Economy:
The $245,000 price tag for raising an American child, in 5 charts – VOX
Bank of England minutes to lift lid on global financial crisis – The Guardian
Nice work if you can get out: Why the rich now have less leisure than the poor – Economist
The End of Men – Atlantic
The Economics (and Nostalgia) of Dead Malls – New York Times
Thomas Piketty’s “Capital”, summarised in four paragraphs – Economist
Markets:
Wall Street Strategists Forecast More Stock Gains in 2015 – Wall Street Journal
Euro dives to nine-year low as U.S. dollar surges – Reuters
Identifying market faultlines for 2015 – Financial Times
Politics:
France’s 75% ‘supertax’ quietly dies with few mourners – Yahoo!
Ukraine to spend five percent of 2015 budget on defense and security – Reuters
What I want from our cities in 2015: a severe tax on empty homes – The Guardian
Social Programs That Work – New York Times
Banks:
Big banks in New York expect to continue struggling in 2015 – Daily News
