Morning Journal--Ann Coulter on immigration

Economics

   This Week’s Data

            The January Chicago PMI came in at 55.6 versus expectations of 50.5.

            January nonfarm payrolls rose slightly less than expected; but the November and December numbers were revised up: unemployment came in at 7.9% versus 7.8% in December

   Other

            Update on the Fed’s balance sheet (short):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-01-31/feds-ten-year-equivalent-holdings-hit-record-29-entire-treasury-market

Politics

  Domestic

Ann Coulter on immigration (medium):

http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2013-01-30.html#read_more

            The latest on Obamacare (medium):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-01-31/labor-unions-finally-read-obamacare-fine-print-realize-costs-set-spike-turn-sour-oba

            And this (short):

            http://cafehayek.com/2013/01/bring-on-the-savings-but-no-hurry.html

  International

            The latest out of the Middle East (medium):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-01-31/syria-threatens-surprise-response-israel-air-raid-iran-and-russia-pile

            Dutch bank bites the dust (medium):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-01/dutch-sns-bank-fails-real-estate-losses-first-too-big-fail-nationalization-five-year