Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Ukraine war: Wheat prices soar after Russia threatens ships – BBC
- Three Big Things Happening in the Global Economy Today – Bottomline Bulletin
- Long-lost Greenland ice core suggests potential for disastrous sea level rise – CNN
- Why are frozen vegetable prices so high? Blame war, immigration and California weather, say economists – CNBC
- The biggest holdouts on the five-day office week: bosses — Nearly half of the most senior employees are holding fast to their work-from-home days – WSJ
Americas:
- 10% of Americans Think They’ll Be in Debt for the Rest of Their Lives – Northwestmutual
- The federal deficit nearly tripled, raising concern about the country’s finances – NPR
- Now You Can’t Get A Car Loan – Jalopnik
- Americans still haven’t run out of pandemic savings quite yet, JPMorgan study finds – Fortune
- Biden’s economic approval rating rises slightly, but is still just 37% despite ‘Bidenomics’ push – CNBC
- Texas construction workers protest after Greg Abbott axed mandated water breaks, calling it ‘the law that kills’ – Business Insider
- Homeowners Don’t Want to Sell, So the Market for Brand-New Homes Is Booming – WSJ
Europe/Middle East:
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- EU adopts new sanctions against Iran to prevent export of drone components – Kyiv Independent
- Britain Should Stop Pretending It’s a Rich Country – Bloomberg
- Strike threats in Italy and stoppages in Greece as workers struggle with heat – Guardian
- Cluster bombs: Ukraine using munitions ‘effectively’, says US – BBC
- Ukraine to Treat Ships on Way to Russian Ports as Potential Carriers of Military Cargo – Reuters
- New U.S. sanctions aim to choke off Russia’s access to battlefield supplies and revenue – PBS
Asia:
- China’s Lost Decade for Investors Has Already Happened – WSJ
- Why China Has a Giant Pile of Debt – NYT
- North Korea gives US cold shoulder on missing soldier – The Hill
- North Korea Threatens Nuclear Response After US Sub Deployment – Barrons
- Chinese professor says youth jobless rate might have hit 46.5% – ChannelNewsAsia
- Thousands died in the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs.’ An international probe will now go ahead – APNews
Trans-Tasman:
- Unemployment is staying low at 3.5% in Australia. But for those out of work, here’s why it’s become harder to get a job – Conversation
- Remote working may lead to 20pc drop in Australian office property prices – ABC
- Greens push to crack down on political donors winning government contracts – Guardian
- Consumer watchdog urged to investigate ‘misleading’ Australian oil and gas industry PR campaign | Gas
- The sharemarket of deathly hollows: $100b of equity passes from public to private hands in takeover binge – Michael West
- ‘Excessive’ power costs for consumers questioned as wholesale prices tumble – ABC
- $375m Derby tidal power project likely dead in the water after a decade-long delay – ABC
- Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast ready to step in as 2026 hosts, says mayor Tom Tate – BBC
Other:
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- Why are people not getting married anymore? – CNBC
- Google developing AI tools to help journalists report the news – Al Jazeera
- Astronomers Have Discovered a Mysterious, Slowly Pulsating Star. The unidentified source has been beaming out a pulse of radio waves every 22 minutes since 1988 – Sky and Telescope