Links 22 June: Global sloth

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Global Macro:

  • Moody’s said to be poised to announce bank downgrades today (Bloomberg)

United States:

  • Existing Home Sales in May: 4.55m, 6.6 months of supply ( Calculated Risk)
  • Unemployment Claims little changed, 4-week avg hits high (Calculated Risk)
  • Philly Fed Reports Weaker Mid-Atlantic Business Conditions (Wall Street Journal)
  • Citigroup Faces $5 Billion Hit on Dollar’s Rise (Bloomberg)
  • Euro business activity shrinks and U.S., China output slows (Reuters)
  • Goldman Goes Short The S&P 500: 1285 Target (Zero Hedge)
  • Philly Fed factory activity contracts again in June (Reuters)
  • Existing home sales fall 1.5 percent in May (Reuters)
  • U.S. manufacturing grows at slowest pace in 11 months: Markit (Reuters)
  • US jobless claims edge down to 387,000 (Financial Times)
  • Philly Fed survey overview charts (Charts)

Europe:

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  • German growth deal enables ESM, fiscal pact approval (Reuters)
  • Greece Faces Downgrade to Emerging-Market Status by MSCI (Bloomberg)
  • Greece on review for move to emerging markets (Reuters)
  • Spain sells 5-year bonds at record yield  (Financial Times)
  • Cyprus To Ask for EFSF Aid Next Week (eFXnews)
  • Koo on German bubbles (FT Alphaville)
  • Europe’s Economic Implosion In One Chart (Zero Hedge)
  • Property market rebounds in May (BBC News)
  • EU leaders to vow July 9 start for ESM permanent bailout fund (Reuters)
  • German deal on EU fiscal treaty (BBC News)
  • UK Banks Downgrade By Moody’s Imminent (Zero Hedge)

Asia:

  • China makes it easier to buy equities | beyondbrics (Financial Times)
  • PMI is fresh sign of weakness in Chinese economy (Financial Times)
  • Are the boom times over for Hong Kong? (Chart)
  • Asia’s Downside Risk And The Three Big Hopes (Zero Hedge)
  • China’s slowing deepens gloom (The Australian)
  • NZ growth spurt can’t go on (AFR)
  • Signs China braked too hard (AFR)

Local:

  • Rising rents push families to fringe (AFR)
  • Productivity critical (AFR)
  • Survey shows non-miners struggling (AFR)
  • Household conservatism may hurt growth (AFR)
  • Census shows how mining boom is reshaping Australia (AFR)
  • Pay increases fail to match rents, mortgages (Fairfax)
  • What housing policy (Fairfax)
  • ABC’s Kohler embroiled in conflict of interest claims (Fairfax)
  • Home owners stay put as affordability worsens (Fairfax)
About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.