Global Macro & Markets
- HKMA warns US will soon raise interest rates despite US Fed staying put for now – SCMP
- Fed is riding the tail of a dangerous global tiger – Telegraph
- A divided Fed pits world’s woes against domestic growth – Reuters
- The Fed may not have hiked rates, but investors better prepare now for when it does – Financial Post
- The Fate of Dollar Bulls Post-Fed – Marc to Market
- Maybe Banks Manipulated Treasury Bonds, Too – Bloomberg…what couldn’t they manipulate?…
Asia
- China sees first annual housing inflation in a year, but recovery pace loses momentum – SCMP
- Home Prices Rise in China for Fourth Consecutive Month – NY Times
- China spending record amounts on US assets – Nikkei Asian Review
Europe
- Greece’s real tragedy is that it’s just the second act in a ‘crisis trilogy’ threatening the rest of the world – Guardian
- Eastern Europe’s crisis of shame – Project Syndicate
- As Germany takes high moral ground risking stability – GlobalTimes (feeling the guilt over destroying the PIIGS?)
- Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund twice size of economy – Euromoney (how do they do it and did it…)
- Greece’s Paper Trail Eventually Leads to Reform – Bloomberg…only after Euro banks have wiped their books…
Americas
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- U.S. Repatriates Fugitive Businessman Long Sought by China – NY Times
- Watching the Fed, and Remembering the Tequila Crisis – NY Times
- Trains, tides and tons: Vale leads Brazil’s iron ore expansion – Reuters
- The shale delusion: Why the party is over for U.S. tight oil – Mineweb
- The Fed Should Raise Its Inflation Target – Bloomberg
Terra Incognita
- Malcolm Turnbull announces new Cabinet in ‘process of renewal’, drops Joe Hockey, Eric Abetz – ABC
- Industry insider warns taxpayers may foot bill for mine rehabilitation unless government, industry step up – ABC
- You get to buy with a little help from your friends – Fairfax…is it just me or is the spruik getting increasingly desperate?…
- Turnbull’s clean sweep in reshuffle, with Hockey likely for Washington – The Conversation
- Exciting times for the Financial System – The Conversation
- Australia’s new leader inspires guarded optimism on economy – Nikkei Asian Review
…and furthermore…
- The stunning — and expanding — gap in life expectancy between the rich and the poor – Washington Post
- Now you see it, now you don’t: invisibility cloak nears reality – Reuters
- Do China’s ghost cities offer a solution to Europe’s migrant crisis? – Reuters…LOL…..
- Abandoning Syria: Few Options Left for Stopping the War – Der Spiegel