Weekend News 04May

Graphics

• Central Bank Interest Rates, 1999-Present. (Reuters/Vincent Flasseur)
• Global Real Rates, 1995-Present. (Reuters/Scott Barber)
• Earnings Beat Rate Falls. (Bespoke)
• Crude Oil v US Economic Surprise. (Reuters/Vincent Flasseur)
• US Labor Force Participation Rate. (Reuters/ Scott Barber)

Energy

• Delta Buys A Refinery. (Platts)
• Natural Gas Weekly. (EIA)
• Margin Hiker-In-Chief. (Zerohedge)

Central Banks

• Our Central Bankers Are Intellectually Bankrupt. (Ron Paul/FT)
• Eurozone & Monetary Policy View, Aitken Advisors. Rickards Implies SDRs Will Trump. (Zerohedge)

Politics

• European Elections: Hollande Wins, Greek Deadlock. (FT Alpha)
• Mightiest Of Weapons. (Zerohedge)

Markets

• NFP. (Zerohedge)
• A Look At The "Recovery" & Jobs. (Zerohedge)
• Initial Claims. (Zerohedge)
• HSBC & Money Laundering Charge. (Reuters)
• UBS View On Australia. (UBS)
• Independent Counsel Sought For MFGlobal Probe. (Reuters)