Links 5 June 2013

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Global Macro/Markets:

  • ‘Dr. Boom’? Roubini Sees Two Years of Stock Gains – CNBC

North America:

Europe:

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  • Spain’s jobless total falls in May – BBC
  • Spain’s Crisis Fades as Exports Lead the Way – Bloomberg
  • Come to Germany to work and find love, British are told – The Telegraph
  • Albert Edwards Blasts UK Mortgage Subsidy – Business Insider
  • ECB backs away from use of ‘big bazooka’ to boost credit – Financial Times
  • U.K. Recovery Signs Mount From Builders to Retailers: Economy – Bloomberg
  • IMF tells France to step up reforms and contain public spending – Reuters
  • London house prices: The parasitic city – The Economist
  • IMF halves German 2013 growth forecast – The Telegraph

Asia:

  • Chinese credit ratings expert sounds alarm bell on looming bond defaults later this year – Caixin
  • Yen Strengthens Again, in Challenge for Abe – New York Times
  • Beijing Caps Home Prices to Control Demand: Mortgages – Bloomberg
  • Japan’s Market Skid Has Bulls Reeling – Wall Street Journal
  • Japan Wages Gain in Boost for Abe’s Drive to Reflate Economy – Bloomberg

Local:

  • RBA Sees Further Rate-Cut Scope as Aussie Remains High – Bloomberg

Other:

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  • Austerity Does Not Help Unemployment. Stimulus Does – Slate
  • The End Of The Welfare State by Michael Heller – Project Syndicate
  • Does High Home-Ownership Impair the Labor Market? – nber.org
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.