Readings: Japan, Banks, Australia, Mortgages, Extinction, etc.

A few links from my weekly Weekend Reading column at TheStreet:

• Japan government mauled in election
• Central bankers have nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
• Arid Australia Turns to Desalination, at a Cost
• 30-year mortgage rates edge down to new low
• Frontier markets: Unlikely investment locales carry many risks
• How life recovers from mass extinctions: Dead-ammonite bounce
• How Large is the Outstanding Value of Sovereign Bonds?

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