George Gordon (“GG”) sent this news item: Largest-ever federal payroll to hit 2.15 million [1]
Also from GG comes this link to a Seeking Alpha piece: U.S. Economy: Don’t Worry, Prosperity Is Just Around the Corner [2]
Yet another from GG: Rising FHA default rate foreshadows a crush of foreclosures [3]
Reader JDD spotted this over at The Daily Beast: The Dollar’s Scary Decline [4]
Also from JDD: Obama’s Budget Has One Small, Missing Piece…. For $6.3 Trillion Dollars [5]
Items from The Economatrix:
US January Auto Sales Rise [6]
Unemployment Rises in Most Metro Areas [7]
Roubini Sees “Very Dismal and Poor” US Growth Ahead
Bernanke Voices Economic Concerns as He is Sworn In [8]
Deficit Brings US Closer to Brink of Bankruptcy [9]
Colorado Springs Cuts Basic Services [10]. More than 1/3 of streetlights to go dark on Monday, and that’s just the start.
No Help In Sight, More Homeowners Walk Away [11]
The First Country to Leave the Euro? What About Germany?
US Deepening Debt Crisis, Be Afraid of Bernanke Reappointment [12]
Growing Bubble in Commercial Real Estate; CRE Losses Could Wipe Out Banking System [13]