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Wednesday, October 31

31st Oct - US Close



Bad European data: bank lending in eurozone just does not fly. Trilater commission to meet in Helsinki next weekend. Trichet leads, so expect stability, greatness and overall #winning.



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Roundups and Commentary
News – Between The Hedges
Markets – Between The Hedges
Recap: Apple, Yen, ECB Loan Officer Survey – Global Macro Trading
The Closer – alphaville / FT

Roundup: Eurozone Unemployment at Record Levels – Kiron Sarkar / The Big Picture
The T Report: 1,000 Acts of Kindness – TF Market Advisors
Tomorrow’s Tape: ADP Employment Report to Set Tone for Jobs Friday – WSJ

Reference
Debt crisis: live – The Telegraph
The Euro Crisis Blog – WSJ
Tracking Europe’s Debt Crisis – NYT
FX Options Analytics – Saxo Bank
European 10yr Yields and Spreads – MTS indices
Economic Calendar – Forexpros

EUROPE
The euro zone isn't working – Free exchange / The Economist

Provincial Europe – Project Syndicate
A new European mindset, and a foreign policy equal to it, is urgently needed if Europe is to meet the challenges posed by Asia and the wider Middle East. Unless Europe develops the capacity to defend its own interests, it will become vulnerable to a growing range of economic and security threats.

Euro area bank lending: Halloween edition – alphaville / FT

Euro area credit tightening – Danske Bank (pdf)

  PIIGS
Greece Releases Another Budget, Hilarity Ensues – ZH

Greek self-harm and the Lagarde list – The World / FT
I wonder if the Greek government realises just how damaging the trial of Costas Vaxevanis is going to be for their country.

  FANG
The Swiss National Bank straddle – alphaville / FT

Who ate all the gilts? Was it you, SNB? – alphaville / FT

Norges Bank on hold and first hike postponed – Nordea

UNITED STATES
Election update - political uncertainty to continue – Danske Bank (pdf)

How To Eliminate $4.5 Trillion of Debt – Bruce Krasting
It will not work.

The missing GDP, updated – alphaville / FT
Credit Suisse economists have updated their “Missing GDP” chart, now showing the average contribution to real GDP growth of each subcomponent in the first thirteen quarters of the last six US recoveries, and then comparing them against the corresponding contributions in this one.

A Grim Preview Of This Friday's Jobs Number – ZH

  PMI
Chicago PMI – The Big Picture
Weak Employment in Chicago PMI – Bespoke
Chicago PMI: Activity "Idled" – Calculated Risk
Press release – ISM Chicago (pdf)
Misses After Early Leak, Contracts; Employment At 33 Month Low – ZH

  ‘Sandy’
ain’t found a way to kill me yet… - The Reformed Broker
Putting Sandy In Destructive Context – ZH
The Hidden Economic Victims of Superstorm Sandy – The Curious Capitalist
Did Climate Change Cause Hurricane Sandy? – SciAm
The 2011 Report That Predicted New York's Subway Flooding Disaster – The Atlantic
America's Most Expensive Storms – NPR
Sandy round-up – alphaville / FT
Hurricane Sandy – Rough Cuts – Thomson Reuters
7 Things I Learned from Hurricane Sandy – Altucher Confidential

ASIA
China’s Troubled Bourbons – Project Syndicate
China's people are increasingly defiant and disdainful of their leaders. One explanation is a perception that the authorities have grown afraid of the people and have shown a tendency to yield to their demands when confronted with angry protesters.

IN FINNISH
Osuuspankin pelko: Vero vie asiakkaat Nordealle – YLE
Rahoitusmarkkinaveron käyttöä selvittelee nyt 11 EU-maata. Suomi ei ole joukossa mukana.

Kunnallisvaalikommentti – Hannu Visti

Huippujohtajat saapuvat Helsinkiin miettimään Euroopan tulevaisuutta – YLE
Helsingissä pohditaan ensi viikonloppuna suuria asioita. Euroopan päättäjien keskustelufoorumi, Trilateraalinen komissio, kokoontuu kaupungissa Euroopan-puheenjohtajansa Jean-Claude Trichet'n johdolla.

Lainatiskeillä hiljaista syyskuussa – euroetana
Asuntojen hinnat nousivat syyskuussa, mutta volyymin puolesta kuukausi näyttää olleen hiljainen. Suomen Pankin tänään julkaiseman tilaston mukaan kotitaloudet ottivat uusia asuntolainoja vajaan 1.6 miljardin euron arvosta, mikä on 15% vähemmän kuin viime vuonna samaan aikaan.

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