Macro, Markets & Investing
- China deflation risks grow, foreign central banks on alert – Reuters
- China elbowing US out of Pacific tuna trade – Nikkei Asian Review
- Global food prices hit lowest level in over 6 years – CNBC
- The Reward for Being First Out in a Bond Run Is 2% – Bloomberg
- Food Prices Drop Most in 7 Years on Grain Glut, China Rout – Bloomberg….would make it a good time to buy cheap farms, wouldn’t it?…..
Asia
- China’s Premier Li Keqiang rules out quantitative easing to stimulate slowing economy – SCMP
- China deflation fears grow as producer prices sink the most in 6 years – SCMP
- Japan machinery orders fall, stoking worries over economic recovery – SCMP
- Disillusionment with inflation puts central bank in awkward position – Nikkei Asian Review
- China calls in investing heavyweight Larry Fink for advice on fixing its dysfunctional market – Financial Post
Europe
- Why Catalonia’s bid for independence is Europe’s next headache – Telegraph
- Bank of England keeps rates on hold as it brushes off worries on China – Telegraph
- Bank of England holds rates as rise looks further off – CNBC
Americas
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- Justice Department Sets Sights on Wall Street Executives – NY Times
- Puerto Rico Lays Out 5-Year Plan for Restructuring Its Debts – NY Times
- Bank of Canada keeps rates on hold as economic recovery remains a work in progress – Financial Post
- Canadian seniors racking up debt to fund bigger homes, glitzy lifestyles – Financial Post
- Brazil loses investment-grade rating from S&P – CNBC
- The U.S. Economy Is Just Starting to Tap Into a Big Source of Dry Powder – Bloomberg
Terra Incognita
- Labor accuses Abbott Government of trying to rebrand China Free Trade deal as ‘export agreement’ – ABC
- ABS data shows people are finding jobs, but can’t find the hours – Fairfax
- Anti-money laundering measures need ironing out – NZ Herald
- Apartment building boom about to end, predicts BIS Shrapnel – The AFR
- Bloxo: Be wary of housing oversupply – Nine MSN
- Senate to examine drugs, porn, bike helmets and pools in ‘nanny state’ inquiry – ABC News
- Inland Rail report finds 1,700km train line would cost $10b – ABC News
- 7-Eleven founder flags changes to business model – ABC News
- ‘China will walk’: Robb’s blunt trade warning – Canberra Times
- Masters: a home improvement disaster – Canberra Times
- Getting the work, but not the time – Canberra Times
- China-Australia free trade arguments fail to bridge divide – The Age
- Robb says jobs guarantee would offend China – The AFR
- Strike brings Melbourne city to its knees – The Age
- Uber hits back at taxi industry claims – The Age
- Western Australia should secede and keep its money – The AFR
…and furthermore…
- America’s Oligarch Problem: How the Super-Rich Threaten US Democracy – Der Spiegel
- Russian troops join combat in Syria – sources – Reuters
- Homo naledi, a new species of human, discovered in a cave in South Africa – Telegraph
- How an Area’s Union Membership Can Predict Children’s Advancement – NY Times
- There’s a blurred line between terrorism and profit-driven criminality – ABC