Morning Journal--Obamacare's financial unraveling

Economics

   This Week’s Data

            Monthly retail chain stores sales were flat.

   Other

            The growing difference between deposits and loans (short):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-10/biggest-banking-disconnect-lehman-hits-new-record

Politics

  Domestic

Obamacare’s financial unraveling (medium):

http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2013/10/09/obamacares_financial_unraveling_predictable_and_predicted_100656.html

The big banks still have a sweetheart deal with the government (medium):

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/10/the-big-bank-subsidy/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1

  International

            Failure of Japanese economic policy could have significant implications globally (medium):

            http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/global-markets/articles/Satyajit-Das-Failure-of-Japan-Kamikaze/10/10/2013/id/52168