Economy News for Tues 17 April 2012

[Cheryl Nelson]

IMF Raises Global Forecast For First Time Since Early 2011

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-17/imf-raises-global-economic-growth-forecast-to-3-5-from-3-3-.html

US Housing Starts Unexpectedly Drop To 5-Month Low

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-17/housing-starts-in-u-s-unexpectedly-decrease-to-five-month-low.html

US Factories Cool For First Time In Four Months

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-17/u-s-industrial-production-was-little-changed-for-second-month.html

Jobs Data Simultaneous Release At Risk As US Review Spurs Restrictions

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-17/jobs-data-simultaneous-release-jeopardized-by-u-s-restrictions.html

Wall Street Rallies On Earnings

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dow-gains-retail-sales-apple-063730714.html;_ylt=AsQWeVtJhjZs6azvbEUkc3aiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQzaDA2NzduBG1pdANGaW5hbmNlIEZQIEp1bWJvdHJvbiBMaXRlBHBrZwNmMzE5ZDBiNS04Yzk1LTNmMWYtOTdmNi04ZmYxZmViMTg3NTEEcG9zAzEEc2VjA2p1bWJvdHJvbgR2ZXIDMDlkMzdmMjAtODhkNi0xMWUxLWJlZDUtMjAxMmRiNWU5MWFl;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

Insiders Tell Jim Sinclair $17 Trillion In QE Coming

http://etfdailynews.com/2012/04/13/insiders-tell-jim-sinclair-17-trillion-in-qe-coming-gld-iau-slv-agq-uup-ugl-udn/

Europe Will Collapse In May-June

http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1334502720.php

US Roads And Bridges Being Built By Chinese Companies As American Economy Teeters On Collapse

http://theintelhub.com/2012/04/15/u-s-roads-and-bridges-being-built-by-chinese-companies-as-american-economy-teeters-on-collapse/

Tax Refunds Being Used To Pay For Bankruptcy Filings

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/taxes/story/2012-04-12/tax-refund-filing-for-bankruptcy/54227664/1