Economy:
The Business of the Minimum Wage – New York Times
How China crashed the Nafta party – Guardian
The robots are coming. Will they bring wealth or a divided society? – Guardian
Retreating U.S. stimulus poses risk to world recovery – Reuters
Markets:
Bull Market Has Years Left for Shaoul as S&P 500 Valuations Rise – Bloomberg
Treasury Yields at Almost 2 1/2-Year High as Bernanke Sees Gains – Bloomberg
Five predictions for financial markets in 2014 – DhakaTribune
Politics:
Five Economic Reforms Millennials Should Be Fighting For – RollingStone
Help the Working Poor, but Share the Burden – New York Times
Bernanke has set the stage for the Fed’s collapse -Jim Rogers – Mineweb
The Fall of France – Newsweek
IMF paper warns of ‘savings tax’ and mass write-offs as West’s debt hits 200-year high – Telegraph
Banks:
Banks as Patient Debt Investors – Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
U.S. Bank Stocks Regain Their Allure – Wall Street Journal
