Here is what I am reading: This Land Was Made for You, Me and Its Critics (Bloomberg) The Euro’s Latest Reprieve (Joseph Stiglitz) The ECB Should Cut Rates, Then Go Further (Bloomberg) The Fourth By The Numbers (The Big Picture) Wall Street Supporters in Congress Unmoved by Libor Probe (Bloomberg) Angela Merkel boils the euro frog…

Here is what I am reading: BRICs Priced for Economic Meltdown (Bloomberg) The Euro Endangers German Economy (Spiegel Online) Summertime news: Stocks are solid (MarketWatch) Dealing with a double whammy in China: Andy Xie (MarketWatch) The Smartest Man is a Firedancer (Byron Wien) JIM O’NEILL: The World Should Copy Everything South Korea Does Except For…

Here is what I am reading: German Dominance in Doubt after Summit Defeat (Spiegel Online) Bond Market Backs Obama With Record Demand for New Debt (Bloomberg) Making History Happen (economicprincipals.com) Prolonging unemployment to demonstrate inflation credibility (Mainly Macr0) Ragtag bull market surges on against the odds (MarketWatch) What if Russia and China don’t become more…

Here is what I am reading: China to Trial Capital Account Conversion in Qianhai Zone (Bloomberg) How Italy and Spain Defeated Merkel at EU Summit (Spiegel Online) Silver’s split personality feeds steep price drop (MarketWatch) What Must Be Done Now to Save the Euro? (Economix) What’s In A Name? (Bill Gross) 10 Products America Makes…

Here is what I am reading: JPMorgan Trading Loss May Reach $9 Billion (The New York Times) No Solution in Sight ahead of Key EU Summit (Spiegel Online) When Ideology and Tax Cuts Mix, the Economy Loses (Bloomberg) History doesn’t bode well for future of the Eurozone (Los Angeles Times) The Bond Market Is Terrified,…

Here is what I am reading: 9 Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People (Inc.) Draghi May Enter Twilight Zone Where Fed Fears to Tread (Bloomberg) Fighting Inflation, Ruining Economies (HBR Blog Network) Merkel Vows ‘No Euro Bonds as Long as I Live’ (Spiegel Online) UK economic outlook getting worse, warns Bank of England (The Guardian) Contagion in…

Here is what I am reading: Leaders draft federal plan to save the eurozone (The Guardian) Macroeconomics: what is it good for? [a response to Diane Coyle]  (Jonathan Portes) The Disastrous Consequences of a Euro Crash (Spiegel Online) The Treasury won’t do the twist (MarketWatch) Germany Pressed to Scrap Senior Status on Spain Rescue Loans…

Here is what I am reading: A Spanish Leader Emerges as a Crusader for Austerity (Wall Street Journal) Germany to Confront United Euro Bloc at Summit (Bloomberg) Italy and the missed opportunity of euro “purgatory” (Reuters) A Long Wait to The Next FOMC Meeting (Tim Duy’s Fed Watch) How Europe Can Rescue Europe (Project Syndicate)…

Here is what I am reading: German Property Market Soars Amid Euro Crisis (Spiegel Online) As Growth Ebbs, Brazil Powers Up Its Bulldozers (The New York Times) Dividend-paying stocks worth paying for (MarketWatch) Ghost of Nazi Past Haunts Austerity-Gripped Europe: Euro Credit (Bloomberg) Ten Brands That Will Disappear In 2013 (Business Insider) Koo on German…

Here is what I am reading: A Functional Congress Wouldn’t Have to Depend on Bernanke (Bloomberg) Big Ben speaks and glamour stocks yawn (MarketWatch) Economists Find Evidence for Famous Hypothesis of Comparative Advantage (Economist’s View) Europe in 1931 (Econ Browser) The Rocky Balboa recovery (Vox) The Eurozone’s May 2010 Strategy Is a Disaster: Time to Pay…