Links 31 March 2014

Global Macro / Markets:

• Stock market rigged, says Michael Lewis in new book – CBS

North America:

• Fed feels backlash over stress tests – Financial Times
• Banks Lending Like It’s 2007 Belied by $10 Trillion Hoard – Bloomberg

Europe:

• Russia says has no intention of further Ukraine incursion – Reuters
• Spanish, Italian Bond Yields Drop to Records – Bloomberg
• Reasons to favour eurozone quantitative easing – Financial Times
• Euro zone not preparing third Greek bailout so far: official – Reuters
• Windfall for hedge funds and Russian banks as IMF rescues Ukraine – The Telegraph
• Six fiscal fixes for the unbalanced UK recovery – Business Spectator

Asia:

• This Is The Best Chart We’ve Seen On The Chinese Debt Problem – Business Insider
• Japan Is Doomed Unless It Learns to Love Inflation – The Atlantic
• Japan’s sales tax hike: What you need to know – CNBC

Local:

• Retirement worries feed investor appetite for risk – The AFR
• RIO flogs off 5,000 homes in Pilbara – The AFR
• House prices enter the danger zone – The AFR
• Property prices headed for record high – The AFR
• Warnings multiply as house prices continue to roll – The AFR
• Design rules to avoid Melbourne high rise slums – The AFR
• Asset sales will boost federal revenue – The AFR
• RBA finds no need to follow RBNZ on macroprudential – The AFR
• Building firms uncover dodgy deals – The Australian
• New dole test plan for over 55s – The Australian
• Battlers exposed again as Budget crunch nears – Canberra Times
• 400 PS jobs move to Ballarat – The Age
• Chinese homebuyer alarm is deja vu – Business Spectator
• Coalition keen to sell “budget repair” – The Guardian
• Taxpayers underwriting big bank risk – The AFR
• Greater good missing from decision making – The AFR
• Consider better road charging – The AFR
• Making a cas for investment equity – The AFR
• Hockey lobs income tax bomb – The AFR
• Warning builds Budget case – The Australian
• Who’d want to be a grad right now – The AFR
• Tougher bank rules may hit growth – The AFR
• Victoria’s population soaring – The Age
• Treasurers fail to act on GST threshold – Canberra Times

Other:

• Big data: are we making a big mistake? – Financial Times
• Save capitalism from the capitalists by taxing wealth – Financial Times
• World not ready for climate risks – The Age