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The top of today’s reading list reviews the subject of women in war and post traumatic stress disorder …….. and the last article is a close look at the U.S. trade deficit with links for additional reading.
- Women, War, and PTSD (Laura Kasinof, Washington Monthly) “Are female warriors more likely to be traumatized by combat?”
- Rabobank faces near $1bn Libor fine (Caroline Binham and Daniel Schaefer, Financial Times, 22 October 2013) Fine is bigger than expected indicating regulators are stepping up the pressure on those remaining unsettled.
- Top China Banks Triple Debt Write-Offs as Defaults Loom (Bloomberg News, 22 October 2013) Read also Michael Pettis, GEI Analysis.
“Top China Banks Triple Debt Write-Offs as Defaults Loom, cleaning up their books ahead of what may be a fresh wave of defaults.”
- CHART OF THE DAY: Bitcoin Is Going Totally Parabolic Again (Matthew Boesler, Business Insider)
- Fiscal consolidations and spillovers in the Euro area periphery and core (Jan in’t Veld, European Commission Economic Papers 506, October 2013) Hat tip to Mark Thoma, Economist’s View. Not only is austerity contractionary but simultaneously applied across the EU it had spillover reinforcing effects.
- The Countrywide Mortgage “Hustlers” Just Got Nailed (Shah Gilani, Wall Street Insights & Indictments) Shah Gilani has contributed to Global Economic Intersection. See also GEI News.
- Mortgage Applications (Ken Fears, NAR Economists’ Blog) See also GEI News article about missing households.
- Silicon supercapacitor could store electricity inside a silicon chip (Dario Borghino, gizmag)
“…much improved power density over its commercially available alternatives. The advance could allow for interesting integration of battery technology in everyday electronics, from solar cells to smartphones.“
- Greece in the Caribbean (The Economist) Hat tip to Wenjie Fu, Newsana. Puerto Rico is more indebted than any of the 50 states. And no one is paying any attention to it.
- Trade Deficit in August at $38.8 Billion (Bill McBride, Calculated Risk) See also GEI Analysis here and here.
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