MUST READS Ukraine crackdown gets off to slow start – Reuters EU and US mull further Russia sanctions – BBC Obama Warns Putin on Ukraine After Deadly Clashes – Bloomberg China gold demand to rise, World Gold Council says – BBC China’s gold market: progress and prospects – World Gold Council China may have 1,000 tonnes of gold tied in financing – WGC – Reuters Chinese take-away – WGC study leaves many questions unanswered – Mineweb World Gold Council Report on China Pressuring Gold – Trader Dan What Happens When ‘All Assets Have Become Too Expensive?’ – Testosterone Pit The Consumer as a “Shadow of its Former Self” – House of Debt CBO Says Obamacare Will Cost Less Than Projected – Fiscal Times Christopher Whalen: The death of mortgage lending – Housing Wire On tax day, who wants the rich to pay more? – MarketWatch
MARKETS/INVESTING Stocks: Caution ahead of earnings – CNN/Money Fund managers unfazed by tech rout – CNBC Where’s the Golden Age for Investors? – Bloomberg Stock rebound could hinge on ‘Turnaround Tuesday’ – USA Today Nasdaq Composite Gains — But Not Without a ’3′-Handle – Barron’s Capturing on Canvas the Downfall of Wall Street’s Criminals – NY Times Value Is the New Momentum, in Three Charts – WSJ Gold slides as strong dollar, U.S. retail sales weigh – MarketWatch There will be gold – WGC reports on China’s precious decade – Mineweb Goldman: No reason to change prediction of 20% drop in gold price – Mining.com Can gold confound the markets and hit $1,400? – CNBC
ECONOMY/WORLD/HOUSING/BANKING Seasonal Adjustment and Springtime Inflation – E-piphany Another Spring Head-Fake? No Rebound In The Actual Data – Contra Corner Draghi’s Euro Warning Seen as Cheap Talk by Currency Traders – Businessweek U.K. Inflation Rate Falls to 1.6%, Lowest in Four Years – Bloomberg UK macroeconomists see potential for higher growth – voxeu The Spark That Could Set Fire to China’s Growth Plans – WSJ China GDP Gauge Seen Showing Deeper Slowdown – Bloomberg Massive BOJ-Buying Silences JGB Market – WSJ Detroit to auction vacant homes online. Starting bid: $1,000 – CNN/Money Reassessing home ownership as the housing market heats up – MarketWatch Liquidity Risk, Liquidity Management, and Liquidity Policies – NY Fed The Mystery of the Dots, Part II – mainly macro
