Links 8 April 2013

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Global Macro/Markets:

  • IMF’s Lagarde Says Substantial Part of Global Economy Better – Bloomberg
  • Analysis: Big inflows into bonds undercut the Great Rotation – Reuters
  • Beware of those who cry ‘bubble’ about bonds – USA Today

North America:

  • Some Senators Think Big U.S. Banks Could Use An Extra Trillion Dollars Or So Of Capital – Dealbreaker
  • Senators to Propose Higher Capital for Banks Over $400 Billion – Bloomberg
  • Why Curing Job Market Is So Important to Fed – Wall Street Journal
  • Five myths about the minimum wage – Washington Post
  • Millionaires Got $80 Million in Jobless Aid in Recession – Bloomberg
  • Employment Report Comments and more Graphs – Calculated Risk

Europe:

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  • Portugal faces fresh cuts to spending – Financial Times
  • Portugal bail out blown off course – Financial Times
  • EU’s Rehn: Big Depositors Could Suffer in Future Bailouts – CNBC
  • Bridgewater Asks “Could Italy Blow Up The Euro?” – ZeroHedge
  • In Euro Zone, Everyone’s Making Up the Rules As They Go – Wall Street Journal
  • The new bail-in doctrine: A recipe for banking crises and depression in the eurozone – ceps.eu
  • The Banking Union – a European perspective: reasons, benefits and challenges of the Banking Union – European Union

Asia:

  • ‘Fulfilling the Asian Dream: Lasting Growth and Shared Prosperity’ – imf.org
  • China Local Debt May Top Estimates, Former Minister Says – Bloomberg
  • The Promise of Abenomics by Joseph E. Stiglitz – Project Syndicate

Local:

  • New level for China/Australia ties – The Australian
  • How to take super out of pollies hands – The Australian
  • Lindsay Fox warns on infrastructure – The Australian
  • Swan’s next $10 billion problem – The Australian
  • Labor attacks Abbott over super – The Age
  • Fortescue to sell stake in rail & ports – The Age
  • Wong adds to doubts over budget surplus forecasts – The AFR
  • Boral comes under pressure from slowing construction and poor weather – The AFR

Other:

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  • Interview with George Soros – scmp.com
  • An Automatic Solution for the Retirement Savings Problem – New York Times
  • Bitcoin Really Is an Existential Threat to the Modern Liberal State – Bloomberg
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.