Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Michael Hudson: How Debt-Driven Home Price Increases Shafted Homeowners – Naked Capitalism
- Globalisation and Brexit – VOX
- Bonds Down, Stocks Up! – Brooklyn Investor
- Koch Brothers Among Investors Who Can Keep Madoff Billions – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Donald Trump’s New York Times Interview: Full Transcript – NY Times
- Questioning Donald Trump – NY Times
- Welcome to Washington’s new normal: One Trump drama after another – Washington Post
- Democrats’ Leadership Fight Pits West Wing Against Left Wing – NY Times
- Maneuvering a new reality for US journalism – cjr
- Are Americans demanding greater wealth redistribution? – Marginal Revolution
- Trump’s conflicts will be crippling – Washington Examiner
- Bernie Sanders on Donald Trump: “I would not say that there’s any silver lining in Trump’s victory.” – GQ
- Trump v the media: did his tactics mortally wound the fourth estate? – The Guardian
Europe:
- The anger of deindustralised Brexit towns goes far beyond immigration – FT
- Clock ticking for EU to reach IMF deal on Greece – FT
- Why Vladimir Putin Hates Us – NY Observer
- Renzi’s Party Wants Early Election in Italy If Referendum Lost – Bloomberg
- Yes, Adolf Hitler Really Said He Would ’Make Germany Great Again’ – Gizmodo
Asia:
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- Who’s The New Philippine Envoy? The Man Building Trump Tower Manila – NPR
- If Trump delivers on his promises on China, he’ll probably spark a trade war – VOX
- India’s Misguided War on Cash – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Call for empty homes tax to ease rental ‘crisis’ – The SMH
- Turnbull government threatens to sue grandfather over ‘save Medicare’ website – The SMH
- Letting Catholic priests into Australia was a mistake – The Monthly
- ICAC Commissioner Megan Latham resigns – The SMH
- Malcolm Fraser’s immigration minister Ian MacPhee singles out ‘ignorant, alarmist’ Peter Dutton – ABC
- Labor MP Anne Aly and family receive death threats after Peter Dutton comments – ABC
- Most Australians don’t think private health insurance is value for money, poll finds – The Guardian
- Petition to lower retirement age for Indigenous Australians reaches Senate – ABC
- Can billions of litres of coal seam gas water be safely reinjected into the ground? – The Conversation
- WA National Party faces existential threat from One Nation, polling shows – ABC
- Culleton chief of staff speaks about the state of the One Nation party – ABC
- Australia cuts Clinton Foundation funds – News.com.au
- Fake news spread on social media could influence Australian elections, commentators say – ABC
- Australia Inundated with Immigration Inquiries Following Successful Trump Election – Absolute Immigration
- Ratification of extradition treaty with China delayed as ‘real doubts’ emerge – The Age
- Economic growth to be hit by biggest construction fall in 16 years – ABC
- Donald Trump and Brexit were missed by the polls, why didn’t they miss Malcolm Turnbull? – ABC
- The four charts that show Australia is a better society than America – The SMH
- Visit Australia, home of the world’s nuclear waste dump! – Michael West
- Manufacturing: “not dead yet” – Ross elliott
- Big cities benefit the rich: researchers – 9News
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ANZ pushes all its mortgage rates for 2 yrs and longer up – Interest.co.nz
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Govt increases quota for seasonal work migrants – Interest.co.nz