Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The leverage ratio myth – VOX
- ‘Low-for-long’ interest rates and net interest margins of banks – VOX
- The Commodity That No One Knows About But Everybody Wants to Buy – Bloomberg
- How Should Alternative Investments Be Benchmarked? – A Wealth of Common Sense
- Shale Drillers’ Key to Survival: Efficiency – WSJ
- Smoke, mirrors and helicopter money – FT
Americas:
- Donald Trump Is Not Expanding the GOP – Politico
- On the Lonely Island of ‘Never Trump’ – Politico
- Donald Trump, Republicans Finalize Joint Fundraising Deal – WSJ
- Trump Says He Will Release Policy Plan to Dismantle Nearly All of Dodd-Frank – WSJ
- Rite of Spring: U.S. Economy Warms Up After Winter’s Chill – WSJ
- To Strengthen Ties With Asia, Ratify the TPP – Bloomberg
- Trade Is a National Security Imperative – WSJ
- White House Increases Overtime Eligibility by Millions – NY Times
- Venezuela Offers Discounted Oil in Battle for U.S. Refineries – Bloomberg
- Brazil government taps Wall Street favorite to head central bank – Reuters
Europe:
- Justice Department Opens Investigation Into Russian Doping Scandal – NY Times
- Superblocks to the rescue: Barcelona’s plan to give streets back to residents – The Guardian
- German court bans public recital of anti-Erdogan poem – Yahoo
- John McDonnell criticises EU vote campaign ’negativity’ – BBC
- Italy wins Brussels’ ‘flexibility’ on debt reduction targets – FT
- Mariano Rajoy risks Brussels showdown with tax-cut vow – FT
- The super-rich blackmail us with threats to leave the UK. We should call their bluff – The Guardian
- Osborne, Cable and Balls unite to warn against Brexit – Open Europe
Asia:
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- Apple’s Chinese Suicides And The Amazing Economics Of Ha-Joon Chang – Forbes
- London Metals Hub Buckles as China and U.S. Turn Up the Heat – Bloomberg
- US slaps China steel imports with five-fold tax increase – BBC
- Alibaba’s Jack Ma, China’s second-richest man, visits Obama at the White House – Washington Post
- China’s ICBC Buys 2,000-Ton London Gold Vault From Barclays – Bloomberg
- BlackRock’s Fink Expresses Concern About China’s Rising Debt – Bloomberg
- Noisy Mumbai Car Lots Show How India Is Becoming Oil’s New Star – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- We’re all class, and that matters in this election – The Drum
- The Greens are out-campaigning Labor and the Coalition – The Drum
- Climate policy silence: Can’t our leaders handle the heat? – The Drum
- Fear and greed: The newest weapons in the campaign arsenal – The Drum
- Why the super debate is a Liberal flashpoint – The Drum
- Dutton under fire over ‘illiterate’ refugee comments – ABC News
- David Marr asks: could Bill Shorten win? And why is everyone so scared of the Greens? – The Guardian
- Fossil fuel subsidies: majority of voters in mining states opposed tax breaks – The Guardian
- Labor lays out gas export review plan – Nine News
- Melbourne Uber driver beats fine in landmark case – ABC News
- Turnbull’s government has yielded to panic – Canberra Times
- Billions could go ahead of treasurers’ debate – Canberra Times
- Greens’ $7bn refugee policy – The Australian
- Labor continues hypocritical super attack – The Australian
- Super crackdown tipped to cost votes – The AFR
- Gas exporters would have to pass ‘national interest test’ under Labor plan – The Guardian
- Axing ABC’s Fact Check a ‘disgrace’ – The Age
- Super doesn’t add up for Peter Costello – The AFR
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Get rid of Auckland’s growth boundary, says Labour – Interest.co.nz