News: 2013-12-19

Europe

Rehn hails ‘breakthrough’ deal to fund failed banks – Independent.ie

Former Soviet Countries See More Harm From Breakup

Unless productivity increases, this recovery could end very badly – Telegraph

Fresh recession risk in France threatens political crisis – Telegraph

Italy’s president fears violent insurrection in 2014 but offers no remedy – Telegraph Blogs

Video: Plastic banknotes: the new security features explored – Telegraph

Winston Churchill £5 will be UK’s first ‘plastic’ banknote – Telegraph

Former Irish bank executives charged with fraud | Reuters

ekathimerini.com | Salaries slashed and often unpaid for months in crisis-hit Greece

German Business Mood Brightens in December – WSJ.com

 

Fed

The Fed’s Shifting Unemployment Guideposts – Real Time Economics – WSJ

Farewell QE, you have been a magnificent success – Telegraph

The Federal Reserve: QE, finitely | The Economist

Fed Finds Elixir for Tapering QE as Markets Embrace Rate Outlook – Bloomberg

FRB: Press Release–Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement–December 18, 2013

Only thing we have to fear from the taper is fear of the taper itself

“QE doesn’t actually do anything beyond “signaling” Fed intentions about the future path of Fed policy”

Teaching the market monetarists about money

Fed Convinced Markets That Taper Doesn’t Mean Higher Rates Sooner – Real Time Economics – WSJ

 

North America

U.S. Housing Starts Up 22.7% in November – WSJ.com

No prison for former JPMorgan exec in muni bond bid-rigging case | Reuters

JPMorgan sues FDIC for more than $1bn – FT.com

Peter Schiff Walmart Protest – Business Insider

Always Low Wages? Wal-Mart’s Other Choices – Bloomberg

Wealthy N.Y. Residents Escape Tax With Trusts in Nevada – Bloomberg

The Problem of Employment Credit Checks | Demos

Uninsured Skeptical of Health Care Law in Poll – NYTimes.com

Mayor Rob Ford’s support holding at 39%, Ipsos Reid poll finds | Toronto Star

 

Asia/Australia

Australia’s Treasurer Faces Major Budget Task In Post-Boom World – Real Time Economics – WSJ

Chinese Pursuing Great Escapes Think Inside the Box – WSJ.com

In China, people are paying $13 to be locked in a room and forced to solve puzzles to get out | The Verge

Stricter Marxist Training Signals Mass Re-Education for China’s Reporters – China Real Time Report – WSJ

 

Technology

Researchers show how to hijack a five-year-old MacBook camera without triggering warning light | The Verge

NSA Fallout Hits American Business To The Tune Of Four Billion Dollars: Brazil Ditches Boeing, Buys Gripen – Falkvinge on Infopolicy

NetSuite Speeds Data-Center Rollout Amid NSA Spying – WSJ.com

Dolphin Zero is an Entire Browser Devoted to Privacy

Tesla to more than double production of Model S, with help from state tax breaks — Tech News and Analysis

Woman checking Facebook feed plummets off pier into chilly water | Toronto Star

Clash of Clans is 2013’s most lucrative gaming app, data shows | Technology | theguardian.com

This is big: Amazon’s cloud goes to China — Tech News and Analysis

Suspend U.S. cloud data deal, European Parliament’s civil liberties committee says — Tech News and Analysis

 

Elsewhere

Attractive Students Get Higher Grades — PsyBlog

Companies that Respond to Resumes Fastest Have the Highest Turnover

Egypt police ‘inflict pain like it’s an art’ | GlobalPost

Shia LaBeouf Seemingly Copied Bukowski, Others For His Own Comic Books

 

Markets

US share buybacks highest since 2008 – FT.com

BBC News – Boeing in record $10bn share buyback and raises dividend

Bloated US retailers must cut stores to survive – FT.com

Ford Shares Drop on Plans for 2014 Investment in 2015 Growth – TheStreet

Ford Cautions on 2014 Earnings – WSJ.com

FedEx earnings disappoint as customers seek cheaper deliveries – FT.com

If China Wanted to Ban Bitcoin, It Would Ban Bitcoin – Jason Del Rey – News – AllThingsD

What Bitcoin’s Latest Price Move Says About The Social Mood Of Money | Markets | Minyanville’s Wall Street

 

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