Weekend Links October 13

Global Macro:

IMF Blanchard says healing from crisis could take decades – WSJ
Ambrose Evans Pritchard is bullish – kidding right? Reckons the US is rebounding and IMF wrong. UK Telegraph
World’s first 3D guitar printed – Businessweek. Michael is really keen on this as the next technological revolution we just need to figure out how to piggy back it for MI subscribers
This one is for the traders, I picked it up from Michael Covel – What happens when decisions go wrong? Farmam Street
David Rosenberg on navigating the new normal – BI

North America:

Bernanke’ QE3 is a masterstroke of market manipulation – Quartz
US Consumer confidence at 5 year highs – Reuters
Fed’s Lacker – Fed stimulus will do little for the economy, Reuters and Economic growth will begin next year, WSJ. Don’t you love headlines!

Europe:

Lord Turner calls for “unconventional” economic policies – BBC Can it work? Stephanie Flanders BBC
More on EU plans to have joint budget – Reuters
Spain says there is no opposition in EU and it can access if it wants – Reuters
But it could get a precautionary credit line – Reuters
Portugal still trying to Austerity its way to growth – Reuters
Citi reckons changes of Grexit have fallen – Reuters
Hollande robbed of growth engine as Coys cut investment – Bloomberg.
Charlemange on the EU Peace Prize win – Economist
Europe might have won the Nobel Peace Prize but the Italians are so enamoured with the Germans at the moment blaming them for their economic woes – Reuters
Poland plans big investment to avoid downturn – Reuters

Asia:

BOC warns of shadow banking risks – Reuters
China is going to have problems guaranteeing food, water and drug security – Project Syndicate h/t BI

Local:

Swanny still deluded about our economic future – Skynews. Are those drugs legal?
Sydney on top of the property rich list – SMH I am so glad I don’t live in Sydney anymore.
We need a change of mind on China – SMH
There is sexism and there is barbs – PVO in the Oz.

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