Forecasts and Analysis for 2012 from others

While we wait for the employment numbers this week why not look at some other views of the markets and politics:

Byron Wien   http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/04/byron-wiens-surprises-of-2012/?section=magazines_fortune

Doug Kass      http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-12-29/markets/30567351_1_stock-market-financial-stocks-soft-landing

NYT:              http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/business/daily-stock-market-activity.html

                      http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/business/three-experts-prognosticate-on-2012.html

                      http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/business/economy/the-year-the-governments-lost-their-credibility-off-the-charts.html

                      http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/business/from-6-economists-6-ways-to-face-2012-economic-view.html