Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Air pollution costs trillions and holds back poor countries, says World Bank – The Guardian
- S&P: 2016 Global Corporate Default Tally 50% Ahead of 2015 Pace – High Yield Bond
- This is the impact of corruption on taxation and growth – WEF
- Get Ready for a(nother) Big Surge in Libor – Bloomberg
- Capital Controls, Not Global Accords, Touted As the New Fix for Currency Volatility – WSJ
- Oil jumps on large U.S. crude stock draw – CNBC
- Oil Extends Gains After U.S. Supplies Tumble the Most Since 1999 – Bloomberg
Americas:
- The Hillary Clinton email story is out of control – Washington Post
- Hillary Clinton Is a Flawed But Normal Politician. Why Can’t America See That? – NY Mag
- How Russia could spark a U.S. electoral disaster – Washington Post
- Hillary’s Health Concerns Serious, Say Most Doctors Polled – PR Newswire
- Donald Trump Is Lying in Plain Sight – NY Times
- Obama on Climate Change: The Trends Are ‘Terrifying’ – NY Times
- Having Trouble Hiring? Try Paying More – Bloomberg
- Killing Off American Cows to Keep Milk Prices High – Bloomberg
- USA swelters through hottest summer nights in 121 years – USA Today
- The Reality of America’s College Towns – City Lab
- Mexico’s new finance minister spurns Donald Trump – Reuters
Europe:
- Public investment stimulus spillovers in the Eurozone – VOX
- Corbyn’s single market ideas incoherent – InFacts
- Portugal and Italy are more pressing worries for the EU than Brexit. – News.Markets
- Italy: Public masturbation not a crime – CNN
- Commerzbank’s Radical Restructuring – handelsblatt.com
- Germany’s Merkel says more EU centralization ’not the answer’ – Reuters
- Italy: Public masturbation not a crime – CNN
- U.K. Brexit Goals ‘Completely Unrealistic,’ Czech Envoy Says – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- Tremor Points to a Nuclear Test in North Korea – NY Times
- Shallow Earthquake Detected Near North Korea Nuclear Site – Bloomberg
- North Korea bans sarcasm because Kim Jong-un fears people only agree with him ‘ironically’ – The Independent
- North Korea suspected to have conducted fifth nuclear test – Reuters
- China regulator asks lenders not to “casually” cut off financing: Newspaper – Indian Express
- China’s Aug inflation trends point to stabilizing economy – Reuters
- India’s Mahindra, Ola Team Up as Uber Looms – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Over 400,000 Australians intend to retire in the next 12 months – Roy Morgan
- Tourists Are Flocking to the Great Barrier Reef Because It’s Dying – MotherBoard
- George Brandis must explain $370,000 appointment of Liberal donor, says Labor – Canberra Times
- The US has banned antibacterial handwashes – here’s why Australia should too – Medaxs
- PM hypocrite on political donors: Dreyfus – SBS
- Stumped: Jeff Kennett also fails to name a Turnbull government achievement – The SMH
- A year in and we still don’t know what Turnbull wants to do with the job. – The Conversation
- Pastured egg producers angry over coming changes to ‘free range’ definition – ABC
- TAFE should be more like a ‘large supermarket chain’ says TAFE chief – The SMH
- What’s the point of budget repair if so many Australians are unemployed and underemployed? – The Guardian
- ‘Asic should open up journalists’ access to information, not choke it’ – The Guardian
- Australia’s carbon budget to be exhausted in six years, Stockholm group says – The SMH
- ‘Doomed from the start’: The flaming out of Labor’s backroom powerbrokers – The Age
- European parliamentarians urge Australia to put planned free trade talks with Britain on ice – The Age
- Abbott warns on super changes – The Australian
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Looking beyond round three of the LVRs – Interest.co.nz
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