October 13,2009 - 4 PM EDT Report

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Economic Recovery - US

Washington View: Innovation will revive U.S. economy  The Columbian   Banks: Accounting change may hurt economic revival  The Hill   A new report says the majority of Egyptians have not benefited from the country’s economic growth  Business Today Egypt   Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Open to Additional Efforts to Improve Economy  Center for American Progress   Small biz: many are still hiring despite the economy  Milford Beacon

Economic Stimulus Package - US

Kansas Housing Awards 8.4 Million in Stimulus Funding  WIBW-TV   Obama's Revised Stimulus Plan Targeting Fathers' Higher Education Through $10,000 Scholarships!  ArticlesBase.com   Stimulus Gets Ohio Bypass Going  Journal of Commerce Online   Expanding Tax Credit Could Boost Economy  Tyler Paper   Obama’s Loan Modification Process Can Get Low Rate as 2%  Live-PR.com   INDOT Seeks Federal Funds For High Speed Rail  Inside INdiana Business   Florida receives full funding for energy programs  Bizjournals   Bethlehem Area elementary schools urge board to bring back reading teachers  The Morning Call

Corporate Layoffs - US

16,000 more jobs cut in state in September  The Seattle Times   Verizon cuts 200 workers in Mass., R.I.  Providence Business News   Gov. Lynch meets with gov't agency heads over layoffs after NH state workers reject contract  Washington Examiner   UTMC lays off 50 clinical employees  WTOL11

Unemployment and Job Growth - US

Washington state unemployment rate rises to 9.3 percent  Bizjournals   Unemployment claims hit record highs in Idaho  KXLY920   Will highway stimulus project create 493 jobs — or 60?  The Orange County Register   NH jobless rate at 7.2 percent in September  Boston Herald   Cincinnati manufacturing jobs down 14% over 2 years  Bizjournals   Happy Thanksgiving!  Daily Score Blog - Sightline Daily (formerly Tidepool)

US Real Estate - Financial Crisis Impact

Report: Future looks bright for Center City housing  Philly.com   Buying a small, income-producing property  The Globe and Mail   Tilson: Housing “Recovery” Is Still The Mother Of All Head Fakes  Investing to Wealth - Macroaxis Blog   Minnesota's Doran Construction defies odds, boosts its business during real estate slump  REJournals.com   Is Bush to blame for the housing bubble?  Bubble Markets Inventory Tracking

Bank Stress Tests

Fed's Dudley: Regulatory Reforms Needed To Protect Financial System  RTTNews   View Client Update  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Banking Legislation

New rules to limit bank discretion: N.Y. Fed chief  MENAFN.com   U.S. Supreme Court Will Review Enron CEO's Conviction  Law Professor   West African Central Banks May Adopt Single Regulation  AllAfrica.com   Review finds flaws in regulatory structure  The Sydney Morning Herald   Call for regulation rethink in wake of crisis  The Sydney Morning Herald

Federal Legislation - Financials

Massachusetts: Colleges Ready, Nervous About Federal Lending Program (Worcester Business Journal)  NASFAA   Is an Optional Federal Charter for Insurance Companies in the Offing?  Gerson Lehrman Group

Money Manager Currency Hedging

The great bubble of 2009 that speculators are piling into is several bubbles.  Investment-blog.net

Commodity Markets

THE BEAR'S LAIR : When money is worthless  Asia Times Online   The credit crisis will fuel commodities super-cycle  Citywire   New peak for gold as record breaking run continues  The Financial Times   Gold pushes to fresh high  The Financial Times

Foreign Exchange Trading

Pound, Euro Shake Off Weak Inflation and Investor Confidence Data On Broader Optimism  Daily FX   Rupiah strengthens early Tuesday  Antara News   Market In Depth Analysis  Forex Hound   Swiss Franc Eases From Early Highs Against Major Rivals  RTTNews   Australian Dollar Drops To 19-day Low Against Canadian Dollar  RTTNews   Forex: AUD/USD retreats from 14-high to 0.9030  Forex Street   Where is the dollar going!!  International Business Times   How Low Is 1.48 (USD/EUR)?  iStockAnalyst.com   Uncertainty in Currencies Leads to Higher Gold Prices  Gold Newswire

Economy Watch - US

Economy Will ImproveBy About 2012, Top Economist Says  New West   Equifax: Recession results in more belt tightening  Bizjournals   2009 Congress Takes on the Recession Strategically  Occupational Health & Safety   Re-Energize Your Burned Out Workforce: Nine Leadership Strategies to Beat Fear, Stress, the Recession Blues, and to Boost Morale and Employee Engagement  Exchange Magazine

Healthcare Legislation

SF: NEW LAW BANNING GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH INSURANCE PRICES PROMPTS CITY TO DROP LAWSUIT  CBS 5   US Healthcare Reform May Actually Increase Medical Tourism, DARK Daily Says  Medicexchange   Ten Things that Probably Will Be in the Health-Care Bill (But Shouldn’t) (and 10 things that should)  Free Republic   Clem's Chronicles: Health Care Bill/Swine Flu/Limbaugh and the St. Louis Rams  Political Radar   Key Senate committee approves health care bill, major boost for Obama, US  Sify   Senate Finance Panel Poised To Pass $829 Billion Healthcare Bill  All Headline News   CMS proposes new rules for Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans  Healthcare Finance News   Putting a Price on Obamacare  InsureBlog   Senate Committee Votes for Fifth Health Care Bill Promoting Tax-Funded Abortions  Free Republic   Employers' Wellness Rewards Come With Risks  The Wall Street Journal

US National Debt

Tax-revenue free fall  New York Post   Baucus bill offers some magical cost savings  American Thinker   Local Officials Talk About National Health Care Plan Vote  NewsChannel5.com   Ashland school board looking to avert budget deficit  TimesGazette.com   Law students fight UPR closure in court  Caribbean Business   TORT REFORM COULD REDUCE MALPRACTICE INSURANCE PREMIUMS BY 10 PERCENT  National Center for Policy Analysis   Tewksbury teachers union blasted over tactics in pay-cut fight  LowellSun   Republican senator Olympia Snowe backs Barack Obama health care bill  Telegraph.co.uk   Britain's Expense Scandal Hits Brown's Wallet (Today)  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   Key Finance Senator Doesn't Tip Hand  Kaisernetwork.org

Troubled Asset Relief Program

First BanCorp second biggest bank to miss TARP payments  Caribbean Business

Pension Fund Industry - US

Appropriations panel to discuss worsening budget situation  The Lawrence Journal World

Money Market Exposure

Distribution key to investment industry survival: McKinsey  FTAdviser

Investment Trends

Foresight Group expands environmental investment team  NEWNET   Fund inflows gather pace in Sweden  Citywire   Green Energy ETFs Compared  ALT Energy Stock   Hedge fund Coupland Cardiff Asset Management threatens to quit London over EU's Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers  Telegraph.co.uk   RailAmerica I.P.O. Prices Lower Than Expected  DealBook - The New York Times   Positive signs for investment trusts: Winterflood  FTAdviser   Caxton Backs High-Yield Fund Founded By Employees  FINalternatives   Top Convertible Fixed Income Funds  Daily Markets   AIG World Gold Fund tops MF scheme last week  SiliconIndia

Hedge Fund Industry

Top $ Allocations into Hedge Funds for Q3 2009  Richard-wilson.blog   Caxton Backed Fund Has Garnered $500M  HedgeFund.net   Managing To Stay On Top  Richard-wilson.blog   Atticus Vets Plan Global Equities Hedge Fund  FINalternatives   Press Releases: Watson Wyatt announces new global head of hedge fund manager research  Watson Wyatt & Company Holdings

Auto Industry Outlook

For Japan Auto Makers, Used is Good  The Wall Street Journal   Lohia Auto keen to foray into SAARC, US and European nations  WheelsUnplugged   Auto-makers’ body forecasts double-digit growth in car sales  The Hindu Business Line   Indonesian Vehicle Sales Fall 22% Amid Idul Fitri Slowdown  Jakarta Globe   Auto sales surge 10%, car 21%  The Times of India   Auto Industry Oversight Trickling Down to Dealers  Seeking Alpha   Indian car exports surge 36%  FINANCIAL EXPRESS   Mileage Tax Bill on AGAIN!  Times News Online

US Retail - Financial Crisis Impact

The Book On A Small Business Merger  The New Entrepreneur - BusinessWeek

Municipal Budget Cuts - US

State moves for liquidation in Coliseum bankruptcy case  Central Penn Business Journal   Ankeny school officials keep an eye on sales-tax revenue estimates  DesMoinesRegister.com   City OKs plan to lift Greektown casino from bankruptcy  Detnews.com   Cities getting reamed by retirements  Desert Dispatch   CPS board watches $s, Legislature  Columbus Telegram   Tory plan to raise pension age will add to youth unemployment  Personnel Today

Government Infrastructure Plans - US

Transit chief: Feds aim to send funds for projects  Detroit Free Press   $504K in fed funds to promote local scenic byways  Bizjournals   E.L. could benefit from train station upgrades  The State News   State moves ahead with bypass  Jackson Sun   Wisconsin Department of Transportation plans meeting on U.S. 41 project between Oshkosh and Neenah  Postcrescent.com   Meyer seeks expansion of deer hunting in D.M.  DesMoinesRegister.com   Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates Face Off In Debate  RTTNews   Your taxes at work: Corvette museum, shrine to hunting  Houston Chronicle   Meeting tonight on washed out bridges in Sandy Springs  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Municipal Bond Market

Fifth Third Bank and municipal bonds  The News-Sun

Economy Watch - International

Russia: Magnit's retail sales rise 24% in September  FreshPlaza   Canadian Dollar Dominates as Economy Adds on 36,000 Jobs and Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.4%  ForexPros.com   Falling exports hampers India's growth directly: CARE ratings  The Economic Times   BNR to reach inflation target in 2009  Financiarul   RMG exports edge down in July-August  The Daily Star   Pound falls after surprise drop in inflation  Telegraph.co.uk   India's August FDI Rises 40%  RTTNews   NI Health Minister Launches ‘Beating the Blues" Treatement for Depression  eGov monitor   Romania Jan-Aug FDI Down 53% YY To EUR3.15B - Ctrl Bk  mediafax   El Salvador Coffee Exports Fall 6.6 pct in 2008/09...  FLEXNEWS

Liquidity Indicators - Europe

Gilts edge up amid conflicting signals  ShareCast   Euro zone recovery 'tentative' - ECB  The Irish Times   Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets  ForexPros.com