News: 2013-12-17
Markets
Dollar 1% From 5-Year High Versus Yen on Taper Bets; Krona Falls – Bloomberg
Hussman Funds – Weekly Market Comment: The Coming Retreat in Corporate Earnings – December 16, 2013
Apple to IBM Push Buyback to Record Trading – Bloomberg
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Fed Taper Message Succeeds With Bonds Adjusting to Economic Data – Bloomberg
TIPS Wipeout Signals Fed Losing Fight Against U.S. Disinflation – Bloomberg
Europe
Fresh recession risk in France threatens political crisis – Telegraph
Mercedes to boost production to more than 1.49 million cars in 2013 | Reuters
Schaeuble to Remain Finance Minister in German Cabinet – Bloomberg
Schäublefreude revisited | The Guardian
Spanish Home Prices Register First Quarterly Gain Since 2010 – Bloomberg
Slovenia to pay banks for bad loans with short-term bonds | Reuters
ekathimerini.com | One in five Greek households cannot cover needs
Banks
SEC seeks $1.1 million-plus from ex-Goldman VP Tourre | Reuters
SEC Asks Ex-Goldman Trader to Pay More Than $1 Million – WSJ.com
Secret Inside BofA Office of CEO Stymied Needy Homeowners – Bloomberg
North America
Most Autos on U.S. Lots Since ’05 Has Ford Leading Cuts – Bloomberg
Industrial Prodcution Hits All-Time High Crossing Wall Street
Industrial output posts largest gain in a year | Reuters
Productivity rises by most in nearly four years | Reuters
U.S. May Reach Records For Crude Oil Production by 2016 – WSJ.com
Budget Deal Opens up Parts of Gulf of Mexico for Drilling
EconoMonitor : EconoMonitor » Mexico Readies to Join North American Oil Boom
North America to Drown in Oil as Mexico Ends Monopoly – Bloomberg
Large Retailers Through September Had Best Year Since 2010 – Real Time Economics – WSJ
Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: Canadian Housing Prices: Some More Data to Ponder
Toronto housing prices to double over next 25 years, study predicts | Financial Post
Emerging Markets/Asia
China Luxury Spending Grows at Slowest Pace Since 2000 – Bloomberg
China manufacturing PMI slows but recovering trend holds – Telegraph
Venezuela to Devalue Bolivar by Late March, Survey Says – Bloomberg
Australia reveals deepening budget shortfall – FT.com
BBC News – Australia: Budget deficit may last a decade
Economics
It’s Not OK That Your Employees Can’t Afford to Eat – Peter Cappelli – Harvard Business Review
Oh my, Paul Krugman edition | Business Spectator
“Debt was rising by around 2 per cent of GDP annually; that’s not going to happen in future, which a naïve calculation suggests means a reduction in demand, other things equal, of around 2 percent of GDP.””
Hey, Economists: People Are Complicated – Bloomberg
Technology
New Beyoncé album smashes iTunes record – FT.com
New Antitrust Chill for Google – Canada Real Time – WSJ
U.S. Worker Productivity Picks Up – WSJ.com
The Internet is unhappy with 60 Minutes’ NSA piece — Tech News and Analysis
Our Government Has Weaponized the Internet. Here’s How They Did It | Wired Opinion | Wired.com
Amazon’s German workers set to go on strike | Reuters
BBC News – Amazon workers strike in Germany over pay
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