Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The unexpected consequences of asymmetric competition – VOX
- GDP-linked bonds: A primer – VOX
- Think someone can pick market-beating funds for you? Don’t bet on it… – Monevator
- Buy-side trading desks boost bond budgets – The Trade News
Americas:
- Trump’s speech by the numbers – Politico
- Why the Trump Agenda Is Moving Slowly: The Republicans’ Wonk Gap – NY Times
- Crucifying Trade for the Sins of Domestic Policy – Cato Institute
- Trump’s Import Taxes Could Devastate US Economy – Cato Institute
- Trump touts clean air and water while trying to kill air, water rules – Politico
- Self driving bus that talks and listens to passengers coming to US cities within months – The Telegraph
- The Failure of Pro-Trump Intellectualism – New Republic
- The Highs and Lows of President Trump’s Job Approval – NY Times
- Source: Trump envisions bill allowing many immigrants to stay in US – CNN
- What Trump means when he offers an immigration deal – Axios
- Trump Calls For Compromise Between Two Parties On Immigration – BuzzFeed
- Why are so many American men not working? – YouTube
Europe:
- Danish Companies Seek to Hire, but Everyone’s Already Working – NY Times
- Republicans demonstrate why they can’t be trusted to investigate the Russia scandal – Washington Post
- What if Donald Trump played the Kremlin? – Politico
- Millionaires can’t seem to flee this European country fast enough – MarketWatch
- David Cameron wants to use blockchain technology to fight government corruption – Business Insider
- Irish Unemployment Drops to Near Nine-Year Low as Economy Surges – Bloomberg
- Gazprom Sees Cheap Gas Keeping European Buyers Hooked for Years – Bloomberg
- One out of four investors expects euro zone to lose a member – survey – Reuters
- UK ’must insulate 25 million homes’ – BBC
- Sturgeon says UK PM May nudging Scotland toward second referendum – Reuters
- India Said to Consider Selling 51% in Air India to Investor – Euractiv
- U.K. Economic Momentum at Risk as Consumer Confidence Wanes – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- Trump believes North Korea is greatest threat – CNN
- Xiaomi launches its own chip, with an assist from Beijing – WSJ
- World’s most indebted developer keeps piling it on — Heard on the Street – WSJ
- China Accounts For Half Of All Global Debt Created Since 2005: Here Are The Implications – Zero Hedge
- In China, Public-Private Partnerships Are Really Public-Public – Bloomberg
- India Said to Consider Selling 51% in Air India to Investor – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Insecure, stressed, and underemployed: The daily reality for millions of Australians – ABC
- Centrelink clients affected by debt recovery advised personal information no longer safe – ABC
- Michelle Guthrie says it is not her job to lobby for ABC funding – The Guardian
- ‘He’s a narcissist’, former Howard Minister Vanstone slams Tony Abbott – SBS News
- Public servants forced to work from McDonald’s after move to Armidale – ABC
- NBN Co chief hints that public must pay for future FttN upgrades – ITWire
- Aussies angry as NBN tracker tool points out delays – News.com.au
- NBN Boss Bill Morrow reiterates the lack of demand for gigabit speeds at senate estimates committee hearing on Tuesday. – The SMH
- This hilarious $37,000 video may be the worst government ad ever – Canberra Times
- Penalty rate cuts ‘a gift’ for young people. Says Federal Liberal MP, Ann Sudmalis. – Illawarra Mercury
- Scott Morrison and Treasury experts have ‘no opinion’ on penalty rate cut – The Age
- Scott Morrison warns against internal fight over free speech laws: ‘It doesn’t create one job’ – The Age
- Wayne Swan: Labor must consider ‘Buffett rule’ as part of inequality agenda – The Guardian
- The clean green image of coal-seam gas is under threat – ABC
- Despite superannuation changes, one tax loophole remains – The Conversation
- Gonski funding model under imminent threat from Turnbull Government, Education Union warns – ABC
- ‘Disastrous’: Australia’s carbon emissions jump as coal-fired power ramps up – The SMH
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Slower borrowing and saving – Interest.co.nz
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