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Japan's Latest Economic Ailment: Deflation – TIME While much of the rest of the planet frets about a coming rise in inflation — a consequence of economic recovery, massive stimulus spending and a weakening dollar — Japan faces the opposite problem: a potentially devastating bout of deflation. (tags: Japan deflation GDP)

A tale of two American economies – The Globe and Mail The smaller one is slowly recovering, but the larger one is still in a deep downturn (tags: recovery recession Nouriel_Roubini GDP)

First Solar Exec Gaffney Leaves; Profit Hit On Severance – Tech Trader Daily – Barrons.com (tags: First_Solar cadmium_telluride earnings) Housing Slump May Worsen Next Year, Not Get Better – CNBC.com Sales of existing homes will peak in the final quarter of 2009, then begin a year-long slide, which is likely to be a sharp one, … Read more

Stocks Overvalued, Recession Will Return: Meredith Whitney – CNBC.com Stocks are overvalued and the US economy is likely to fall back into a recession next year, well-known analyst Meredith Whitney told CNBC. (tags: Meredith_Whitney) Incentives, Falling Cost and Rising Demand in China's PV Market – Renewable Energy World …solar PV is starting to increase its … Read more

FHA cash reserves fall below legal limit – washingtonpost.com The Federal Housing Administration's cash reserves have shrunk to a level far below what is required by law, and the agency could need taxpayer funding if worst-case scenarios play out, according to an independent audit designed to measure the agency's financial soundness. (tags: FHA housing mortgage) … Read more

Fitch Says U.K. Rating Most at Risk Among Top-Rated Nations – Bloomberg.com he U.K.’s sovereign credit rating is most at risk among top-rated nations, Fitch Ratings said, citing concern over the country’s budget deficit. (tags: United_Kingdom govt_spending debt) Life on Severance: Comfort, Then Crisis – WSJ.com Mr. Joegriner is a member of what might be … Read more

Obama team ignores Volcker at its peril – MSN Money We ought to learn our lessons from the mistakes of the Greenspan period. It's a shame that after the near-vaporization of the financial system last year, with all the attendant consequences, so little intelligent thought has been given to how we got into the mess … Read more

BoE needs to increase QE by 50 bln stg-Blanchflower | Reuters Bank of England policymakers must agree to top up the 175 billion asset purchase programme when it meets on Thursday to stop the economy "dropping off a cliff," former Monetary Policy Committee member David Blanchflower said. (tags: BankofEngland quantiative_easing) The significance of the IMF-RBI … Read more

Why Do Green Energy Experts Buy Solar Stocks?  | Alternative Energy Stocks Green energy experts accept that solar panels are one of the least cost effective ways to reduce your carbon footprint. Nevertheless, many buy solar stocks. They should rethink their investment strategies. (tags: solar alt_energy)

Mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust The Fed and other policymakers seem unaware of the monster bubble they are creating. The longer they remain blind, the harder the markets will fall. (tags: Nouriel_Roubini bubbles interest_rates Federal_Reserve monetary_policy) Schools Are Where Stimulus Saved Jobs, New Data Show – NYTimes.com The best symbol of … Read more