Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The next 100 years in the Middle East are likely to be worse than the last 100 years – MarketWatch
- The price of bitcoin just surged to a 20-month high – Quartz
- Does Easing Monetary Policy Increase Financial Instability? – NBER
- The Untold Story Behind Saudi Arabia’s 41-Year U.S. Debt Secret – Bloomberg
Americas:
- California: The latest battleground in Trump’s war on data – Washington Post
- Did Hillary’s Campaign Have to Be This Hard? – NY Mag
- Can Donald Trump Win? These Battleground Regions Will Decide – NY Times
- How Far We Are From Full Employment – Forbes
- Fed’s Bullard says global markets seem well-prepared for summer rate hike – Reuters
- Missed Rio payment ’credit negative’ for all Brazilian states: Moody’s – Moodys
Europe:
- Amidst bitcoin boom, Russia plans its own cryptocurrency – Brave New Coin
- Concern over immigration delivers a ’significant’ poll boost to the Leave campaign amid growing concern about control over UK borders – The Telegraph
- Euro-Area Economic Confidence Rises as ECB Stimulus Kicks In – Bloomberg
- The only continent with weaker economic growth than Europe is Antarctica – The Telegraph
- German Import Prices Fall Most Since 2009 – RT News
- EU and US trade sharp words on TTIP – Politico
- German finmin says feels more hopeful about Greek economy – Reuters
- Effort to Expose Russia’s ‘Troll Army’ Draws Vicious Retaliation – NY Times
Asia:
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- One-Minute Plunge Sends Chinese Stock Futures Down by 10% Limit – Bloomberg
- June 4 veteran offers advice to HK students: build bridges, not walls – SCMP
- Sexist, maybe? Extra wide, pink parking spots for women in China – LA Times
- China lodges ’stern representations’ over Indonesia’s seizure of fishing boat – ABC
- Fresh photo of missing Japanese journalist emerges – Yahoo
- Chinese Worker Detained for Photos of Liquor Labels Marking Tiananmen Crackdown – NY Times
- The Big Short Is Back in Chinese Stocks – Bloomberg
- China Buying Sparks Bitcoin Surge – WSJ
- China Default Chain Reaction Threatens Products Worth 35% of GDP – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Australia to auction $11.5 million confiscated bitcoins – Reuters
- Scott Morrison steps up company tax pitch – The Australian
- Aldi nears ‘tipping point’ but needs to get fresh – The Age
- Liberals search for answers after poll shock – The Guardian
- Coles could be forced to renegotiate pay deal with thousands of workers after Fair Work ruling – ABC
- Satyajit Das says the big four banks are more vulnerable than they appear – The SMH
- This Is What Australia’s Answer To Home Battery Storage (Redflow) Looks Like – Gizmodo
- Greens call for royal commission to examine ‘breaking up banks’ – The Guardian
- Malcolm Turnbull accuses Labor of declaring a ‘war on business’ – The Guardian
- Low-paid get $15.80 a week minimum wage rise – The AFR
- Fair Work Commission raises Australia’s minimum wage by $15.80 a week – The Guardian
- Julie Bishop’s ‘gotcha moment’ with Neil Mitchell on 3AW Mornings – 3AW
- Andrew Forrest puts world’s richest countries on notice: Global Slavery Index – The SMH
- Can’t afford PM’s tax cash splash: Shorten – SBS
- The more the Liberals flounder, the more credible an Abbott comeback seems – The Guardian
- Government accelerating second round of Anti Money Laundering rules to include real estate agents, solicitors and lawyers by mid 2017 – Interest.co.nz
- Kiwis’ property ‘love affair’ stunts financial market innovation – Interest.co.nz
- Auckland housing crisis worsens as new dwelling consents slump – Interest.co.nz
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