They were supposed to be on a break until the 7th, but it looks like a couple of the MB crew couldn’t resist the news-flow any longer. So it’s back to normal programming.. Well at 50% capacity anyway.
Global:
- IMF: Optimal oil production and the world supply of oil The Big Picture
- Survival of the zombies is bad news FT
- Stock to soar as world money catches fire, Calvinist Europe left behind Ambrose
North America:
- “Fiscal Cliff”: House passes bill, Obama says he will not debate default ceiling CalculatedRisk
- Bipartisan house backs tax deal as next fight looms Bloomberg
- The fiscal cliff deal that almost wasn’t Politico
- Eight corporate subsidies in the fiscal cliff bill, from Goldman Sachs to Disney to NASCAR NakedCap
- Who are the winners and losers in the bargain between Democrats and Republicans? Slate
- House fails to take up Sandy aid bill WSJ , NYT
- US manufacturing PMI comes in strong Markit
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Asia:
- Climate change comes to the Philippines The Diplomat
- Abe briefs envoy on value of Tokyo-Seoul ties Japan Times
- LNG gains political value as Japan’s needs soar Japan Times
- Beijing land prices soar amid criticism FT
Russia:
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- Putins signs law raising age limit for civil servants Moscow Times
- Russian oil output hits post-Soviet record Reuters
Europe:
- Euphoria in the banking sector FT
- German inflation surprises to the upside MNI
- Spain’s new house prices drop to 2003 levels Reuters
- Portuguese budget sent to court to assess its fairness BBC
- France’s new car registrations down 13.9% Y/Y in 2012 MNI
- UK manufacturing hits 15-month high Guardian UK
- The Eurozone manages the near-opposite Markit
- But European peripheral yields continue to fall BI
- “I’m under fire” – recent interview with Jens Weidmann Bundesbank
- Six months on, Monti’s labor reform has changed little Reuters
Local:
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