Global Macro / Markets:
- The sum of all tightenings – Barnejek’s blog
- Why Rational People Can’t Succeed as Economic Forecasters – HBR
- The pessimism on emerging markets is palpable. – FT
North America:
- U.S. companies ramp up capex as confidence grows – Reuters
- Existing Home Sales in January: 4.62 million SAAR, Inventory up 7.3% Year-over-year – Calculated Risk
- Affordability backwards – FT Alphaville
- Markets flooded with cash, should Fed prep to stamp out risk? – Reuters
- Obama Budget to Delete Proposal to Limit Social Security – Bloomberg
- Live Blog: Inside the Fed’s 2008 Proceedings – NYT , WSJ
- Madoff said JPMorgan executives knew of his fraud – Reuters
- Wall Street Landlords Buy Bad Loans for Cheaper Homes – Bloomberg
Europe:
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- Ukraine ‘peace deal’ after clashes – BBC
- Independence Square: Then and Now – WSJ
- RBS plans dramatic scaling back, to fire 30,000 of its 120,000 workers – FT , AFR
- EU Struggles to Streamline Bank-Failure Plan for Weekends – Bloomberg
- ECB Wins EU Court Ruling to Keep Greek Swap Information Secret – Bloomberg
Asia:
- China Targets Economists -William Pesek, Bloomberg
- The Chinese economy is moving on, and so must America’s – SCMP
- Double double, toil and trouble – The Economist
Local:
- Joe Hockey’s big moment – AFR
- Discounting to heat up ‘fierce’ mortgage wars – AFR
- Beware the one-stop financial advice shops – Chris Joye
- Qantas readies for severe job cuts – AFR , BusinessDay
- Reform or risk jobs: Hockey – TheOz
- Joe Hockey says Australians may have to work past the age of 67 – Guardian
- We must pay for more services: Hockey – SMH
- Union fears Qantas set to sack 3,000 workers in ‘sham’ outsource deal – Guardian
- China post for Rudd and Harvard – TheOz
Other:
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