Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The ever evolving FX trading landscape – ThomsonReuters Blog
- Central banks gamble with sub-zero interest rates – FT (finish him!)
- Can’t even calculate bond market volatility its that high – Blackrock
North America:
- Don’t believe the hype on US shale growth – ZH
- Bush oligarchy extends further as Jeb announces 2016 presidential bid – The Economist (oh dear)
- Israel can’t help California with its drought – BI
- Why nobody believes the Fed’s forecasts – Washington Post
- 67% of economists think first Fed rate hike is in September – BI (so bet the other way…)
Europe:
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- Greece and creditors dig in as crisis brews – Reuters
- End extend and pretend and fight the structural problems in Greece – Project Syndicate (no mention of German imposed debt here, so only half the battle)
- Paris air show highlights – Bloomberg
Asia:
- Stock market gains create a million new Chinese millionaires – SCMP
- Asia’s infrastructure investment battle – The Diplomat
- RMB limited as a trade currency – Banking Day
Local:
- Abbott winning fear game as Australians more concerned about nothing – TheAge
- Indonesia hits back at boat people bribes – TheAge (hypocritical, but true)
- Prepare for even higher house prices: RBA – Fairfax (because, you know, they can’t do anything)
- Barnaby doesn’t want foreigners owning farmland – The Oz (so what will we sell them to fund the CAD?)
Other:
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- Donating money to super rich colleges is dumb – VOX
- Comet lander Philae wakes up after 7 months asleep – ScienceInsider
- Hoverbike! Hoverbike! Gizmag (oh yeah)
- Solar impulse plane is about to break records – Bloomberg
- Behavioural Economist Richard Thaler does a Reddit AMA
- SpaceX announces a Hyperloop Pod design competition!