Thursday Morning Links

MUST READS
China central bank cuts rates in growth move - BBC
Surprise China rate cut fails to ignite markets - AP
ECB cuts interest rates to fresh record low of 0.75% - Telegraph
Bank of England injects $78-billion into flagging economy - Globe & Mail
Draghi-King Push May Mean Bigger Step Into Zero-Rate Era - Bloomberg
We must inject some capitalism into the banking system - Telegraph
LIBOR Scandal Deepens; Barclays Email Implicates British Government - Taibblog
Occupy movement and ‘tea party’ have some common targets. - LA Times
How Stockton went broke: A 15-year spending binge - Reuters
Meet China’s new leader : Pon Zi - Automatic Earth
Emperor Ben Has No Clothes - Forbes, Forbes
Cities Consider Seizing Mortgages($) - WSJ

MARKETS / INVESTING
Oil prices at highest since May on Iran concerns - AP
Gold rises after China cut; focus on rates - Reuters
It’s time to buy everything - MSN Money
Update on U.S. gasoline prices - Econbrowser
Surging Crop Prices—UN Says More Trouble Ahead - CNBC
14 secrets of happy investors at world’s end - MarketWatch
Rogers: Falling Oil Prices Present Great Opportunity - Oil Price
A Dow/Gold Ratio for Independence Day - BullionVault
Gold v paper money: Which should we trust more? - BBC
Gold investors putting their eggs in the QE basket - Mineweb
Gold reentering monetary system - GoldMoney

ECONOMY / WORLD / HOUSING / BANKING
The Handoff – Manufacuturing to Housing - Oregon.gov
Apartment rents rise at highest rate since 2007 - Reuters
Spotlight on Payrolls Shines Even Brighter Than Usual - WSJ
Is Congress to blame for a downshifting US economy? - CSM
ISM manufacturing contraction and recessions - Bondad Blog
Socialists in France Announce New Taxes - NY Times
Britain’s Hidden Hunger Puts Spotlight on Cameron Budget - Bloomberg
David Rosenberg Explains The Housing “Recovery” - Zero Hedge
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Drops to New Historical Low - ZillowBlog
Biggest gain in Calif. home prices in 2 years - O.C. Register
Fractional Reserves, Legal Tender, and Central Banking - The Freeman
Bernanke – My Goal is to Wreck Social Security - Bruce Krasting

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