Links 8 May 2013

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Global Macro/Markets:

  • Dow 15000: What it Means, What it Doesn’t Mean – MoneyBeat – WSJ – Wall Street Journal
  • Hedge fund chief Paulson a big loser in gold rout – Reuters
  • Paulson Said to Lose 27% in Gold Fund Last Month in Rout – Bloomberg
  • Subprime bond bounces back, leaving behind a subprime borrower – Reuters
  • Seven Myths about Keynesian Economics – The Fiscal Times
  • Is it time for another down thrust in precious metals? – peterlbrandt.com

North America:

Europe:

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  • Germans Splurge on Italian Homes Locals Can’t Afford – Bloomberg
  • What the Danish negative rate experience tells us – Financial Times
  • London Recruiter Says City Job Vacancies Rose 19% – Bloomberg

Asia:

  • China seeks to water down the World Bank’s Doing Business report – The Economist
  • China’s North Korea Dilemma – The Diplomat
  • Chinese Steel Association seeks to tackle “vicious competition” – Want China Times

Local:

  • Reserve Bank of Australia Cuts Interest Rates to Record Low 2.75% – Wall Street Journal
  • The fact that interest rates are low doesn’t necessarily mean they’re at “crisis levels” – Matt Cowgill
  • The stubbornly high Aussie. Why the RBA cut and will cut again – Peter Martin
  • Victoria: banking on recoveries in housing and labour – The Age
  • State of the Canberra housing market – Capital Appreciation

Other:

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  • Confirmation bias and the perma-whatevers – Abnormal Returns
  • Reinhart-Rogoff’s Lesson for Economists – Bloomberg
  • RBNZ forces banks to hold more capital to back high LVR mortgages – Interest.co.nz
  • Record number of Kiwis expect house prices to rise – Interest.co.nz
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.