Weekend Links – 30th Nov – 1st Dec 2013

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Global Macro / Markets:

  • Olivier Blanchard: Monetary Policy Will Never Be the Same – NakedCap
  • Howard Marks says markets are rich but not bubbly – Pragmatic Capitalism
  • The 1990s stock bubble was much crazier than you remember – Slate
  • On Pimco’s rough 2013 – Rekenthaler Report
  • How to buy gold and silver at a discount – The Short Side of Long
  • Markets are no longer freaking out about Fed tapering – Wonkblog
  • Reducing the impact of ‘too big to fail’ – NYT

Americas:

  • Philly Fed: State Coincident Indexes increased in 44 states in October – Calculated Risk
  • Stores open early on Thanksgiving but shoppers in no rush Reuters
  • Get to work Mr. Chairwoman: Do-Nothing Congress Dithers on Budget as Deadline Nears –Bloomberg
  • More signs that risky lending has returned – Dealbook
  • Some decent economic stats. – Calculated Risk, Capital Spectator

Europe:

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  • Euro Area unemployment at 12.1% – EuroStat
  • S&P cuts Dutch credit rating FastFT , Telegraph
  • Spain outlook to stable from negative at S&P at BBB-, Cyprus raised to B- from CCC+ at S&P – Bloomberg , BBC
  • French consumer spending misses forecast – FastFT
  • European firms size up Iran’s post-deal potential – Reuters
  • Euro zone has a long way to go to climb out of crisis : ECB’s Mersch – Reuters
  • Euro area annual inflation up to 0.9% – EuroStat
  • FX to Libor Probes Leave U.K. Traders Looking for Lawyers – Bloomberg
  • Berlusconi accused of bribing witnesses in prostitution trial – Reuters
  • ECB: Mastering the crux of defragmentation – ECB
  • Carney fires the first blast from “macro pru” – Gavyn Davies

Asia:

  • China makes environmental case for increasing big coal’s clout – WSJ
  • China’s dispatch of jets raises tension over air zone – Guardian
  • China has thrown down a gauntlet to America – FT
  • Protests force Thailand to lower interest rate – ThaiVisa
  • Protesters Briefly Storm Thai Army Headquarters – WSJ
  • Japan Price Gauge Rises Most Since ’98 in Boost to Abe – Bloomberg

Local:

  • GrainCorp Verdict Clouds Australia Open-For-Business Pledge – Bloomberg
  • GrainCorp takeover failure stirs fury among some Liberals – SMH
  • Fear on GrainCorp signal – TheOz
  • Joe Hockey to resist stake in Qantas – TheOZ
  • Virgin asks for same support as Qantas – AFR
  • Pyne slammed in school funding war – TheOZ

Other:

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  • Vladimir Putin is in denial about Russia’s deadly enemy within – FT
  • Are Alzheimer’s and diabetes the same disease? – New Scientist
  • Italian company to sell portable cold fusion plant deliverable next year – PhysOrg
  • Charting Bitcoin vs. the South Seas bubble – Mebane Faber
  • Nine bitcoin alternatives for future currency investments – Telegraph