Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Expect Some Unicorns to Lose Their Horns, and It Won’t Be Pretty – NY Times
- Shrinking Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Ducking Davos – Bloomberg
- Saudi Arabia Said to Ban Betting Against Its Currency – Bloomberg
- Right now, it’s all about oil – Business Insider
- World faces wave of epic debt defaults, fears central bank veteran – The Telegraph
- Dow Falls 300 Points as Global Rout Deepens Amid Plunge in Crude – Bloomberg
- The Case Against Banking’s Case for Less Capital – Bloomberg View
- Three Things That Matter During a Market Sell-Off – A Wealth of Common Sense
- Some Bankrupt Oil and Gas Drillers Can’t Give Their Assets Away – Bloomberg
- The trade consequences of the oil price – VOX
- London’s FTSE 100 Enters Bear Market, in Five Charts – Bloomberg
- Dow industrials dive, S&P 500 looks at 4th worst month since 1987 – MarketWatch
- Oil prices hit fresh 12-year lows to trade below $28 a barrel – MarketWatch
Americas:
- The Most Mystifying Lines of Sarah Palin’s Endorsement Speech – NY Times
- Bridgewater’s Dalio: Fed’s next move toward QE, not tightening – CNBC
- The US Phillips Curve: Back to the 60s? – piie.com
- Why Immigration Is a Big Deal to Conservatives – Bloomberg View
- As wealthy Brazilians snap up Miami real estate, few benefit – ap.org
Europe:
- Ruble Slides to Record as Oil Rout Chokes Russia Growth Outlook – Bloomberg
- Goldman To Help Bankroll EU ’In’ Campaign – Sky.com
- Tsipras puts family first when it comes to top jobs – The Times
- The ECB and the markets in turmoil – repubblica.it
Asia:
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- Capital flight from China worse than thought – FT
- PBOC Said to Tell Banks to Limit Multinationals’ Yuan Outflows – Caixin Online
- Should we be worried by economic warnings of a bear in the China shop? – The Guardian
- China might ban hedge funds – Business Insider
- India’s Investment Anemia – Project Syndicate
Local:
- The myth of Australia’s coffee culture – Canberra Times
- Woolworths sparks jobs anxiety – Canberra Times
- Australian honey ‘most contaminated in world’ – The Age
- Tony Abbott: I’m staying put in politics – The Age
- Granny flat restrictions under review – The Age
- Victoria’s rail network is in desperate need of funding for root-and-branch renewal – The Age
- This year those born in 1956 will be turning their minds to the ever awkward subjects of retirement and superannuation – The Australian
- Liberals play Game of Thrones – The Australian
- The 27 year old China-man betting big on Sydney property – The AFR
- Kennett: Melbourne ‘An overdeveloped, under-designed monster’ – The AFR
- Students should be able to pay off study debt with super: Senator – ABC News
- Weekend junk binges bad for your gut, study says – ABC News
- Tesla batteries draw WA homeowners as Mandurah leads solar charge – ABC News
- A bad omen for commodity markets – Business Spectator
- The fundamental flaw in the Coalition’s super reforms – The Conversation
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