Links 11 October 2012

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Global Macro:

  • BlackRock’s Fink calls for sharper global bank-recapitalization – euromoney.com
  • Quantitative easing only benefits the financial sector, UK research finds – phys.org
  • Fiscal policy: Let go of the brakes – The Economist
  • In the battle of the generations, the battleground will be inflation – The Economist

North America:

  • FRB: Beige Book – October 10, 2012 – Federal Reserve
  • Tracking the U.S. Banking Industry – Liberty Street Economics – New York Fed
  • MBA: Mortgage Purchase activity highest since June – Calculated Risk
  • Fiscal Cliff May Be Felt Gradually, Analysts Say – New York Times
  • U.S. Downgrade Seen as Upgrade as U.S. Debt Dissolved – Bloomberg
  • U.S. shadow homes inventory lowest in over three years: CoreLogic – Reuters
  • Is Canada immune from a housing bubble? – The Globe & Mail

Europe:

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  • IMF Sees European Banks Facing $4.5 Trillion Sell-Off – Bloomberg
  • Italy set to ease austerity with tax cuts – Financial Times
  • IMF warns eurozone on capital flight – Financial Times
  • Spain may get nod to ease pace of fiscal cuts – Reuters

Asia:

  • China Gets Back to Work – New York Times
  • China’s Economic Slowdown Felt By Its Young Generation – PBS.org

Local:

  • Perth & Sydney rents hit a record high – the AFR
  • Banks ease lending standards but no bubble: APRA – the AFR – no macroprudential either!
  • Why interest rates will go lower for longer – the AFR – just look to NZ: OCR at 2.5% since 2009
  • Two sides of the labour market coin – the AFR
  • Unemployment expected to rise: economists – The SMH