Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Revealed: the 30-year economic betrayal dragging down Generation Y’s income – The Guardian
- How the U.S. Government Inadvertently Created the $3 Trillion ETF Industry – Bloomberg
- The Most Horrendous Lie on Wall Street – Fortune
- Are hedge funds long-term winners or riding their luck? – FT
- Junk Bond Indexes Are Getting Junkier – Bloomberg
- Iron Ore Jumps Most on Record as Market Goes ’Berserk’ – Bloomberg
- Specter of $20 Oil Recedes as Speculators Flee Bearish Bets – Bloomberg
- Short Squeeze, CTA Traders At Work In Iron Ore, Oil Surge – ValueWalk
- What is fueling this market? – factorinvestor.com
- How have central banks implemented negative policy rates? – BIS
- Hedge funds’ bearish mining bets turn sour – FT
- The World Has a Problem: Too Many Young People – NY Times
- Global investors think it’s all over, but they’re in deep denial about impending risks – SCMP
- ‘Gathering storm’ for global economy as markets lose faith – Guardian
- Brent crude hits $40 a barrel as iron ore prices soar by 19% – Guardian
- Challenge to Global Insurance Rules Could Slow Overhaul – NY Times
- Oil soars to $40 and commodities go ‘beserk’ as price rout recedes – Telegraph
Americas:
- New Jersey City Trump Tower Funded by Rich Chinese Who Invest Cash for Visas – Bloomberg
- More Latinos Seek Citizenship to Vote Against Trump – NY Times
- Why Is Trump Driving Conservatives So Crazy? – New York Mag
- Brainard Urges Patience at Fed as Fischer Sees Inflation Signs – Bloomberg
- Wage Growth for Prime-Age Workers Hits Fastest Since 2009: Chart – Bloomberg
- CMHC revs up hunt for flows of foreign money into Canada’s torrid housing market – Financial Post
- China’s Outflows of Money Slowed in February – NY Times
Europe:
- The ECB’s Italian Job – Bloomberg
- Turkey makes last-minute demands over migrants – FT
- Stubb Says No Return of July Crisis as Greek Talks Set to Resume – Bloomberg
- Priest who spoke up for refugees in Germany quits after death threats – The Independent
- Father is hospitalised by ’Sharia patrol’ in Austria – Mail Online
- Grexit back on the agenda again as Greek economy unravels – The Guardian
- Bank of England pledges extra funding as EU referendum fears grow – Guardian
- Glut of new-build properties leads to falling premiums in central London – Guardian
- Britain Gets Tougher on Corporate Rule Breakers – NY Times
Asia:
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- Dollars and renminbi flowed out of China – BIS
- Hong Kong Homes Sales Tumble 70% as Slowdown Intensifies – Bloomberg
- Hong Kong’s ‘Dark Pools’ Start to Dry Up After New Rules Rolled Out – WSJ
- China’s FX reserves continue to fall but at slower pace – SCMP
- China’s steel prices up over 15pc in rare rally after Beijing vows more easing measures to boost growth – SCMP
- China financial regulators say more co-ordination, data sharing necessary to quell volatility, fraud – SCMP…they could ask the ATO for some couldn’t they?…
- China’s Outflows of Money Slowed in February – NY Times
Local:
- Abbott has no mandate – Canberra Times
- Tax wine as beer ‘and raise $2.9b’ – Canberra Times
- Modeller opposed negative gearing – Canberra Times
- ‘Berserk’: Iron ore jumps a record 19% – Canberra Times
- Turnbull’s satisfaction on slide – The Australian
- Perth apartments on hold – The Australian
- Gearing overhaul ‘risk for super’ – The Australian
- Early budget talk increases as election options narrow – The AFR
- RBA ‘uncertainty’ index points to economic stumble – The AFR
- Federal government uncertainty ‘a risk to housing’ says UDIA – The AFR
- Why the world’s biggest coal miner could go bust – ABC The Business
- Malcolm Turnbull must deliver on the expectations he’s raised, says former Liberal leader John Hewson – ABC 7.30 Report
…and furthermore…