Links 16 October 2013

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Global Macro / Markets:

  • Robert Shiller: ‘When I look around I see a lot of foolishness, and I can’t believe it’s not important economically’ – Washington Post
  • Credit default swaps run out of road – Financial Times
  • Bond-fund manager has had about enough of these bonds – Wall Street Journal
  • The artificial fuel for growth cannot last forever – Financial Times

North America:

  • Robert Costa – House Conservatives Revolt – National Review
  • Just how ugly would a default be for the dollar? Very – Fortune
  • The default has already begun – Reuters
  • The sun is setting on dollar supremacy, and with it, American power – The Telegraph

Europe:

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  • Greece’s 2014 fiscal gap suddenly appears bigger, much bigger – macropolis
  • Italy to prevent local govts using derivatives-draft – Reuters
  • Wait what, the enormous unnoticed collapse in London property prices – Financial Times

Asia:

  • China Steel Binge Spurs Record Hiring of Iron-Ore Vessels – Bloomberg
  • China calls for dollar to be replaced as global reserve currency – LA Times

Local:

  • Bold bid to fix gas sector woes – The AFR
  • How Abbott can get the FTAs right – The AFR
  • Abbott Government’s mixed messages on free trade – The AFR
  • Age no barrier to super tax brakes – The AFR
  • Hockey pledges 2016 tax reform agenda – The AFR
  • Gen Milenials and the ‘lazy’ myth – The AFR
  • Bond and interest rate traders bet against further rate cuts – The AFR
  • Housing heat calls for cool heads – The AFR
  • Toyota Australia warns of more pain – The Age
  • PM locks in death of carbon tax – The Australian ; Household “will be $550 ahead” – The Australian
  • Open speed limits on trial in NT – The Australian
  • Coal sector faces more cost cutting – The Australian
  • Improving the Budget bottom line will be difficult – The Australian

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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.