Morning Journal-More on China

Economics
This Week’s Data

Weekly jobless claims fell 11,000 versus expectations of a 2,000 decline.
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/03/weekly-initial-unemployment-claims_15.html

The February producer price index rose 0.4% versus estimates of up 0.5%; core PPI was up 0.2%, in line with forecasts.

The March Empire State manufacturing index came in at 20.21 versus an anticipated 17.9 and 19.53 recorded in February.

Politics
Domestic

Obama’s disastrous energy policy (medium):
http://www.nationalreview.com/author/56454/latest

And He should run on His record (medium):
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/293320/obama-s-surreal-campaign-victor-davis-hanson

International

More on China (medium):
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/03/satyajit-das-%E2%80%9Call-feasts-must-come-to-an-end%E2%80%9D-part-2-china%E2%80%99s-debt-investment-fuelled-growth.html

More on the PIIGS (short):
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/dear-germans-bring-out-ze-checkbooks

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