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Monday, July 15

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Roundups & Commentary
Markets – Between The Hedges
The Closer – alphaville / FT
US: Stocks Close At Another All-Time High On Lowest Volume Day Of Year – ZH


EUROPE
The Eurozone is on the verge of repeating Japan's lost decadeSober Look

Who pays the bills in a banking union?euobserver

European Bankers Earning Over €1 Million RevealedWSJ
a report released Monday by the European Banking Authority.

EFSF Downgraded To AA+, Or French Fitch Flunks EFSF Following France FlubZH

A Little Relief in PortugalBespoke

Mariano Rajoy, the slush fund, and a ticking time bomb… The World / FT

UNITED STATES
Bernanke’s Testimony to Be Released EarlyZH
Investors will have a full hour to digest Fed Chairman Bernanke's testimony to Congress before U.S. stock markets open Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee said.

QE’s Fiscal Benefits Outweigh Any Fiscal CostsPIIE
Bernanke is likely to get some critical questions from members of Congress when he testifies on Capitol Hill this week. One of the easiest for him to address is whether quantitative easing (QE) poses a risk to the Fed’s balance sheet.

The One Chart Explanation Behind Ben Bernanke's "Open Mouth Operation" ScrambleZH

Fed’s Tarullo: Policy to Remain AccommodativeWSJ

ASIA
China Grows DownProject Syndicate
China's GDP growth in recent decades has been impressive, but also, as former Premier Wen Jiabao put it, "unstable, unbalanced, uncoordinated, and unsustainable." With growth slowing, China must now adopt a more sustainable model that focuses less on GDP and more on fostering innovation and competition.

The Chinese Slowdown, in ChartsWSJ

FINNISH
Mitä asuntokuplaan vaaditaan?Henri Myllyniemi / US Puheenvuoro

EU kiertää sääntöjäänRisto Pennanen / TalSa
Pk-yritysten luottojen yhteistakaus ja arvopaperistaminen vesittäisivät tavoitteen parantaa luottoriskien hinnoittelua.

"Euroopan Unioni loppuisi"Verkkouutiset
Ville Sipiläisen mukaan ehdotetussa järjestelmässä, jossa ylijäämäisiä kansantalouksia verotetaan ja verotulot siirretään alijäämäisille kansantalouksille, ei olisi järkeä.