Assorted Links for August 8, 2011

1. G7, Europe vow to fight debt crisis as markets dip
2. ECB bond-buying plan calms euro markets, foreign exchanges still shaky
3. Bank Bond Risk Drops From Record as ECB Moves to Save Lenders: Euro Credit
4. Was S&P right? Congress responds to credit downgrade with sniping
5. Subpoenas Go Out to High-Speed Trade Firms
6. Investors in Asia Express Pessimism, but Not Panic
7. China's yuan advances to record high against USD Monday (1 U.S. dollar = 6.43 Chinese yuan)
8. ISDA Determinations Committee under scrutiny
9. To Reassure Markets, Europe Needs Bigger Bailout Fund, Says Geithner
10. BASE METALS: Economic Worries Spark A Near 3% Fall In Copper
11. Obama seeks tax breaks for companies that hire veterans
12. Inflation hedges attractive, but...