Global Macro/Markets:
- Debt and growth: Reinhart-Rogoff reprise – The Economist
- Austerity loses an article of faith – Financial Times
- Bruce Bartlett: Gold’s Declining Price Is a Reversion to the Mean – New York Times
- Who Is Defending Austerity Now? – The Atlantic
- Martin Wolf – you just cant austerity your way to growth – Financial Times
North America:
- Who Says New York Is Not Affordable? – New York Times
- Fed Still Owes Congress a Blueprint on Emergency Lending to Banks – New York Times
- Abolish deposit insurance, please – barnejek.wordpress.com
- The Incredible Shrinking Budget Deficit – New York Times
Europe:
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- Greece achieves primary budget surplus of 520 million euros in Q1 of 2013, says Finance Ministry – ekathimerini.com
- German Flash PMI – Business Insider
- Italy, Spain 10-Year Yields Decline to Least Since November 2010 – Bloomberg
- Austerity and growth debate: What President Barroso actually said at the Brussels Think Tank Dialogue (22 April 2013) – European Union
- EU near austerity limit, says Barroso – The Guardian
Asia:
- MISS: Chinese Flash PMI Falls To 50.5 – Business Insider
- Stalling Economy Slams China’s Stocks – Wall Street Journal
- Japanese nationalists send boat to disputed islands – Reuters
Local:
- Nation’s credit rating under threat if Govt doesn’t commit to ending deficit – The Australian
- Don’t spend like drunk sailors – The Australian
- House price growth trend ‘over” – The Australian
- Bid farewell to cheap airfares – The Age
- Vic Government’s $1 billion outsourcing bill – The Age
- Rethink as GST slumps – The Age
- No payout for Dick Smith’s small Australia argument – The AFR
Other:
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- A Rise in Wealth for the Wealthy;Declines for the Lower 93% – pewsocialtrends.org
- Regulators Get Banks to Rein In Bonus Pay – Wall Street Journal
- Why Politics and Economics Are a Toxic Cocktail – The Fiscal Times
- The tragedy of long term unemployment – Reuters
