Tuesday Morning Links

MUST READS

Italy faces post-vote stalemate, spooking investors – Reuters

Italy Political Vacuum to Extend for Weeks as Bargaining Begins – Bloomberg

Euro debt crisis looms again as Italians defy EU austerity demands – Telegraph

Why Europe Just Got Its First ‘Rebellion’ Of The Crisis Era – Business Insider

Fed Faces Explaining Billion-Dollar Losses in Stress of QE3 Exit – Bloomberg

President Obama’s sequester strategy: Divide and conquer – Politico

Boehner/Obama sequester staring contest continues – NBC News

Our Real Worry Isn’t the Debt, It’s Our Politicians – Fiscal Times

Just Like That, Safe Havens Are Back in Favor – CNBC

Americans anxious about retirement – Washington Post

Parents Are Robbing Retirement for College – CNBC

Americans still aren’t saving enough – CNN/Money

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MARKETS/INVESTING

Oil falls on economic jitters, Italy election – AP

Gold rises as Italian election gridlock boosts appeal – Reuters

Gas Prices Are Closing In On A Danger Zone For Stocks – BI

Gary Shilling: Why You Should Sell Stocks And Buy Treasurys – Forbes

How the U.S. boom is dashing Canada’s energy dreams – Globe & Mail

Three Magic Numbers That Could Derail the Stock Market – CNBC

Gold’s death cross is no reason to feel grim – MarketWatch

Goldman Sachs cuts 2013, 2014 gold price forecasts – Reuters

UBS is predicting a ‘major gold rally’ this year – MarketWatch

The Truth about the COMEX – Global Gold



ECONOMY/WORLD/HOUSING/BANKING

Economists Ignored the Financial Sector – FDL

Fix the Economy, Not the Deficit – American Prospect

The Economy and Fed Policy: Follow the Demand – FSBSF

Sir Mervyn King urges domestic focus for monetary policy – Telegraph

HSBC: Abenomics Risks Deepening Financial Turmoil – Bloomberg

China Has Its Own Debt Bomb – WSJ

China to further liberalize capital markets – China Daily

China’s riskiest property market just collapsed – Washington Post

It’s always the best time to buy – The Burning Platform

Jack Lew’s Grotesque Citi Employment Deal – Naked Capitalism

Lockhart Supports Fed Asset Purchases Through End of 2013 – Bloomberg

Bernanke to face Fed critics in testimony to Congress – Reuters

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