Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Pimco and Hedge Funds Are Still Fighting Over Subprime Scraps – Bloomberg
- Gross Calls Bet Against Bund Well-Timed, Poorly Executed – Bloomberg
North America:
- US companies Send More Cash Back to Shareholders – Wall Street Journal
- The Mansions That Are Swallowing Suburban Homes – Bloomberg
- Federal Reserve Board issues Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households – Federal Reserve
- You’ve met Hillarynomics. Now meet left-of-Hillarynomics – VOX
- Have Democrats Pulled Too Far Left? – New York Times
- Solar as Fastest Growing U.S. Power Source Rivals Shale Boom – Bloomberg
Europe:
- EC Official Denies Greek Government’s Statement That a Deal Is Close – Bloomberg
- Iceland has promised it will no longer kill Basques on sight – The Independent
- Greek bank outflows accelerate, reached 5 bln euros in April -bankers – Reuters
- Ahead of G7, U.S. warns Europe not to miscalculate over Greece – Reuters
- Greece Risk Timeline — Why July 20 Matters Most – Bloomberg
- Pragmatism, the Greek crisis, and structural reforms – VOX
Asia:
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- China’s richest man might have been running a massive fraud – Washington Post
- China’s housing boom – VOX
- Australia’s dependence on China just went up a notch – Business Spectator
- China unveils new defence strategy – Business Spectator
- Southeast Asia maritime build-up accelerates, raising risks in disputed seas – Reuters
- China’s Master Plan in the South China Sea – The National Interest
Local:
- ‘No net job losses’ in ABC cuts – Canberra Times
- PM points way for marriage reform – Canberra Times
- Mineral Council misses deadline for inquiry it called for – Canberra Times
- Tampons: The $10-a-year issue splitting PM and Treasurer – Canberra Times
- How many bureaucrats does it take to buy a Thermomix? – Canberra Times
- Secret to stopping the Aldi onslaught – Canberra Times
- Iron ore becoming a ‘zero-sum game’ – Canberra Times
- Fortescue set to get Chinese backing – Canberra Times
- Turn out the lights as commodity spending boom ends – Canberra Times
- Tony Abbott finds change just a bit taxing – The Australian
- We’ll have our work cut out when jobs become scarce – The Australian
- Taxman focuses on $40m mansion – The Australian
- Forrest says he won’t sell Fortescue – The AFR
- China opens up wealthy private investors to Aussie fundie assault – The AFR
- $182b property sector claims mantle of Australia’s biggest industry – The AFR
- Budget drives Sydney pensioner to spend $25,000 on Alaskan holiday – The AFR
- Lending curbs won’t cut demand for property, say investors – The AFR
- Abbott and Hockey at odds over Labor’s economic modelling of budget impacts – The Guardian
- Voters want renewable energy, not more hot air – ABC The Drum
- Big Data is seen as the holy grail of consumer insight – The Business
- This is the hidden killer in Australian buildings – 7.30 Report
Other:
- A Murky Road Ahead for Android, Despite Market Dominance – New York Times
- The Triumph (and Failure) of John Nash’s Game Theory – New Yorker
- The economics of John Nash – VOX
- The Rise of ‘Super Firms’ Is Boosting Pay Inequality – Bloomberg