Securities lending starting to dry up a little? Worries about counterparty risk are infecting the repo markets.
Brown unveils mortgage help plan: The UK plan to prevent foreclosures: deferred mortgage interest, no reduction in principal.
When Reactionary Goldbug Austrian Plumber-Economists Attack!!
Gordon, Darling: A sign in a Reykjavik shop window. (Background here.)
And finally, wakeboarding in Piazza San Marco.