Opening Belz, Dec. 16

Strangely enough, there is little inflation right now – Bloomberg
Fed could taper QE this week, but for the lack of inflation – WSJ
PHOTO: Huge crowds in Kiev as EU backs off talks w/Yanukovych – Daniel Sandford
2 U.S. senators in Kiev saying Ukraine should join Europe, not Russia – Washington Post
Art Rolnick's 1999 interview with Stanley Fischer, then an IMF economist – Minneapolis Fed
Schafer: Glory days waning, Target dials back growth projections – Star Tribune
5 factors that turn a non-employer firm into a hiring firm – Washington Post
Comcast, America's most powerful media company, poised to get bigger – Economist
St. Anthony: This architect knows about homelessness – StarTribune
Owners of Strip Club to open new restaurant in Lowertown – Pioneer Press
I was on Almanac with Sri Zaheer and Jeanne Boeh on Friday – TPT Almanac
MIT prof is studying the long-term older unemployed – Harvard Business Review