G.G. flagged this: Bank’s idea for tackling the financial crisis: six bicycles [1]. The article begins: “The Bank of England considered buying bicycles so that its officials
could continue to move around in the event of a full-scale financial meltdown, the former City minister disclosed last night.”
RBS sent this: Wall Street’s latest sucker: Your hometown [4]
Also from RBS: Rising costs push California cities to fiscal brink. Throughout the state, local governments are slashing services to avoid bankruptcy. For some, it’s too late. [5] [JWR’s Comment: Just wait until the Fed is forced to abandon ZIRP [6]. When interest rates rise, then the real pain will begin. Tangentially, for some insight just compare San Bernardino’s lavish glass-encased City Hall building with these humble structures, in Iowa [7]. FWIW, I’m not reading many news stories about municipal bankruptcies in Iowa…]
Items from The Economatrix:
Moody’s Downgrades Italy Two Notches [8]
Housing Is Not Out Of The Woods Yet: Former FDIC Chief Bair [9]