1. The euro is ripe for creative destruction [2] (Guardian)

The realistic options for the euro are that it breaks up or staggers on in a zombie-like condition, writes Larry Elliott

2. The Facebook IPO Was Reverse Quantitative Easing [3] (Business Insider | Money Game)

Joe Weisenthal looks at what happens when billions of dollars of cash are removed from the economy.

3. We need more and better data, not less [4] (CalculatedRisk)

CalculatedRisk defend the Census against Republicans who would defund it.

4. The economy: a calamitous strategy, with no end in sight [5] (Observer)

At heart is a complete failure to understand why the financial crisis took place, says the Observer in a leader.

5. Fighting Climate Change With Low-Tech Tools [6] (Bloomberg View)

How privatising nuclear reactors helped stop climate change.