Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Labour market regulations and capital intensity – VOX
- Central banks explore blockchain to create digital currencies – FT
- Junk-Bond Sales Cool in Market’s Worst Slump Since February – Bloomberg
- More and More Bond Trading Is Being Done Under the Same Roof – Bloomberg
- Wealth inequality in childhood – VOX
- As the global disinflation shock turns – VOX
Americas:
- Why Clinton’s Position Is Worse Than Obama’s – Five Thirty Eight
- What Hillary’s Fans Love About Her – The Atlantic
- Republicans still think they’re the ’party of ideas.’ That’s laughable in the age of Trump. – The Week
- FBI fear of leaks drove decision on emails linked to Clinton: sources – Reuters
- ‘He’s got to get control of the ship again’: How tensions at the FBI will persist after the election – Washington Post
- Republicans are now vowing Total War. And the consequences could be immense. – Washington Post
- America and the Abyss – NY Mag
- Two Americas: Why Donald Trump Still Has a Lot of Support – New Yorker
- No One Cares What Economists Say About Trump – Bloomberg
- U.S. readies to fend off Election Day cyber meddling by Russia, others – NBC
- Mexico’s Government Is Working on a Trump Contingency Plan – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Why the British parliamentary vote may matter – Marginal Revolution
- Theresa May faces potential MP revolt following article 50 ruling – The Guardian
- Sovereign debt in the euro area: too safe or too risky? – EU
- Britain’s gaffe-prone Boris Johnson hits an iceberg – Reuters
- Pound Jumps as Court Brexit Ruling, BOE Deliver Double Boost – Bloomberg
- Brexit court defeat for UK government – BBC
- UK services sector hit by biggest one-month costs jump in 20 years – The Guardian
- People moving to UK are not taking British jobs, says George Osborne – The Guardian
Asia:
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- An 80-Year-Old Model Reshapes China’s Views on Aging – NY Times
- China May Be Set for a Shock Fall in Foreign-Exchange Reserves – Bloomberg
- China’s pro basketball players are being forced to take off their Nikes and wear Chinese shoes instead – Quartz
- Chinese cities are less densely populated than many people think – Marginal Revolution
- Public debt and private investment in China – VOX
Trans-Tasman:
- The Dirty Commodity Powering Australia’s Economy – Bloomberg
- Caltex doubles down on wage fraud – The SMH
- Australia being ‘left behind’ by global momentum on climate change – The Guardian
- Queensland passes laws to move 17-year-olds out of adult prisons – The Guardian
- Ditching five-cent coin a fair point: PM – SBS
- Cartel claims against surgeons to be investigated – The Age
- Low value imported goods face GST – 9 News
- Bid to claw back Bob Day’s donations could bankrupt Family First – The Age
- How George Brandis Stacked An Independent Tribunal With Liberal Mates – Buzz Feed
- Maintenance backlog: NSW’s most neglected schools revealed – The SMH
- Gen Y still have choices available to build wealth – ABC
- Hazelwood workers fear future after closure announced – ABC
- Reserve Bank calls end of the mining bust – ABC
- Communities hit by looming Hazelwood closure to receive economic package – ABC
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NZ Govt surplus rising fast – Interest.co.nz