Links 19 July 2013

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Global Macro/Markets:

  • The prophecies of maestrodamus. Krugman

North America:

  • Detroit prepares to file for bankruptcy. FREEP
  • Larry Summers billion dollar bad bet. Bloomberg
  • Flipping is back! CNBC
  • Banks go misfit prime. Bloomberg
  • Fab Fab trial in trouble already. HP
  • US’s prudent consumers. Bloomberg
  • Jobless claims fall sharply. Reuters

Europe:

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  • Opinion: Why Greece Should Be Given a Debt Haircut Now – Der Spiegel
  • ECB further reviews its risk control framework allowing for a new treatment of asset-backed securities – European Union
  • Britain is returning to a rentier society fit for a new royal – Financial Times

Asia:

  • More People Think China Will Eclipse U.S., New Pew Poll Shows – Wall Street Journal
  • Japan’s ‘kamikaze’ economics risk Asia debt crisis – Market Watch
  • Japan survey ships prepare for deployment, tension with China rises – Reuters
  • China is building mega cities, but they remain empty – News.com.au

Local:

  • Colonial rule: Why Aussies, Kiwis and Canadians are running Britain – The Spectator
  • Dealing with Australia’s housing pain – Inside Story
  • Economic outlook stable, but challenges ahead – The AFR
  • Carr offers olive branch on car tax plan – The Age
  • Rent seekers cry foul over changes to car FBT – The Australian

Other:

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About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.