Noteworthy Financial Stories for March 11

Treasury Yield Curve Near Record Adds to Demand at Bond Auction
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMEm6wcA8PPo&pos=1

Private-Equity Acquisitions May ‘Thrive’ This Year, Gogel Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a_q5qTQkYy1k&pos=6

Triple Whammy Drags Down Returns on U.S. Stocks: Chart of Day
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aVZEFfnDQdyg&pos=15

China Inflation Quickens as Industrial Output Climbs
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=a49njvxA9IwY

Pimco’s El-Erian Says Public Finance Shock May Deepen
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=aYI_3n1Zc13s

U.S. Household Worth Rose at Slower Pace Last Quarter
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=al2hTofSgDiQ

Biggest Rally in 76 Years Not Dead as Seers See Gains
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aPDIqKbcH4_4

Home Equity Lending That Fueled Consumer Spending to Recover
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aHh4J2rgAp4o

Stock Momentum Measure Signals More Gains: Technical Analysis
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=a3NtsZqOewCs

Sovereign CDS: Do we see the dust — clearing?
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/03/11/172841/sovereign-cds-do-we-see-the-dust-clearing/

Overheating China – reaction
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/03/11/172066/overheating-china-reaction/

Reining in the Chinese inflation dragon
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/03/11/172036/reining-in-the-chinese-inflation-dragon/

Inside Alan Greenspan's nightmare
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/mar/10/alan-greenspan-inflation-china

SunTrust? Comerica? Fifth Third? What U.S. Bank Should Barclays Buy?
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2010/03/09/suntrust-comerica-fifth-third-what-us-bank-should-barclays-buy/

How to handle the sovereign debt explosion
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8655bdc-2c78-11df-be45-00144feabdc0.html







Foreclosures Down 2% in February: RealtyTrac
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/03/10/foreclosures-down-2-in-february-but-could-only-be-a-band-aid-realtytrac/

Housing Gets D+ in Latest John Burns Report Card
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/03/10/housing-gets-d-in-latest-john-burns-report-card/

Mortgage Applications Up Despite Dip in Refinancing
http://www.housingwire.com/2010/03/10/mortgage-applications-up-despite-dip-in-refinancing/

REITs Leading Property Investments as Economy Improves, E&Y Says
http://www.reit.com/tabid/477/News/default.aspx?type=E&ID=101

Global REIT values to grow in 2010-Ernst & Young
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1014767820100310

Div reforms may help protect REITs in downturn-E&Y
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLEE6E900120100310

CMSA president foresees return of CMBS this year
http://www.snl.com/interactivex/article.aspx?CDID=A-10875521-12083

Office Rents Will Bottom Sooner Than Expected
http://nreionline.com/distressedinventory/office_rents_bottom_soon_0309/

CBRE: Multifamily vacancy rates set to drop in 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601206&sid=aez1d1ThW5MI

More commercial real estate owners may hand keys back to lenders
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201003100949dowjonesdjonline000431&title=commercial-real-estate-owners-beginning-to-walk-away-from-properties

Senate Bill on Finance to Include Agency That Tracks Financial Risk
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/business/11regulate.html?adxnnl=1

Shopping Center Execs Voice Improving Confidence Despite Major Challenges
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=238BA6F003165F83879509E1C889C51F


Thinning Loan Loss Coffers May Restrict CRE Lending
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=51EADAF47AA8473244CAD9A0EBC81F18&ref=100&iid=172&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Recent Improvement in CRE Liquidity Welcomed, But Loan Maturities Loom Large
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=66ED5D9ADE3C27230B8AF1684CE931D1&ref=100&iid=172&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4




Cassidy Turley's Mark Burkhart On Launching a Major New CRE Firm
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=03B3221687332C3FFABD6E325B9FAE07&ref=100&iid=172&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

Harry Markopolos, SEC Chairman?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704353404575114482378869728.html?mod=WSJ_FinancialServicesAndInsurance_leftHeadlines

Commercial property funds tipped to provide 25% return over three years
http://www.investmentinternational.com/news/property/commercial-property-funds-tipped-to-provide-25-return-over-three-years-3407.html