Links 4 October 2012

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Global Macro:

  • No recovery till 2018, IMF warns – The Guardian
  • IMF chief economist says crisis will last a decade – Reuters
  • History, gravity, and international finance – VOX
  • FT Alphaville » Currency wars as global stimulus – FT Alphaville

North America:

  • ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increases in September – Calculated Risk
  • BlackRock’s Fink Says U.S. a Year Away From Robust Growth – Bloomberg
  • ADP: Private Employment increased 162,000 in September – Calculated Risk
  • The economy: Asking the experts – The Economist
  • Mortgage Prepayment Rate Reaches Highest Level Since 2005 – Bloomberg

Europe:

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  • How ECB Chief Outflanked German Foe in Fight for Euro – Wall Street Journal
  • European Bank Capital Results Overtaken by Tougher Global Rules – Bloomberg
  • Euro zone September PMI slide suggests no return to growth this year – Reuters
  • Markit Eurozone Composite PMI Final 46.1 – Markit
  • Euro-Region August Retail Sales Unexpectedly Increase on Germany – Bloomberg
  • Democracy itself is at stake in southern Europe – Financial Times
  • Our age of extremes – Inside Greece
  • The lessons learned by Britain in the ‘20s, applied to the Eurozone of today – New York Times

Asia:

  • China’s Slowdown Reverberates as ADB Cuts Forecasts – Bloomberg
  • As China’s economy slows, real estate bubble looms – Washington Post
  • A Muddling Through China, But No Hard Landing – Goldman Sachs – eFXnews

Local:

  • VIC aggregate property values not keeping pace with nominal economy – DSE
  • Deficit raises fear of boom’s end – SMH
  • Easy money fuels property bubble risks – AFR
  • Car industry slams steel tariff plan – AFR
  • States losing $14.5 billion in GST as consumer spending shrinks – AFR
  • RBA slow to see the end of the boom – AFR. They have been slow to see a lot of things! Risk management ain’t their specialty.
  • Boom’s end sounds call for economic reforms – The Australian
  • Chinese money loves Oz. AFR Sorry Tony

Other:

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