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Tuesday, August 13

13th Aug - US Close

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Roundups & Commentary
Markets – Between The Hedges
The Closer – alphaville / FT
Europe's Riskiest Bonds Rally Most In 3 Weeks To 2 Year Low Spreads – ZH
US: Corn-Holed, Bonds Sold, Equity Bears Fold – ZH


EUROPE
Euro-Zone GDP: What to Watch ForWSJ

Eurozone crisis: Leaving the “worst recession” since the 1930sPresseurop

UNITED STATES
The CAPE of Less HopeLong Short / FT
Cyclically-adjusted price/earnings multiples (CAPEs), as made famous by Yale’s Professor Robert Shiller, are growing inconvenient for the brokerage community.

Credit as percentage of banks' balance sheets lowest in 40 yearsSober Look

Race for Next Fed Chairman: Yellen’s Stance on Banks ToughensWSJ

Sages on wagesalphaville / FT
Several engaging and erudite pieces on US wage trends have nabbed our attention lately

The FOMC running out of excuses to maintain current policySober Look
The FOMC now has only one key potential showstopper: the ultra-low inflation rate scenario.

U.S. retail sales data points to improving economy – Reuters
U.S. Retail Sales Rose in July for 4th Consecutive Month – BB
Modest Retail Sales Miss Means Taper On Deck – ZH
Retail Sales increased 0.2% in July – Calculated Risk
Q3 US retail sales on right track – TradingFloor
Retail Spending’s Growth Rate Slows In July – The Capital Spectator

ASIA
The Yen's Progress and Japanese ExportsEconbrowser
I'm just back from Japan, where disappointing GDP statistics have reinforced the fact that the economy is still far from full recovery. However, like in the US, first reads on GDP statistics are often very noisy, so one shouldn't get too worked up

OTHER
The Dummy's Guide To The Chairman-Less Jackson Hole AgendaZH
BofAML: The Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole Symposium convenes from August 22 to 24 this year, and the agenda is now available.

Jackson Hole Agenda LeakedWSJ

361 Capital Weekly Research BriefingThe Reformed Broker

FINNISH
Suomalaiset uskovat neljään talousmyyttiinTalSa

Rutkasti mainettaan parempiTapio Nurminen / KL
Osmo Soinivaara (vihr) ja Juhana Vartiainen ovat Suomessa huutaneet Saksaan syntyneen toimivan matalapalkkasektorin perään. Herrat on huudettu suohon.

Hyvinvointivaltiosta Pohjolan ItaliaTämä Päivä

Top 3 huonointa perustelua pakkoruotsilleTämä Päivä

Kokoomuksen ja Sdp:n kinassa tavallista suuremmat panoksetSK

Piiskaa, syntiä ja talouskuria – niukkuuspolitiikan kiero psykologiaTalSa
Päättäjät vaativat jatkuvasti kipua ja kärsimystä. Retoriikka paljastaa niukkuuspolitiikan psykologian rumat kasvot.

Kannunvalantaa II Saloniemi
Mutta entäpä jos onkin niin, että hallitus kaatuu budjettiriihessä? Ja entäpä jos onkin niin, että tämä on ihan, ei nyt suunniteltu mutta ennakoitu juttu? Koska rakenteellisia uudistuksia pitää tehdä