Global Macro / Markets:
- Bitcoin: money from nothing – The Economist
- Wide rich-poor gulf can hurt economic growth: IMF – Canberra Times
North America:
- Conservative Intellectuals Fear the GOP Is Out of Ideas – Bloomberg
- Shell cuts American upstream spending to lower shale exposure – Reuters
- Weakening Economy or Just Bad Winter? – House of Debt
- The Fed Absolutely Shouldn’t Give Up on the Long-Term Unemployed – The Atlantic
Europe:
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- Economic flaws in the German court decision – VOX
- Rescue the tapes from the Bank of England’s dustbins – Financial Times
- Is Germany’s High Court Anti-European? – Der Spiegel
- Paralysed ECB leaves Europe at the mercy of deflation shock from China – The Telegraph
Asia:
- Surprising Crackdown on China’s Hottest Social Media Platform – Foreign Policy
- Data underscore depth of China slowdown – Financial Times
- Chinese Cadres Told Going Green Rivals GDP to Rise in Party – Bloomberg
- Futures Rise On Big Misses In Chinese Industrial Production, Retail Sales And Fixed Investment – Zero Hedge
- China and the Dangers of Debt – House of Debt
Local:
- Credit card explosion on the way – The AFR
- Unions on notice – The AFR
- State polls paralyse decision making – The AFR
- Australia poised for coast-to-coast Liberal Governments – The Australian
- Jobs growth fuels recovery hopes – The Australian
- Jobs rate nothing to be envious about – The Australian
- 7 in 10 NRAS Uni units let to foreigners – The Australian
- Income control hits record high – The Australian
- 5,000 PS jobs cuts thinks Abbott – Canberra Times
- Welfare policy a juggling act – Canberra Times
- Dense view of Canberra’s planning – Canberra Times
- Caught-out by low doc loan – Canberra Times
- Why the job figures don’t add up – Business Spectator