Tuesday morning links

TOP STORIES
America and Its Deficits: Are We Broke Yet? - Time
China, Bernanke, and the price of gold - Telegraph
'Guns-Gold' crowd wants you to buy gold at $1000! - Commodity Online
Current market rebound not a 'real recovery': UNCTAD - Business Day
UN Says New Currency Is Needed to Fix Broken ‘Confidence Game’ - Bloomberg
Inflation and the Fall of the Roman Empire - Mises
Playing It Safe Can Hurt Returns - WSJ
The Labor Day Blues - Kunstler, CFN

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MARKETS/INVESTING
Oil near $70 as rising stocks boost confidence - AP
Gold vaults $1,000/oz, momentum overwhelms - Reuters
$1,000 or not, gold has been no slouch for years - LA Times
Why are Corporate Insiders Selling Their Shares? - Time
Gold investment demand zooms in China - Commodity Online
This may not be the gold rally you have been waiting for - Mineweb

ECONOMY
New frugality is the new normal, by necessity - AP
US Hiring Outlook Dips, Better Elsewhere: Manpower - CNBC
Barack Obama accused of making 'Depression' mistakes - Telegraph
Comparing BLS Job Losses and DOL Unemployment Claims - Calculated Risk
Inflated Fears - Surowiecki, New Yorker

INTERNATIONAL
OPEC: Saudi says crude markets 'in good shape' - AP
German Industrial Output Fell in July After June Gain - Bloomberg
China to Issue Yuan-Denominated Bonds in Hong Kong - NY Times
Swiss topple U.S. as most competitive economy: WEF - Reuters
Get Ready for Double Dip in U.K. Property Prices - Bloomberg
China enters list of lower-middle-income countries: NBS - CHINADaily
China August Car Sales Jump 90% on Stimulus Measures - Bloomberg
Fortress Asia: Is a Powerful New Trade Bloc Forming? - Time

REAL ESTATE
Billionaire smackdown on housing bottom - OC Register
Hot Property: Another home owned by Lenny Dykstra is on the market - LA Times
Real Estate - The 800,000 Pound Deflationary Gorilla - SafeHaven
Repossession capital of the US - BBC

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
Keep it safe, Ben - Chicago Tribune
Alan Greenspan warns of US inflation risks - The Australian
U.S. banks need to have higher capital: Greenspan - Reuters
How the Federal Reserve Contributes to Crises - Global Research

INTERESTING
Greed Is Bad, Gekko. So Is a Meltdown. - NY Times
NY man's next blood donation will be gallon No. 40 - AP
Man on death row gets jail term for TV criticism - Reuters
Cars Could Run on Watermelons - LiveScience

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