A rundown of what we’ve been reading over the last week.

Spanish Home Prices Plunge Most On Record, Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge

Manhattan Apartment Rents Near Peak as Gains Accelerate, Oshrat Carmiel, Bloomberg

Helmut Kohl: I acted like a dictator to bring in the euro, Jeevan Vasagar, The Telegraph

Trust in Gold Not Bernanke as U.S. States Promote Bullion, Amanda J. Crawford, Bloomberg

Housing Prices Are on a Tear, Thanks to the Fed, Nick Timiraos, The Wall Street Journal

Beware the Monthly Jobs-Report Chatter, Edward P. Lazear, The Wall Street Journal[/expand]