Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The Bull Market Is Seven Years Old; Why Aren’t People More Excited? – WSJ
- The bitcoin magic is losing its Midas touch – FT
- Euro Sinks to World’s Worst Performer as ECB Keeps Bears on Edge – Bloomberg
- Gas price tumble comes as markets are increasingly interlinked – FT
Americas:
- The Obama Doctrine – The Atlantic
- Is Passive Investment Actively Hurting the Economy? – New Yorker
- Inside Rubio’s collapse: A fateful decision that helped unravel his campaign – Washington Post
- Twilight of the neoconservatives: is their 20-year reign over the GOP coming to an end? – VOX
- The Shale Reckoning Comes to Oklahoma – Bloomberg
- The Rubble of Argentina’s Debt Settlement – piie.com
Europe:
- Draghi Expands ECB Stimulus With More QE and Lower Rates – Bloomberg
- Boom! Draghi Pulls Out the Bazooka – WSJ
- ECB announces new series of targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO II) – European Union
- Draghi May Catch a Fearful, Wary Market by Surprise: Analysis – Bloomberg
- Refugee crisis creating ’significant problems’ for Greek economy: OECD – Reuters
- Moody’s to withdraw from Russian domestic market – FT
- Traders keep powder dry ahead of ECB – FT
- Germany’s Embrace of Migrants Spawns Rise of Far-Right Leader – NY Times
- For a Peek Into Greek Banking Mess Look at Eurobank-Nikas Ties – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- China to allow commercial banks to swap bad debt for equity stakes in firms – sources – Reuters
- China’s trilemma—and a possible solution – Brookings
- In China, the state decides who can come back from the dead – LA Times
Local:
- Early budget firms ahead of double dissolution poll – Canberra Times
- Abbott strategy makes Windsor a threat – Canberra Times
- ATO boss calls for fewer reviews – Canberra Times
- Coking coal casts uncertainty – Canberra Times
- Howard admits urging Abbott to sack Credlin – The Age
- Australia facing oversupply of homes – The Age
- ‘Melbourne to have worst oversupply’ – Domain
- Howard best PM, Abbott worst – The Australian
- Moody’s warns on Big Four NZ exposure – The Australian
- Higher university fees loom for students – The Australian
- Labor commits to $14 billion for universities – The AFR
- Morrison doesn’t plan to spend any iron ore windfall – The AFR
- Mayor slams ‘dog boxes in the sky’ – The AFR
- Junket Jen – The mirage of super tax breaks – The AFR
- The dark side of the housing boom – ABC The Business
- Port of Melbourne privatisation bill passes after months of wrangling – ABC News
- Fact check: What do the proposed Senate voting changes mean for above the line voting? – ABC News
- Where does RBNZ’s mother of all u-turns leave our immediate outlook for interest rates – Interest.co.nz