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Frontrunning: February 16

Courtesy of Tyler Durden

  • From Prison, Madoff Says Banks ‘Had to Know’ of Fraud (NYT)
  • Rising Chinese wages pose relocation risk (FT)
  • Bahrain protesters take over key junction (FT)
  • Fisher Says He May Prefer Treasury Sales as First Step for Fed Tightening (Bloomberg)
  • Banks Push Home Buyers to Put Down More Cash (WSJ)
  • Borders Files Bankruptcy as Expense Cuts Don’t Stem Losses (Bloomberg)
  • China’s farm produce prices down last week (ChinaDaily) – weekly food prices are now Headline news
  • Brazil Dismisses Plans to Pressure China on Yuan (WSJ)
  • All You Need to Know About Why Things Fell Apart: Michael Lewis (Bloomberg)
  • And the joke of the day: Fed looks set to increase its forecasts (FT)
  • BHP Damps Acquisition Talk, Spending $80 Billion on Mines (Bloomberg)
  • As Austerity Cuts Bite in Portugal, Discontent Grows (WSJ)
  • Weidmann set for Bundesbank presidency (FT)
  • Not the time to meddle with money market funds (FT)
  • King’s Term as BOE Governor to End Before New Bank Powers Come Into Force (Bloomberg)
  • France Seeks Input on Euro Pact (WSJ)

European Economic Data:

  • Euro-Zone 25 New Car Registrations for January -1.4%Previous -3.2%
  • Italy Current Account (mlns euro) for December -5382M Previous -5007M
  • UK Nationwide Consumer Confidence for January 47 lower than expected Consensus 50 Previous 53
  • UK Claimant Count Rate for January 4.5% as expected Consensus 4.5% Previous 4.5%
  • UK Jobless Claims Change for January 2.4K higher than expected Consensus -3.0K Previous -4.1K
  • UK Average Weekly Earnings 3M y/y for December 1.8% lower than expected  Consensus 2.0% Previous 2.1%
  • UK Weekly Earnings exBonus 3M y/y for December 2.3% as expected  Consensus 2.3% Previous 2.3%
  • UK ILO Unemployment Rate (3mths) for December 7.9% as expected Consensus 7.9% Previous 7.9%
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