Johnson, Elizabeth Warren, Frank Partnoy - RortyBomb Blog
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Jim Rogers is long the euro – Tim Iacono – Famed investor Jim Rogers talked to Damien Hoffman at Wall Street Cheat Sheet and shared his thoughts about the future of the common currency in this interview: …. " Either way, I think there’s probably a rally coming. There’s a huge short position in the Euro and whenever there’s been a huge short position in anything, it’s sometimes profitable to go to the other side. So, I am long the Euro because I think there are too many pessimists." … – The Mess That Greenspan Made
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What Gen Y-ers Will Need to Retire – Breaking down Gen Y’s $2 million retirement price tag – By Carla Fried – CBS Moneywatch
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Morgan Stanley: The 15 Must-See Charts That Explain The Global Economy – Vince Veneziani – … Inside the 88-page report is a section called "Charts You Can’t Miss." It’s broken down in the following order of countries: Global economy, Europe, Asia (excluding Japan), and Japan. These charts focus on the underlying issues that truly affect our economy. … – Money Game at Business Insider