Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- How demography influences monetary policy – LSE
- G.E., the 124-Year-Old Software Start-Up – NY Times
- Oil Industry Shifts From Survival to Growth – Bloomberg
- Grim employment prospects for young people around the world – The Economist
- Hidden productivity benefits from energy-saving technology – VOX
- Stagnating median incomes despite economic growth? Explaining the divergence in 27 OECD countries – VOX
- Are Index Funds Eating the World? – WSJ
- Are Index Funds Communist? – Bloomberg
- Why the High Cost of Big-City Living Is Bad for Everyone – New Yorker
Americas:
- Inside debate prep: Clinton’s careful case vs. Trump’s ‘WrestleMania’ – Washington Post
- How Democrats Are Winning America – The Atlantic
- Trump Campaign CEO Under Scrutiny for Domestic Violence Charge – NBC
- Republicans can’t pretend not to know what fuels the Trump campaign – Washington Post
- Trump and advisers remain split on how far to move toward the middle – Washington Post
- “Deadly Heat” in U.S. Prisons Is Killing Inmates and Spawning Lawsuits – The Intercept
- Janet Yellen Lays Out Tools for Next Recession Fight – WSJ
- Fed should keep trillions in bonds to provide stability: paper – Reuters
Europe:
- Son of Russian Lawmaker Convicted in Hacking Case – WSJ
- We Couldn’t Understand the Peace – RTE
- Theresa May will trigger Brexit negotiations without Commons vote – The Telegraph
- Heartbreaking picture of dog who won’t leave master’s coffin after Italy earthquake – The Telegraph
- Twenty Years of Russian Political Campaign Ads · Global Voices – Global Voices
- Krugman: Germany’s Drag – NY Times
- Germany is Running a Fiscal Surplus in 2016 After All – Council on Foreign Relations
- Brussels poised to strike down Apple ‘state aid’ – FT
Asia:
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- How Uber’s Failure in Japan Can Help Startups Everywhere – disruptingjapan.com
- China’s Biggest Economic Challenge – Bloomberg
- Is China heading for soft landing? – The Star
- China tries to shield steel, other sore spots from G-20 debate – Nikkei Asian Review
- Thaw in Japan-South Korea ties spreads to economy – Nikkei Asian Review
Trans-Tasman:
- No, ScoMo, it’s not fair to balance the budget on the backs of the poor – The Canberra Times
- Australia feels pressure of China’s economic clout – The Post and Courier
- Bill Shorten all but confirms Labor will oppose Malcolm Turnbull’s same-sex marriage plebiscite – The Age
- Australians pay some of the highest fees in the world to access corporate data through ASIC, and those fees will likely go up if the privatisation of ASIC’s database goes ahead – Michael West
- Telegraph story on research funding does nothing to advance Australian journalism – The Conversation
- Crime wave hits once-sleepy Torquay – The Age
- Former IPA head: radicals ‘hijacked’ think tank – The Saturday Paper
- 7-Eleven’s wage fraud sparks $170 billion blow back – The Age
- 7-Eleven: we are not alone in wage fraud – The SMH
- Melbourne squatters win another reprieve following agreement with Government – ABC
- Malcolm Turnbull urges Labor to meet him in ‘sensible centre’ over budget repair – ABC
- Pressure builds on government to abandon Newstart cuts – Canberra Times
- Govt targeting the poor: Labor, Greens say – News.com.au
- Medicare: Bulk billing figures prove Labor’s ‘scare campaign’ has no basis, Sussan Ley says – ABC
- 85% of Australian households have completed the ABS Census despite website problems, Roy Morgan Research finds – Roy Morgan
- Liberal MP criticises Scott Morrison for spurning Labor on superannuation – The Guardian
- It’s crash through or crash for Turnbull – The AFR
- PM calls MPs to super showdown – The AFR
- A government in office but not in power – The AFR
- View from the loon pond: Taxing nerves with super fibs – The Australian
- Bureaucrats pay paradise can’t stack up – The Australian
- PM leads from back, buffeted by events, as Shorten runs rampant – Canberra Times
- Consultants boom, bureaucrats bust – Canberra Times
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Tax the land bankers – Interest.co.nz
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Over-investing in housing – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- ’Longest living human’ says he is ready for death at 145 – The Telegraph
- 4WD vs. AWD. What’s the Difference? – Outside Online
- From Bikinis to Burkinis, Regulating What Women Wear – NY Times