Anarchy, Austerity, or Sanity?

(1) Germany coughs up. (2) Germany proposes fiscal discipline. (3) Karl Otto Pöhl blasts the deal. (4) Der Spiegel’s charts on when PIIGS come home to roost. (5) Nicolas the First to freeze government spending? (6) Anarchists can’t beat Bond Vigilantes. (7) Novel retirement plans out of Greece. (8) A dozen reasons to stay calm. (9) From cradle of democracy to graveyard of socialism. (10) Wolfgang and Angela have a point. (11) The FOMC is in no rush to hike rates or sell bonds. (12) LEI running out of gas, but still plenty of room for CEI to catch up. NOTICE: Our Morning Briefings are now available on FactSet.