Best Financial Stories for September 3, 2010

Real Estate
J.P. Morgan Entices Buyers Despite Risk
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704206804575467373539444624.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

3 Real Estate ETFs Worth a Look
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10851061/1/3-real-estate-etfs-worth-a-look.html?puc=_tscrss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+tsc/feeds/rss/personal-finance+(TheStreet.com+Personal+Finance)

Economy
ECRI Declines, Passes Below "Double Dip" -10% Threshold Again
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/ecri-declines-again-pass-below-double-dip-10-threshold-again

Important Manufacturing Indicators Look Weak
http://dailycapitalist.com/2010/09/02/important-manufacturing-indicators-look-weak/

ECRI Watch: Be prepared for a shocker!
http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2010/09/03/ecri-watch-be-prepared-for-a-shocker/

Mobius: Learning from past crises
http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2010/09/03/mobius-learning-from-past-crises/

Obama May Seek Permanent Research Credit in Economic Proposals
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aUtW3XodTpPY&pos=2

Fed's rejection of changes to inflation rate target divides economists
http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-11653155-12340&KPLT=4

Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Update: Week Of September 1
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/federal-reserve-balance-sheet-update-week-september-1

What Is A Depression Anyway, And Why We Continue To Be In It?
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/what-depression-anyway-and-why-we-continue-be-it

Rosenberg Explains Why Yesterday's ISM Was Likely Wrong, To Be Revised
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/rosenberg-explains-why-yesterdays-ism-was-likely-wrong-and-will-likely-be-revised-lower-soon

Paul Krugman makes the case that stimulus advocates have been vindicated
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/opinion/03krugman.html?_r=1

25 percent of employed were jobless during recession, study says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/02/AR2010090203898.html?wpisrc=nl_wonk

Central bankers are not magicians. Don’t count on them to conjure up remedies if the rich economies flag
http://www.economist.com/node/16943653?story_id=16943653&fsrc=rss&wpisrc=nl_wonk

Monetary and fiscal stimulus make a potent, if uneasy, combination
http://www.economist.com/node/16943569?story_id=16943569&fsrc=rss

An impatient market is not a happy market
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/09/03/333666/an-impatient-market-is-not-a-happy-market/

Patience and Finance
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/speeches/2010/speech445.pdf

V-Shaped Dreams Evaporate
http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/01/economy-recovery-stimulus-opinions-columnists-nouriel-roubini.html?boxes=Homepagechannels


Equity Market
TrimTabs Reports Percentage Of Hedge Funds Expecting To Raise Leverage In September Surge
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/trimtabs-reports-percentage-hedge-funds-expecting-raise-leverage-september-surges

Why The End Of The 'Equity Cult' Means Trillions In Upcoming Outflows From Stocks
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/why-end-equity-cult-means-trillions-upcoming-outflows-stocks


Credit Markets
Bond-Market Bubble to Burst, Boost Stocks, Axa Framlington Says
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601014&sid=aeO6i4gzDluc

Treasuries Decline as Companies Added More Jobs Than Forecast
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=aRU2XsPUy0VY


Sentiment/Options/MoneyFlow
U.S. Stock Pessimism Brightens September Outlook: Chart of Day
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aBZUPtXj4mho

Can You Hear Me Now? 17th Weekly Fund Outflow As Equity Fund Redemptions Accelerate
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/can-you-hear-me-now-17th-weekly-fund-outflow-equity-fund-redemptions-accelerate

Could investors fleeing stocks become a lost generation?
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/stocks/2010-09-02-lostgeneration02_CV_N.htm

Alternative Investments
Roubini Says Dollar, Franc May Beat Gold in Recession
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=a9e3md85MGrs

Copper in Shanghai Set for Pre-Lehman Level: Technical Analysis
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601012&sid=a3vWsGN.RtEg

Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany’s Export Boom
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/business/global/03yen.html


Other
Workers Pay 14% More for Health Insurance in 2010
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=asXdf7wmtRVA

Health Reform is Good for Small Business Employees
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/09/02/health-reform-is-good-for-small-business-employees/?wpisrc=nl_wonk