Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- A New Theory of Why Global Financial Collapse Is Coming Soon – Gawker
- Some $29 Trillion Later, the Corporate Debt Boom Looks Exhausted – Bloomberg
- The Shipping News Says the World Economy Is Toast – Bloomberg View
- Rocky markets test the rise of amateur ’algo’ traders – Reuters
- Confusion About the Financial Crisis Won’t Die – Bloomberg View
- IMF and World Bank move to forestall oil-led defaults – FT
Americas:
- Karl Marx is the most assigned economist in U.S. college classes – MarketWatch
- Economy Teetered on Brink Last Quarter as U.S. Factories Slumped – Bloomberg
- Fed’s December hike was a major mistake, former Bank of England official says – MarketWatch
- Campaigning in style: How Jeb Bush blew through his warchest – Reuters
- Hillary Clinton and the audacity of political realism – VOX
Europe:
- OPEC Delegates Say No Plan for Meeting After Russia Floats Talks – Bloomberg
- Russia says Saudis proposing 5 percent global oil cut – Reuters
- Millian Liberalism and the Irish Famine – Crooked Timber
- Europe Faces Decision Time on Migration – piie.com
- UK ’laughing stock’ of Europe after Italy claims €227m in unpaid tax from Google – The Independent
- France refuses to remove alcohol during lunch with Iran president – Mail Online
- EU sends Portugal warning over 2016 budget – openeurope.org.uk
- Why Britain, reluctantly, should vote to stay in the EU – The Telegraph
- Fiscal cost of refugees in Europe – VOX
Asia:
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- Hysteria over China has become ridiculous – The Telegraph
- Is China’s slowdown really so hard to understand? – andrewbatson.com
- UBS Has a Warning for Those Seeing China Stock Respite – Bloomberg
- Emerging markets: Big trouble from brittle China – Euromoney
- China’s $1 Trillion Money Exodus Isn’t About Capital Controls – Bloomberg
- Japan’s Financial Watchdog Queries Brokerages on HFT, Dark Pools – Bloomberg
- The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade – nber.org
Trans-Tasman:
- Exclusive analysis of Turnbull’s tax plan, sort of – Canberra Times
- Australia joins OECD on tax avoidance – Canberra Times
- Labor preselection gets dirty – Canberra Times
- Labor seeks fight over schools funding – Canberra Times
- Malcolm Turnbull’s moderate vision begins to fray – Canberra Times
- Government powerless to stop baby formula hoarders – Canberra Times
- More overseas workers allegedly underpaid – Canberra Times
- Commuter crisis claims trains boss – The Age
- Who would want Bill Shorten’s job? – The Age
- PM warned AAA rating in jeopardy – The Australian
- End for mains-only power? – The Australian
- Abbott: Don’t damage marriage – The Australian
- Asciano battle to launch new era – The AFR
- Fraser backs billions in spending cuts – The AFR
- Trade slump puts pressure on budget forecast – The AFR
- Labor’s big spending versus Coalition’s tax overhaul – The AFR
- Hidden traps in the granny flat boom – The AFR
- Time to explain the point of tax reform – The AFR
- NZ Housing investors ride out the new rules – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- Tesla is preparing to announce 2 vehicles in March – electrek.co