Links 8 November 2012

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Global Macro:

  • This Is the Worst Election for Wall Street in Decades – The Atlantic
  • Election gamble backfires for banks, energy firms: Kemp – Reuters
  • Best Rally in Decade May Slow as Obama Faces Congress – Bloomberg
  • Improved access to private sector credit crucial to restoring global growth – AFR

North America:

  • Congratulations, Mr. President. Here’s how to fix the economy. – Fortune
  • Worst One Day Reactions to Presidential Elections – Bespoke
  • Obama could really help the US economy by pushing for more legal immigration – Quartz
  • Fiscal cliff: It’s not a cliff – Slate
  • The economy and the election: The macroeconomics mandate – The Economist
  • Your money: Dear Mr. President – Do this first for consumers – Reuters
  • The Real Real America – New York Times
  • Hurricane Sandy: Impact on “Near-Term Economic Activity” – Calculated Risk

Europe:

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  • Mass resignations hit Bank of Greece – Financial Times
  • Draghi’s address at Wirtschaftstag Volksbanken Raffeisenbanken – European Union
  • Draghi says ECB plan allows for unlimited bond buys – Reuters
  • Germany is making a crucial bet to hang onto its manufacturing prowess – Quartz
  • Greeks protest proposed spending cuts, tax increases as parliament votes – CNBC

Asia:

  • Chinese banks’ bad loans may triple by year-end – Reuters
  • Great NYT map of (reported) protests in China over large scale, polluting industrial projects – New York Times

Local:

  • States push for tax revenues from asset sales – AFR
  • Liberals set to refer mining tax to new budget office – AFR
  • Oakeshott wants Treasury brief on mining tax – SMH
  • Treasury defends its role costing Opposition policies – The Age
  • CBA warning as profits rise – The Australian

Other:

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  • A good example of how household formation (underlying demand) only increases during good economic times – Wall Street Journal
  • Ask A Banker: What’s The Deal With High Frequency Trading? : Planet Money : NPR – npr.org
  • Why RBNZ Governor should impose LVR limits, but isn’t – Interest.co.nz
About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.