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Global Macro/Markes
- If the Options Market Is Right, China’s Stock Rescue Is Doomed – Bloomberg
- World to Fed: We’re prepared for U.S. rate hike, so don’t delay – Reuters
- It’s a weak ray of sunshine trying to disperse dark clouds over mining sector – Guardian, Jericho
- Unlocking subsaharan Africa trade potential – Project Syndicate (interesting read of neglected sector)
- China dramatically intervenes in stock market when it says it wont – ZH
Europe
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- Russia engages in largescale military exercises on Europes doorstep – The Diplomat (a new cold war…)
- Is China dumping Bunds now? German bonds selloff continues – ZH
- Fiery protests heat up in Ukraine – RT
United States
- US government ‘developing sanctions against Chinese companies for cyber theft of trade secrets’ – SCMP
- Challenged on Left and Right, the Fed Faces a Decision on Rates – NY Times
- As His Term Wanes, Obama Champions Workers’ Rights – NY Times
- The undercarriage of the car-wash industry: Wage fraud and other abuses – Washington Post…role model for 7-11?…
- The VIX is pointing to a recession in the US, says Goldman Sachs – BI
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Asia
- China’s US ‘fox hunt’ strains ties with Washington – Nikkei Asian Review
- China detains Citic Securities managing director, three other senior officials and financial journalist over alleged inside trading – SCMP
- Between China’s currency and Fed rate hike, Asian equities are a no-go – SCMP
- China encounters serious resistance when investing in Australia – GlobalTimes
Down Under
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- HOW 7 ELEVEN IS RIPPING OFF ITS WORKERS – Fairfax…Unions aren’t the biggest problem with labour laws in Australia – 7/11 is the ugly face of corporate slime and its approach to people…
- Farmers fight back from foreclosure by banks in Australia’s ‘biggest land grab’ – Fairfax
- NSW MPs pushing for more generous pension scheme – Fairfax
- 7-Eleven investigation: Convenience store empire ‘built on something not much different from slavery’ – ABC
- Australia’s banks are safe, so deposit levy is looking like a revenue grab – Conversation
- UBS, Deutsche say economy may have shrunk in latest quarter – AFR (sleepwalking into recession…)
…and furthermore…
- Honda to announce a four wheeled, MotoGP bike engine powered car thingy at Frankfurt: Gizmag
- How and Why SpaceX will colonise Mars: MUST READ
- How capitalism turns love into addiction – Reuters…good read…
- Does automation improve productivity? Project Syndicate
- Pentagon teams up with Apple etc to develop wearable tech – Reuters (hello Master Chief!)
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and…Bernie Sanders taking Wall Street to task: