Linkfest: Yellen calls for more bank capital; The new Euroskeptics; Are less liquid markets safer?
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Today’s most shared:
- Yellen calls for banks to hold more capital.
- The new Euroskeptics.
- Are less liquid markets safer?
- High rents…Owners equivalent rent poised to boost CPI.
- Getting China’s urbanization right.
- NYSE looks to tune up technology, speed matching.
- Why Intuit opposes simple taxes. The first job of every profession is making work for itself.
Yellen Says Higher Capital Rules May Be Needed for Big Banks
Bloomberg
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said additional capital may be required for large U.S. banks whose source of funding could be at risk during a financial crisis.
shared by @anatadmati, @nasiripour, @SallieKrawcheck
Bloomberg
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said additional capital may be required for large U.S. banks whose source of funding could be at risk during a financial crisis.
shared by @anatadmati, @nasiripour, @SallieKrawcheck
Some Investors Warn: Mandatory U.S. Derivatives Backstop Not Safe Enough
Wall Street Journal
Some large investors are warning a key safety net for the financial system still doesn’t have enough capital, a year after it became mandatory in the U.S. to use clearinghouses to backstop certain derivatives.
shared by @AmyResnick, @Kiffmeister, @anatadmati
Wall Street Journal
Some large investors are warning a key safety net for the financial system still doesn’t have enough capital, a year after it became mandatory in the U.S. to use clearinghouses to backstop certain derivatives.
shared by @AmyResnick, @Kiffmeister, @anatadmati
France is the new cauldron of Eurosceptic revolution
The Telegraph
Britain is marginal to the great debate on Europe. France is the linchpin, fast becoming a cauldron of Eurosceptic/Poujadist views on the Right, anti-EMU reflationary Keynesian views on the Left, mixed with soul-searching over the wisdom of monetary union across the French establishment.
shared by @EconBrothers, @mhewson_CMC, @tomkeene, @ObsoleteDogma, @edwardnh, @jmackin2
The Telegraph
Britain is marginal to the great debate on Europe. France is the linchpin, fast becoming a cauldron of Eurosceptic/Poujadist views on the Right, anti-EMU reflationary Keynesian views on the Left, mixed with soul-searching over the wisdom of monetary union across the French establishment.
shared by @EconBrothers, @mhewson_CMC, @tomkeene, @ObsoleteDogma, @edwardnh, @jmackin2
Joseph Stiglitz – Tapping the Brakes: Are Less Active Markets Safer and Better for the Economy?
frbatlanta.org
shared by @izakaminska, @tomkeene, @matt_levine, @edwardnh, @felixsalmon, Felix Salmon
frbatlanta.org
shared by @izakaminska, @tomkeene, @matt_levine, @edwardnh, @felixsalmon, Felix Salmon
macro beat: Investigating the lead-lag relationship between home prices & and CPI owner equivalent rent inflation
macrobeat.com
shared by @TheStalwart, @naufalsanaullah, @M_C_Klein
macrobeat.com
shared by @TheStalwart, @naufalsanaullah, @M_C_Klein
NYSE Owner Said to Buy Algo Technologies to Modernize Exchange
Bloomberg
The New York Stock Exchange is due for a tune-up.
shared by @JoeSaluzzi, @JohnLothian, @RANsquawk, @IvanTheK
Bloomberg
The New York Stock Exchange is due for a tune-up.
shared by @JoeSaluzzi, @JohnLothian, @RANsquawk, @IvanTheK
Target of Naked Short Sellers Is Angry, Confused
bloombergview.com
There seems to be an uncanny correlation between (1) being accused of securities fraud and (2) accusing your enemies of naked short selling.
shared by @abnormalreturns, @KidDynamiteBlog, @TMFHousel
bloombergview.com
There seems to be an uncanny correlation between (1) being accused of securities fraud and (2) accusing your enemies of naked short selling.
shared by @abnormalreturns, @KidDynamiteBlog, @TMFHousel
The spectre haunting San Francisco
The Economist
Much discussion of high rents misses the point.
shared by @counterparties, @Richard_Florida
The Economist
Much discussion of high rents misses the point.
shared by @counterparties, @Richard_Florida
Building the dream
The Economist
By 2030 Chinese cities will be home to about 1 billion people. Getting urban China to work properly is vital to the country’s economic and political future.
shared by @gadyepstein, @taniabranigan
The Economist
By 2030 Chinese cities will be home to about 1 billion people. Getting urban China to work properly is vital to the country’s economic and political future.
shared by @gadyepstein, @taniabranigan
‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’, by Thomas Piketty
Financial Times
French economist Thomas Piketty has written an extraordinarily important book.
shared by @cullenroche, @cafreeland, Naked Capitalism, @tomkeene
Financial Times
French economist Thomas Piketty has written an extraordinarily important book.
shared by @cullenroche, @cafreeland, Naked Capitalism, @tomkeene
The Confidence Gap
The Atlantic
Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here’s why, and what to do about it.
shared by @crampell, @Noahpinion, @taniabranigan, @EpicureanDeal
The Atlantic
Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here’s why, and what to do about it.
shared by @crampell, @Noahpinion, @taniabranigan, @EpicureanDeal
How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing
ProPublica
Intuit, producer of the top-selling tax software, has opposed letting the government do your taxes for free – even though it could save time and headaches for millions of filers.
shared by @delong, @edwardnh, Huffington Post
ProPublica
Intuit, producer of the top-selling tax software, has opposed letting the government do your taxes for free – even though it could save time and headaches for millions of filers.
shared by @delong, @edwardnh, Huffington Post
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