News: 2014-03-15
North America
Miami Luxury Condos Revived With Buyer Cash Deposits – Bloomberg
Fed’s Fisher says U.S. housing on ‘sustainable rebound’ | Reuters
Fed Wants Surcharge on Large U.S. Financial Firms – WSJ.com
Fed Sends $79.6 Billion in Profit to Treasury – Real Time Economics – WSJ
US Federal Reserve’s unrealised losses rise to $53.2bn – FT.com
Quiznos Follows Sbarro Into Bankruptcy Court – Bloomberg
Black Businesses Miss Out on Loan Rebound – WSJ.com
Consumers Begin March Feeling More Gloomy – Real Time Economics – WSJ
Producer Prices Fall, Signaling Weak Inflation – WSJ.com
What Can Take the Place of Fannie and Freddie? – Real Time Economics – WSJ
Puerto Rico after financing | MuniLand
“He was, they said, the rock star of the global banking world, the man who saved Canada from severe recession and helped ward off deeper crises abroad. Today, all of sudden, less than a year out of the Bank of Canada job, Mr. Carney’s image — already tarnished in Britain — is also being tarnished at home. It’s the first strike, and might not be the last.”
Ukraine
Visa ban on Russian energy CEOs could backfire | Reuters
“Germany’s Bild newspaper reported on Friday that visa bans threatened by the European Union and the United States in retaliation for Russia’s seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region would include Gazprom head Alexei Miller and Rosneft head Igor Sechin. European officials earlier said that the EU list includes 120 to 130 names of senior Russian officials who could be subjected to travel bans and asset freezes.”
Ukraine crisis sharpens focus on European shale gas | Reuters
Russian gas pipeline project bypassing Ukraine signs major deals | Reuters
Guest post: Ukraine rushing full pelt towards catastrophe | beyondbrics
Russia’s wealthiest are ‘very scared’ | Toronto Star
Poor Dmytro (Firtash)? | In Moscow’s Shadows
Russia sounds alarm over eastern Ukraine – FT.com
“Russia warned on Friday it was prepared to intervene in eastern Ukraine after clashes in which at least one person died, as US secretary of state John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov began crisis talks in London.”
China
China Suspends Two Forms of Smartphone Payments – WSJ.com
“China’s central bank is temporarily suspending the use of two forms of smartphone payments, a setback for the country’s two largest Internet companies as they try to gain a larger share of the online finance market. A People’s Bank of China official who declined to be named said the bank issued a directive Thursday ordering the suspension of online payments using QR codes and virtual credit cards in smartphone payment systems.”
11 ugly signs that confirm China’s dramatic slowdown | Financial Post
Markets
Iraq’s Oil Output Surges to Highest Level in Over 30 Years – WSJ.com
Copper price plunge tied to China credit unwind – FT.com
Fire-sale of US Treasuries is a warning of acute stress across the world – Telegraph Blogs
Topix Posts Biggest Weekly Loss Since June on China, Yen – Bloomberg
Gold Trades Near Six-Month High Before Crimea Referendum – Bloomberg
Buffett: ‘Stay Away’ From Bitcoin – MoneyBeat – WSJ
Technology
Can we trust online physicians’ ratings?
With data brokers selling lists of alcoholics to big business, the feds have some thinking to do
The US is an ‘enemy of the internet’ | The Verge
Amazon launches AppStream to speed up mobile app performance
Jon Stewart calls out Senator for CIA hacking hypocrisy | The Verge
Plex opens up Chromecast to everyone, adds automatic camera upload
T-Mobile plans to upgrade entire 2G network to LTE by mid-2015 | The Verge
Russia Blocks Websites Of Putin’s Critics, Including Chess Star Garry Kasparov | TechCrunch
With 1M pre-orders in China, the Nokia X could be a hit after all
The ‘Stolen’ Mt.Gox Data Contained Malware That Robbed Users Of Bitcoin | TechCrunch
Secret Raises $8.6 Million in Anonymous Messaging Race – Digits – WSJ
GoDaddy Prepares for Initial Public Stock Offering, Sources Say – WSJ.com
Astrill VPN Offers Secure, Region Restriction-Free Browsing On Android
Elsewhere
Artist paints woman’s entire body to make her look like a parrot | Mail Online
Malaysian Leader: Missing Flight’s Disappearance ‘Deliberate’
Economics
Money in the modern economy: an introduction – Quarterly Bulletin article – YouTube
SMEs pushed into open arms of alternative funders – Telegraph
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