Noteworthy Financial Stories for March 29

To all my loyal reader (yes that is one - me), I pologize for being spotty on my posts of late!

Consumer Spending in U.S. Increases for Fifth Month
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=acKi3wD2FnPQ&pos=2

Goldman Capitulation on Dollar Shows Reversal on U.S.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aszUACQ1f9hU&pos=3

Junk Bonds in ‘Goldilocks’ Market Reach Record: Credit Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=acZohxONBcpI&pos=4

Treasuries Find Greenspan’s Canary Fainting in Mine
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=apJKoFUkPD.c&pos=5

U.S.-Bound Boxes Pile Up in Asia as Lines Avoid Adding Ships
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=asR90b7attFI&pos=11

Shoppers Emerging With Best Buy’s Sales Signal Retail Revival
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aVnJC05Wz3VA&pos=13

S&P 500 Cheapest to Junk Bonds Since ‘07 Signals Gain
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=aRfufbmOVM5w

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What a Real Recovery Looks Like: and Why We Likely Won't Have One
http://bonddad.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-real-recovery-looks-like-and-why.html

Are Chinese statistics manipulated?
http://blogs.worldbank.org/eastasiapacific/are-chinese-statistics-manipulated

The source of the global trade imbalances: Saving glut or asset price bubbles?
http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/4805

Stocks Soar, but Many Analysts Ask Why
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/business/economy/29market.html?src=me&ref=business

Real Estate Depression or Real Estate Bubble?
https://www.cbre-ea.com/default.aspx?_title=AboutRealEstate&_id=2301

Medical Developers, Hospitals Early Winners as Health Care Overhaul Becomes Law
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=9800DDB606E4E54D8625833556148CB8

Real Estate Benefits From Healthcare Reform
http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Real-Estate-Benefits-From-Healthcare-Reform-CSA-MPW-VTR-HCP0326.aspx?partner=YahooSA

The case for global real estate securities
http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?idContent=1373605