Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Causes and consequences of persistently low interest rates – VOX
- Krugman: Original Sin and Global Stagnation – NY Times
- Jim Chanos Nails the Link Between Debt and Energy – Bloomberg
North America:
- Bush campaign downsizes in the face of Trump strength – Washington Post
- Jeb Bush Orders Across-the-Board Pay Cuts for Struggling Campaign – Bloomberg
- Insiders: Trump nomination looking more likely – Politico
- House to Weigh U.S. Debt Limit Increase as Deadline Nears – Bloomberg
- It’s Undeniable: Climate Change Made Hurricane Patricia Worse – Slate
- The 57-Year-Old Chart That Is Dividing the Fed – NY Times
- Economists are starting to warn about the risk of a new U.S. recession – Washington Post
- Are We Tight Yet? The Fed’s Problem in Finding the Neutral Rate – Bloomberg
- Keynes just left Canada – Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
Europe:
- Eurozone crosses Rubicon as Portugal’s anti-euro Left banned from power – The Telegraph
- The ECB’s quantitative easing programme – VOX
- Greek Cabinet dismisses revenues chief as bill seeks to increase oversight – ekathimerini.com
- Draghi’s Signal Adds $190 Billion to Negative-Yield Universe – Bloomberg
- The Fallout From The Greek Crisis Threatens European Democracy – Forbes
- Huge inflow of migrants into Slovenia continues despite cold weather – Yahoo
- Actually, Denmark is becoming more like us – CNN Money
- Europe’s glory days at an end, warns Juncker – The Telegraph
- Defiant Portugal shatters the eurozone’s political complacency – The Telegraph
- Populist, Pernicious and Perilous: Germany’sGrowing Hate Problem – Der Spiegel
Asia:
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- IMF Said to Give China Strong Signs of Reserve-Currency Blessing – Bloomberg
- China Pessimism Is Overblown, IMF says, Citing Booming Services Sector – WSJ
- Is Chinese economic growth Solow catch-up growth? – Marginal Revolution
- Chinese investment in Africa plunges 84% – FT
- China joins nervous global easing – FT
- China’s central bank cuts rates for sixth time since November – Reuters
- China’s central bank calls for close attention to financial sector risks – Reuters
Local:
- Mortgage rate rises are too little late to save Australia’s bloated banking sector – The Guardian
- Shorten starts to be an issue for Labor – Canberra Times
- I am a reformer: Turnbull – Canberra Times
- The Turnbull government’s response to recommendations of the Murray inquiry into the financial system errs on the timid side – Canberra Times
- Who controls our monetary policy? – Canberra Times
- All eyes on RBA after bank rate hikes – Canberra Times
- It’s not just wealthy Malcolm Turnbull who has had good luck – The Australian
- Buy now or wait for property price falls? – The AFR
- Mr Property’s $70m comeback story – The AFR
- Turnbull backs sovereign wealth fund – The AFR
- Big banks should lift rates again – The AFR
- Glut of units in Canberra creates renters’ market – ABC News
- ALP conference: Shorten likens tax system to ‘leaky bucket’ – ABC News
- Turnbull pledges tax overhaul – The West Australian
- Mortgage Regulation Australian Style: Part 2 – Idiot Tax…good read…
- Assistant Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer douses hopes of changes to negative gearing – Fairfax….spot the politician needing to sprinkle some bullshido on a subject….
- Nick Xenophon wants politicans to stop double-dipping – Fairfax…something in this…
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