Global Macro/Markets/Commodities
- The real reason the SNB de-pegged from the Euro – Pragcap (gotta love the Swiss!)
- Why Africa is becoming less dependent on commodities – The Economist (stranded fossil fuels anyone?)
- Saudi’s can cope with cheaper oil prices, for longer – BBC
- Swiss franc shock revives gold/euro divergence trade – Reuters (great read and ideas here)
- The War with radical Islam is about geopolitics – Jeffrey Sachs
- Wealthiest 1% will own more than rest soon – CNN (on face value, not important if rest are prosperous. Reality stinks though)
- Oil Trades Near $50 After First Weekly Gain in 2 Months – Bloomberg
- Richest 1 percent will own more than the rest by 2016: Oxfam – Reuters
- Anglo, Glencore and BHP at copper price’s mercy – Market Watch
Asia/China