Tuesday morning links

TOP STORIES
• Fed, Treasury chief to get grilled on AIG - AP
• Reform the International Monetary System - Peoples's Bank of China
• China calls for new global currency - AP
• U.S. to Help Investors Buy Bank Assets - Wash. Post
• Geithner plan will rob American taxpayers: Stiglitz - Reuters
• $50 Million in A.I.G. Bonuses to Be Repaid - NY Times
• Can Geithner’s public-private partnership get it done? - Credit Writedowns
• Here’s Why The Geithner Plan Is So Complex - ClusterStock

MARKETS/INVESTING
• Oil eases but stays above $53 - AP
• Gold Price: Is the bubble about to burst? - Commodity Online
• Stock market losses take a personal toll on investors - USA Today
• Bear market rallies can be violent and exciting - MarketWatch
• “Bear Market Rally or Something More?” - Saut, Raymond James
• Investors can't handle the truth - MarketWatch

ECONOMY
• U.S. recession to last into 2010: Feldstein - Reuters
• Certain areas of economy swelling with jobs - USA Today
• Inside Obama’s Economic Brain Trust - New York Magazine
• Prices are rising if you look closely - MarketWatch
• February home sales rise as prices sink - AP

INTERNATIONAL
• UK staves off deflation as weak pound pushes up prices - Telegraph
• 4-Wheel Dreams for Millions of Drivers in India - NY Times
• After years of plenty, Russia returns to earth - IHT
• Paper gold: nice idea, shame about the politics - Telegraph
• John Maynard Keynes' golden rule breached by Churchill - Guardian
• How to fix the global economy - MSN Money
• Dubai World sues MGM Mirage over CityCenter - MarketWatch
• Purchase of US Treasuries to continue - CHINADaily

HOUSING
• The Housing Mirage: Misleading Numbers - Time
• Mass. home prices dropped 18% in February - Boston.com
• Signs that housing market is bouncing back - EDP24
• Seattle-area home prices falling faster - Seattle PI

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
• Asset managers eye Geithner plan - MarketWatch
• Geithner Races to Show Progress for Distressed Assets - Bloomberg
• Treasury’s $1 Trillion Quells Bank Takeover Talk - Bloomberg
• Geithner enchants the markets - CNN/Money

INTERESTING
• U.S. rehab centers see bankers driven to drink - Reuters
• Full Commanding Denial - Kunstler, CFN
• Mortgage went from £1,500 a month to ONE PENCE - Mail Online

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