GG flagged this: WTO says global trade shrank 12 percent in 2009, biggest collapse since Second World War [1]
From Brian B.: Head of IMF Proposes New Reserve Currency – ABC News [2]
Another from GG: American reliance on government at all-time high [3]
Items from The Economatrix:
Manufacturing Grows in February, Jobs Gauge Rises [4]
January Spending Increases But Income Growth Slows [5]
January Construction Spending Slides [6]
IMF Says New Reserve Currency to Replace Dollar is Possible [7]
Mish Shedlock: Short-Selling Restrictions “A Great Indicator of Imminent Market Crashes” [8]