Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Banker implicated in one of history’s biggest frauds says boss beat him with a tiny baseball bat – Boing Boing
- We’ve never had it so good … nor felt so fearful – The Guardian
- What Was the Greatest Era for Innovation? A Brief Guided Tour – NY Times
- The Vultures’ Vultures: How A New Hedge-Fund Strategy Is Corrupting Washington – Huffinton Post
Americas:
- For Obama, an Unexpected Legacy of Two Full Terms at War – NY Times
- Forget Trump’s wall, Mexico and the US are plotting a joint 2026 World Cup bid – Quartz
- This journalist has seen Trump’s tax returns and says he’s not as rich as he claims – VOX
- Here’s How a Trump Presidency Could Actually Happen – The Atlantic
- Why a staggering number of Americans have stopped using the Internet the way they used to – Washington Post
- Recession May Loom for Next U.S. President No Matter Who That Is – Bloomberg
- Venezuela accuses US of plotting coup as Washington warns of ’imminent collapse’ – The Independent
- Scenes From The Venezuela Apocalypse: “Countless Wounded” After 5,000 Loot Supermarket Looking For Food – Info Wars
- Maduro in crackdown under Venezuela emergency decree – Yahoo
- Venezuela Is Falling Apart – The Atlantic
Europe:
- EU Referendum: Boris Johnson compares EU’s aims to Hitler’s – BBC
- Boris Johnson: The EU wants a superstate, just as Hitler did – The Telegraph
- Brexiters and Bremainers take to the street to argue over Britain’s future in the EU – Quartz
- Greek crisis notes: EU’s Dombrovskis says no mid- and long-term debt relief measures at May 24 Eurogroup – Greek Crisis Notes
- Do Italians cheat on their taxes more than Swedes? – Marginal Revolution
- A classical liberal case for the European Union – Marginal Revolution
Asia:
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- China asks Britain for advice on creating financial super-regulator – Reuters
- 50 Years After the Cultural Revolution, a Son Awaits Answers on His Father’s Death – NY Times
- Thousands of Chinese parents take to the streets to protest against admission quotas – SCMP
- China retail sales April yy +10.1% vs +10.5% exp – Forex Live
- Chinese Indicators Lag Behind Expectations, Show Economy Struggles – WSJ
- China’s Twilight Years – The Atlantic
- China April economic activity data disappoints, hiking recovery doubts – Reuters
- The zombies return: why are steel firms in China coming back from the dead? – SCMP
- After three weeks in China, it’s clear Beijing is Silicon Valley’s only true competitor – Recode
Trans-Tasman:
- Duncan From ‘Q&A’ Allegedly On Suicide Watch After Media Hatchet Job – Pedestrian TV
- The ICAC is there to serve the public, not protect reputations – The SMH
- All Aussie Kids To Get Swimming Lessons Under Labor Plan – Huffington Post
- 7-Eleven: sacked panellist says chain ‘spooked’ by size of payouts – The Guardian’
- Foreign buyer crackdown as new identity rules applied to Sydney property market – The SMH
- The Coalition’s $714k super shock for divorcees – The SMH
- ‘Absolutely shocking’: $35 an hour nannies forces government scheme overhaul – Canberra Times
- Diabetes threatens to overwhelm western Sydney hospitals as obesity epidemic rages – The SMH
- Interest rates will fall further Commonwealth Bank economists predict – ABC News
- PM announces diabetes funding – SBS
- Brain drain stripping Australia of scientific leaders and research positions – News.com.au
- Mortgage fraud is the dirty secret that could spark a financial meltdown – News.com.au
- Coalition corruption: They are not even embarrassed about it – Independent Australia
- Apartment oversupply: Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney – News.com.au
- Turnbull’s 30 min. cities plan is his Kevin Rudd moment. – You Tube
- Over-qualified, over-experienced: report reveals systemic age discrimination – The SMH
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HSBC: The NZ migration boom may be peaking – Interest.co.nz
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Buyer data shows we need a tax on all housing – Interest.co.nz
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