Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- SEC Charges Bitcoin Mining Companies – SEC.gov
- Vanguard’s Gain Is Wall Street’s Pain as Billions Leave the Financial Industry – Bloomberg
- Failure at the Financial Stability Board – Project Syndicate
- Welcome to Bloomberg’s Carbon Clock – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Brazil’s economy shrinks by record 4.5% – FT
- Withering Demand Leaves Brazil GDP in ’Obituary’ Condition – Bloomberg
- Venezuela: ‘Ours is a nation of thugs’ – FT
- Companies Shy Away From Spending – WSJ
- Matt Levine’s Money Stuff: Mortgages, Layoffs and Bribes – Bloomberg View
- The FRBNY DSGE Model Forecast—November 2015 – NY Fed
- Fed’s Evans Says December FOMC Rate Decision Makes Him Nervous – Bloomberg
- ISM manufacturing index drops to lowest level since mid-2009 – MarketWatch
- Why the U.S. Pays More Than Other Countries for Drugs – WSJ
- Credit Markets Scream US Recession, But Goldman Says Not to Worry – Bloomberg
- Krugman: Inequality and the City – NY Times
- Krugman Wrong on Gentrification – beyondchron.org
Europe:
- Greece warned EU will reimpose border controls – FT
- Britain, immigration and Brexit – cer.org.uk
- German Unemployment Rate Falls to Record Low on Domestic Demand – Bloomberg
- No longer the worst of times for euro zone unemployment, but still a long way down to go – Reuters
- More jobs being paid close to the UK minimum wage – ons.gov.uk
- Cameron digs heels in over plan to scrap benefits for eastern European workers – The Telegraph
- The UK housing market is an example of junkie style economics – notayesmanseconomics.wordpress.com
Asia:
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- China’s Renminbi Is Approved as a Main World Currency – NY Times
- A Chinese artist vacuumed up Beijing’s smog for 100 days and made a brick from what he collected – Quartz
- China’s gold star – Brookings
- China-pedia – one hard landing, 46 economies – oxfordeconomics.com
- Five China Bond Deadlines to Watch – Bloomberg
Local:
- Abbott tried to ‘throw Joe under a bus’. It was too late – Canberra Times
- Bishop hits back at Abbott’s claims – Canberra Times
- Banks quietly cut rates for savers – Canberra Times
- Retirement won’t be easier any time soon – Canberra Times
- Hockey’s secret plan to increase GST – Canberra Times
- ACCC concerned over property provisions in TPP – Canberra Times
- Work for dole will ‘transform communities’ – Canberra Times
- Border obsession enslaves workers – Canberra Times
- Matthew Guy calls for population debate – The Age
- Mining workers fall from ‘champagne lifestyle’ to working poor as resources sector jobs wane – ABC
- Reform fails to fix VET flaws – The Australian
- Funding freeze to end education rorts – The Australian
- Turnbull still has a chance ‘to screw up’ – The AFR
- Experts doubt Sydney, Melbourne price falls – The AFR
- Budget to be hit by falling iron ore price – The AFR
- Regressive GST could help poor – The AFR
Other:
- It’s a Trap: Emperor Palpatine’s Poison Pill – arxiv.org
- Young fogies: Modern illiberalism is led by students – Washington Post
- New Diabetes Cases, at Long Last, Begin to Fall in the United States – NY Times