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*** Early Warning: Disquieting Saudi Oil Indicators and the Next Oil Shock ***
*** Econbrowser: Saudi oil production and the Libyan conflict ***
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*** Zero Hedge: America’s Fiscal Dead End: A 2013 “Minsky Moment” ***
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*** The Economist: Trying to pull together ***

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U.S. new home sales rose 11.1% to 300.000 SAAR; Consensus was at 280.000 SAAR, prior reading (revised upward 20.000) was at 270.000 SAAR.

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Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, talks about his investment strategy for global stocks and commodities. Gold advanced, approaching a record, as tensions in the Middle East boosted oil prices, increasing demand for precious metals as a protector of wealth and hedge against inflation. Rogers also discusses his strategy for the U.S. dollar. He speaks in Hong Kong with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move Asia.”

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