Links 6 September 2013

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Global Macro / Markets:

North America:

  • Fed nomination prospects bring new focus on Summers’s regulation history – Financial Times
  • The student loan bubble is starting to burst – CNBC
  • U.S. Payroll to Population Rate Drops to 43.7% in August – gallup.com
  • U.S. Car Sales Soar to Pre-Slump Level – Wall Street Journal

Europe:

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Asia:

  • BIS: China yuan enters top-10 most frequently traded currencies – Wall Street Journal
  • Falling Economic Tide in India Is Exposing Its Chronic Troubles – New York Times
  • Ruthless China Shows U.S. How to Deal With Rogue Banks – Bloomberg

Local:

  •  Hockey to raise debt ceiling – The AFR
  • Coalition to review $900m in “ridiculous research grants”The AFR. What about ridiculous negative gearing?
  • Rail operators laments roads rule – The Australian
  • Hard task for Coalition hasn’t begun – The Australian
  • Lazy stab at fiscal consolidation – The Australian
  • Poll winner to bank iron ore, LNG boom prize – The Australian
  • Coalition figures clear as mud – The Age
  • For retail, the real trouble’s in store – The Age

Other:

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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.