Insights

* Fed’s Kocherlakota on Q1 growth “’we’re probably going to be in a negative situation”; and on rates “keeping the fed funds rate target at its current level during this calendar year”

* Swing left in Canada’s Alberta province election,

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* Greece: Euro area target deal by Sunday

* ECB Could Lift Cap on Greek Short-Term Debt Issuance if Deal in Sight

* Atlanta Fed (who correctly predicted Q1 US .

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* Hilsenrath: “Slowing Growth Muddles Fed Plans”

* Greece prepares reform bill, lenders seek concessions

* Venezuela said to have engaged in a Gold swap with Citi

* Bernanke: the Taylor Rule should not .

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* FT: Five Things to watch at the Fed tonight

* Is it China QE or just propping up their local govt bond market?

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* Greek deputy PM: ‘we need a deal by early May’

* Schaeuble hints at preparations for ‘plan B’ on Greece – the new twist from 2012 preparations is that they may default but stay within the Eurozone

* It’s all going well for Greek FinMin Varoufakis,

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