Weekend Links August 18th

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Global Macro:

  • The stock market is going up – S&P puts as cheap as before the crisis started – @fedspeak
  • Rotation in FX Land into smaller currencies – Wall Street Journal
  • South African Mine massacre – terrible. BBC
  • As Ryan invigorates Romney’s campaign the BBC asks “why is Ayn Rand so popular?” – here
  • White House thinking about SPR release – Reuters
  • MacroBusiness Morning will be back on Monday but here is Bloomberg’s wrap of last night

United States:

  • World’s best economic Journo tees off on Paul Ryan – Martin Wolf in the FT
  • What’s the hold up with QE3 – Big Picture
  • But Reuters says the chances are rising – here 
  • How can this be? Former MF Global CEO faces no charges – New American
  • Sometimes I think America has the best democracy money can buy. Peregrine CEO pleads not guilty to lying to regulators – Reuters
  • US State unemployment breakdown worrying – Business Insider
  • Apple Shares at record highs – Wall Street Journal

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Europe:

Asia:

  • China acting as Developer loans sour – Bloomberg
  • Business Insider on what is really going on in the Chinese property market – here

Local:

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  • Australia knows the US is after Assange – SMH
  • Westfield says we are still spending just differently – SMH
  • Who would want to be a Politician – The Australian has a story about the PM and Slater and Gordon
  • ANZ pay freeze – The Australian
  • Suck it up softies! Ken Henry tells manufacturers to accept a high dollar – AFR
  • Income Stocks to be tested – AFR

Other:

  • There was a report issued earlier this week saying eggs are as bad as cigarettes. Hopefully not – Time and Blistree
  • Harvard gets 700 terabytes into a gram – here
  • Dogs get 12 in a row – here. Great to be a Canterbury supporter in 2012 🙂