Readings

Problem bank list:

FDIC QBP: Earnings down, "problem" institutions up, charge-off rate at 17-year high and more
from Interest Rate Roundup by Mike Larson
http://interestrateroundup.blogspot.com/2008/08/fdic-qbp-earnings-down-problem.html

Higher Levels of 'Troubled Banks' as Financial Earnings Plummet
from Jesse's Cafe Americain by Jesse
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-levels-of-troubled-banks-as.html

FDIC Problem Bank List Increases
by CalculatedRisk
http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/2008/08/fdic-problem-bank-list-increases.html

U.S. Says Banks on `Problem List' Rose 30% in Quarter
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aOaSmPh0G3QU

Dollar and Gold:

Gold and US dollar to start rising together?
from Peter J. Cooper's Weblog by peterjcooper
http://arabianmoney.net/2008/08/27/gold-and-us-dollar-to-start-rising-together/

Is Gold about to decouple from the € and rise with the $?
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fso/~3/375631171/0826.html