Links 17 June 2015

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Global Macro / Markets / Investing:

  • Why giving financial advice is difficult – Abnormal Returns
  • Saving investors from themselves – Jason Zweig
  • New NASA data shows world running out of fresh water – WP (next commodity future de jeure)
  • Credit Suisse: the bond bull market is over – BI

North America:

  • Jeb Bush: next President “must” privatize Social Security – IBTimes (next bubble)
  • Jeb Bush’s “economic success” in Florida all down to him blowing a housing bubble – WP
  • James Murdoch named new CEO of Fox – Bloomberg
  • Donald Trump enters 2016 Presidential race – WSJ (the farce doubles down…)

Europe:

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  • IMFs tough choices on Greek – Project Syndicate
  • Syriza hardliners say go the Iceland route – ZH (a good call, theoretically)
  • Greeces pension problem in pictures – Reuters
  • Greek fears erode ECB credibility – FT
  • Is Russia a real threat to NATO? Brookings

Asia:

  • China’s South China Sea plans wont ease tensions – Reuters (in other news, the sky is blue)
  • How China practices the invasion of Taiwan – The Diplomat
  • Chinese financial markets beginning to open up – New China/Xinhua
  • Can Netflix win in China? IBTimes

Local:

  • Stop the boats = open the coffers and show the smugglers the money! Fairfax
  • ATO to target double dippling in rental deductions – Fairfax
  • Gittings: politicians are betraying the young – Fairfax (using pundits like you as megaphones, Ross….)
  • Gillian Triggs feud with LNP government fuels post-political career – The Oz (our own Elizabeth Warren? sounds good)
  • Coalition strikes deal with Greens on pension reform – The Oz

Other:

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  • Watching cat video’s makes you feel good – Wash Post (I prefer the “Fail of the Week” stuff, hilarious)
  • New Tesla 3 cars will be a suite of vehicles, including a crossover with 200mile/320km range) Engadget