China
- China ramps up global manhunt for corrupt officials with operation ‘Skynet’ – SCMP
- China’s government debt-bond swap plan expected to draw investors – SCMP
- Mainland China imports less gold from Hong Kong as prices fall – SCMP
- China to let mutual funds invest in Hong Kong via connect scheme: regulator – Reuters
- U.S. questions China at WTO on banking technology restrictions – Reuters
- China Central Bank Calls for More Loans to Farms – NY Times
- Beijing’s Effort to Reduce Coal Burning Shows Results – NY Times
- China-U.S. Trade Engagement in Asia Could Be Win-Win – Caixin
- Yuan and Gold: Old Enemies Should Finally Become Friends – Caixin
- China’s government debt-bond swap plan expected to draw investors – SCMP
- China strong enough to face reform risks, experts say – SCMP
- Beijing has quietly lifted QFII’s US$1 billion investment ceiling, SAFE says – SCMP
- Chinese banks turn to Western tricks as bad debts mount – Taipei Times
- China Casts ‘Sky Net’ in New Hunt for Corrupt Fugitive Officials – Bloomberg
- Ceiling hike for foreign investors ‘very soon’ – China Daily
- Ask home developers to cut prices, save market – China Daily
- China stocks may be in serious bubble – Market Watch
Asia
- Japan’s core consumer inflation slides to zero – Market Watch
- South Korea sees gains for its infrastructure firms from joining AIIB – Reuters
- Why Japan Inc doesn’t believe in Abenomics – CNBC
- Why India’s reforms are different this time – CNBC
- Japan inflation eases for seventh month in February – CNBC
- Japan dealt another blow as core CPI falls flat – World Finance
- Ford To Triple Exports From India With New $1B Plant – IB Times…maybe we can import Falcons from India then…
- Bank of Japan Inflation Gauge Grinds to a Halt as Spending Falls – Bloomberg
- INDIAN COMPANIES SCRAMBLE TO FIND WOMEN DIRECTORS – Associated Press
- Decades of deadly conflict will spread across the Middle East – FT.com
- Inflation Rate Flattened in Japan in February – NY Times
Europe
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- Who Holds Euro Assets? We Still Don’t Know – Peterson Institute
- Europe’s Easy-Money Endgame – Project-Syndicate
- Sustaining the Unsustainable Eurozone – Project-Syndicate
- Deescalating Europe’s Politics of Resentment – Project-Syndicate
- Greek crisis nears a turning point – Market Watch
- Low rates causing ‘huge problems’ for Germany – Telegraph
- Negative rates put Nordic banks under pressure – Euromoney
- French Consumers More Confident, PM Upbeat on Growth
- ECB’s Draghi says money printing already helping recovery – Reuters
- Risk-shy banks and companies keep euro zone credit on tight leash – Reuters
- Is Russia back in the game? – CNBC
- Ukraine’s Catch 22 over its oligarch class – BNE
- Living (dangerously) without a fiscal union – Bruegel
- How did the ECB save the Eurozone without spending a single euro? – Vox
United Kingdom
- Would Britain thrive outside the EU? – Telegraph
- Financial Conduct Authority Made a ‘Serious Error’ on Insurance Review, Panel Says – NY Times
- Why Bank of England employees are reading my A-level economics textbook – Guardian
- House price falls in central London start to spread out across the capital – but how far? – Telegraph
- Liquidity storm could throw UK into chaos, Bank of England warns – Telegraph
- ON THE CONTINUATION OF BRITAIN’S HOUSEBUILDING DROUGHT – Pieria
- Bank of England Warns of Risks From Greece and Market Liquidity – NY Times
- The FCA: its own worst enemy – Guardian
United States
- Economy in U.S. Expanded at 2.2% Pace in Fourth Quarter – Bloomberg
- Fed market gurus prep rate hike amid last-minute anxieties – Reuters
- Too bad wages aren’t rising as fast as home prices – CBS
- Feds looks to protect low-income borrowers – CBS
- Mortgage rates fall as Treasury yields decline – Washington Post
- In surprise show of support, filibuster-proof Senate majority backs paid sick leave – Washington Post
- The payday industry’s money-making model is coming to an end – Washington Post
- Fed officials say rate hike plan intact despite weak U.S. data – Reuters
- Trans-Pacific Partnership Seen as Door for Foreign Suits Against U.S. – NY Times…maybe we could swap notes with them on our concerns…
- Fed’s Fischer Says More Work Needed to Protect Financial System – Bloomberg
- Fed Focuses on Shadow Banking as It Gauges Financial-System Risk – Bloomberg
- US Dollar Correction: Part I – Short Side of Long
- Stuck With a House That Can’t Be Sold – The Atlantic
- The Feedback Loop That Will Make America’s Richest Cities Even Richer – The Atlantic
- Obama Lends Support To New Federal, State Regulatory Front Against Payday Loan Traps – IB Times
- No Bear Market Signal Yet From Housing – Financial Sense
- As the G.O.P. Promises to Address Inequality, Follow the Money – New Yorker
- House Rich, Land Poor – Bloomberg
Americas
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- Alberta budget paints new, sobering reality of ‘dangers of relying on energy revenue’ – Financial Post…a call to Perth may make them feel a bit better…
- Argentine President Unveils Stimulus Plans From Fridges to Taxis – Bloomberg
- Canada’s Poloz Says ‘Comfortable’ With January Rate Cut – Bloomberg
Terra bubblius
- How property investing politicians have skin in the game on the negative gearing debate – Fairfax…the penny is dropping, better late than never…
- Foreign investment: Chinese investors seeking greener pastures eye Australia’s real estate market – ABC
- POWER CORRUPTS – How network companies lined their pockets and drove electricity prices through the roof – The Monthly …very good read…
- A super con – Why compulsory superannuation benefits the financial industry and the rich at the expense of everyone else – The Monthly
- Chevron seeks to exit Caltex Australia with $3.6 billion stake sale – Reuters
- Big Oil retreats further as Chevron dumps $3.5 bln Aussie business – Fortune
- Penalty rates slashed in South Australia in union deal welcomed by Coalition – Guardian
- Someone needs to go broke in the Australian iron ore industry, says analyst – Guardian
- Fortescue CEO Nev Power backs Andrew Forrest’s call for production cap; Baosteel critical – ABC
- Top polluters to set own limits virtually penalty free, according to Direct Action policy paper – ABC…it would be funny if it wasn’t so utterly pathetic…
- Gina Rinehart says other countries will supply iron ore if Australia cuts back – ABC
- Greens to question Foreign Investment Review Board over Adani coal venture – Guardian…maybe Chodley could seek approval for a coal mine…
- The rise in the standard of living is a quirk of timing, not a reflection of a buoyant economy – Guardian
- Australia needs a foreign policy – Nikkei Asian Review
- Heed Fraser’s warning on Australian media concentration – it’s getting worse. – Pearls and Irritations
- Fortescue Metals Group: worthless or worth holding on to? – Fairfax
- Gearing system showing its age – Fairfax
- Chinese diplomats run rings around Australia – Fairfax…we voted them in, we deserve this…
- Rising jobless rate means young workers lose in penalty rates deal – The Conversation
- From ‘debt disaster’ to ‘good result’: a budget message lost – The Conversation
- Chevron Seeks Over $3.6 Billion for Caltex Australia Stake – Bloomberg
Capital Markets/Investing
- Are Equities Overvalued? – Project-Syndicate…do bears shit in the woods?…
- The Taper Tantrum Revisited – Peterson Institute
- Follow the Money – Above the Market
- China’s yuan may join elite money club this year – Market Watch
- Bank regulation: ‘Basel IV’ sparks banker fury – Euromoney
- Here’s the reason the euro may have just hit a bottom – Market Watch
- Bumper European share sales carry risk of excess – Reuters
- TOWARDS A NEW GOLD STANDARD? – Pieria
- Gold Spikes To $1,200 As Dollar Tumbles, But Is The Greenback’s Rally Really Over? – Hard Assets Investor
- How to View and Value Gold in a Rising Dollar Environment – 24/7 Wall Street
Commodities
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- What China’s ‘new normal’ means for commodities – Market Watch
- Saudi battle for Yemen exposes fragility of global oil supply – Telegraph
- Global grain trade hits all-time high – FT.com
- China’s iron ore mines keep digging despite losses – FT.com
- The Most Challenging Oil And Gas Projects In The World – Oilprice.com
- Who Benefits Most From Cheap Oil? – Oilprice.com
- Oil Markets Blow Yemen Crisis Out Of Proportion – Oilprice.com
- Climate Change And Food Security: Global Banana Market Is Feeling The Strain Of Hotter Weather, Longer Droughts – IB Times
- Earliest Inventory Build Since 2012 Sends NatGas Lower – Hard Assets Investor
- Saudis Signal New Oil Production Strategy – ETF.com
- Goldilocks zone for oil prices is gone for good – Reuters
- How oil is preparing for a new world order – CNBC
- Why Yemen has the power to rally oil prices – Market Watch
Global Macro
- The Fed’s ‘repression’ has cost savers $470 billion, Swiss Re argues – Market Watch…it isn’t finished yet…
- US risks epic blunder by treating China as an economic enemy – Telegraph
- Why on earth investors would want to own bonds is a mystery to me – Financial Post
- Is Jobless Growth Inevitable? – Project Syndicate
- Messed-Up Macro – Project-Syndicate
- The Real Singapore Model – Project-Syndicate
- Microeconomic origins of macroeconomic tail risks – Vox
- The financial stability risks of ultra-loose monetary policy – Bruegel
- The dollar surge – what does the surging dollar mean for economies around the world? – Bruegel
- The world is going to university – Economist
- China’s new ‘World Bank’ gains support despite warnings – CNBC
- Economics as Superstructure – RWER
- Shrewd Smiles as Online Bankers Test New Tech – Caixin
- The Elusive Quest for International Policy Cooperation – IMF Direct
- The Monetary Approach Reigns Supreme – Financial Sense
…and furthermore…
- Financial technology: Snowflake unlocks markets for intangible assets – Euromoney
- For richer or poorer: The challenges of marrying outside your class – Washington Post
- Scientists have discovered a simple way to cook rice that dramatically cuts the calories – Washington Post
- The case for not paying off your mortgage by retirement – Washington Post
- When cheap housing isn’t really a good deal – Washington Post
- People and jobs are growing farther apart – Market Watch
- The Rise of the Tech Model may soon make you Obsolete – Institutional Investor
- Retail Currency Trading: How Safe is it? – Institutional Investor
- Panama Canal sets sights on new $17 billion expansion project – Reuters
- Cinderella’s new moral: Be rich or be a pumpkin – Reuters
- THE RISE OF THE ON-DEMAND ECONOMY – Pieria
- The truth about welfare – Prospect
- Middle Class Jobs Are Still Lagging – ThirtyFiveEight
- Male CEOs Get Bonuses; Female CEOs Get Blame – ThirtyFiveEight
- How your disposable income compares to other people’s around the world – Washington Post
- Drones bounce back from collisions – BBC
- Driverless Cars Poised To Transform Automotive Industry – Oilprice.com
- America’s Socialist Sports League: The NFL – The Atlantic…and hasn’t the AFL learned from them?…
- A Brief History of the ATM – The Atlantic
- Why Raising Retirement Age Is No Cure-All for Population Problems – Caixin…it is in Australia isn’t it?…
- How China used more cement in 3 years than the U.S. did in the entire 20th Century – Washington Post
- Explainer: bond yields and what they tell us about the economy – The Conversation…will help many…