Bonddad Linkfest

1. Italian interest rates drop
2. Obama to ask for debt ceiling increase
3. Conference Board's Consumer Confidence release
4. US declines to name China a currency manipulator
5. Treasuries will sell-off next year as economy strengthens
6. Japan industrial output falls
7. Deposits at ECB hit high
8. Two new Fed nominees
9. Gold (and GLD) losing its appeal
10. Calculated Risk on House Prices