Global Macro:
- Goldman cuts gold forecast on expectation of higher rates and growth – financialpost.com
- Global Banking Under Siege as Nations Tighten Local Rules – Bloomberg
- Innovation Crisis or Financial Crisis? by Kenneth Rogoff – Project Syndicate
- Shadow Banking: Economics and Policy – imf.org
North America:
- Taking the Threat of Default Out of the Debt Limit – US Treasury
- America is not Greece: Low funding costs give U.S. room to borrow – Reuters
- ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increases in November – Calculated Risk
- Fed set to launch fresh bond buying to help economy – Reuters
- Fracking Boosts U.S. Oil Output to Nearly 15-Year High – Wall Street Journal
- Those Idiotic ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Countdown Clocks? All Wrong. – The Big Picture
- Manufacturing: ISM PMI vs. Markit – Calculated Risk
- The rest of the world thinks the fiscal cliff is ridiculous – Washington Post
- How Much Is the Fed Driving Home Prices? – The Big Picture
Europe:
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- Transparency International Ranks Greece as Most Corrupt in EU – Der Spiegel
- Euro Crisis Feeds Corruption as Greece Slides in Rankings – Bloomberg
- How Ireland Got Its Groove Back – Foreign Affairs
Asia:
- Japan has plenty to fear from a powerful neighbour – Financial Times
- First sign of a Chinese stimulus programme ? – The Big Picture
- Why Would Anyone Want to Invest in China? – dragonflycap.com
- China economy may grow 8.2 percent in 2013: top think-tank – Reuters
- Asian Cities Air Quality Getting Worse, Experts Warn – New York Times
- China Goes Abroad for Heavy Industry – Wall Street Journal
Local:
- National income slumps at fastest rate since GFC – AFR
- Ditch surplus & spend more: McKibbin – AFR
- Iron ore & coal add pressure to trade – AFR
- Loosen purse strings says QLD builders – AFR
- Lower growth is new normal – RBA speech
- Banks feel pressure of rate cut – The Age
- Falling national income pressures government revenuew – The Age