Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Junk Debt Getting Crowded – WSJ
- Premarital sex ratios and household saving rates – VOX
- Happiness inequality and the importance of trust – VOX
- Banks’ Commodity Woes Deepen as Energy and Metals Earnings Hit – Bloomberg
- Saudi, Russia Pledge Oil Cooperation Without Agreeing Freeze – Bloomberg
- Iran’s Ready to Pump More as Speculation Swirls Over Oil Accord – Bloomberg
- The world of finance is entering a ’Twilight Zone’ – Business Insider
- The Case Against Cash – Project Syndicate
- Equity Markets Could Get a Boost if Central Banks Started Buying – WSJ
- How Central Banks Are LBOing The World In One Stunning Chart – Zero Hedge
Americas:
- Even Worse Than Clinton’s Emails – WSJ
- Trump rejects impropriety in Trump U. donation controversy – Politico
- The Many Paradoxes of the Front-Runner, Hillary Clinton – WSJ
- Trump says U.S. interest rates must change as Fed weighs rate hike – Reuters
- The Essential Cowardice of Donald Trump – The Atlantic
Europe:
- Greece faces standoff over bailout funds after Athens fails to impose reforms – The Guardian
- It’s not a fool’s errand to try to keep Britain in the EU – The Guardian
- Eurozone QE bond buying passes €1tn mark – FT
- Full Transcript of Bloomberg News’ Interview With Vladimir Putin – Bloomberg
- UK accused of leading efforts to block limits to Chinese steel dumping – The Guardian
- ‘I’ve Become a Racist’: Migrant Wave Unleashes Danish Tensions Over Identity – NY Times
- What does ‘Brexit means Brexit’ mean? A Tory minister tries to explain… – The Telegraph
- Athens on edge over migrants as Berlin pushes for returns amid backlash – ekathimerini.com
- German interior minister floats idea of returning migrants to Greece – DW.com
- Angela Merkel stands by refugee policy despite AfD gains – Politico
Asia:
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- Kuroda Seen Plotting Return of Yield Curve Drives Long Bond Rout – Yahoo
- Hanjin’s creditors ready to provide $90 million in funds: government officials – Reuters
- World Health Organisation declares Sri Lanka malaria-free – The Guardian
- New Chinese Vessels Seen Near Disputed Reef in South China Sea – NY Times
- China blames United States, journalists for Obama airport fiasco – Reuters
- Japan’s wish list shows near impossibility of good Brexit – Infacts
- Acting globally, thinking locally: Xi scores political points at home from wins on world stage – SCMP
- Eight minute time-lapsing of Hangzhou, the host city of the 11th G20 summit – YouTube
- Big trouble in little Hangzhou: G20’s tight security, and what it suggests about China – CNBC
- China eases quota restrictions for foreign institutional investors – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- Sam Dastyari Chinese payment: Julie Bishop also accused of accepting $500K in donations – News.com.au
- Ready The Pitchforks: ACCC Wants Your ‘Thoughts’ On The NBN – Life Hacker
- NBN Reckons It Can Now Deliver Fibre Speeds Over Copper – Life Hacker
- Senate to hold inquiry into Census website failure– Delimiter
- What has Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull done in a year? Not much, according to Peta Credlin – The Age
- Australians with links to Panama Papers could be hit with criminal charges following raids – The SMH
- Cory Bernardi joins Greens, Labor in call for Malcolm Turnbull to ban foreign political donations – ABC
- Donations, Dastyari, and why all MPs need a pair: lessons from the first week of parliament | Kristina Keneally – The Guardian
- The truth about ICAC’s corruption rulings – The Saturday Paper
- Turnbull to meet with founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba as part of innovation push – ABC
- The economy may be growing but it sure doesn’t feel that way to most of us | Greg Jericho – The Guardian
- Australia’s marine parks could be significantly reduced following review – The Guardian
- Sydney property market spreads price shocks to other capital cities – The Conversation
- Foreign bribery exposed: New anti-corruption team announced in wake of explosive revelations – The SMH
- Barnaby Joyce warns about skin cancer as he undergoes treatment – ABC
- Uber goes street legal in Queensland – ABC
- Our data skills aren’t good enough, say senior public servants – The Mandarin
- G20 baulks at ending fossil fuel subsidies, “dumbest” policy of all – Renew Economy
- Comment: Chinese money isn’t the issue – the whole political donations system’s screwed up – SBS
- How much money did your doctor get from big pharma? – Canberra Times
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Labour wants tighter migration settings – Interest.co.nz
- Average value of Auckland homes tops $1 million for the first time – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- Now the burka is banned… by ISIS! – Mail Online