Post Crisis:  Liquidity returns to interest rate futures markets - has 3 measures and explanations - ... Galen Burghardt ... saying that even though the interest rate markets "basically went away" during the last year or so, these markets are getting back to having the footing they had before 2008. ... John Lothian Interest Rate Blog
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When Housing Is Priced in Gold -   Pricing U.S. homes in gold reveals that housing has fallen by two-thirds from its 2005 peak.  Frequent contributor Harun I. suggested an interesting relative-value experiment: how has housing performed in the past 20 years when priced in gold? ... Priced in gold, housing has already fallen 2/3 from its 2005 peak when priced in gold. ... - Charles Hugh Smith Blog - Of Two Minds 

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Jim Cramer - Issue $1T in 30 year Treasuries? - By Ray - This was the solution uttered by none other than Jim Cramer a week or so ago on CNBC. This was his solution to not raise taxes in the near-term, but, as usual, this makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Not only could the US probably not even place $1T in 30 year paper, Cramer himself admitted a top to the treasury market last week, but that would just add more long-term debt that the US cannot afford. - AnnuityIQ Blog

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On the Fed buying MBS - The dollar, MBS, and the Fed - ... Word is now out that the Fed now owns 80% of the newly issued MBS market since the market crashed. Essentially this means since the crash that the Fed has financed almost all mortgages wether it be FHA or Freddie. ... THE GOVERNMENT ESSENTIALLY NOW HAS TO FINANCE THE WHOLE DAMN HOUSING MARKET BECAUSE THE BANKS HAVE NO INTEREST IN DOING BAD LOANS WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE 620 CREDIT SCORES! ... - Housing Time Bomb Blog
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Volatility Index Falls to 1-Yr. Low, Bloomberg Financial Conditions Index Reaches New 2-Yr. High - Mark Perry Carpe Diem Blog

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Great article on natural gas and oil - Part II: Betting on Progress and Technology - - Mark Perry Carpe Diem Blog

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US Distressed Debt Ratio Falls Below 25% - Financial, media and high tech sector distress levels remain above normal. - Research Recap