Links 18 March 2014

Global Macro / Markets:

• A debate on emerging market turbulence – Financial Times
• Is there room for more than one international currency? – VOX

North America:

• Low-Wage Workers Are Finding Poverty Harder to Escape – New York Times
• Fed: Industrial Production increased 0.6% in February – Calculated Risk
• Is This the Best the Economy Can Do? – Bloomberg
• Income Gap, Meet the Longevity Gap – New York Times
• On the Wrong Side of Globalization – New York Times
• Addressing growing student debt – Econbrowser
• New York Strips London of Mantle as World’s Top Financial Center – Bloomberg
• What Can Take the Place of Fannie and Freddie? – Wall Street Journal

Europe:

• Russia’s $160 Billion energy Stick Hinders Crimean Sanctions – Bloomberg
  
• Paris Halves Car Traffic After Pollution Level Exceeds Beijing’s – Bloomberg
• Unskilled and Destitute Are Hiring Targets for Fukushima Cleanup – New York Times
• Britain’s five richest families worth more than poorest 20% – The Guardian
• Europe should say no to a flawed banking union – Financial Times
• London Home Prices Rise to Record Amid Focus on Stimulus – Bloomberg

Asia:

• China rejects North Korean crimes report – Reuters
• China Plans to Spend Over $163 Billion Redeveloping Shantytowns – Bloomberg
• China Developer With $567 Million Debt Said to Collapse – Bloomberg

Local:

• Good regulation begins with regulators – The AFR
• Industry super funds take aim at big banks – The AFR
• Ticking time bomb in Sydney’s office market – The AFR
• Hockey rates despite Budget warning – The AFR
• Property probe not anti-Chinese – The AFR
• Impact of Chinese property investment overblown – Canberra Times
• Senator’s $20 million pay day – The Australian
• Campaign against new super fees – The Australian
• Family First boss top grant recipient – The Australian
• Jobs, not debt, top priority – Canberra Times
• Miners loaned taxpayer money – Canberra Times
• Why monthly labour reports should be taken with a pinch of salt – The Guardian

Other:

• New cash, new questions for Business Insider – USA Today