Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Is the Gold Rally Real? – tickerdistrict.com
- Why free money beats bullshit jobs – Fusion
- Majority of Millennials Reject Capitalism – mic.com
- U.S. Oil Prices Settle at New 2016 High – WSJ
- World Bank lifts oil price forecasts but warns of further pain – Telegraph
- Tax crackdown comes with risk that shell firms will fall through the cracks – Telegraph
- How to Finance Global Reflation – Project-Syndicate
- Russia, Australia await the big ‘if’ of China ban on North Korean coal – Reuters, Clyde Russell
- China tries to tame animal spirits in commodity markets – Reuters
- How Much Does a Triple-A Rating Matter to Exxon Mobil? – WSJ
- There Is A Surprising And Totally Counterintuitive Way For Central Banks To Fix The Global Economy – ValueWalk
Americas:
- When Was America Greatest? – NY Times
- Ted Cruz Needs Indiana to Be Like Wisconsin – WSJ
- Bernie Sanders is outraising, outspending and outadvertising Hillary Clinton’s campaign – Washington Post
- U.S. Treasury anti-laundering head to join HSBC: sources – Reuters
- Trump sweeps all 5 GOP primary contests: NBC projections – CNBC
- Fridges go off as Venezuela power-rationing hits – Yahoo
- Venezuela’s Economic Success Fueled Its Electricity Crisis – Wired
- The election has become one more reason for Canadians to sell their property in the States – Financial Post
- Where Jobs Are Squeezed by Chinese Trade, Voters Seek Extremes – NY Times
- America’s Trade Deficit Begins at Home – Project-Syndicate, Roach
- In bold move, U.S. Steel launches campaign to stop China imports – Reuters
- We’re going broke chasing the American Dream – Market Watch
Europe:
- Meta-analysis of the economic impact of Brexit – VOX
- The Coming UK Productivity Recovery – antonhowes.tumblr.com
- Britain will be at the front of the queue for a US trade deal – The Times
- Arguments for Brexit do not add up – FT
- Negotiations Stalled Between Greece and International Creditors – WSJ
- Bundesbank chief puts question mark over European shield for savers – Reuters
- The Coming UK Productivity Recovery – antonhowes.tumblr.com
- UK growth slows amid Brexit fears and manufacturing slump – Telegraph
- Irish central bank’s record profit helps cut national debt – Reuters
- Greek bailout talks stall on impasse over austerity measures – Market Watch
- Brexit would be like tax on UK economy, says OECD – CNBC
- UK GDP growth slows down amid ‘Brexit’ fears – CNBC
Asia:
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- Ghosts by the Water Line – Foreign Policy
- Trade costs of border controls in the Schengen area – VOX
- Alibaba’s financial spinoff is now the world’s most valuable private internet company – Quartz
- Japan’s negative interest rate policies have not worked – Marginal Revolution
- Consumption in China is resilient, despite the economic slowdown – The Economist
- The Bank of Japan is about to unveil a new tactic in the currency war – SCMP
- South Korean economy struggles under weight of a triple curse – Nikkei Asian Review
- India owes much to its central bank governor – Nikkei Asian Review
- Stronger China March industrial profits add to economic recovery hopes – Reuters
- IMF says China debt swap, NPL securitization could create more problems – CNBC
- Steel Speculation Obscures Signals About Chinese Economy – WSJ
- Stabilization of China’s Capital Outflows May Hinge on Janet Yellen – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
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Key defends land tax for foreigners – Interest.co.nz
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Housing investors buying up a storm – Interest.co.nz
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Reserve Bank ‘caught asleep at the wheel’ – Canberra Times
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‘Where’s your modelling?’ PM grilled – Canberra Times
- Peter Martin: Malcolm Turnbull out on a limb over negative gearing – Canberra Times
- The perversion of negative gearing – Domain
- Labor sets out ambitious carbon cuts – Canberra Times
- Coalition shifts to tackle bracket creep – Canberra Times
- Brown coal: The cost of burning mud – Canberra Times
- State to fund $10.9b Melbourne Metro Rail – The Age
- Vic Budget: what you need to know – The Age
- Vic State Budget 2016: Big ticket items – The Age
- Vic State budget: land tax hike tipped – The Age
- How does the Victorian budget affect you? – ABC News
- Thousands of overseas students ‘living with financial hardship’ – ABC News
- Fact check: Would building workers have less rights than ice dealers under ABCC laws? – ABC News
- Consumption of added sugars exceeds recommendations– ABS
- Tabcorp accused of 61 new money laundering reporting breaches – Fairfax…something smells here…
- Submarine deal: Victoria demands share of $50b project – Fairfax
- Australia sees deflation for first time in seven years – Fairfax…it may see some more in the near future…
- Three reasons for the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut official interest rates in May – Fairfax…if they don’t in May then they may not act until maybe October…
- Westpac withdraws from real estate lending to foreigners – ABC
- Guess whose electorate negatively gears the most… – ABC…Malcolm, you have shown the Australian people you are a fraud…
- The tax myths that cloud our judgement – ABC
- Aussie’s Rally Seen Ending as Pressure Grows on RBA to Cut Rates – Bloomberg
- Winners and Losers From Australia’s $39 Billion Submarine Deal – Bloomberg
- Arthur Sinodinos defies order to appear before Senate fundraising inquiry – Fairfax...dear Artie, they are onto you…
…and furthermore…
- Mitsubishi says it has used misleading fuel-economy testing methods for 25 years – Washington Post
- A majority of millennials now reject capitalism, poll shows – Washington Post…what has capitalism given them to commend it?…
- The Mirage of a Return to Manufacturing Greatness – NY Times
- Swift: fraudulent messages sent over international bank transfer system – Guardian…huge implications…
- Managing Debt in an Overleveraged World – Project-Syndicate
- Mini La Niña has emerged in Eastern Pacific – Reuters…definitely something weird with the weather in SE Australia…
- High-tech “Frankenstein booze” aged without the barrels – CBS
- What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money? – FiveThirtyEight