Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Biased technical change and labour demand: Evidence from global value chains – VOX
- The Intelligent Industrial Revolution – nvidia
- The Biggest Money Mistakes We Make—Decade by Decade – WSJ
- Climate Change May Trigger Next Financial Crisis, Fisher Says – Bloomberg
- The Invisible Bank of the Future – The Financial Brand
- Africa wasn’t “rising” before and it’s not “reeling” now – Quartz
- High-Frequency Trading Could Cause Flash Events – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Hillary Clinton Is The Republican Party’s Last, Best Hope – Heatst.com
- The Most Astute Analysis of American Politics in 2016? SNL’s “Black Jeopardy!” Sketch. – Slate
- Breitbart coordinated with liberal activist and organizer who disrupted GOP primary campaign events – Politico
- How the GOP’s first female presidential campaign manager manages Donald Trump – CNN
- Awaiting Next U.S. President: A Splintered Middle East in ‘Free Fall’ – NY Times
- A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Growth – WSJ
- ObamaCare Subsidies To Explode As Cheapest Bronze-Plan Costs Surge 28% – IBD
- Trump, Clinton In Dead Heat As Race Hits Final Two-Week Stretch – IBD
- Election Update: Why Our Model Is More Bullish Than Others On Trump – Five Thirty Eight
- Clinton’s numbers look like Obama’s in 2012. Trump’s look like McCain’s. – Washington Post
- Student Debt May Be Contributing to Racial Inequality – Bloomberg
- Why is it so hard to know the relationship between immigration and economic performance? – Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
- Venezuela, opposition announce dialogue as standoff worsens – Reuters
- Venezuela Winning Bondholder Relief as 39% Accept PDVSA Swap – Bloomberg
- Venezuelan Oil Is Largely Staying in Ground or Going Up in Smoke – WSJ
Europe:
- Europe’s Ultra-Long Debt List Grows as Austria Eyes 70-Year Bond – Bloomberg
- EU Ponders Canada Trade Deal’s Fate—And Its Own – WSJ
- Russians Conduct Nuclear-Bomb Survival Drills as Cold War Heats Up – WSJ
- Theresa May: ’no suggestion’ government seeking hard Brexit – The Guardian
- Europe’s Banks Think They’re Incredibly Safe – Bloomberg
- Carney’s BOE Future Gives Investors More Brexit Uncertainty – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- Alibaba’s Jack Ma Urges China to Use Data to Combat Crime – Bloomberg
- The Return of the East Asian Savings Glut – Council on Financial Relations
- The End of China’s Fake Weak Currency – acast
- Chinese yuan weakens to six-year low against USD – Xinhua
- How China’s Dealmakers Pulled Off a $207 Billion Global Spree – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Aussie Bank’s 7000-Mile Blockchain Experiment Could Change Trade – Bloomberg
- Malcolm Turnbull’s support lower than Tony Abbott’s before ousting, Newspoll shows – The Guardian
- Anti-renewable energy Twitter army that emerged after SA blackouts made of seemingly fake accounts, linked to mining lobby group – BuzzFeed
- Former solicitors-general weigh in on George Brandis, Justin Gleeson row following resignation – ABC
- Gleeson saga will have ‘chilling effect’ on public service, says former bureaucrat – The Guardian
- Census outage could have been prevented by turning router on and off again: IBM – ABC
- Accenture wins $20m ABS data collection systems deal – IT News
- Taxpayers slugged thousands for Joe Hockey’s babysitting bills – The SMH
- Port Hedland dust levels so bad residents should be moved, new housing banned, report finds – ABC
- Coal will be important ‘for many, many decades to come’, says Turnbull – The Guardian
- Housing affordability: What can $600,000 buy you around Australia? – ABC
- Australian couple hit the jackpot with $95m property sale – Canberra Times
- Record high house prices not all bad news – The AFR
- Australia would be among the early casualties if the China bears turn out to be right – The AFR
- Tighten up political system to stem birther controversies, AEC veteran says – The Guardian
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RBNZ ends OCR guessing game – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- The Islamic State After Mosul – NY Times