Here’s a list of things Reynard read overnight.
Global Macro:
- IMF forced into circular logic again – Bill Mitchell
- Russia Says World Is Nearing Currency War as Europe Joins – Bloomberg
- World Bank Cuts Growth Forecasts as Developed Nations Lose Steam – Bloomberg
- World Bank cautions on economic stimulus – Financial Times
North America:
- Canadian housing market “defying gravity”….at least for now – The Star
- US: Truth Is Too Dangerous to Disclose – Ritholtz
- FRB: Beige Book – January 16, 2013 – Federal Reserve
- Fed: Industrial Production increased 0.3% in December – Calculated Risk
- What Is Driving Growth in Government Spending? – New York Times
- Swap the Debt Ceiling for a Rule That Makes Sense – Bloomberg
Europe:
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- Thought It Was Safe to Forget Greece? Think Again – Bloomberg
- Euro-Zone Bank Plan Could Get Watered Down – Wall Street Journal
- EU launches search for most dangerous financial product – Reuters
- Germany to repatriate gold worth €27bn – Financial Times
Asia:
- “Most China mills have stopped buying iron ore” – Reuters
- Chinese trade officials: Our export data is for real! – Bloomberg
- Chinese one-child “little emperors” and sex-ratio complications – The Conversation
- “Slowdown in Chinese growth … more likely than most U.S.-based commentators seem to realize”- Bloomberg
- Chinese mainland banks face mounting loan dangers – South China Morning Post
- Japan looks for new Asian allies to boost recovery – The AFR
- The perils of Japanese fiscal bloating – Business Spectator
- China Loses Edge As World’s Factory Floor – Wall Street Journal
Local:
- Construction sector scales back for lean times – The AFR
- Staff who arrange point-of-sale finance for consumers may be required to comply with credit laws – Banking Day
- PWC: Australia faces slide in global economic rankings – The AFR
- Residential boosts confidence in the property sector – The AFR
- Iron ore posts biggest slide in 14 months – The Age
- Blackrock gives Aussie economy big tick – The Age
- Big projects ordered to buy local – The Australian
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