Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Crude Slump, Pipeline Expansion Mark End of U.S. Oil-Train Boom – WSJ
- Failed states and the paradox of civilisation – VOX
- How Much Oil Is in Storage Globally? Take a Guess – WSJ
- Calm markets raise big risks for complacent investors – FT
- ECB Will Find Solutions If Bond Shortages Emerge – Bloomberg
- Seriously, Money Is Not A Zero Coupon Perpetual – Bond Economics
- The Libor Has Been Creeping Higher – WSJ
- A Wealth Tax Looks Like It Can Make a Country Richer – Bloomberg
- Why Inflation Didn’t Slow Much During the Great Recession – Economy.com
- Oil Demand Is Headed Over a Cliff Just as Refinery Shutdowns Loom – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Michael Jordan: ‘I can no longer stay silent’ – The Undefeated
- 90 percent of unwavering Sanders supporters plan to vote for Clinton in November – Washington Post
- Bernie Sanders started a political revolution. Now he can’t stop it. – Washington Post
- The anxiety for Democrats: Are more leaks to come? – Washington Post
- 5 Reasons All Hell Broke Loose at the Democratic National Convention – The Atlantic
- A day of humiliation for party chair underscores Democratic divide – Washington Post
- It looks like a mess, but the Democratic Party is more unified than it seems – VOX
- Can the Dems Truly Unify? – Politico
- Michelle Obama’s Speech for the Ages – The Atlantic
- GOP leaders defend WTO after Trump threatens U.S. exit – Politico
- Tim Kaine promises bill to legalize illegal immigrants in ‘first – Washington Times
- A Field Guide to Red and Blue America – WSJ
- Relief for Renters Will Prolong Fed’s Wait to Hit Inflation Goal – Bloomberg
- Petrobras at risk as Brazil’s endless crisis deepens – FT
Europe:
- Welcome To The Russian Game: It’s Embarrassing, It’s Dirty, And It Might Be Out Of Control – BuzzFeed
- Field-of-study homogamy: Evidence from the EU – VOX
- Britain’s manufacturers haven’t been this depressed since the financial crisis – Business Insider
- ’Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,’ Russians Hacked DNC, Analyst Says – Go.com
- Banks Face Brexit Bill of $66,000 Per U.K. Employee Moved Abroad – Bloomberg
- UK suspended payments from £3bn EU development fund days after Brexit vote – The Independent
- Germany: IS claims responsibility for attack in Germany – AP
- New housing plan fails to address the elephant in room – Independent.ie
- Why Putin hates Hillary – Politico
Asia:
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- Xi’s China: The rise of party politics – FT
- Japanese won’t buy Shinzo Abe’s message on stock market greed – FT
- Japan’s ex-prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, answers his critics – FT
- Knife attack kills 19 at Japan disability center, official says – Reuters
- China Slaps Ban on Internet News Reporting as Crackdown Tightens – Bloomberg
- China cuts 13 million tonnes of steel capacity in first half, less than third of FY goal – Reuters
- What’s Wrong With Japan’s Economy? – Bloomberg
- Chinese Media at Trump’s R.N.C. – NY Mag
Trans-Tasman:
- Malcolm Turnbull announces royal commission into Northern Territory detention – The Guardian
- Turnbull pulls the right lever but response must be swift – Canberra Times
- Northern Territory abuse reflects Australia’s detention culture, says Gillian Triggs – The Guardian
- ACCC targets broadband speed – SBS
- Consumer watchdog launches inquiry into broadband speed claims – The SMH
- Sophie Mirabella quits politics and says she’ll be a commentator – The SMH
- Australia’s first hybrid wind-solar farm to be built near Canberra – The Guardian
- PM won’t support Shorten penalty rate bid – SBS
- New Zealand vows to eradicate the feral Aussie possum by 2050 – The SMH
- Andrew Robb is a fast mover – The SMH
- Malcolm Turnbull’s reckless splitting of the Defence portfolio will result in ongoing paralysis – The SMH
- Trans-Pacific Partnership provisions ‘questionable’, says Productivity Commission – The Guardian
- Shorten shores up support from both sides of Labor – The New Daily
- Turnbull government’s university reforms in trouble – Canberra Times
- Investors borrow billions to buy NZ houses – The Australian
- Why we need more rich people – The AFR
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