Global Macro/Markets:
- Private equity crash could trigger next wave of financial crisis, Bank warns – The Guardian
- Sentiment Getting Frothy – The Big Picture
- Bullish Sentiment Surges by Most Since 2010 – Pragmatic Capitalism
North America:
- Population ageing hits US counties – Huffington Post
- Only Wall Street Wins in Detroit Crisis Reaping $474 Million Fee – Bloomberg
- Home Repossessions Drop 29% to Lowest in U.S. Since 2007 – Bloomberg
- Former FDIC Chair: Don’t Call It A Housing Recovery Yet – NPR
- Blackstone Said to Get $2.1 Billion Loan for Home Purchases – Bloomberg
- The Almighty Dollar Is Back – Wall Street Journal
- Iraq war costs U.S. more than $2 trillion: study – Reuters
- Competitiveness in the United States: The America that works – The Economist
- U.S. Birth Rates Remain Depressed – Wall Street Journal
Europe:
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- UK Government goes to war with councils on planning – The Telegraph
- ECB to Hire Hundreds of Supervisors – Wall Street Journal
- Why the US economy is recovering – Business Insider
- Press Release – Statement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF on Greece – European Union
- Britain’s fiscal failure – Reuters
- EU Summit Set to Loosen Deficit Shackles – Bloomberg
- Will the sterling drama turn into a crisis? – Financial Times
- EU Court Rules Against Spanish Mortgage Laws – Wall Street Journal
- Euro-Zone Employment Hits Low of Nearly Seven Years – Wall Street Journal
- EU summit: What to watch for in the austerity debate – Financial Times
- King: UK recovery ‘in sight’ – itv.com
Asia:
- Cars in China: Still racing ahead – The Economist
- China’s fixed asset investment in railways up 25.7 pct – xinhuanet.com
- Chinese firm puts millions into U.S. natural gas stations – Reuters
- China’s new president faces corruption battle – Financial Times
- Five major Chinese government-controlled power companies were bailed out last year – Caixin
- Japan set to join free trade bloc – The Australian
Local:
- Yesterday’s jobs data was ‘rubbery’ – The Age
- Jobs put paid to RBA gloom – The Australian