Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The failure of Davos – Fusion
- Debates on Blockchain eclipse talk of Basel III at Davos – FT
- Private Equity’s Golden Age Wasn’t So Golden After All – Bloomberg
- Blood in the water: 90% of the billion-dollar unicorn startups are in trouble – Business Insider
- Saudi Arabia says $30 oil is ‘irrational’ – FT
- The Commodities Super Slump – WSJ
- Global Shareholders Have $27 Trillion Locked in Bear Markets – Bloomberg
- Dow could fall 5,000 points and still not be ‘cheap’ – MarketWatch
- Oil prices and inflation expectations – Bruegel
- Everything you need to know about the global markets in a single chart – Quartz
- Dry-Bulk Shipping Firms Face Unprecedented Crisis – WSJ
Americas:
- One Big Reason To Be Less Skeptical Of Trump – fivethirtyeight.com
- What Are Your Odds of Becoming a Millionaire? – Bloomberg
- Why Are Corporations Hoarding Trillions? – NY Times
- The economic advisers behind the candidates – The Hill
- Bill Clinton questions Hillary’s Super Tuesday plan – Politico
Europe:
- IMF reiterates call for ’significant’ debt relief for Greece – Reuters
- Carney’s monetary inactivity is right response – FT
- President Putin ’probably’ approved Litvinenko murder – BBC
- ‘The EU Is on the Verge of Collapse’—An Interview by George Soros – NY Times
- Ruble Plunges as Speculators Pounce on Central Bank Abstinence – Bloomberg
- Greek shipowners reject European Commission call for tax reform – Reuters
- ECB keeps rates on hold amid global market turmoil – FT
- ECB’s Draghi: Downside risks increased again, need to review policy – CNBC
Asia:
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- Taiwan’s Foxconn Offers $5.3 Billion to Take Over Sharp – WSJ
- Hang Seng Index Sinks Below Net Assets for First Time Since 1998 – Bloomberg
- PBOC Injects Most Cash in Three Years in Open-Market Operations – Bloomberg
- China pledges to maintain stable currency – FT
- Chinese Stocks Slump as Cash Injection Fails to Lift Markets – Bloomberg
- India’s Sensex, now pre-Modi – FT
Local:
- Too much ‘volatility’ for early poll – Canberra Times
- Why a Clinton-style tax is a bad idea – Canberra Times
- Limiting tax deductions is fairer – The Australian
- Dick Smith’s ultimatum over Bishop – Canberra Times
- Melbourne Port sale faces national security test – Canberra Times
- Banks’ costs tipped to hit profits – Canberra Times
- Australian gun laws in NRA’s sights, again – The Age
- When IS is the lesser of two evils – The Age
- When will climate deniers give up? – The Age
- Dollars wasted in making schools crisis – The Age
- The US believes Australia would benefit if it were to buy subs from Japan, a former national security adviser reveals – The Australian
- A damaging split in Labor over the GST has widened, with Jay Weatherill stepping up his push for a 15 per cent levy – The Australian
- Fortescue must mind the gap, says Goldmans – The AFR
- China’s cash controls to hit Sydney property – The AFR
- Housing squeeze will bring first half loss for builder Simonds – The Australian
- More plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050, report warns – ABC News
- SPC Ardmona rules out future taxpayer-funded bailouts – ABC News
Other:
- What happens if robots take all the jobs? – CBS News