This is my list of newsworthy items from around the web. As always, links do not equal endorsements. I have to say that since many of these links are controversial and I do not necessarily endorse them.
Markets
‘I can’t look at myself in the mirror’: Hendry reveals why he has turned bullish
Econbrowser: Forward rates and monetary tightening
Great Australian dream of home ownership becomes a fantasy | Business | theguardian.com
Banks and Regulation
Tarullo Backs More Capital for Firms Relying on Repo Funds – Bloomberg
George Says More Transparency Needed for Market Discipline – Bloomberg
IMF Tells Spanish Banks to Increase Capital Buffers – WSJ.com
Why Should Banks be the Only Ones with Accounts at the Fed? « naked capitalism
US banks warn Fed interest cut could force them to charge depositors – FT.com
IOER cut scepticism | FT Alphaville
The separation principle drives the Fed towards tapering | Gavyn Davies
“Mr Bernanke’s core point is that the Fed’s reading of monetary conditions now distinguishes sharply between two distinct factors, which are the expected forward path for short rates, and the term premium built into long term bond yields [1]. Asset purchases by the central bank are intended to affect the second of these factors, the term premium, but are not intended to give any signal to the markets about the Fed’s willingness to keep short rates at zero for a prolonged period ahead. “
Economics
Loanable funds — an inconsistent nonsense theory | LARS P. SYLL
Krugman on Sweden — as informative as junk mail before election day | LARS P. SYLL
BBC News – Krugman v Stiglitz on what’s holding back the recovery
“Stiglitz maintains that those sorts of inequality figures are the main impediments to economic growth. The rich pay less tax, so higher inequality depresses tax receipts. Also, most importantly, the poor consume more of their income than the rich.
This lower “marginal propensity to consume” of the rich was originally pointed out by John Maynard Keynes. “
A universal income is not such a silly idea – FT.com
North America
Move over Rosenberg, there’s a new bear in town | Financial Post
A bogus NY Post piece sets off a frenzy : Columbia Journalism Review
Kansas City Fed’s Manufacturing Survey for November (Text) – Bloomberg
The 2013 Pension 40 | Institutional Investor
Obamacare Enrollment Tops 200,000, According to New Report | TIME.com
Europe
Private Equity Returns to Spain, Italy – WSJ.com
Cheap Loans Proposed for Euro-Zone Governments – WSJ.com
Europe’s Easy-Money Policy Snubs German Savers – WSJ.com
ECB’s Hansson Says Rate Cut Options Not Fully Exhausted – Bloomberg
Sparquote der Deutschen sinkt auf 8,5 Prozent – manager magazin
The German savings rate is at 8.5, at its lowest level since 2001.
Debatte um deutsches Importdefizit (= Exportüberschuss) mit falschen Prioritäten?
This is a nuanced German take on the debate about German current account surpluses.
Technology
NSA bulk data collection violates constitutional rights, ACLU argues | World news | theguardian.com
Oppo N1 Review, a massive Android phone packed with unique hardware
Qualcomm CEO Says NSA Fallout Impacting China Business – WSJ.com
NSA infected 50,000 computer networks with malicious software – nrc.nl
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9in review | PC Pro
US spying fuels popularity of secure messaging app Wickr – FT.com
BBC News – Amazon workers face ‘increased risk of mental illness’
Amazon v Apple: business models compared | Technology | theguardian.com