Thursday, August 19, 2010

Best Financial Stories for August 19, 2010

Real Estate
Pent-Up Capital Generates ‘Ferocious’ Competition for Core, Distressed Shopping Centers
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=65563427848BF03D265032E24DB83E08&ref=100&iid=194&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

CRE Lending Turns a Corner, But Still Has a Few More To Turn
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=C90725062200567171F1C68671C3D7BD&ref=100&iid=194&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

This Week in Retail: Empty 'Big Boxes' Showing Resiliency in Strong Markets
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=505145D0C74AA98B2B6A8688ED34FFCE&ref=100&iid=194&cid=4551B02CF9EBB4A3FD8AA99C29554FD4

JPMorgan Said to Plan Biggest CMBS Offering of Year
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=al9o6LiRKc2A



Economy
Philly Fed double-dip disappoints
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/08/19/320601/philly-fed-double-dip-disappoints/

Don't Double Dip—Weekly Market Review
https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/articles/article_08-16-10-120722.jsp

Reassessing The Probability Of A “Double Dip” Recession
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/reassessing-the-probability-of-a-double-dip-recession-4555.html

ECRI Watch: Further slight improvement, but tread carefully
http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2010/08/18/erci-watch-further-slight-improvement-but-tread-carefully/


How the fight over tax breaks affects your bottom line
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/business/comparing-the-tax-plans/

Basel: Bank Rules Won't Hurt Growth
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703649004575436950880560936.html

Fed Officials All Over the Map in Explaining Policy Shift
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/08/18/fed-officials-all-over-the-map-in-explaining-policy-shift/?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Leading Index May Show U.S. Economy to Cool Through Year’s End
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ab3ubnt3imF0&pos=4

Paychecks to Shrink Because of Higher Health Premiums
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=avQtmizfD1Ww

Gross On Debt
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/gross-on-debt/


Going for broke
http://www.economist.com/node/16843119?story_id=16843119&fsrc=scn/tw/dc/rss/dc

Crisis No More: The Success of Obama's Stimulus Program
http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2010/0817_stimulus_success_burtless.aspx?rssid=LatestFromBrookings&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BrookingsRSS%2Ftopfeeds%2FLatestFromBrookings+%28Brookings%3A+Latest+From+Brookings%29

Bye-Bye to the Fed-Funds Rate
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703700904575391251303808226.html?mod=dist_smartbrief


Broke States Should Save Themselves By Selling Off Roads, Colleges, And Other Assets, Says Altucher
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/535345/Broke-States-Should-Save-Themselves-By-Selling-Off-Roads%2C-Colleges%2C-And-Other-Assets%2C-Says-Altucher



Equity Market
The bond-stock decoupling is quite the Conundrum, Citi says
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/08/19/320151/the-bond-stock-decoupling-is-quite-the-conundrum-citi-says/


Byron Wien on Economy, Markets
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/08/byron-wien-on-economy-markets/

Taking Stock of a Scary Market Signal
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970203651904575437701553249446.html?

Dismantling Bullish Arguments
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Dismantling-Bullish-etfguide-2485049005.html?x=0&.v=1



Credit Markets
Flattening yield curve, flat-lining banks
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/08/19/319946/flattening-yield-curve-flat-lining-banks/


What is Happening with Bond Prices?
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2010/08/what-is-happening-with-bond-prices.html

Are Bank Stocks Such a Good Buy?
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/08/are-bank-stocks-such-a-good-buy.html

The unpoppable bond bubble
http://wallstreet.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/08/18/the-unpoppable-bond-bubble/

The Battle Between (In/De)Flationists
http://www.surlytrader.com/the-battle-between-indeflationists/


Sentiment/Options/MoneyFlow
Bulls Scatter...Again
http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2010/8/18/bulls-scatteragain.html



Hedge Funds
Druckenmiller to Shut Fund After 30 Years as Stress Takes Toll
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601014&sid=aQSyeyQp8fOI


Commodities
Finding New Ways to Fill the Tank
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/business/energy-environment/19fuel.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk


Western Economies Face Hyperinflation: Gold Bull
http://www.cnbc.com/id/38767004


Small Business

Small Firms Lagging, With Bulk of Job Losses
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704557704575437650742168186.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

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