Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- U.S. scientists officially declare 2016 the hottest year on record. That makes three in a row. – Washington Post
- Comparing 25- to 34-year-olds now with 25- to 34-year-olds in 1989 is super depressing – Business Insider
- Robos jumping into socially responsible investing space – Investment News
- Davos Elite Searches for Fixes to Save Its System From Populists – Bloomberg
- Davos thinks it runs the world, but populism begs to differ – MarketWatch
- Davos Elite Fret About Inequality Over Vintage Wine and Canapés – NY Times
- The Debt Ceiling Is Coming Back and Some Treasury Bills Are About to Get Squeezed – Bloomberg
- Roubini: Markets Underprice Trump Policy Ramifications – Bloomberg
- This chart shows when robots might take over all trucking jobs – Business Insider
- Oil Patch Rescue: How to Make $1.2 Billion in Less than a Year – WSJ
- Wealth can make us selfish and stingy. Two psychologists explain why – WEF
Americas:
- Is Trump Writing His Inaugural Speech at a Concierge’s Desk? – NY Mag
- Trump Cabinet will be the first in decades without a Hispanic member – Dallas News
- Trump’s Ethics Train Wreck – The Atlantic
- How to watch Donald Trump’s inauguration and what to expect – VOX
- The GOP is sabotaging itself by confirming weak Cabinet nominees like Betsy DeVos – VOX
- The Trump lobbying purge that wasn’t – Politico
- Report: 300,000 Small Business Jobs Lost Due to Obamacare – Free Beacon
- White America is quietly self-segregating – VOX
- How America’s Thinking Changed Under Obama – Five Thirty Eight
- In final news conference, Obama defends his last acts in office – Washington Post
- The Illusions Driving Up US Asset Prices – Project Syndicate
- Dodd-Frank in Crosshairs as Law’s Opponents Take Power – WSJ
Europe:
- Anxious European leaders seek an early audience with Trump – AP News
- PMQs showed why Brexit is killing Labour – The Telegraph
- Trump says Europe is in trouble. He has a point. – Washington Post
- City banks warn of Brexit job moves – BBC
- Chinese Mogul Advises Trump Against Scrutinizing Media Deals – Bloomberg
- UK, Germany, & France ‘grossly interfered’ in US election – RT
- Russia extends Edward Snowden’s asylum – Politico
- UK’s timescale for trade deal with EU is ’ambitious’: Fitch – Reuters
- Marine Le Pen Centers Presidential Run on Getting France Out of Eurozone – WSJ
- Hundreds of thousands of retired Britons in EU ’may be forced to return’ – The Guardian
Asia:
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- China’s WTO Entry, 15 Years On – Council on Foreign Relations
- Commerce nominee Ross calls China ’most protectionist’ country – Reuters
- Chinese Province Admits It Fabricated Economic Data For Three Years – Zero Hedge
- China is No Longer Manipulating its Currency – YouTube
- Chinese billionaire Jack Ma says the US wasted trillions on warfare instead of investing in infrastructure – CNBC
Trans-Tasman:
- Centrelink staff told not to fix mistakes in debt notices – whistleblower – The Guardian
- Centrelink systematically ripping off its clients: whistleblower – Canberra Times
- Bega Cheese snaps up Vegemite as part of $460m deal – The SMH
- Your Metadata Isn’t Private Personal Information, Federal Court Decides – Gizmodo
- Choice launches ‘Do I need health insurance’ to cut through advertising campaigns – The SMH
- Apex gang members to be deported – News.com.au
- Peter Dutton and Bill Shorten open door to deportation of child criminals – The Guardian
- High immigration masks Australian economic decline – ABC
- ‘With Sydney finally dead, Mike Baird’s work is done’: Andrew P. Street – The SMH
- The unfortunate recall of Minister Sinodinos: Best we forget – The AFR
- The faceless men who are supposedly ‘public’ servants – The SMH
- Is 2017 the year to ditch the term ‘innovation’? – The Conversation
- Press Council rules against Daily Telegraph story on pension ‘bludgers’ | Australia news – The Guardian
- Tax office says more disruptions expected – SBS
- Millennials urged to consider share market investment over home ownership – ABC
- Current housing market presents a ‘considerable risk’ – The SMH
- Why a universal basic income is a poor substitute for a guaranteed job – ABC
- Australia’s privacy laws gutted in court ruling on what is ‘personal information’ – The Conversation
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Turn rural Auckland into ‘green’ housing clusters – Interest.co.nz
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Agency revenues under pressure as house sales volumes decline – Interest.co.nzNZ vs AU mortgage rates – Interest.co.nz
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