Global/Macro/Markets
- Blowing bubbles and the stagnation puzzle – Steve Keen
- BlackRock Agrees to Stop Pursuing Nonpublic Views – NYT
- Did Soros Just Predict a China Crash? – Bloomberg
- What’s That You’re Calling a Bubble? – HBR
- The Bitcoin-Mining Arms Race Heats Up – Bloomberg
Australia & New Zealand
- Qantas Debt Cut to Junk by Moody’s Amid Virgin Competition – Bloomberg , AFR
- Australia reaches nearly two million small scale solar systems – RE New Economy
- Fund to pick up GP costs in trial – TheOz
- Atlassian’s move to the UK exposes Australia’s tech investment black hole – Paul Wallbank
- Alcoa dumps begging bowl – TheOz
- Cabinet fears precedent in SPC’s $50m cry for help – AFR
- Govt says latest data show confidence – Sky News
- Feeding the Dragon: Lessons of the New Zealand-China FTA – The Diplomat
Europe
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- ECB introductory statement – Rates unchanged – ECB
- Webcast of the press conference 9 January 2014 – ECB
- Greece dismisses fears over EU presidency – FT
- Norwegians become crown millionaires as sovereign wealth fund hits benchmark – ABC
- Italy Unemployment Rate Rises to Record 12.7% in November – Bloomberg
- New bond issue will push Spanish government debt up to 100% of GDP – Irish Times
- The increasing number of Euro fools – Antonio Fatas
- UK Jobs report – Growth of staff appointments accelerates sharply – Markit
Asia
- China seeks more disclosure from banks – BBC , Bloomberg , NYT
- China’s Toxic Debt Doctors Prepare for Surgery – Caixin
- China inflation hits 7-month low, eases tightening fears – Reuters
- China 2013 vehicle sales up 13.9 pct -industry group – Reuters
- Malaysian industrial output jumps – FT
- Why Bank of Korea remains on hold – FT , Bloomberg
- Japan aims to register 280 remote islands as national assets – Reuters
- China coal: black outlook – FT
Americas
- Janet Yellen: The Sixteen Trillion Dollar Woman – Time
- NSA spying on congress – The Big Picture
- Taxing Bitcoin: IRS Review Has Big Implications For Investors In Virtual Currency – Forbes
- The Fed Shifts Ground on Big Banks – NYT
- A Transition in Fannie and Freddie Oversight – NYT
- Private-sector hiring strongest in more than a year – Market Watch
- Great Graphic: How China is Helping US Recovery – Marc to Market
- “This Chart Is A True Representation Of The Employment Crisis In This Country” – Testosterone Pit
Other/Interesting
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