Global Macro / Markets:
- Why Taxation Must Go Global – Wolfgang Schäuble
- Some countries getting killed by cheap oil – CNN
- Apologizing to Japan – Krugman.
- Big Banks Brace for Penalties in Probes – WSJ
- The case for corn. – Andrew Thrasher
Americas:
- Is Military Spending Driving U.S. GDP Growth? – WSJ
- The U.S. Shale Boom May Be Shorter Than Predicted – OilPrice
- Citi restates 3Q earnings downward by $600m for legal costs – SEC , Bloomberg
- Why the U.S. Has Fallen Behind in Internet Speed and Affordability – NYT
- In Private Papers, A More Candid Tim Geithner Speaks Out – Pro Publica
- Weekly initial unemployment claims continue to fall. – Bloomberg, Calculated Risk
Europe:
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- Europe’s Deadly Fiscal Paralysis – Bloomberg
- German Retail Sales Fall Through The Floor – BI
- Russia and Ukraine reach gas deal – FT
- Russia Raises Interest Rates – WSJ
- Euro-Area Inflation Picks Up From Five-Year Low on Stimulus – Bloomberg
- Ukraine Democracy is a $3 Bill – the US and EU, too – Neo
Asia:
- China’s obsession with vertical cities – The Guardian
- China Snares 180 Fugitives Abroad in Global Anti-Graft Sweep – Bloomberg
- China’s GDP growth: Less Than Meets the Eye? – WSJ
- India-China Border Standoff: High in the Mountains, Thousands of Troops Go Toe-to-Toe – WSJ
- Japan’s Central Bank Unexpectedly Moves to Stimulate Economy – NYT , Reuters
- Kuroda Jolts Markets With Assault on Deflation Mindset – Bloomberg
- Japan Mega-Pension Shifts to Stocks – WSJ
Local:
- Australian betting market off to the races – FT
- Julia Gillard’s conduct as lawyer ‘questionable’, Bruce Wilson and Ralph Blewitt should be charged, counsel says – The Age , TheOz , and for some background
- ABC board criticises Coalition – Guardian
- Foreign insurers to gain access ‘as soon as possible’ – AFR
- Changes sought to join China bank – Guardian , TheOz and TheOz
- Investors fuel house price growth – AFR
- Biggest property boom in more than a decade – SMH
- Qantas short-haul pilots give pay offer short shrift – Business Day
- Financial planning scandal: CBA chairman set to face Senate grilling – Business Day
- Police task force to probe unions – TheOz
- Palmer cut $6m pre-poll cheque – TheOz
Other:
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- Who helped Bernie Madoff get away with his crimes? – Market watch
- NASA’s Cassini catches sunlight glinting off the oceans of Saturn’s moon – WaPo
- How to waste company time and get ahead: have a meeting – The Age
- The bad news about the news – Brookings Essays
- Fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone: ‘The world is not safe’ – Guardian
- Stanford engineers develop tiny, sound-powered chip to serve as medical device – Stanford
- The Three Breakthroughs That Have Finally Unleashed AI on the World – Wired
- How Much Income Puts You in the 1 Percent if You’re 30, 40, or 50? – The Atlantic
- People in Emerging Markets Catch Up to Advanced Economies in Life Satisfaction – Pew Global
- If Everything Moves at the Speed of Light, Why Is My Money So Slow? – Bloomberg
- There are fewer fires today than ever before. So what do firefighters actually do? – Vox