Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Why Investors Keep Coming Back to Hedge Funds – Institutional Investor
- Global Private Equity Report 2019 – Bain & Company
- Lagarde: Global economy is in ‘a delicate moment’ and ‘losing momentum’ – CNBC
- Bitcoin’s Value Suddenly Surged, But Nobody’s Really Sure Why – Time
- Trade slowed in fourth quarter, WTO says; auto tariffs, Brexit are 2019 risks – Reuters
- Global recession is ‘highly likely’ if there’s no US-China trade deal within months, Moody’s warns – CNBC
- The economic sanctions that occur in the world, the next world of fraudulent money – Medium
- Crypto Lenders Push No-Tax Perk of Leveraging Bitcoin for Cash – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Biggest-ever U.S. cannabis acquisition deal helps boost buying in marijuana sector – MarketWatch
- Manhattan real estate sales fall for sixth straight quarter — longest losing streak in 30 years – CNBC
- California accounted for nearly three-quarters of US jobs added in February – CNBC
- No need for the Fed to enter ‘panic mode’ and cut rates now, says Moody’s – CNBC
- Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan says US economy is strong and growing – CNBC
Europe:
- Brexit is paralyzed and so is the UK economy – CNN
- How high can Britain’s minimum wage go? – The Economist
- UK lawmakers want Big Four accounting firms broken up – Reuters
- PMI data suggest the recession in German manufacturing is worse than was thought – Plant Services
- Brexit: Top Banks Predict What Will Happen Next – Stock Market News
- In Berlin, a Radical Proposal to Combat Rising Rents: Expropriate Big Landlords – WSJ
Asia:
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- US-China trade war inactivity could lead to the ‘worst recession in recent Chinese history’, says scholar – SCMP
- Tokyo is a shining example of how free market housing regulations can keep even big, growing cities affordable. – Reason
- What Housing Crisis? In Japan, Home Prices Stay Flat. Supply keeps up with demand in Tokyo thanks to few restrictions on development – WSJ
- Consumers in Japan likely to see food and beverage prices rise from March – Japan Times
- China’s stock market is up 27% this year, giving it new leverage in trade talks – CNBC
Tans-Tasman:
- Despite the public outcry about funding cuts to the ABC in last year’s budget, the government has not resiled from its original decision. – New Daily
- Banning ‘tiny vehicles’ would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities – The Conversation
- Labor won’t stand in way of Morrison government’s social media laws – The SMH
- Australian Dollar falls below 71USc after Reserve Bank turns ‘dovish’ on economy. – ABC
- Slow rollout of NDIS and automated welfare system to save budget billions – The Guardian
- The federal election will be held on May 11. Or May 18, or maybe the 25th. – The New Daily
- Construction site tragedy sparks call for NSW manslaughter laws – Canberra Times
- Budget surplus built on compute muscle, analytics and interoperability – IT News
- Budgets are no magic pudding no matter what politicians tell us – ABC
- Coalition uses budget to announce it will close Christmas Island centre – after spending $185m – The Guardian
- Two more banks cut rates – Interest.co.nz
- QV figures show average housing values in Auckland slowly but steadily falling – Interest.co.nz