Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Draghi Safety Net Becomes Blindfold to Risk as Bonds Soar – Bloomberg
- Corporatism not capitalism is to blame for inequality – Financial Times
- Greenspan says bubbles can’t be stopped without ‘crunch’ – MarketWatch
- A house is a horrible investment – Brian Lund
- Has the Fed doomed buy-and-hold? – Pension Partners
- Why buy-and-hold investing is impossible – Chuck Jaffe
- Does the small cap premium exist? – Monevator
- Amateurs and professionals think about investment risk very differently – Blackrock Blog
- The financial crisis turned off a whole generation from the stock market – Michael Santoli
North America:
- Why the 21st Century May Be More of An “American Century” – Conor Sen
- The New York Times Calls for Marijuana Legalization – New York Times
- North Carolina’s Misunderstood Cut in Jobless Benefits – New York Times
- The Typical Household, Now Worth a Third Less – New York Times
- What gave the U.S. economy its biggest lift in the gloomy first quarter? The federal government – Wall Street Journal
Europe:
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- Anti-Semitism on the march: Europe braces for violence – The Telegraph
- Why strong UK employment growth could be really bad news – Mainly Macro
- Brussels chiefs urge EU states to approve tough curbs on Russia – Financial Times
- Proposed EU sanctions threaten to shut Russia out of the world financial system – The Telegraph
- Longest UK slump in a century ends – Financial Times
Asia:
- Scandal-hit China food firm withdrawing all products, U.S. parent says – Reuters
- In Chinese Shadow, Hong Kong Fights for Its Future – New York Times
- A Chinese Gold Standard? – New York Times
Local:
- Making sense of the tiny apartment trend – The AFR
- Budgeting for your child’s education – The AFR
- Latham’s 10 tips for fixing government – The AFR
- Hockey “arrogant, cigar chomping” – The Guardian
- Most job seekers to work for dole – The Australian
- Work for the dole planned for over 30s – The Guardian
- Hockey’s gone too far: Shorten – The Australian
- The numbers don’t add up in push to scrap the RET – The Guardian
- Tough Budget decisions require more resolute statesmanship – The Australian
- Foreigners buy-up Australian dream – Canberra Times
- GFC haunts Stevens – Canberra Times
- Search and work to keep dole – The Australian
- Older men receive DSP not dole – The Australian
- Government considers buying foreign built subs – The Australian
- Paper queries home built submarines – Canberra Times
- Greenhouse follies must end – The Australian
- Singapore has the right health prescription – The Australian
- No pay boost for top 1% in a decade – The AFR
- Workers must be willing to shift where the jobs are: BCA – The AFR
- Derelicts in demand in “crazy” housing market – The AFR
- Mortgagees getting ahead of their mortgage payments – The AFR
- Fairer path to a balanced Budget – Canberra Times
Other:
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- Why can’t the pharmaceutical industry innovate any more? – New York Times
- Do we really want more power in the hands of media moguls like Rupert Murdoch? – Financial Times
- Why fruits and vegetables are good for us: they stress our systems – Nautilus
- New thinking on reserve-currency status – VOX
- A generation of winners builds case for land taxes – Interest.co.nz