Global/Macro
- Here’s When The Economic Crisis Actually Ended – BI
- PE firms may pay more than $1B in collusion case – New York Post
- Millions of Tons of Metals Stashed in Shadow Warehouses – WSJ
- The case for silver – Market Anthropology
- Bullishness Jumps to Three-Year High – WSJ
Australia & New Zealand
- Coalition’s WA slump spurs senate fears – TheOz
- Bega in talks with “non-Australian” investors on Warrnambool stake: source – Reuters
- Palmer plays games over senate deal – TheOz
- Myer website down ‘until further notice’ – SMH.
- SPC sacks 73 workers, two days after Christmas – TheOz
- Who do you really bank with ? – Credit Card Compare , interesting infographic
- Projects surge hits $400bn – TheOz
- Tinkler sniffs a chance of a comeback – AFR
Europe
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- Turkish scandal moves closer to Erdogan – FT
- The Turkish Lira Is Getting Destroyed – BI
- Foreigners Unload Turkey Bonds as Probe Tarnishes Erdogan Growth – Bloomberg
- Heathrow- Dublin airport figures at pre financial crash levels – Irish Times
- As European Barriers Fall, Bulgarians Feel West’s Tug – NYT
- Why the UK is lucky to have its own currency. – Capital Spectator
Asia
- Beirut car bombing kills former minister Mohamad Chatah, who opposed Syria’s Assad – ABC , BBC
- China Forecast 7.6% Economic Growth for 2013 – WSJ
- China’s Economy: Five Barometers of Change in 2014 – WSJ
- Chinese media attacks Japan’s Shinzo Abe for visit to Yasukuni shrine – Guardian
- Japan’s Abe bets U.S. alliance, ratings can weather shrine visit – Reuters
- Fukushima decon deadline delayed until ’17 – Japan Times
- Mizuho Ordered to Suspend Some Operations – WSJ
- Japan Just Released A Bunch Of Economic Data That Shows The Economy Continues To Recover – BI
- Japan close to escaping deflation – BBC
- Fastest Japan Inflation Since ’08 Stokes Wage Pressure – Bloomberg
- Islamic Banks, Stuffed With Cash, Explore Partnerships in West – Times
- Thai crisis deepens as army chief hints at intervention – Reuters
Americas
- Where the 1.3M people losing unemployment aid this week live – WaPo
- Treasury yield hits 3% – WSJ
- Brazil 10 yr government bond yield back above 13% – Soberlook
- Many Banks Face Brutal Dec. 31 Volcker Deadline – The Street
- Vehicle Sales Forecasts: Solid Sales Expected in December and in 2014 – Calculated Risk
- The Federal Reserve: Was it a Mistake? – Tim Taylor
- Could Volcker Rule Be a ‘Stealthier’ Way to Cut U.S. Debt? – WSJ
- Mortgage rates won’t derail 2014 housing market – Market Watch
Other/Interesting
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- 2013 was a lost year for tech – Quartz
- it’s who you hardly know that counts – Time Hardford
- Making waves: In the hunt for invisibility, other benefits seen – Reuters
- Sharks “Tweet” Their Location to Aussie Beachgoers – The Diplomat
- Using Pigeons to Avoid Government Surveillance: Not as Crazy as It Sounds – Slate
- Do disruptive technologies really overturn market leadership? – Digitopoly