Links for 13 December 2012

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Global Macro:

  •  Inside the Risky Bets of Central Banks – Wall Street Journal
  • Baltic Dry Plunges By Over 8% Overnight, Most Since 2008 – ZeroHedge
  • Synthesising views on the West’s poor growth | Economists’ Forum – Financial Times

North America:

  • FOMC Meeting Announcement Patterns In History – dynamichedge.com
  • What to Expect From the Fed Today – Wall Street Journal
  • Economy could be booming with fiscal cliff deal: Dimon – Reuters
  • Inflation Expectations Rise Before FOMC – ZeroHedge
  • ‘Cliff’ Talks at Standstill: ‘It’s Getting Worse, Not Better’ – CNBC
  • U.S. Census Bureau Projections Show a Slower Growing, Older, More Diverse Nation a Half Century from Now – Census.gov
  • Mark Carney raises NGDP expectations – FT Alphaville
  • Fed set to expand its monetary stimulus – Reuters
  • Outlook remains cloudy for fiscal cliff deal – Reuters
  • Mortgage Applications increase, Record Low Mortgage Rates – Calculated Risk
  • Americans Most Optimistic on Economy Since 2009: Video – Bloomberg
  • The economic impact of stabilizing house prices? – Calculated Risk

Europe:

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  • Unilever CEO Polman Sees 10-Year Europe Economy Slump – Bloomberg
  • Europe seeks to end discord over banking union – Reuters
  • Germany says breakthrough possible in EU banking talks – Reuters
  • Britain struggling to boost investment in infrastructure – Reuters
  • Euro zone factory output falls again, recovery far off – Reuters

Asia:

Local:

  • PetroChina buys into Australia LNG project – Financial Times
  • Treasury to Swan: Dump budget surplus – AFR
  • Aussie investors dump bank deposits in search of yield – SMH/AGE
  • Miners hock the family jewels – SMH/AGE
  • BREE lifts iron ore price forecasts – SMH/AGE
  • Call for reform to reboot mining boom – The Australian

Other:

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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.