Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- US oil reserves surpass those of Saudi Arabia and Russia – CNBC
- U.S. Holds More Oil Than Saudi Arabia or Russia, Rystad Energy Says – Bloomberg
- Investors Pile Back Into Oil – Bloomberg
- Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves: how big are they really? – Kemp – Reuters
- How Brexit Is Likely to Keep Beating Up Emerging Markets – WSJ
- One Big (Bond Market) Reason to Care About Australian Politics – Bloomberg
- U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Closes at Record Low – WSJ
Americas:
- Internships Are Not a Privilege – NY Times
- Donald Trump’s Insane Praise of Saddam Hussein – Daily Beast
- Trump offers praise for Saddam Hussein’s efficient killing of ’terrorists’ – CNN
- Swing State Polls And National Polls Basically Say The Same Thing – FiveThirtyEight
- Why President Obama Campaigning For Clinton Is Historic – NPR
- Mortgage Rates at Record Lows – Calculated Risk
- Venezuelans storm Colombia border city in search of food and basic goods – The Guardian
- Brazil Is Confronting an Epidemic of Anti-Gay Violence – NY Times
Europe:
- Technology, trade, and job polarisation in France – VOX
- Brexit Erodes U.K. Economic Pillars as Property Investors Flee – Bloomberg
- UK pound falls under $1.28 on renewed Brexit concerns; Asia stock markets tumble – CNBC
- Germany’s anti-immigrant AfD party embroiled in row over anti-Semitism – Reuters
- Italy’s banking problems could lead to ’Italeave,’ says strategist – CNBC
- How My Dream Gap Year In Europe Turned Into A Nightmare – BuzzFeed
- Wales would vote to remain in EU in second referendum, says poll – Wales Online
- Wales has changed its mind over Brexit and would now vote to stay in the EU, poll finds – The Independent
- Putin associate opens Russia-friendly think tank in Berlin – DW.com
- Brexit Might Have Cost Banks $165 Billion – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- Hong Kong’s beaches are suddenly covered in massive piles of trash – Quartz
- China’s Asymmetric Basket Peg – Council on Financial Relations
- After Bitcoin, Chinese Go Crazy About Silver – The Epoch Times
- Chinese Day Traders Are Behind Silver Frenzy Moving Prices – Bloomberg
- China Cracks Down on News Reports Spread via Social Media – NY Times
- A South Korean Copy of Snapchat Takes Off in Asia – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Cory Bernardi ‘in talks’ to break away from Malcolm Turnbull’s Liberal Party – The SMH
- Conroy calls for NBN Co’s Switkowski to resign – IT News
- Please Malcolm Turnbull, stop fighting to defend the banks – The SMH
- Banking royal commission likely as election empowers crossbench – ABC
- Antony Green gives Coalition 73 seats, says 76 and majority a possibility – ABC
- AMA renews call for Coalition to lift Medicare rebate freeze – ABC
- Turnbull Confident Of Retaining Keys To Lodge (Or As He Likes To Call It ‘My 28th Home’) – The Shovel
- Mining being considered on the Cape York station bought by Queensland Government to protect reef – ABC
- Why Gladstone gave more votes to One Nation than almost anywhere else in the country – Gladstone Advisor
- Map of Australia with state size based on population – i.imgur.com
- Australian corporate chief suggests a “dictator” to resolve political crisis – wsws.org
- Scott Morrison concedes Coalition has lessons to learn over Medicare – The Guardian
- Economic theory can’t match lived experience – The Drum
- Chookyard politics prevailed at this election – The Drum
- Ross Gittins: The real winners of the Mediscare campaign are doctors and the medical industry – The SMH
- Understanding the NDIS: a history of disability welfare from ‘deserving poor’ to consumers in control – The Conservation
- Malcolm Turnbull’s downfall was that he wasn’t allowed to lead – The SMH
- RBNZ takes on the houses – again – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- The ’Holy Grail’ for earthquake scientists has been accidentally destroyed – LA Times
- Why Muslims around the world made my tweet go viral – The Guardian
- Islamic State tightens grip on captives held as sex slaves – AP
- Helpless to Prevent Cancer? Actually, Quite a Bit Is in Your Control – NY Times
- Is Sushi ‘Healthy’? What About Granola? Where Americans and Nutritionists Disagree – NY Times
- After 70 Years of Nuclear Fallout, Will Bikini Atoll Ever Be Safe Again? – VICE