Weekend News 04May

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• 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)

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Mid Week News 02May

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• May. (Bespoke)
• European Union Recession, Interactive Map. (Reuters/Scott Barber)
• Chart on Spanish Bond Holdings Of Non-Residents v Banks. (Divyang Shah)
• China GDP & PMI. (Reuters/Scott Barber)
• Crude Inventories: Record Highs. (Bespoke)

Energy

• Where Have All The Oil Hedgers Gone? (FT Alpha)
• Dark Inventory (Commodity Repo). (FT Alpha)
• Natural Gas Prices Up On Production Report. (Business Week)
• Marginal Oil Production Costs Heading To $100/barrel. (FT Alpha)
• API: +2mil v +2.5mil exp. (Reuters)
• Weekly Petroleum Update: +2.8mil v +2.5 exp. (EIA)

Central Banks

• What's The Consequence Of Printing Money That Nobody Wants? (Tim Price/Sovereign Man)
• Krugman, Diocletian, & Neo-feudalism. (Zerohedge)
• RBA Cuts Rates 50bps. (Bloomberg)

Politics

• Global Oligarchic Elite Robs The Middle Class. (RT)
• Eric Holder Could Be Held In Contempt For Non-Response On Fast & Furious. (Mediaite)

Markets

• Following Argentina, Firms Brace For More Asset Raids. (Reuters)
• CME Readies Round The Clock Grain Trade. (Reuters/SecTechMonitor)
• Bolivia Expropriates Spain's Red Electrica Unit. (Bloomberg)
• Earnings Season Update. (Briefing)

HFT/Algo

• May 2010 Flash Crash Timeline. (Nanex)

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