Weekend Links March 8-9, 2014

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Europe

Sanctions – not 

Draghi: Ukrainian tensions could have serious implications for Europe

Russia vs. The US: Superpowers Bluff Over Ukraine?

Obama is unleashing the wrong energy weapon against Putin–he should use oil

Unsterilised ECB?

Ukraine tensions expose fault line in Russia’s economy

Ukraine’s depressing economic bind – and sovereign default risk

Europe’s Middle-Age Trap

Ukraine’s Unintended Consequences

Transatlantic Economic Sanctions Against Russia

Tectonic Shifts

The German Case of Competitiveness with High Wages (Video)

A bailout for Ukrainians, by Ukrainians?

UK house price growth ‘approaching madness’

 

North America

US job growth eases pressure on Federal Reserve

The economic future of Americans – some arithmetic

Twelve telling charts we pulled from the perky US jobs report

We Can’t Escape Our ‘Groundhog Day’ Recovery

Frack You, Putin! Could the U.S. battle Russia with natural gas exports?

U.S. Economy, Regulatory Approach Reaching Higher Ground, Policy Veteran Volcker Says

The U.S. Economy’s Big Baby Problem

What U.S. media won’t say about Russia’s actions

Incomplete Recovery for Working-Age Men

 

Asia

China allows first ever corporate bond default

Rich Representatives (….and 24 Property Tycoons) NPC and CPPCC

China’s Credit Markets Under Pressure

Inside investment: Turning Japanese?

Can Beijing remain neutral in Ukraine crisis?

Li Ka-shing warns Hong Kong is a ‘spoilt child’ set on a dangerous path

Young mainland women ‘marrying elderly Hong Kong men to get residency’

Immigration, property prices and Vancouver: An expert’s view

Japan’s Wages Mask Rise of Hottest Job Market Since 70s: Economy

 

Global Macro

Emerging Stocks Decline on Chaori Default as Vale Slumps

We need economic rehab not a quick fix of cheap money

Exclusive: Pimco’s Gross declares El-Erian is ‘trying to undermine me’

JPMorgan whistleblower gets $63.9 million in mortgage fraud deal

Three management mantras that Ben Horowitz says are stupid

Middle East drought a threat to global food prices

Getting Comfortable with Volatility

The Secret History of the Financial Crisis

Malthus, Marx, and Modern Growth

Well Allocated and Angry in 2013 – The Narrowness of Returns 

China gains from U.S.-Russia face-off

In Search of a Stable Electronic Currency

Digital currency’s here to stay, whether it’s Bitcoin or something else

Billion Dollar Babies 

 

Australia/ New Zealand

Coalition MPs plot to strip workers’ weekend and holiday penalty rates

Yarraville block set to become $2b mini-suburb

China becomes top source of fresh immigrants moving to New Zealand

Rebalancing act begins to pay off for the economy

Aussie Is Near Three-Month High as RBA Has Only Words Left

RBA’s Stevens Says He Doesn’t See Need to Reduce Rates Further

Ignore page count, just note number on the front

Property: Sydney expected to gain foreign buyers as Canada closes visa scheme