Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- World Bank Projects Leave Trail of Misery Around Globe – Huffington Post
- How To Think Like A Trader – Kirk Report
- Explaining the dearth of private investment – VOX
- Not All Macro Models Failed to Predict the Crisis – multiplier-effect.org
North America:
- Declining Desire to Work and Downward Trends in Unemployment and Participation – NBER
- The cities creating the most technology jobs – Forbes
- No, food stamps aren’t subsidies for McDonald’s and Wal-Mart – Washington Post
- The Economy Has Slowed Because the Fed Has Already Tightened – Wall Street Journal
- At Global Economic Gathering, Concerns That U.S. Is Ceding Its Leadership Role – New York Times
- U.S. Crude Output Rose to 42-Year High in March, Increasing Glut – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Greece wants EU/IMF deal but impasse could bring referendum: deputy PM – Reuters
- Draghi warns of ‘uncharted waters’ if Greece crisis deteriorates – Financial Times
- ECB’s Draghi Rejects Talk of Greek Exit From Euro – Wall Street Journal
- Russia denies German report it is ready to sign gas deal with Greece – Reuters
- Draghi Says Urgent Need for Greece to Strike Bailout Deal – Bloomberg
- Yanis Varoufakis urges Obama to squeeze Europe over debt stalemate – The Telegraph
Asia:
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- Zhou Says China Has Room for Monetary Easing; May Not Use It – Bloomberg
- China Cracks Down on Water-Polluting Industries – Wall Street Journal
- China Futures Tumble on Trust Curbs, Expansion of Short Selling – Bloomberg
- China Raises Red Flag on Its Stock Markets – Wall Street Journal
- Valuations of Hong Kong’s stock market operator go interstellar – Reuters
Local:
- COAG: Abbott urges cooperation but GST fire still burns – Canberra Times
- Sun sets on the west’s iron ore boom years – Canberra Times
- Shock, ore: Top billionaires lose $25b – Canberra Times
- Australian business makes slow progress in fastest growing economy – Canberra Times
- It’s time to merge Australia and New Zealand – Canberra Times
- Super changes ruled out in budget – The Age
- Thousands may lose childcare funds – The Age
- Complex, unfair distribution formula underlies WA’s GST outrage – The Australian
- The problem with the GST row … – The Australian
- Services exports a huge market – The Australian
- GST cuts unfair, Bishop warns – The Australian
- Inner city property first to be hit by population change – The AFR
- WA’s big GST whinge all a bit rich – The AFR
- Why politicians should leave iron ore alone – The AFR
- ‘Another nail in the coffin of thermal coal’ – The AFR
- Houses outshine apartments as investments – The AFR
- Some brutal budget honesty might go a long way – The AFR
- VPNs could be blocked under proposed Australian copyright legislation – The Guardian
- Should Australia put a price on Visas? – The Australian
- We have to raise revenue, not just cut spending – The SMH
Other:
- Should economists rule? – Mainly Macro
- Game of Thrones Economics: Why Doesn’t Westeros Have A Central Bank? – Forbes
- The Terror Strategist: Secret Files Reveal the Structure of Islamic State – Der Spiegel
- The Rise of the Digital Capital Economy – Wall Street Journal