Frontrunning: January 25

Frontrunning: January 25

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/25/2011 08:19 -0500

Ben BernankeConsumer ConfidenceFranceGermanyGross Domestic ProductIndiaInternational Monetary FundKKRMuni BondsNew York Stock ExchangeRobert RubinSwitzerlandTabbTrichetUnited Kingdom

•Who knew: Robert Rubin is a Keynesian - "America must cut its deficit but not in haste" (FT)

•Uncertainty Over Economy Clouds Obama Speech (NYT)

•Stimulus Improves US Outlook, Says IMF (FT)

•Fed Likely to Press On With QE Even as Business Lending Rises (BusinessWeek)

•EFSF first bond issue - 43 Billion Euros of Orders From 500 Investors (Asymptotix, WSJ)

•Madrid Tells Banks to Boost Core Capital (FT), causing Spanish spread weakness

•Japan's central bank keeps lending rate, lifts growth forecast (Xinhua)

•India average inflation during 2010-11 to jump up to 9 per cent (Economic Times)

•KKR Gets Surprise Help in Fundraising From Bernanke, Trichet (BusinessWeek, h/t 5U)

•U.K. Economy Contracts in Fourth Quarter (WSJ)