Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- DJIA and S&P 500 – spindices
- Boom: Dow hits 20,000 for first time ever – CNN Money
- Who Gains from Dow 20,000? – Medium
- Trump ’border tax’ threatens global dollar chaos – The Telegraph
- Stock Market Gained $2T in Wealth Since Trump Elected – Fox News
- Everybody’s in a Bubble, and That’s a Problem – The Atlantic
- Who’s President Doesn’t Matter That Much to the Stock Market – Bloomberg
Americas:
- The wall is the least aggressive part of Trump’s executive actions on immigration – VOX
- The White House will publish a weekly list of crimes committed by immigrants – Quartz
- Trump keeps Hill GOP in the dark – Politico
- Thanks to Trump, Scientists Are Planning to Run for Office – The Atlantic
- People were taking Trump seriously. Now they’re starting to take him literally. – Washington Post
- How Denver pushed rents down citywide – Curbed
- Scrapping TPP Harms US Economic Interests, Strengthens China’s – Cato
- How to Make America’s Robots Great Again – NY Times
- A new study shows American democracy is getting weaker. And not because of Trump. – VOX
- Mexico’s Potential Weapons if Trump Declares War on Nafta – NY Times
- Peña Nieto: Mexico will not pay for Trump’s border wall – USA Today
- Official: Mexico’s president ’considering’ scrapping US trip – AP News
- Chile’s presidential hopefuls bet on anti-immigrant sentiment – Reuters
Europe:
- Top Russian Cybercrimes Agent Arrested on Charges of Treason – NY Times
- This Russian Hacker Could Become A Test Case Of Trump’s Willingness To Fight Russia – BuzzFeed
- Germany abolishes law that bans insulting foreign leaders – The Independent
- Germany calls bankers to Frankfurt for Brexit move talks – sources – Reuters
- Euro ’could fail’, says man tipped as US ambassador to EU – BBC
- Italian Court Boosts Renzi’s Push for Early Elections – Bloomberg
- Beer prices rise amid sobering threat of Brexit-related inflation – The Guardian
- Putin’s Sanctioned Ally May Win Quarter of Russian Gold Reserves – Bloomberg
- Populist Movement Hits the Netherlands – Bloomberg
- Deal on Greek bailout’s second review possible at February Eurogroup – official – Reuters
Asia:
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- China keeps 3 percent budget deficit goal for 2017 as debt risks grow: sources – Reuters
- China Said to Order Banks to Curb New Loans in First Quarter – Bloomberg
- Japan Display Joins Flexible-Screen Battle With Bendier LCD – WSJ
- Three Gorges Dam brings power, concerns to central China – NASA
Trans-Tasman:
- Robo debt: Centrelink staff write protest material in response to debt recovery program – The SMH
- Centrelink staff tell welfare recipients they agree debt system is ‘unjust and callous’ – The Guardian
- Automated Centrelink a fast track to Turnbull’s demise – The Age
- Labor’s fake Centrelink victims – The Australian
- Australia Day critics should ‘crawl under a rock’ says Barnaby Joyce – ABC
- Turnbull’s fearful, pessimistic, ageing vision for Australia – The SMH
- Australia Day: Clashes between police and protesters erupt at Sydney Invasion Day march – ABC
- Australia fares ‘no better’ on corruption, even without factoring in entitlements scandal – SBS
- Australia has retreated into a ‘delusionary mental bubble of self-interest’ – The SMH
- Housing affordability: Barnaby Joyce comments show Government is out of touch, Bill Shorten says – ABC
- Changing Australia Day is pointless – and there is much to celebrate – The Conversation
- A land of sweeping plains, with ample resources to keep us rich – The Australian
- PM ‘confident’ US refugee deal will hold – The AFR
- Malcolm Turnbull cools on TPP ratification in face of hostile Senate – The Guardian
- Record low inflation growth reflects the bizarre times we live in – The Guardian
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Inflation higher than expected – Interest.co.nz
- New Zealand Could Have Been Part of the United States – Gizmodo
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