Global Macro / Markets:
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Wall Street’s best trades of 2013. – Quartz
- There is still plenty of room for global payout ratios to rise. – FT Alphaville
- VCs are now betting big on the Bitcoin universe. – Dealbook
- The ETF Deathwatch for December 2013. – Invest with an Edge
- Investment Fads and Themes, 1996-2013 – The Reformed Broker
Americas:
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Will low inflation derail the taper? – Capital Spectator
- Inventories pose near-term risks to US growth – Walter Kurtz
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BLS: Producer Price Index declines 0.1 percent in November – Calculated risk
- SAC Reconsiders Industry Relationships—and Its Name – WSJ
Europe:
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- Ireland first country to exit EU bailout program – MarketWatch
- EU watchdog aims to cool Bitcoin fever – FT
- Britain’s negotiating hand in Europe has never been as strong before – Ambrose Evans-Prithchard, Telegraph
- Monte Paschi’s Largest Shareholder Says It Will Vote Against $4.1 Billion Capital Increase – WSJ
- Hedge funds bet against Manchester United – CNBC
- Europe faces a bigger threat than German caution – FT
- Disappearing current account deficits won’t bring an end to euro-zone crisis – WSJ
Asia:
Local:
- Budget deficit to jump to $50 billion – TheOz
- Abbott rules out support for Toyota – SMH
- Kakadu haunted by toxic sludge – SMH
- Environmental approval ‘one-stop shops’ get COAG green light – SMH
- Abbott urges BHP to revisit Olympic Dam expansion – AFR
Other:
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Ban on in-flight calling proposed because people talking is annoying – Ars Technica
- Hubble spots water spurting from Europa – Nature
- Presidential Task Force Recommends Overhaul of NSA Surveillance Tactics – WSJ