Courtesy of Tyler Durden
- The Fed itself says QE2 would have little/no effect (St Louis Fed) – then again this is not FRBNY, but the ultra hawkish St Louis Fed. Trench warfare within Fed is intensifying
- Dollar Slide Causes Fresh Scramble for Risk (FT)
- U.S. is currency war’s “tomb maker”: China economist (Reuters)
- This will make China happy: Germany Warns of Trade War Over Yuan (WSJ)
- The Next Bubble (NYT)
- Fed’s Lacker Says Making Jobs an `Imperative’ Risks Inflation (Bloomberg)
- The Fed seeks to boost jobs, but it could have bad side effects for consumers (Barrons)
- Yuan Bond Sales Climb to Record Led by Railways: China Credit (Business Week)
- China’s Leaders Prepare to Meet as Elders Slam Censorship of Wen (Bloomberg)
- Spain’s Santander Funds at Higher Rate to Inferior Banks (Bloomberg)
- LVMH Sales Rise 23% Confirming Luxury Recovery (WSJ)
- How far the car czar has fallen: Continuing the Chicago tradition – Rattner nears SEC settlement over charges: source (Reuters)
- Mortgage holders will have banks by the short hairs (Post)
- The Questions That Swirl Around The Fed (Bob Chapman)
- China Awaits Deeds to Match Political Reform Rhetoric (FT)
- $2 Trillion False Flag At US Treasury (Rense, h/t Kyle)
- French Strikes Put Fuel Supplies at Risk (FT)
- Sweden Needs Higher Rates Amid Rebound, Riksbank Official Says (Bloomberg)
- James Altucher finds refuge in NetNet, says something about bears (NetNet) – his conclusion: “Maybe the Bears get to go to all the parties, but long term the bulls should make money.”
Economic data:
- Australia Consumer Inflation Expectation 3.8%. Previous 3.1%.
- Japan Domestic CGPI 0.0% m/m -0.1% y/y – below consensus.Consensus 0.0% m/m 0.0% y/y. Previous 0.0% m/m 0.0% y/y.
- Japan Tokyo Condominium Sales 3.9% y/y. Previous 18.5% y/y.
- Japan Machine Tool Orders 113.6% y/y.Previous 112.9% y/y.
- Spain CPI for September 0.0% m/m 1.1%y/y-in line with expectations. Consensus 0.1% m/m 1.1% y/y.Previous 0.3% m/m 1.0% y/y.
- Spain CPI (EU Harmonised) for September 0.0% m/m 2.1% y/y-in line with expectations. Consensus 0.0% m/m 2.0% y/y.Previous 0.3% m/m 2.0% y/y.
- ECB Publishes Monthly Report