News: 2014-01-13

Economy

Why Business Investment Could Break Out – WSJ.com

Pay No Attention to the Government Statistician Behind the Curtain – Bloomberg

Employment Report Keeps Policymakers on Their Toes – Tim Duy’s Fed Watch

Roger Bootle: The MINTs are very different and might not all see stellar growth – Telegraph

Weak US jobs data challenge the Fed | Gavyn Davies

China auto market seen cruising to another strong year | Reuters

Denmark’s Big Society: Let them eat buns – Telegraph

 

Fracking

France’s Total joins shale gas hunt in Britain | Reuters

Fracking in the UK: ‘We’re going all out for shale,’ admits Cameron | Environment | The Guardian

 

Economics

My Economic Window: Neo-Paleo-Keynesianism: A suggested definition

“Macroeconomics took a wrong turn in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1955 when Paul Samuelson, in the third edition of his textbook, introduced the idea of the “neoclassical synthesis””

 

Autos

Luxury cars drive UK exports to China – Telegraph

BMW keeps luxury sales crown as Audi, Mercedes catch up | Reuters

Big Auto revs up R&D to record levels – FT.com

GM close to reintroducing common stock dividend, CFO says | Reuters

Pick-up showcases Ford’s bullish spirits – FT.com

 

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