Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Russia Takes Aim at Affecting Global Oil Prices – Yahoo
- Robots, Growth & Inequality – IMF
- Inequality of income, wealth, or consumption? How about all three? – Washington Center for Equitable Growth
- Jim Rogers on Oil, Gold and Why China Is a Buy – Barron’s
Americas:
- In Laos, Obama Repeatedly Calls Americans ’Lazy’ – The Federalist
- U.K. Hedge Fund Boss Who Bet on Brexit Sees Trump Victory in U.S. – Handlesblatt
- Just in case anyone was still wondering, Donald Trump really, really loves Vladimir Putin – VOX
- Trump praises Putin at national security forum – Washington Post
- Trump bragged that his money bought off politicians. Just not this time. – Washington Post
- “Clinton Foundation Is Charity Fraud Of Epic Proportions”, Analyst Charges In Stunning Takedown – Zero Hedge
- Want to end mass incarceration? This poll should worry you. – VOX
- U.S. job openings at record high, skills mismatch emerging – Reuters
- Mexico’s Finance Minister Resigns Amid Fallout From Trump Visit – NY Times
Europe:
- Jeremy Corbyn says UK should reject key aspects of single market after Brexit – The Guardian
- Syriza Strains Greece’s Credibility – WSJ
- Draghi Has Decision on QE Program Coming, If Not Now Then Soon – Bloomberg
- Putin Grooms a New Generation of Leaders – Bloomberg
- Why Jeremy Corbyn has refused to back European single market membership – New Statesman
- Banks’ Bad Loans Declared Systemic Challenge for European Banks – Bloomberg
- Tsipras has been ‘Mr Teflon’ for 2 years now: Pro – CNBC
- Retirement-age reform and jobs: Europe’s lost generation – VOX
- River in Russia Mysteriously Turns Blood Red – Go.com
- Europe’s Bond Market: Even Further Through the Looking Glass – WSJ
Asia:
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- Air China’s shocking advice for London visitors: ‘Precautions are needed’ in Indian, Pakistani, black neighborhoods – Washington Post (Yet Australia is “racist”).
- Air China magazine warns London visitors to avoid ethnic minority areas – CNBC
- Chinese laundry detergent-maker apologizes for racist advertisement – CNBC
- International diplomatic incidents bring benefits for China – FT
- A 16-year-old British girl earns £48,000 helping Chinese people name their babies – BBC
- One-third of Chinese shopping malls to close in five years: report – ecns.cn
Trans-Tasman:
- $4.8bn found down the back of the couch doesn’t leave much confidence in GDP figures | Greg Jericho – The Guardian
- Is the era of full-time work over? – ABC
- Australia Needs the United States to Keep China in Check – NY Times
- Australia’s solar power production to triple with 12 new plants to be built – ABC
- Christopher Pyne defends foreign donations in wake of Dastyari resignation – ABC
- Turnbull’s donation committee has not been formed, has no brief and is routinely ignored – The SMH
- Poor returns force Bureau of Statistics to change census policy – Crikey
- John Howard, Tony Abbott lock in against treaty with Indigenous Australians – ABC
- Australia is losing the battle against China’s “citizen spies” – The AFR
- South Australia seeks new energy generator in attempt to safeguard power supplies and cut prices– Adelaide Now
- Harry Triguboff warns of China crisis – News.com.au
- Fremantle Port sale: Restrictions in place amid privatisation push – ABC
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NZ has the highest rate of real house price inflation in the world – Interest.co.nz