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Tuesday, January 10

10th Jan - Crazy Collateral

From the FT's article
News 10-Jan morning – BTH
News 10-Jan – The Trader
Market Preview 10-Jan – Saxo
Morning Briefing 10-Jan – BNY Mellon
  The winter months could prove particularly harsh for Greece.
Daily 10-Jan – Danske (pdf)

FX option vols – Saxo
Debt crisis: live – The Telegraph
Europe Crisis Tracker – WSJ


The CDS market is ahead of the CRA's
EURO CRISIS
Unlisted in eurolandalphaville / FT
On the crazy-collateral placed to ECB.

Will the euro survive 2012?The Curious Capitalist / TIME
The fact is that
Europe’s leaders continue to dodge what really needs to get done to stabilize the monetary union – the formation of a true fiscal union, debt consolidation, and the development of a growth strategy.

Europe requires European bondsChristophe Chamley / voxeu.org
Is it time for Eurobonds? This column argues that Eurobonds have always been the right solution. Every successful union throughout history has needed to create a proper financial instrument of sovereign debt – and the Eurozone is no different.

Doubts Grow over Greek Debt RestructuringSpiegel
The outlook for cash-strapped Greece is looking increasingly bleak. Government reforms are behind target, and negotiations with private creditors over voluntary debt relief are stalled. A disorderly default could be just weeks away.

OTHER
Population: The Elephant in the Room; Peak Oil Implications on Population Growth; What Level of Human Population is Sustainable?Mish’s
 
Gary Shilling: 20 investment themes for 2012Pragmatic Capitalism

US Defense Secretary Admits "Iran Not Trying to Develop Nuclear Weapon"Mish’s
Iran plans one-kiloton underground nuclear test in 2012DEBKAfile

The 160 Billion Dollar BezzleThe Psy-Fi Blog
It’s sort of common knowledge that private investors generally lose by over-trading; invariably individuals think this only applies to other people and not to themselves, but you're just Bamboozled by Your Bias Blind Spot. The question remains, however, just how much do private investors lose by this behaviorally challenged frenzy of trading?

DIVERSION
The shot that nearly killed meThe Guardian
War photographers tell about the photo-ops that nearly did them in.

FiveBooks Interviews: Toby Young on JournalismThe Browser
The journalist and author praises tabloid hacks, lambasts Johann Hari, picks a bone with Christopher Hitchens, and selects five books that exemplify good reporting – or satirise it mercilessly