Links 30 October 2013

Global Macro / Markets:

• What We’ve Learned from the Financial Crisis – HBR
• Alan Greenspan gives his take on market monetarism and inflation — and gets it wrong – aei-ideas.org
  
• The investor gold rush is on the verge of ending in a whimper – Wall Street Journal

North America:

• Fed Seen Avoiding Historic Loss by Holding Mortgage Debt – Bloomberg
• Venture Capitalist Wins Fight to Exempt His Land from California Law – Gawker
• Case-Shiller: Comp 20 House Prices increased 12.8% year-over-year in August – Calculated Risk
• Goldman Sachs warns on ’large correction’ in Canada housing – CNBC

Europe:

• The euro is soaring. That’s terrible news for Europe – Washington Post
• Curse of euro lands ECB in tricky dilemma – Financial Times
• Rabobank Fined $1.1 Billion Over Libor, Euribor Rigging – Bloomberg
• Bad loans at European banks hit $1.7 trillion – CNBC
• Fear and loathing in Athens: an ex-minister’s take on troika reviews – Macropolis
• Britain: Three Centuries of Debt and Interest Rates – New York Times

Asia:

• China suspects Tiananmen crash a suicide attack: sources – Reuters
• Video of suspected Tienanmen suicide bomb (The Times) – Edgesuite.net
• Delay in the initiative illustrates the difficulty Beijing faces in its anti-graft campaign – South China Morning Post

Local:

• Why the apartment market is boom (warning: puff piece) – The AFR
• ANZ’s Smith defends super and regional ambition – The AFR
• Why East-West Link will drive renewal – The Age
• Coalition gets new choice on emissions – The Age
• Betting against banks risky – The Age
• Overpriced AUD set for fall – The Age
• Government wants speedy car inquiry – The Age
• Coalition’s warning to retail giants – The Australian
• Christmas report on car handouts – The Australian
• Building watchdog’s extra bite – The Australian
• Reserve caught in rates dilemma – The Australian
• NSW Budget returns to surplus – The Australian
• Debt sale would cost students more – The Australian
• Investors warn on mining minnows – The Australian
• First home hopes hit by investment wave – The Australian
• The RBA has plenty in reserve whether it needs it or not – Business Spectator
• RBA’s rebalancing rests on Fed action – Business Spectator

Other:

• Man buys $27 of bitcoin, forgets about them, finds they’re now worth $886k – The Guardian