Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- EPA chief: Carbon dioxide not ’primary contributor’ to climate change – CNN
- E.P.A. Chief Doubts Consensus View of Climate Change – NY Times
- The OPEC Deal Is Facing Its Biggest Test – Bloomberg
- How capitalist power works – Stumbling & Mumbling
- Global house prices – The Economist
- Gold Suffers Worst Run Since October as Slide Below $1,200 Looms – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Trump’s Ramped-Up Bombing in Yemen Signals More Aggressive Use of Military – Foreign Policy
- Trump’s in the White House bubble, and he loves it – Politico
- White House Casts Pre-emptive Doubt on Congressional Budget Office – NY Times
- Nobody wants their name on the GOP health care bill – CNN
- The Crushing Defeat of Measure S Is a Defining Moment for L.A. – LA Weekly
- Schwarzenegger for Senate? – Politico
- The Fed Has Not Been This Far “Behind The Curve” In 40 Years – Zero Hedge
- U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rates Jump to 2017 High Before Fed Meeting – Bloomberg
- It Took $4 In New Debt To Create $1 In GDP – Zero Hedge
- The Republican health-care plan isn’t about health care at all – Washington Post
- Why Mixed-Race Americans Will Not Save The Country – NPR
- McConnell on Mexico paying for Trump’s wall: ’Uh, no’ – The Hill
- Declare Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Process for EU citizens in Britain is not fit for purpose – FT
- British business is starting to look more Italian – FT
- Britain the Immigration Nation – NY Times
- Six injured after axe rampage in Dusseldorf station – Mail Online
- The economy that France’s next president will inherit – FT
- Refugees applying to live in UK face being sent home after five years – The Guardian
- How Putin Benefits from Trump’s Foreign Policy – War on the Rocks
- Commonwealth trade in focus as UK prepares for Brexit – ONS
- Fake News Campaign Targeted French Election Frontrunner Macron – Bloomberg
- Italy introduces €100,000 flat tax to attract rich foreigners – Euro Observor
Asia:
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- Relax About Trump’s China Trademarks – Bloomberg
- South Korean president Park Geun-hye removed from office – WSJ
- Japan hopes to leave farms out of U.S. economic talks: sources – Reuters
- What does China have against Peppa Pig? – SCMP
- Fukushima: Wild boars take over Japan’s evacuated towns – BBC
Trans-Tasman:
- WA Premier Colin Barnett admits unease over One Nation preference deal – The SMH
- Labor challenge over SA electoral boundaries dismissed by Supreme Court – ABC
- Atlassian co-founder offers to fund Tesla’s Aussie 100MW in 100 days energy plan – The SMH
- Reality check, Malcolm: you’ve already lost the war on renewables – The SMH
- Appeasement or aggression? It’s time the major parties decided how to handle Hanson – The Guardian
- Michaelia Cash pressured to release report on work for the dole tragedy – The Guardian
- National gas reservation policy would address domestic energy shortage: Shorten – ABC
- Unpaid childcare is Australia’s largest industry – it needs to be acknowledged – The Guardian
- Coalition, Labor and Greens agree to ban foreign donations to political parties – The SMH
- Morrison defends his ability ahead of May budget as Cabinet reshuffle looms – The ABC
- Forget Tony Abbott: Malcolm Turnbull is facing a once-in-a-century upheaval to politics – The SMH
- Renewable energy spike led to sharp drop in emissions in Australia for the last quarter – The Guardian
- Australia has never had so many homes offered for rent at once – Business Insider
- How Bendigo Bank’s ‘shared equity’ model could help housing affordability (prepare to barf) – The AFR