Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The Financial Industry Is Having Its Napster Moment – Bloomberg
- M&A Drought Leaves These Banks High and Dry – WSJ
- While Draghi and Yellen Jawbone, Swiss Central Bankers Play It Old School – WSJ
Americas:
- Bernie Sanders says we’re ‘destroying the moral fabric’ of America. He’s wrong. – Washington Post
- Ted Cruz ‘irresponsible’ on debt ceiling – Washington Post
- Basically all of Wall Street is betting Donald Trump will lose – Washington Post
- More Than 40% of Student Borrowers Aren’t Making Payments – WSJ
Europe:
- Former HSBC boss tried to avoid tax on £8m Kensington house – The Guardian
- David Cameron admits he profited from father’s offshore fund – The Guardian
- Cameron stepped in to shield offshore trusts from EU tax crackdown in 2013 – The Guardian
- A fleet of trucks just drove themselves across Europe – Quartz
- Hedge Funds With Billions at Stake Face Pirate Rules in Iceland – Bloomberg
- Euro Banks Splurged on Dividends Even in Crisis Years, BIS Says – Bloomberg
- Italy’s banks are a mess – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- Japan lashes out against yen’s rise – FT
- Japan Is Fast Approaching the Quantitative Limits of Quantitative Easing – Bloomberg
- 7-Eleven CEO Resigns as Loeb’s Hedge Fund Prevails in Japan Boardroom Fight – WSJ
- Dan Loeb Gets Revenge On Japan By Making 83-Year-Old Cry – Deal Breaker
- Leaked Files Offer Many Clues To Offshore Dealings by Top Chinese – icij.org
- How to Fix China’s Debt Burden – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
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CSIRO chief grilled over BBQ at Malcolm Turnbull’s place – Canberra Times
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The No.1 problem for global public health – Canberra Times
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Whyalla wipeout looms but carbon tax not to blame – Canberra Times
- Taxing the family home is very taxing indeed – Canberra Times
- Canberra wants a say on Metro Rail project – The Age
- CBD apartments may double in Melbourne – Domain
- Promises carry $400 billion Budget bill – The Australian
- No bailout for Arrium – The Australian
- Here’s the thing about Arrium: it was only a matter of time – The Australian
- Fortescue Metals Group chief Nev Power says it’s “inevitable” more mining companies will collapse – The Australian
- Reduced sugar intake can have immediate benefits – The Australian
- Why China is behind Arrium’s troubles – The AFR
- Whyalla’s ghost-town future – The AFR
- Shorten calls for steel industry investment – The AFR
- Beware of Arrium shockwaves – The AFR
- The Tax Office has set strict guidelines for borrowing by SMSFs – The AFR
- Sydney property 8th on list of cities for the super-rich – The AFR
- Government scraps plans to trade away tax deductions – The AFR
- Uni graduates face early repayment of loans – The AFR
- Australian banks’ funding mix under the spotlight again – The AFR
- $3billion Arrium debt leaves the city of Whyalla facing an uncertain future – ABC 7.30 Report
- We want to keep Whyalla open, says Industry Minister, Christopher Pyne – ABC 7.30 Report
- Reserve Bank Board member Dr John Edwards speaks about broader economic impacts from the steel industry collapse – ABC The Business
- Inland Rail needs to be funded properly or dumped – ABC News
- Banks warned not to fight Arrium’s administrators – ABC News
- Apartment glut looms in Perth market – ABC News
- Perth apartment glut: Who wins, who loses? – ABC News
- Labor calls for national steel industry plan amid potential ‘catastrophe’ concerns – ABC News
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Housing market set to frustrate RBNZ – Interest.co.nz
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NZ Renters increasing at six times the pace of owner-occupiers – Interest.co.nz