Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Life may not go on as usual in the world economy in 2015 – The Guardian
- Bank of England to monitor social networks – Forexlive (just don’t spend too much time playing CandyCrush…)
- More dart throwing for 2015 from the experts – WSJ
- How the 1% allocate and invest their assets – WSJ (hint: its mainly in business and non-residential real estate)
- Big questions for markets for 2015 – Reuters
- What’s Next for World Oil as Lower Prices Extend Into ‘15 – Bloomberg
North America:
- Can Elizabeth Warren get to the White House? The Guardian (one hopes, but I doubt it)
- Job creation starts to slow in the 50% oil price crash – WSJ
- NSA admits it broke a few laws, the Constitution, human decency etc against Americans – Bloomberg (you dont say…)
- Russell 2000 small caps breakout to new secular bull market highs – Bespoke
- Why it’s time for investors to move out of Canada — and stay out – Financial Post …just replace Canada with Australia and it reads for us….
Europe:
- German government sees lower oil prices helping economy – Der Spiegel (via Reuters)
- ECB Germans says nein to stimulus, says everything is fine – Reuters (in Germany at least)
- How Germany’s hyperinflation phobia is halting recovery in Europe – Economist
- Russia May Burn Wealth Funds in 3 Years Without Cuts – Bloomberg…if it takes 3 years then other things will catch alight first…
- 2015, and Europe’s euro woes head the agenda – Telegraph
Asia:
- Search for missing AirAsia flight continues – The Guardian
- Cyber attacks on nuclear reactors in South Korea continue – The Guardian
- A new new round of Abenomics ($29Billion this time) – Reuters
- China’s industrial profits fall most in 27 months – Reuters
- As trade growth tumbles (and is revised….) – Reuters
- More on the weird Chinese trade data “revisions” – ForexLive
- China’s zombie factories keeps the illusion going – FT
- Japan Struggles to Escape Recession as Production Drops: Economy – Bloomberg
Local:
- Sir Joh’s son to lead Palmer Party in QLD – The Guardian
- Childcare fees to rise by 30% says Dept of Ed – Fairfax
- Shoppers go nuts on Boxing Day sales – Fairfax (probably because the AUD can’t buy much online!)
- Sydney property market to outperform in 2015 – AFR (oh but of course…)
- What China means for QANTAS – AFR
Other:
- Adidas Star Wars sneakers! Gizmodo (and I also notice the new TIE fighter and X Wing models are out soon!)
- Apple makes “The Interview” available online – Reuters
- American Sniper review – WSJ (this might be good, Brad Cooper and Clint Eastwood is a good combo)
- Best science pictures of 2014 – Business Insider
- ON THE NOSE: The rise of cricket’s faceless men – The Monthly…Cricket has become a faceless men’s kind of game…
Not quite an anniversary, but close enough – Space Shuttle launch at night from December 2006: