Global Macro:
- 10 Unexpected Uses For Commodities – Business Insider
- Currency Wars Are Back – Business Insider
North America:
- Housing Starts increased to 750 thousand in August – Calculated Risk
- Existing Home Sales in August: 4.82 million SAAR, 6.1 months of supply – Calculated Risk
- Chart of the day, housing bubble edition – Reuters
- Housing Rebounds, but Forward-Looking Indicators Cause Concern – Dallas Fed
- So How’s That QE3 Working? « naked capitalism – Naked Capitalism
Europe:
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- Deposit Flight From Europe Banks Eroding Common Currency – Bloomberg
- Germany’s big worry: China, not Greece – Reuters
- Euro-Zone Construction Falls – Wall Street Journal
Asia:
- BoJ follows QE3 with fresh stimulus – Financial Times
- Japan government could run out of money by end-Nov – finance minister – Reuters
- Japan Eases Monetary Policy in Surprise Move – Wall Street Journal
- China’s thermal electric power output fell 6.3% yoy in August – Also Sprach Analyst
- Crowd attacks US ambassador in Beijing – The Telegraph
- Central Banker Calls for Selling Bonds to Local Residents – Caixin Online – Caixin Online
- BoJ increases its asset purchase programme – The Big Picture
- FT Alphaville » The BoJ’s feud-driven asset purchase extension – Financial Times
- BOJ eases policy as Japan’s recovery prospects fade – Reuters
Local:
- BHP Says Pace of China Iron Ore Demand Has Slowed by Half – Bloomberg
- Brace for lower living standards as terms-of-trade unwinds – Garnaut – AFR – Must read article
- Raise GST – tax experts – AFR How about a broad-based land values tax instead?
- Ratings agencies see downside in Fortescue deal – SMH
- Mining boom to drag on Australian economy within 18 months – SMH
Other:
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- Fire tornado captured on film in Australia – video – The Guardian
- Asia’s millionaires outgrow those in N America – Financial Times