Weekend Links 11-12 May

Global Macro/Markets:

• US stocks up, gold falls 2%, AUD dices with parity Bloomberg
• Breadth of global slowdown is concerning – The Economist – 1937 again?
• Dr Doom, Boom and Gloom (the ponytailed one) says “Zomezing vill break very badly” Zero Hedge
• How India is throwing away its opportunity – The Economist
• Macro Musings from GlobalFX

North America:

• Visualising the “shrinking” USD – Zero Hedge
• US unemployment rate is bigger than your think – Business Insider
• One of the underpinnings of the US economy – its education bubble – may have popped – Business Insider thank Dog for HECS hey?

Europe:

•  UK savers – why bother when you should be spending spending spending! BBC 

Asia:

• Can Taiwan pull Communist China towards democracy? KC Opinion – is that upgrading or downgrading?
• What’s China’s plan for the Middle East – The Atlantic – lemme guess – oil?
• Hugh Hendry (Disclosure: big fan) says Japan’s reflation is last thing world needs – Zero Hedge

Local:

• Food fight! No its not Bluto from Animal House, its Coles and Coke AFR
• More food fight! Maccas dumps the “Angus” Burger WSJ ($) – will it now dump pretensions of being good food???
• More food for the spruikers! Low interest rates=higher prices forever=best time to buy=dont wait AFR($)
• Maybe the Pascometer was right – its the USD rallying, not AUD falling – Sober Look….Nah

Other:

• Air pollution may raise risk of diabetes for kids – Bloomberg News
• But at least they can eat they’re Maccas here – Gizmag

And Jay Leno for a change: