Australia & New Zealand
A barista for everyone : Why Australia’s economy is looking far from bleak (Pascometer Fairfax)
Options widen for Woodside’s Leviathan partners (Fairfax)
Chinese buyers in rush for Melbourne’s prestige school zones (Fairfax)
Don’t expect the Cheese Wars to end any time soon (FT)
Why New Zealand’s growth may not stay so high (FT)
Hockey is saving the good news for May (Kouk ABC)
These falls may be just the beginning for the AUD (ABC)
Locked-in to a neo-liberal mindset (Bill Mitchell, good read)
Europe
FCA chief warns Treasury swaps scandal could be ‘significantly’ bigger (Telegraph)
Libor Pressure Grows After U.K. Fraud Agency’s Bribe Case Fails (Bloomberg)
Putin Bets $15 Billion to Capture Junk-Rated Ukraine Vassal (Bloomberg)
Ireland’s Model Crisis (Project Syndicate)
Cometh the UK leverage ratio, cometh the deleveraging – in pictures (Euromoney)
Asia
PBoC acts to ease China cash crunch fears (FT)
Asia looks steady, not spectacular in 2014 (Nikkei)
Lack of loans constricts Chinese economy: Beige Book survey (SCMP)
Sun sets on Japan’s status as Asia’s financial center (Nikkei)
The Trouble with China’s Troubled-Asset Relief (Project Syndicate)
Chinese Carbon Market Opens to a Busy First Day (NY Times)
North America
Robust U.S. housing data point to strengthening economy (Reuters)
Should the U.S. force citizens to save? (Reuters)
The Fed Tapered Perfectly—Here’s What It Needs To Do Next (Atlantic)
2014 will be the year of the secret IPO (Quartz)
Farewell QE, you have been a magnificent success (Telegraph)
The conservative contempt for the working person shows through (LA Times)
Women Not Part Of US Manufacturing Turnaround (IB Times)
Sundries
Uber economics: Sometimes the invisible hand slaps you in the face (Quartz)
How Secret Currency Traders’ Club Devised Biggest Market’s Rates (Bloomberg)
Big Banks and the Failure of Bankruptcy (NY Times)