Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The optimist’s guide to the robot apocalypse – Quartz
- Investment managers are still using technology from 1996 to manage money – Business Insider
- The G-20 Is a (Slightly Dysfunctional) Family – Bloomberg
- 7 maps that will change how you see the world – WEF
- The U.N.’s new leader is taking on an impossible job – Washington Post
- UN: World facing greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945 – BBC
- Long-run money demand redux – VOX
- Does Warren Buffett Not Understand Risk-Adjusted Returns? – Bloomberg
- Bitcoin Plummets 18% as SEC Rejects Winklevoss ETF Proposal – Bloomberg
- The Golden Age of Hedge Funds – CFA Institute
- Burger-flipping robot replaces humans on first day at work – The Telegraph
Americas:
- If Russia Inquiry Is Not ‘Legitimate,’ Democrats May Abandon It – NY Times
- The American Dream and the Complacent Class – YouTube
- Trump’s attack dog on trade – Politico
- What the President Could Learn From Professional Economists – NY Times
- Wealthy Would Get Billions in Tax Cuts Under Obamacare Repeal Plan – NY Times
- U.S. Subprime Auto Loan Losses Reach Highest Level Since the Financial Crisis – Bloomberg
- There Really Was A Liberal Media Bubble – FiveThirtyEight
- Trump’s Plan on Fannie and Freddie? Clues May Emerge Soon – NY Times
- Texas Housing Market Soars to New Highs, Pricing Out Many – Dallas Fed
Europe:
- Russia Bars 18 Americans After Sanctions by U.S. – NY Times
- ECB debate intensifies over rate rise before QE ends – FT
- Merkel to Warn Trump That U.S. Tax Changes May Spark Retaliation – Bloomberg
- Poland’s Far-Right Is Trying To Take Away Women’s Rights – BuzzFeed
- Why hurting the poor will hurt the economy – Washington Post
- Warsaw sours on EU after Donald Tusk debacle – Politico
- IMF Said to Move Toward Greek Bailout Loan in Merkel Boost – Bloomberg
- Nine charts that show how pre-election France is pessimistic and optimistic at the same time – Bloomberg
- Turkey referendum: Dutch are Nazi remnants – Erdogan – BBC
- How EEC membership drove Margaret Thatcher’s reforms – VOX
Asia:
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- China Trade Minister Looks Forward to Meeting ’Excellent’ Ross – Bloomberg
- China-U.S. trade war would only cause pain: commerce minister – Reuters
- Is It Better to Be Poor in Bangladesh or the Mississippi Delta? – The Atlantic
- ‘Cold war’ or ‘hot war’ — US., China head for a titanic struggle on trade – WSJ
- South Korean court throws president out of office, two die in protest – Reuters
- South Korean Stores Feel China’s Wrath as U.S. Missile System Is Deployed – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Rising nationalism creates unlikely allies in Australia – WSJ
- Tesla boss Elon Musk’s 100-day SA power fix offer shouldn’t be ignored: Grattan Institute – ABC
- Tesla’s offer: How SA’s power network could benefit from energy storage – ABC
- Look closely – Hanson doesn’t really speak for ordinary Australians – The Guardian
- From $100 to $10,000: Residents across several Sydney apartment buildings shocked to discover astonishing jumps in gas bills – Domain
- Editorial: Centrelink robo-debt bungle demonises the innocent – The SMH
- ScoMo tells the truth about real estate, gets the sin bin – Michael West
- PM drinks beers with journos in weirdest interview yet – News.com.au
- Getting away with murder: police culture, gay hate, and Sydney’s shame – The Guardian
- Sinners and ’aints: Tony’s back, baby – The Monthly
- Australian beef gaining popularity in China’s fifth-largest city – ABC
- Labor Party spends $60,000 on election image makeover for Bill and Chloe Shorten – The Age
- Australian-Chinese joint venture outlays $50M on live export assets as Sino Marine launches first ship – ABC
- The Australian gas market hits the “red zone”, as predicted – The Conversation
- Domino’s side order: Do you want some money with that? – Canberra Times
- More immigration necessary for a younger, more fertile nation – The Australian
- Two policy shifts to lift Coalition’s electoral standing – The Australian
- ‘Significant’ iron ore correction ahead – The AFR
- Investors use SMSFs to buy homes for kids – The AFR
- Glimmer of hope in housing crisis – The AFR
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Labour eyes central housing infrastructure unit – Interest.co.nz
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