Economy:
Fed Says Economy Has Picked Up While Still Detecting ‘Significant’ Risks – Bloomberg
Can Anyone Really Create Jobs? – New York Times
Growing Economies, Stagnant Wages – The Lowdown
32 Ways Of Looking At Unemployment, In One Chart – NPR
Markets:
Bond Yield Hits Historic Low: 0% – Time
Traders like sound of ‘Bernanke Put’ – Financial Times
Junk Bonds Lead Company Debt to Top Month of ’11: Credit Markets – SF Gate
Gold Traders More Bullish as Debt Crisis, U.S. Economy Spur Bets on Gains – Bloomberg
Politics:
When Governments Pay People To Have Babies – NPR
Spectator’s Guide to the Euro Crisis – New York Times
Japan keeps market edgy after nearly $100 billion intervention – Reuters
Central Bank Weighs in With Surprise Cut – Wall Street Journal
Easy Money: It’s a Global Thing – Barron’s
Banks:
What caused the financial crisis? The Big Lie goes viral – Washington Post
Bernanke and Banks Tested by Latest Market Strains – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street’s resurgent prosperity frustrates its claims, and Obama’s – Washington Post