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