Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The “Mystery” Of Who Is Pushing Stocks To All Time Highs Has Been Solved – Zero Hedge
- What phony op-eds about climate change have in common – cjr.org
- How Expensive Cities Hurt Workers – CityLab
- Currency Wars, Coordination, and Capital Controls – PIIE
- Global Risk in a G-Zero World – nhk.or.jp
Americas:
- The simple, surprising factor that explains America’s gun problem – Fusion
- Key Brexit figure Farage to attend GOP convention – The Hill
- Hillary Clinton reportedly vetting Tufts dean for vice president – Boston Globe
- Trump’s Rhetoric About Crime In ‘Inner Cities’ Is All Bait And No Data – Think Progress
- Something’s Odd About the Political Betting Markets – Slate
- Are We on the Path to National Ruin? – NY Times
- The End of Bernie Sanders’s Political Revolution – The Atlantic
- The Richest Generation in U.S. History Just Keeps Getting Richer – Bloomberg
- Wall Street’s Biggest Venezuela Bond Contrarian Feels Vindicated – Bloomberg
- Venezuelan President Puts Armed Forces in Charge of New Food Supply System – WSJ
- Life on the line in Venezuela as economic crisis worsens – AP
- Canada is hailed for its tolerance but is it ready to confront its racism? – The Guardian
Europe:
- Ireland’s Economists Left Speechless by 26% Growth Figure – Bloomberg
- Ireland, Home to U.S. ‘Inversions,’ Sees Huge Growth in G.D.P. – NY Times
- Brexit and Irish Unity – NY Times
- Brexit aftershock: British researchers already being dropped from EU projects – arstechnica.co.uk
- Jeremy Corbyn will be on Labour leadership ballot, NEC rules – The Guardian
- Economists oppose George Osborne’s corporation tax cuts crusade – The Independent
- European Union backs sanctions on Portugal, Spain for deficit violations – UPI
- David Cameron’s premiership is a tragedy for which we will all pay – The Guardian
- In views of diversity, many Europeans are less positive than Americans – Pew Research
Asia:
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- This Japanese Hedge Fund Founder Is Turning to Robo-Advice – Bloomberg
- Why if stimulus is the medicine for Japan’s economy does it always need more? – notayesmanseconomics.wordpress.com
- Showdown Now Looming Over the South China Sea – Time
- Look inside the Fukushima exclusion zone – Mirror Online
- Chinese state media melt down over South China Sea ruling – Washington Post
- Japan set to slash its 2016 economic growth forecast – MarketWatch
Trans-Tasman:
- Latest batch of retiring parliamentarians to cost taxpayers more than $2m a year – 9News
- High fees, low pay: International students ‘shocked’ by Australian working conditions – ABC
- Australia to break through 5GW rooftop solar mark in July – Renew Economy
- Election ‘robo-calls’ prompt flood of complaints – ABC
- Eric Abetz ditches young Liberal dinner as meeting descends into farce – The SMH
- Australia has world’s second highest melanoma rates – The Age
- ABS pushing August 9 census online option – SBS
- Dick Smith collapse: Workers paid in full but creditors left more than $260m out of pocket – ABC
- Australia Warns China To ‘Heed Hague Ruling’ On South China Sea – Huffington Post
- Australia ‘pretending’ to stand up to China over disputed islands, Labor says – The Guardian
- Oligarchs of the Treasure Islands – Michael West
- Back-office jobs, TAFE campuses to go in major restructure – The SMH
- Jobs to go in TAFE NSW overhaul: Minister – ABC
- The cosy policy that has burnt a $13.5b hole in the NSW budget – The SMH
- New Zealand to tighten foreign trust laws after Panama Papers leak – ABC
- Joyce flags trade agreements, rural bank as priorities in Coalition talks – ABC
- Turnbull must switch to a budget for all Australians – Canberra Times
- Fitch joins warnings to Turnbull – The Australian
- Why our triple-A rating matters – The Australian
- Budget cuts less harmful than taxes: KPMG – The Australian
- Four lenders slash fixed home loan rates – The AFR
- Turnbull won’t back down over super – The Australian
- Turnbull should stand his ground on super – The AFR
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RBNZ’s McDermott quiet on next OCR move – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- Inside ISIS: Quietly preparing for the loss of the ‘caliphate’ – Washington Post
- Assad Cuts the Last Road to Aleppo and Moves in for the Kill – Daily Beast
- Inside the World’s Chicest Cult – Harpers Bizaar
- Pokemon Go Is a Glimpse of Our Augmented Reality Future – Singularity Hub
- Tesla Has No Plans to Disable Autopilot Feature in Its Cars – WSJ
- U.S. Deepens Investigation of Tesla in Fatal Autopilot Collision – NY Times