- What is Simpson Bowles (WaPo)
- Will the fiscal cliff break Grover Norquist? (WaPo)
- Democrats unwilling to trim entitlement spending (NYT)
- Texas manufacturing barely improving (Dallas Fed)
- US durable goods orders up barely (Census)
- CFNAI indicates continued below trend growth (Chicago Fed)
- The Greek debt deal (FT)
- OECD projects weak economy going forward (OECD)
- A short bio on China's new leader (FT)
- The multiplier is at least 2 (Economist's View)