Wednesday morning links

TOP STORIES
Why leadership in commodities is shifting to Gold - Commodity Online
Ospraie to Close Flagship Hedge Fund After 38% Loss - Bloomberg
Melting Commodities: Is the boom market over? - Commodity Online
Using Nest Eggs Before Maturity - Washington Post
Gas prices dip to a 4-month low - Reuters

MARKETS
Oil falls on global demand fears, stronger dollar - AP
Gold falls 2 percent on dollar strength, oil - Reuters
Five Places to Look for Next Investment Bubble - Bloomberg

ECONOMY
U.S. Factory Orders Probably Rose on Exports, Oil - Bloomaberg
Despite Lower Oil Prices, Little Relief for Consumers - NY Times

HOUSING
Some struggling homeowners find way to dodge foreclosure - USA Today
Fannie, Freddie See Preferred Shares Cut by Fitch - HousingWire

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
If trends continue, agencies won’t be able to rollover their debt" - Naked Captialism
The Road to a Bailout They Don't Deserve - Washington Post
Paulson Asked to Spurn Rubin's Inflation Indexed Debt - Bloomberg

INTERNATIONAL
Bank of Canada holds the line on rates - Globe & Mail
Euro Falls Against Dollar Before Report on European Spending - Bloomberg
IMF deal on foreign wealth funds - BBC
Recession alert piles misery on Brown - Guardian
Australia's Economic Growth Slows to 0.3% on Spending - Bloomberg
Lenders may have tapped Bank scheme for £200bn - Telegraph

INTERESTING
GM sees Hummer sale by early 2009 - Reuters
Cat survives 70-mile trip under owner's truck - AP
Protests Halt India’s Plant for Cheapest Car - NY Times