Thanks to Tom W. for sending this link: Fiscal Crises Hit Closer to Home; States and localities face burgeoning deficits; next phase in debt-deflation? [1]
Ben M. suggested this New York Times link: Junk Bond Avalanche Looms for Credit Markets. [2]
Several folks sent this link: Rising food prices may start with seeds [3]
Items from The Economatrix:
Not Durable? [4]
Gold, Silver and Oil: Buying the Essentials in Tough Markets [5]
Fed May Hint at How Long the Rates Will Stay Low [6]
What Credit Card Pay-offs? Consumers are Dumping Debt! [7]
IRS: Get Tax Relief if Lender Forgives Part of Home Debt [8]
Housing Construction Drops 5.9% in February [9]
Stocks Rise After Fed Pledges to Keep Rates Low [10]
Oil Settles Near $82 as Fed Keeps Rates Low [11]
Gold Supported by Geopolitical and Sovereign Risks as S&P and Moody’s Warn US [12]