Some Christmas Reading:
China
- Chinese government bonds open to more pain in 2017 – SCMP
- How Trump’s November “miracle” could do wonders for China ties – SCMP
- Beijing desperate to stop capital outflow – Nikkei Asian Review
Asia
- Expect ‘revolution’ in Trump’s US foreign policy in Asia, says Niall Ferguson – Nikkei Asian Review
- Kuroda sees Japan taking big steps to ending deflation – Nikkei Asian Review (right….)
- Japans MSDF spots the PLA-N Lianoing in Western Pacific Ocean – Japan Times
- Court gives go ahead to charge Jakarta Mayor on blasphemy – Guardian (nonsensical if Indonesia wants to join the civilized 21st century)
- As police detonate bomb in Java as tensions rise in Indonesia – The Age
- S. Korea ruling party splits over president’s impeachment – France 24
- India Successfully Tests Indigenous, Long-Range, Nuclear-Capable Missile. – Hindu Times (oh dear – let’s hope the tech goes into their space program for better use)
Europe/Middle East
- Greece’s Debt Problem Has Reached a Dangerous Point – Value Walk
- Netanyahu to be investigated for bribery, fraud – Times of Israel (hmm…)
- Israel has reportedly suspended ties with 12 UN Security Council nations – Business Insider (Netanyahu, I think you dropped your dummy…)
- Turkish authorities have arrested the cafeteria manager for insulting the president after he said he would not serve tea to Tayyip Erdogan – Reuters (well its official, Erdogan is the Tea Nazi)
- Authorities in Saudi Arabia have used a viral party video to identify and arrest partygoers in the country – KhaleeTimes (oops, here come the Party Nazis)
United States/Americas
- Brexit ‘God-given opportunity’ to steal business away from UK – Trump’s commerce sec – RT (because competition always beats co-operation)
- Fights erupt at shopping malls across the country – WLKY (Ho ho ho)
- Japanese PM Shinzo Abe lays wreaths in Hawaii before historic Pearl Harbor visit – The Guardian
- Six People Shot in One Incident; Brings Total to 40 Shot in Chicago Christmas Weekend – Broadcastify (the land of the free….)
- Jimmy Carter to Obama: Before you leave office, recognize Palestinian state. – CNN (home of the brave? Would be a class final act for President Obama)
- Trump rewards big donors with jobs and access – Politico (woocoodanode?!)
Terra Specufestorus
- Horse, donkey and possum meat on menu after rule changes in SA – Guardian
- Stop cutting the arts, says Anthony Albanese – Guardian (there’s no profit in kulcha mate!)
- Refugee on Manus Island concentration camp pleaded with doctors before death – Guardian (sigh…Merry Christmas Australia…)
- The politicians study tours that are costing taxpayers millions – The Age (true, but focus more on post-career shenanigans instead)
- Aussies spend more on phones than need be – The Age (you don’t say! and NBN…and well anything telco related…)
Capital Markets/Commodities/Currencies
- Why every investor should own gold – ValueWalk (as you should own insurance of any kind…)
- Solar was the cheapest source of electricity in 2016, and it will further undercut fossil fuels in 2017 – QZ (I wonder which country could benefit the most from such a trend? Hmm…)
- Trump has bond investors rethinking what is normal in 2017 – BloombergView
Other:
- Cheetahs heading towards extinction as population crashes – BBC News (this saddens me deeply, the Cheetah is one of the world’s most beautiful and fascinating creatures)
- Organisms might be quantum machines – BBC News
- China invites investors including foreigners into space efforts – Bloomberg (great idea! A new space race in Asia would be fantastic!)
- Tesla, Panasonic start solar panel production in NY – Bloomberg (more!)
- Pioneering astronomer Vera Rubin, whose work on galaxy rotation rates revealed existence of dark matter, dies at 88 – ABC
- The rhythm of breathing creates electrical activity in the human brain that enhances emotional judgments and memory recall – Northwestern (interesting)
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