Economy:
ECB’s Trichet Says Euro-Area Economy Stronger Than Expected – Bloomberg
Jobless Claims Raise Doubts About Economy – ABC News
2 Top Economists Differ Sharply on Risk of Deflation – New York Times
Japan’s Economic Stagnation Is Creating a Nation of Lost Youth – DailyFinance
More Illinois families than ever receiving food stamps because of recession – Quincy Herald Whig
Among those aged 18 to 29, 28.4% are underemployed – Gallup
Markets:
How Canada’s Dollar Got Ahead, and Left America Behind-Esquire
Market Data Firm Spots the Tracks of Bizarre Robot Traders – The Atlantic
CREDIT MARKETS: Bonds Adjust After Weaker Jobless Claims Report – Wall Street Journal
Dollar Will Appreciate as Global Economy Resumes Its Slump, Taylor Says – Bloomberg
Corporate Bond Markets In High Gear As Double-Dip Fears Fade – Wall Street Journal
Housing Markets That Will Be Strongest by 2014 – Bloomberg
Politics:
The Politics Of Regulatory Reform – Forbes
Bill Gates: Politics can get you depressed – CNET
Immigration politics: GOP considers 14th Amendment – Examiner
Banks:
A UBS insider blows the whistle on Swiss banking -GlobalPost
Proprietary traders may find hedge fund life harder – Reuters