Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Assessing the effects of regulatory bank levies – VOX
- The East India Company: The original corporate raiders – The Guardian
- As bull market ages, it’s time for short sellers to shine – WSJ
- Bullish commodity bets hit record highs as investors seize on signs of growth – WSJ
- Warren Buffett’s advice ’doesn’t work anymore,’ robo-advisor CEO says – CNBC
- Bright future, solar power is the cheapest form of energy in 58 countries – Global Futurist
- The World’s Largest Shipping Company Tracks Cargo on a Blockchain – CoinDesk
- Libya’s Biggest Oil Port Shut, Crude Output Cut on Clashes – Bloomberg
North America:
- Trump’s charge that he was wiretapped takes presidency into new territory – Washington Post
- FBI Director Comey asked Justice officials to refute Trump’s unproven wiretapping claim – Washington Post
- What Can Be Gleaned From Trump’s Allegations of Wiretapping – NY Times
- Six days pass without any homicides in Chicago for first time in 4 years – Chicago Tribune
- ’America First’ puts freedom and leadership last – CNN
- Mexico opens immigrant defense centers in US – CNN
Europe:
- U.S. Warned of Foreign Intel Operations After Russian Met With Team Trump at RNC – Daily Beast
- This Is the Russia You’re So Afraid Of? – NY Times
- EU conservatives turn fury on Poland over Tusk challenge – Reuters
- Russia is the slow burn of the Trump administration, and it’s not going away – Washington Post
- UK ignoring £323m annual impact of Brexit on poorest nations, report warns – The Guardian
- 6 Reasons Why Protecting The Rights Of EU Nationals In The UK After Brexit Will Not Be That Simple – BuzzFeed
Asia:
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- North Korea fires four ballistic missiles into sea near Japan – Reuters
- North Korea’s Launch of Ballistic Missiles Raises New Worries – NY Times
- North Korea launches another missile, perhaps one that can reach U.S. – Washington Post
- Rich Asian Millennials Pool Family Fortunes to Build Venture Fund – Bloomberg
- As North Korea loses its use, China loses its patience – SCMP
- China cuts growth goal, puts focus on reform and ’firewall’ against risks – Reuters
- China Cuts Economic Growth Forecast In Annual Report: Here Are The Key Changes – ZeroHedge
- China NPC 2017: The Reports – WSJ
- 5 Takeaways From China’s Economic Realignment – WSJ
- China finance ministry releases $151 billion defense budget – Washington Post
Trans-Tasman:
- The Poor Are Criminalised, While the Crimes of the Rich Are Overlooked – Sydney Criminal Lawyers
- From public good to profit margin: Privatisation is failing our communities – The Guardian
- Leading public health care experts have slammed Pauline Hanson for giving parents ‘crazy’ health advice – SBS
- Australians paying four times above international prices for drugs: Grattan Institute report – The SMH
- JB Hi-Fi may replace cleaners with robots – “Already four weeks into the trial we are seeing some organisational savings in terms of wages” – The SMH
- Penalty rates: Australian principles under attack with decision to cut wages – ABC
- Centrelink and Government hit ethical low – The Mercury
- Sydney lockouts: Assaults ‘displaced’ to suburbs around CBD and Kings Cross – The SMH
- The government doesn’t actually want housing to be more affordable – The SMH
- Economic armageddon coming if we don’t raise interest rates – News.com.au
- Owners who leave homes vacant will face a tax slug as Victoria acts to increase housing affordability – The Age
- Housing package slated for May budget – Sky News
- Turnbull pushed to raise millions with levy on junk food ads – Canberra Times
- ‘Masses of evidence’: PM doubles down on penalty cut benefits – Canberra Times
- First home buyer tax breaks won’t help affordability – ABC
- Public housing sitting empty as NSW waiting list grows – ABC
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Govt moves to increase super age to 67 from 65 – Interest.co.nz
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Household debt pile at new peak – Interest.co.nz
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