March manufacturing growth highest in three years – PMI – Independent.ie
Eurozone unemployment refuses to budge from near-record highs – FT.com
Manufacturing still ‘too reliant’ on domestic demand – Telegraph
This makes no sense whatsoever and it shows just how confused things are. If you can’t rely on domestic demand, it shows you the economy is weak. It’s not about being ‘too reliant’ on domestic demand. That’s simply idiotic.
Major economies end first-quarter on weaker note | Reuters
Russian prime minister angers Ukraine by visiting Crimea | Reuters
Growth Is Picking Up In U.S. Office Market – WSJ.com
Sheryl Sandberg slashes Facebook holdings – FT.com
Gold Near Seven-Week Low on Fed Outlook as SPDR Assets Shrink – Bloomberg
Russia tightens squeeze on Ukraine with gas price rise | Reuters
Ukrainians build ‘Maginot Line’ to repel Russia – FT.com
China slowdown fears linger as manufacturing remains sluggish – Telegraph
German Jobless Falls for Fourth Month as Growth Picks Up – Bloomberg
UK PMI Points To Moderating Growth, Inflation – Real Time Economics – WSJ
You Don’t Know the Best Way to Deal with Russia, by Bryan Caplan
How Dropbox Knows When You’re Sharing Copyrighted Files
Exclusive: NSA infiltrated RSA security more deeply than thought – study | Reuters
Bitcoin Is Pointless as a Currency, But It Could Change the World Anyway | Opinion | WIRED
NSA chief’s legacy is shaped by big data, for better and worse – latimes.com
“In Iraq, for example, the National Security Agency went from intercepting only about half of enemy signals and taking hours to process them to being able to collect, sort and make available every Iraqi email, text message and phone-location signal in real time, said John “Chris” Inglis, who recently retired as the NSA’s top civilian.”
Former Citi chief backs breaking up big banks
Afghanistan Is The Big Winner In U.S. Foreign Aid – TIME
“Most of the aid to South and Central Asia went to just two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Together, they accounted for about $14.02 billion of the $15.1 billion that went to the region, and were among the top recipients of U.S. aid worldwide in 2012.”
Calculated Risk: Chicago PMI declines to 55.9
Schäuble Compares Putin Moves in Crimea to Policies of Hitler – SPIEGEL ONLINE
“Schäuble Says Putin’s Crimea Plans Reminiscent of Hitler”
“Japan is particularly concerned with Russian expansionism, because it is the only G-7 country that currently has a territorial dispute with Russia, which has occupied its Northern Territories since the waning days of World War II.”
Michael Lewis Doesn’t Like High-Frequency Traders – Bloomberg View
Prominent Germans Have Understanding for Russian Annexation of Crimea – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Andreesen On How To Kill Stock Market – Business Insider
The Real Reason the U.S. Dollar Has Value
March U.S. Auto Sales Were In Like A Lamb, Out Like A Lamb – Forbes
“The upside for consumers is that incentives for March were the highest they’ve been since 2010, at an average of $2,773, according to TrueCar, based in Santa Monica, Calif.”
Speed Trading in a Rigged Market – Bloomberg View
“On “60 Minutes” last night, author Michael Lewis made a bland assertion: High-frequency traders, he said, working with U.S. stock exchanges and big banks, have rigged the markets in their own favor. The only surprising thing about Lewis’s assertion was that anyone could be even remotely surprised by it.”
Election defeat puts François Hollande in deep hole – FT.com
Ringgit Set for Biggest Quarterly Gain Since 2012 on Fund Inflow – Bloomberg
Thai Baht Headed for Quarterly Advance as Political Unrest Eases – Bloomberg
Bitcoin Slips In The Wake Of The IRS’s Tax Decision | TechCrunch