[expat_panama]

Good morning all, while most commodity futures are off, stock futures are a bit 'on' --a hopeful sign after yesterday's zero change.   Lots of morning reading (ok, scanning)...

Asian stocks down over fears of Fed stimulus cut

Obama: Income inequality a defining challenge
The Young Aren't Buying Obama's Devotion - Editorial, Investor's Business
Look Twice @ Most Hated Market In World - Matthew Lynn, MarketWatch
Krugman & Summers Revive Depression Idea - Caroline Baum, Bloomberg
Obama's Plan to Snatch Your Savings
Quantitative Easing and October Trade Results
Ron Paul: Bitcoin could 'destroy the dollar'

[expat_panama]

This morning looks solidly upbeat, and on yesterday's basing plus today's 'unemployment rate' [eye's roll back] we may end up with a pleasant week end...

Markets steady despite talk of US stimulus cut

Businessweek - 4:32am LONDON (AP) - Global stocks drifted lower Thursday as another round of strong U.S. economic data reinforced expectations that the U.S.

Economists React: 'No Momentum' in GDP Report

Wall Street Journal - 9:37am –There's no momentum here. Inventory accumulation was revised up from $86.0B to $116.5B, more than double the Q2 pace and unsustainable.