Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Central bank independence revisited – European Union
- Next Wave of Fintech: Partnerships with Corporations, Not Just Banks – Bank Innovation
- The downside of upward mobility – Global Inequality
- Two Things That Keep Central Banks’ Reserve Managers Awake at Night – IMF
- Is Economic Activity Really “Distributed Less Evenly” Than It Used To Be? – Medium
Americas:
- The Unsustainable Trajectory of US International Debt – PIIE
- U.S. War Footprint Grows in Middle East, With No Endgame in Sight – NY Times
- House votes to restrict EPA’s use of science – The Hill
- The Best Part of Trump’s Budget Was a Sham – NY Mag
- Is Obamacare a Lifesaver? – NY Times
- Jeb Bush to Trump: ’Stop saying things that aren’t true’ – CNN
- Trump’s approval rating sinks to 35 percent: poll – The Hill
- Heroin use, addiction up sharply among U.S. whites: study – The Hill
- Census: Immigration to bust 100-year record, continue surging – Washington Examiner
- Canada’s set to legalize marijuana nationwide on July 1, 2018 – Business Insider
Europe:
- Brussels takes back control of Brexit – FT
- Renminbi’s share of global payments stuck in sixth behind Canadian dollar – FT
- How does the triggering of article 50 look from Europe? – The Guardian
- Effect of Brexit on Scotland – Vox
- Britain is the least of Europe’s problems – The Telegraph
- Brexit to cost Britain more than 5% of GDP by 2030, say City economists – The Independent
- Angela Merkel derails Theresa May’s Brexit plan by rejecting parallel trade talks – The Independent
Asia:
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- A photographer’s deep dive into India’s stepwells: ‘It was like discovering a new galaxy’ – Scroll
- North Korea Flips Out After McCain Calls Kim Jong-Un A ‘Crazy Fat Kid – Daily Caller
- Chinese Firm Takes Stake in U.S. Investment Bank Cowen – NY Times
- Singapore: The Dark Horse of Fintech – Forbes
Trans-Tasman:
- Bowen Basin coal mines hopeful of reopening soon as rain eases – ABC
- Bronwyn Bishop rails against socialists while collecting a $250k pension from taxpayers – The SMH
- Bronwyn Bishop cut short participation in expenses review after repaying more than $6700, report reveals – Canberra Times
- Bronwyn Bishop travel expenses probe report reveals addiction to living in luxury – Herald-Sun
- Bronwyn Bishop insists she did ‘nothing wrong’ amid travel expenses investigation – ABC
- Two years on from Netflix’s launch in Australia: the state of Australian streaming – Medium
- Paul Keating says neo-liberalism is at ‘a dead end’ after Sally McManus speech – The SMH
- Neoliberalism ‘has run its course’, says ACTU boss Sally McManus – The Guardian
- The Cashless Debit Card causes social and economic harm – so why trial it again? – The Conversation
- Does earning $180,000 make you rich? Let’s not pretend about who’s rich, and who’s poor – The Guardian
- Michaelia Cash fails to justify claim low-paid workers often in high-income households – The Guardian
- The real reason power companies block battery systems – The SMH
- Parliament to launch inquiry into ‘fake news’ in Australia – The SMH
- Port Augusta power station giveaway ‘a bad deal’, South Australian Treasurer says – ABC
- The Guy Who Endorsed That China Extradition Deal Was Dumped From Cabinet For Failing To Declare A Secret China Trip – BuzzFeed
- Why are taxi drivers pooing in the street? – News.com.au
- Chinese money deserts Auckland property market – Interest.co.nz
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Of land tax, land bankers, NIMBYs & debt – Interest.co.nz