Tuesday morning links

TOP STORIES
China raises reserve ratio by 0.5 percent - AP
Federal Reserve earned $45 billion in 2009 - Washington Post
Dimon calls commercial real estate a 'train wreck' - MarketWatch
What the Financial Crisis Commission Should Ask - Sorkin, NY Times
Financial innovation gave the economy something it didn't need - MarketWatch
Forecast 2010 - 2015: An Introduction - Jesse's Cafe
The Case Against Geithner - Ratigan, HuffPost
Six Months To Live? - Kunstler, CFN

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MARKETS/INVESTING
Gold slips after China hints at tighter policy - Reuters
Crude extends pullback on forecasts for warmer weather - MarketWatch
Junior Gold Miners ETF Beats Gold Bullion Performance - Seeking Alpha
Gold price could go parabolic in 2010 - StockHouse
U.S. dollar poised to tarnish gold - StockHouse
Predictions?! - Saut, Raymond James

ECONOMY
Even in a Recovery, Some Jobs Won't Return - WSJ
Does the Government Own the Whole Economy? - Mises
Goldman Answers Household Employment Survey Concerns - Zero Hedge
White House changes how stimulus jobs are counted - CNN/Money
Job woes, debt to curb retail comeback: experts - Reuters

INTERNATIONAL
China Raises Banks’ Reserve Ratio to Cool Economy - Bloomberg
1m UK Borrowers Using Credit Cards for Mortgages - HousingWire
China consumers to overtake U.S. in a decade: Credit Suisse - Reuters
IMF Team Arrives in Greece to Aid Government on Deficit Control - Bloomberg
Venezuela's devaluation will cost some U.S. companies - Reuters
Redrado Remains at Argentine Central Bank Amid Clash - Bloomberg
Venezuela shutters stores in price-hike crackdown - AP
Trapped Inside A Property Bubble - Caijing

REAL ESTATE
Distressed Sales: Sacramento as an Example - Calculated Risk
Non-Current Mortgages Hit Record High 13.2%: LPS - DSNews
Fitch: $47B Prime/Alt-A Loan Resets to Stress ARM Borrowers - BusinessWire
Will walking away from a mortgage go mainstream? - LA Times

FED/TREASURY/BANKING
What If The Senate Doesn’t Confirm Bernanke By Jan. 31? - WSJ Economics
The Federal Reserve’s War Against Effective Regulation - New Deal 2.0
Low Interest Rates to Stay; Inflation Subdued: Bullard - CNBC
Fed turning to new tool to pilot rates - Reuters

INTERESTING
Calif couples tell of gay marriage ban's toll - AP
Taliban make 'undetectable' bombs out of wood - The Independent
Man allegedly threatens neighbor for snow stomping - AP
Doomsday Clock to Change This Week - LiveScience

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