Macro Markets & Investing
- How geopolitics are shaping the face of oil – Bloomberg Video
- What comes after the commodities bust – ZH
- S&P lowers Puerto Rico rating to default as they miss another payment – Reuters
- Bearish US and Chinese data push oil to a new low – WSJ
- Apple falls on Nikkei news that iPhone production down 30% – Bloomberg
- Fastest and slowest economies in 2015, a review – The Economist
- Why hedge funds are sucking wind – Cullen Roche
Europe
- Sweden prepares for FX war with hedge funds – Zero Hedge
- Europe disintegration is biggest fear in 2016 – Nouriel Roubini
- A Brexit is become more appealing to business in the UK – BI
- As floods take out 16,000 properties in wettest December in 100 years – Guardian
Americas
- US auto sales plunge to 6 month low – ZH
- An emotional President Obama announces new gun control measures – Quartz
- Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are changing American politics – PM
- As Trump faces a potential ban on entry into the UK – IBTimes
- Wall Street isn’t feeling “The Bern” as Sanders calls for big bank breakups – Bloomberg
Asia/Middle East
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- The Wallstrom Affair aka Saudi Arabia has hissy fit when a woman calls them out on their barbarity – ZH
- China should let its stock markets fall, and fast – FT
Australia
- Dick Smith insolvency says a lot about banks and risk – AFR
- Dick Smith – now the blame game begins – BI
- Gerry Harvey doesn’t want a bar of the Dick Smith bone picking – The Age
- ATO faces challenges getting foreign retailers to collect GST – AFR (you dont say)
- Entire front page of “Politics” is about the Briggs/Dutton turmoil…good distraction from real policy analysis
- Tony Abbott on the front page of The Oz’n’Chips – just go away Tony. Retire.
Other
- AirMule VTOL transport flies untethered for first time – Gizmag (this looks interesting)
- How the NRA re-wrote the 2nd amendment – Politico
- Americas gun problem is about its masculinity problem – Quartz
- Facing up to climate reality – Project Syndicate