Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Need for better commodity regulation deepens – FT
- Opec Oil Supply/Demand balance charted – @MauroIppolito
- Africa and commodity prices – no longer the kiss of death – The Economist
- Trader Tied to Flash Crash Says He Simply Changed His Mind a Lot – Bloomie
- Google Caps Costs as Growth Slows – WSJ … stocks jump
- Oil prices trade near 2015 highs on Yemen worries – Reuters
- Oil at $65 Seen Freeing 500,000 Barrels From Shale Fracklog – Bloomie
Americas:
- Obama: Liberal trade critics ‘don’t know what they’re talking about’ – The Hill
- Consent of the Governed: Stop the Emerging TPP Tyranny! – Corrente
- We Can’t Let John Deere Destroy the Very Idea of Ownership – WIRED
- Obama’s Drone-Strike Rules to Be Reviewed – WSJ
- Pentagon Announces New Strategy for Cyberwarfare – NYT
Europe:
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- EU Frustration Mounts as Greeks Try to Bypass Aid Process – Bloomie
- Varoufakis Said to Take Hammering From Frustrated Euro Ministers – Bloomberg Business
- A New Deal for Greece by Yanis Varoufakis – Project Syndicate
- Hedge funds place big bets on Sterling after the election – FT
- No agreement expected at Eurogroup today, but Tsipras still confident of deal this month – Open Europe
- Two hurdles stand in the way of Greece moving forward – MarketWatch
- ECB adjusts to life amid the protests – FT
- ECB’s Draghi May Examine Greek Collateral Haircuts – Bloomie
- Deutsche Bank to Pay Record $2.5 Billion to Resolve Libor – Bloomberg
- Deutsche Bank Trader Bittar’s Libor Messages Revealed – Bloomberg
Asia:
- If China Sees Capital Outflows Now, What Happens in Crisis? – Bloomie
- Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Chinese Fugitives – FP
- China says to increase policy support for cooling economy – Reuters
- Why Beijing is watching firms go belly up – Business Spectator
Terra Ironoria :
- No new penalties for Australian internet pirates under Trans-Pacific Partnership – SMH
- Anzac mythology in focus for Australia’s Gallipoli Centenary – FT
- Budget cuts are harder if people know the benefits of research – The Conversation
- Brand revamp for NBN Co – The Oz .. $700k WTF ! , AFR
- Iron ore’s shifting sands move again – AFR
- RBA’s May rate cut under doubt – AFR
- Negative gearing is changing already – Pascoemeter
- Academic likens Lomborg appointment to putting Brian Burke in charge of economy – The Guardian
Random/Interesting:
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- Another Gallipoli – The Monthly
- Hubbles 25 years of Stellar vision – The Economist
- A Drone Program That Has Killed Hundreds Of Civilians Finally Killed Some That The White House Regrets – Huffington Post
- China Says Please Stop Hiring Funeral Strippers – WSJ
Weekend Face-Palm:
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