Roundups &
Commentary
News – Between
The Hedges
Markets – Between
The Hedges
Recap – Global
Macro Trading
The Closer – alphaville / FT
US: Silver Soars; Stock Bores; Bond Bulls Heading For The Doors – ZH
EUROPE
A good summer – Nordea
(pdf)
An overview of the
state of the Swedish economy.
German intelligence
services cooperate closely with the NSA, but the country is also a target of US
surveillance, as a document seen by SPIEGEL makes clear. The spy software
XKeyscore is operated from a facility in Hesse, with some of the results
landing on President Obama's desk.
In order to kickstart
growth, Madrid has only to do what Ireland and Latvia have done: cut wages. The suggestion has
caused an uproar in Spain. And, where the idea has been put into
practise, it has left negative results to go with the positive ones.
Greek youth
unemployment has soared to a record 64.9pc as the country’s downward spiral
continues almost unchecked.
UNITED STATES
Weekend Sentiment Summary (August Week 2) – The
Short Side of the Long
Five Years Later, Fed Finds QE Has "At
Best, Moderate Effects On Economic Growth" – ZH
Why the Fed needs Summers’ firefighting skills – The
A-list / FT
It is only a matter of
time before emergency tools are required again, says Roger Altman
OTHER
Emerging Market Preview for the Week Ahead – Marc
to Market