Economy:
More than half of 2014′s new jobs pay higher than average wage – MarketWatch
Most Americans think the U.S. is great, but fewer say it’s the greatest – Pew Research
UK ‘to become Europe’s second largest economy by 2020’ – BBC
Markets:
Tempers fray, prices rise as Egypt cuts fuel subsidies – Reuters
Bargain Borrowing Costs: Euro Crisis Will Help Germany Balance Its Budget – Spiegel
Managing credit bubbles – VOX
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 17,000 for first time – BBC
Week Ahead: Investors Watch Fed, IMF – And Rupert Murdoch – Forbes
Why interest rates may stay very low for a lot longer – LA Times
Politics:
ECB’s Coeure: rates to stay low, Europe needs more investment – Reuters
The Top 12 Government Programs Ever – Slate
Banks:
Western banks start to pull out of Iraq – Financial Times
