Weekend Links – Dec 14th – 15th 2013

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Global Macro / Markets:

Americas:

  • Will low inflation derail the taper? – Capital Spectator
  • Inventories pose near-term risks to US growth – Walter Kurtz
  • 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:

  • N Korea: Leader’s uncle executed – BBC
  • In China, Western Companies Cut Jobs as Growth Ebbs – WSJ

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