Weekend Links 16 to 17 February 2013

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Here’s a list of things Reynard read over night.

Global Macro/Markets:

North America:

Europe:

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Asia:

  • Chinese Securities Firms Are Ballooning, And That Has Experts Worried – Business Insider
  • Revisiting Fukushima’s Ghost Towns: Taking Back a Nuclear No-Man’s Land – Bloomberg
  • North Korea tells China of preparations for fresh nuclear test: source – Reuters

Local:

  • Surplus turne to $10 billion deficit – The Australian
  • Swan’s future in doubt – The Australian
  • No reprieve on mining tax – The AFR
  • Mining tax falls in deep shaft – The Age
  • ANZ upbeat on Asia but Australia “soft” – The AFR
  • Coalition’s coal seam gas buffer zone rejected – The Age
  • Rio can’t afford to sit on assets – The Age

Other:

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  • A good documentary on Keynes – SBS
  • Does raising the minimum wage really help workers? – CBS News
  • Labour markets: Minimum human wages – The Economist