Finance Links

Some highlights from Monday’s FTfm.

Naked truth about the villain of Europe

Not all users of credit default swaps are hedge funds or investment banks trying to push on-the-edge…

Comment, analysis and other offerings from Friday’s FT,

Wolfgang Schäuble: European monetary union in crisis
Greece has reached a crossroads, writes Schäuble, German finance minister….

Sit yourself down for a good read.

Jenner & Block’s Anton Valukas, the court-appointed examiner who spent a year and $38m investigating the collapse of Lehman Brothers,…

Comment, analysis and other offerings from Thursday’s FT,

Mohamed El-Erian: How to handle the sovereign debt explosion
We should all be paying attention to a new theme:…

Comment, analysis and other offerings from Wednesday’s FT,

Martin Wolf: Germany’s eurozone nightmare
Ever since the federal republic was founded, Germany has had two…

On FT Alphaville Tuesday morning,

- The Great British Krona falls down the trade gap.

- UK banks: ratings propped up by government…

- … and worries about balance sheets….

Comment, analysis and other offerings from Tuesday’s FT,

Gideon Rachman: Japan edges from America towards China
How Japan reacts to its new sense of weakness – exaggerated…

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On FT Alphaville Monday morning,

- Is China really tightening? Pull the other one.

- Happy anniversary, S&P 500. We think.

- Merril weighs in on Pru/AIA.

- Renminbi revaluation:…

Elsewhere on Monday,

- And the 2010 Stock Oscars go to…

- The dangers of deficit reduction.

- Come dance the Swap Tango.

- CDS, defended and demonised.

- The WSJ hypes…