Weekend Links 16th-17th Nov 2013

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Global Macro / Markets:

  • Guess what stock has added the most points to the S&P 500 this year? – Businessweek
  • Why stock investors should keep an eye on high yield bonds. – All Star Charts
  • The case for commodities and emerging market equities: continued growth in 2014 – Market Anthropology
  • The IPO market seems to be cooling off post-Twitter. – WSJ

North America:

  • Moody’s cuts ratings of three big US banks – FT , make that 4 – Bloomberg
  • Weekly initial unemployment claims continue to trend lower – Calculated Risk
  • Rural America lost big in the Great Recession. – Wonkblog
  • Trust frays between Obama, Democrats – Politico
  • Yellen Stands by Fed Strategy – Hilsenrath
  • CIA’s Financial Spying Bags Data on Americans – WSJ
  • The great US deleveraging may have just ended – Quartz

Europe:

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  • Job Crisis: Unequal Allies Tackle Youth Unemployment – Der Spiegel
  • With France stalling, euro zone recovery comes to near halt – Yahoo
  • The Eurozone economy barely grew in Q3. – Free exchange, FT
  • Brussels warns Spain and Italy on budgets – FT
  • Germany Digs In Against Risk Sharing in EU Bank-Failure Plan – Bloomberg
  • Europe’s Remarkable Achievement – NYT
  • Delusional Germany – Project Syndicate

Asia:

  • Removal of Fukushima Fuel Rods Hits a Bump … BEFORE It Even Starts – George Washington
  • China to Ease One-Child Policy – WSJ
  • China announces major economic and social reforms – Reuters
  • Hero to zero? Philippine president feels typhoon backlash – Reuters

Local:

  • Why divorce is about to get more expensive – AFR
  • New senate election looms in WA – TheOZ
  • ANZ’s Smith leads in bank CEO pay – AFR
  • Saputo raises Warranbool bid to $9 – AFR

Other:

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  • Global Warming Since 1997 Underestimated by Half – Real Climate
  • Siding With Google, Judge Says Book Search Does Not Infringe Copyright – NYT
  • Our brains are pattern-seeking machines. – Adam Grimes
  • Consumers line up for launch of PlayStation 4 – USAToday
  • Bill Gates wants Norway’s $800 billion fund to spend more in Africa, Asia Reuters