Macro & Markets
- Saudi Arabia ups official oil prices amid signs of stronger demand – Reuters
- It’s no JK: Oil spread blow-out portends new price slump – Reuters
- March Economic Update – The Short Side of Long
- The Price of Oil Is About to Blow a Hole in Corporate Accounting – Bloomberg
- Only mass default will end the world’s addiction to debt – Telegraph
Asia
- China services sector picks up in February, new orders at three-month high – SCMP
- India’s infrastructure push could be envy of West – Reuters
- India surprises with second interest rate cut – BBC
- As China’s Capital Outflow Quickens, Will the RMB Depreciate? – Peterson Institute
- China services sector picks up in February, new orders at three-month high – SCMP
- Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand sign deal on common market rules – Nikkei Asian Review
- Japan government, private sector clash over industry development – Nikkei Asian Review
- Chinese desire for fancy toilet seats spurs 1,400% rally in Laox shares – Japan Times
- China’s noblesse oblige – BBC
Americas
- Fed examiners free to flag problems at banks: Yellen – Market Watch
- A Warning From Buffett About Banks – NY Times
- Americans Aren’t Saving Enough for Retirement, but One Change Could Help – NY Times
- Small business hiring is swinging higher – CBS
- America’s new oil problem: Where to store it – CBS
- Yellen Says Fed Seeks to Avert ‘Capture’ by Banks It Oversees – Bloomberg
- Don’t bet the factory on Canada: Why the falling loonie won’t spur a manufacturing revival – Financial Post…sound familiar?…
- S. mutual funds cut expenses by shifting billions to trusts – Reuters
- Brazil politicians in huge ‘oil kickback’ probe – BBC
Europe
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- British Real Estate Is Safe Haven for Dirty Money, Report Says – Bloomberg…wouldn’t happen here, would it? …
- UK properties held by offshore firms used in global corruption, say police – Guardian
- ECB Glimpse of Cyprus Debt Shows Limits of Bank Cleanup – Bloomberg
- Austerity Is Not Greece’s Problem – Project-Syndicate
- Bank of England hands FCA dozens of instances of potential market abuse – Telegraph
- Poster-child Ireland growing, but risks persist – CNBC
- Downing Street behind challenge to Fridman’s North Sea deal – CNBC
Oceania
- Joe Hockey says search is on for illegal foreign home purchases after tipoffs – Guardian
- Australia, Where One Central Bank Won’t Do – Bloomberg
- Consumer spending gives boost to Australian economy – SCMP
- Momentum builds toward RET deal after ‘most significant discussion yet’ – Fairfax
- Will the RBA stay away in May? – Fairfax
- ‘We are driving very fast without seat belts’: Experts warn of new asset bubble – Fairfax
- Forced sale of $39m Sydney mansion unlikely to help average house buyer, property analyst says – ABC
- Macquarie Group pays its staff too much, says rival investment bank UBS – ABC
- Tony Abbott backs down on military pay after behind-the-scenes lobbying by backbenchers – Fairfax
- David Murray calls for controls on hot housing market – Fairfax
- Intergenerational report prepared by Baby Boomers who had the best deal of any generation – Fairfax
- Odds made ASIC’s Aussie dollar probe a certainty after interest rate decision – Fairfax
….and did you know?….
- 15 things kids today will never do – CBS…this will make you feel old…
- Massive Swarms of Jellyfish Are Wreaking Havoc on Fish Farms and Power Plants – Bloomberg