Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The dirty little secret of central banking – Washington Post
- Crude Price ‘Roller Coaster’ Spurring a Rush for Young Investors – Bloomberg
- The World’s Top Performing Hedge Fund Is Shorting Big Dividends – Bloomberg
- Citi: Here Are Six Ways Central Banks Have Distorted Markets – Bloomberg
- The Illusion of Lagging Productivity – Bloomberg
- Why childlessness can’t stave off climate apocalypse – The Week
Americas:
- Inside Donald Trump’s new strategy to counter the view many have of him as racist – Washington Post
- Trump Open to ’Softening’ in Immigration Laws – Texas Tribune
- Think Hillary Clinton Will Win in a Landslide? Don’t Bet on It – NY Times
- Can Donald Trump really round up and deport 11 million people? – LA Times
- How Pittsburgh became the heart of Uber’s self-driving revolution – Linkis
- New revelations show a nation for sale under Hillary Clinton – NY Post
- Millennials aren’t buying homes. Good for them. – Washington Post
- Manufacturing gauge eases in August from nine-month high – MarketWatch
Europe:
- Armed police order Muslim woman to remove burkini on packed Nice beach – Mail Online
- French police make woman remove burkini on Nice beach – The Guardian
- France’s DCNS, builder of Australia’s new submarines, suffers huge data leak – Reuters
- Earthquake leaves at six dead in central Italy – BBC
- Moscow-Based Hedge Fund Manager Says Russia Getting Better – Forbes
- The Real Russian Mole Inside NSA – NY Observer
- Ireland’s Economy’s Growing, So What About the Home Loans? – Bloomberg
- How much damage has Brexit caused? Listen to economists instead of journalists if you want the truth – The Independent
- Want proof that Britain can thrive after Brexit? Look at South Korea – The Guardian
- The ’Italexit’ might be on its way – Business Insider
- More than 1.5m UK households in extreme debt, says TUC report – The Guardian
Asia:
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- North Korea submarine fires ballistic missile – BBC
- China to phase out PLA Army corps, sources say – SCMP
- China’s Hugo award-winning sci-fi story is eerily real for some Beijingers – Quartz
- Koreans Are Reluctant to Get Married, Let Alone Have Babies – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Aussie WW1 propaganda posters (very interesting) – Imgur
- AFP to ‘raid’ parliament over NBN: Conroy – SBS
- NT government did secret coal deal a day before going into caretaker mode – The Guardian
- Public health expert raises concerns about ABC partnership with supplements brand Swisse Wellness – ABC
- Greyhound racing ban: New South Wales Parliament passes prohibition bill – ABC
- Support for marriage equality has grown since election, Essential poll shows – The Guardian
- The ABS is now charging $1000 for FOI requests – Chuffed
- Not on struggle street yet, but mortgage stress risk is rising – The Conversation
- Nick Xenophon wants inquiry into ‘disastrous’ French submarine leak – The SMH
- New Zealanders unhappier with Aussie life than any other type of immigrants – The SMH
- Kiwis in Oz: No welfare, study loan red tape and a long road to citizenship – ABC
- New Zealand, South Sudanese migrants to Australia ‘report highest levels of discrimination’ – ABC
- Bill Shorten challenges Malcolm Turnbull to back Labor’s $8b budget savings – ABC
- The Australian town that wants to get off the grid – BBC News – BBC
- Westpac raises mortage rates as battle for deposits heats up – The AFR
- Australia broadly tolerant but pockets of intense prejudice remain, report shows – The Guardian
- Super funds and fossil fuels: Scott Morrison should study the facts – The Guardian
- Shorten offers super deal with a big catch – The AFR
- Shorten proposes doubling super tax rate on high-income earners – ABC
- Australian companies linked to bribe scandals in Sri Lanka and Congo – Canberra Times
Other:
- Precision versus bias in multiple choice exams – VOX
- Tesla unveils new Model S sedan, Model X crossover with faster acceleration, longer battery range – CNBC
- New Tesla Model S Now the Quickest Production Car in the World – Tesla
- Sleep ’resets’ brain connections crucial for memory and learning, study reveals – The Guardian
- Big data and hidden cameras are emerging as dangerous weapons in the gentrification wars – Quartz
- The Real Reason Drugs Cost Too Much – Bloomberg