Welcome back to the Jungle. Throw a coconut, and enjoy some morning reads:
• Assessing Fannie’s Past and Future (WSJ)
• At Jackson Hole, a growing fear for Fed independence (Yahoo Finance) see also Fed Moves Toward Open-Ended Bond Purchases to Satisfy Bernanke (Bloomberg)
• Why not to expect recovery anytime soon (Economist)
• The High Cost of Europe’s North-South Divide (WSJ) see also Money Managers Seeking Stocks to Navigate the Euro-Zone Crisis (WSJ)
• Global House Price Watch (Parkash Loungani)
• Investors lack basic financial literacy, study finds (CS Monitor)
• Federal government push to collect on student loans amid bad economy fuels growth in filings (Palm Beach Post) see also Young and without a future (Washington Post)
• Verdict Shows Samsung Needs to Copy Apple Design Culture (Bloomberg)
• Does Inequality Stunt Economic Growth? (Toppling Inequality)
• A Watershed Moment for Real-Time Fact-Checking (American Journalism Review)
What are you reading?
Money Managers Seeking Stocks to Navigate the Euro-Zone Crisis
Source: WSJ
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