Weekend Reading - 11/22/14

Spain’s Bold Reform

Spain, which has struggled economically since 2008, is pursuing bold reforms in some areas. One such reform (fast-tracked entrepreneur visa program) has the potential to rejuvenate Spain’s economy:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/business/international/at-spains-door-a-welcome-mat-for-entrepreneurs-.html

Taking the Pulse of the US Economy is Not an Easy Task

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/upshot/is-the-economic-outlook-great-or-lousy-making-sense-of-markets-mixed-messages.html

India and Australia – A Growing Strategic and Economic Alliance

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-11-20/modi-takes-indias-mojo-to-australia

Pesek on Reforms in China

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-11-21/is-china-building-a-mortgage-bomb

Jeffrey Sachs on China
http://www.project-syndicate.org/print/china-global-leadership-by-jeffrey-d-sachs-2014-11

Stephen Roach on China's Monetary Policy
http://www.project-syndicate.org/print/china-cuts-policy-interest-rates-by-stephen-s--roach-2014-11