19 June 2013

Linkfest: Understanding Fedspeak; Obama hints at Bernanke exit; Yellen awaits call

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Linkfest.com finds today’s top headlines by following the best ‘curators’ on the Web and on Twitter, and by your votes and social media shares – pick the most important stories you think should appear by voting here.

1. How to Understand What the Fed Says
Bloomberg
shared by Economist’s View, @StockTwits, @MarkThoma, @JustinWolfers, @pdacosta and 3 more

2. Obama Says Bernanke Fed Term Lasting ‘Longer Than He Wanted’
Bloomberg
shared by @derekhernquist, @fiatcurrency, @finansakrobat, The Big Picture and 9 more

3. Janet Yellen: The next Fed chief?
Marketplace
shared by @JustinWolfers, @moorehn

4. Cyprus president calls for bailout overhaul to save economy
Financial Times
shared by @economistmeg, @SonyKapoor, @lucymarcus, Business Insider and 5 more

5. Jefferies Results Hint At Wider Bond Problems on Wall Street
New York Times
shared by @nasiripour, @davidgaffen

6. In Crackdown on Bank Consultants, Deloitte Is Fined and Banned
New York Times
shared by @kevinroose, @retheauditors, @lucymarcus, @nasiripour, @AmyResnick and 2 more

7. Medical Costs Register First Decline Since 1970s
Wall Street Journal
shared by @ObsoleteDogma, @Noahpinion, @TheIntuitInvest

8. BofA Should Face Foreclosure Probe by TARP Watchdog, Waters Says
Bloomberg Businessweek
shared by @cate_long, @nasiripour

9. The toxic legacy of the Greek crisis
Financial Times
shared by @michaelhewson, @economistmeg, @wonkmonk_, @EfiEfthimiou

10. Fox commentator paid $50,000 to tout stock
MarketWatch
shared by @AntDeRosa, Business Insider, @ritholtz, @ReformedBroker, @eisingerj and 2 more

11. (bonus) Financial Sector Thinks It’s About Ready To Ruin World Again
theonion.com
shared by @LaurenLaCapra, @kevinroose, @AmerBanker, @BCAppelbaum, @GTCost and 7 more

Tags: Bond Market, Cyprus, Fed, Federal Reserve, Greece, Yellen

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About the Author(s)

Druce Vertes, CFA

Druce Vertes, CFA, is the founder of StreetEYE, a social news aggregator for financial market news. He previously worked as an analyst, consultant, and IT manager at several major sell-side firms and hedge funds.