Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- What If The 1980-Secular Bull Is Still Running? – Zero Hedge
- This is how hard Wall Street is playing itself right now – Business Insider
- How the baby boomers destroyed everything – Boston Globe
- The stock market won’t be kind to President Trump – Axios
- Bitcoin is now worth more than an ounce of gold for the first time ever – MarketWatch
- Bitcoin’s “creator” races to patent technology with gambling tycoon – Reuters
- Skeptical Wall Street Strategists Undone by Market Rally – WSJ
- In fight to defend currency, Nigeria turns to forex police – WSJ
- A self-fulfilling expectations led recession? – Mainly Macro
- Economist Paul Krugman Doesn’t See Return to 3% Growth – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Rep. Schiff accuses Comey of withholding information on Russia probe – Politico
- Top Trump Advisers Are Split on Paris Agreement on Climate Change – NY Times
- Across the Country, a Republican Push to Rein In Protesters – NY Times
- What Trump Gets Right on Trade – NY Times
- White House pushing back against Mattis appointment – Politico
- U.S. jobless claims near 44-year low; rate hike expected this month – Reuters
- Labor crunch: Unemployment claims fall to a 44-year low – Axios
- Mexico’s economy minister to meet US auto executives in trade push – FT
Europe:
- Donald Trump’s latest Russia scandal – The Economist
- Moscow’s man in Washington is at the center of the political moment – Washington Post
- Sweden’s return to conscription spells end of naivete – FT
- Sweden returns draft amid security worries and soldier shortage – Reuters
- ’Long shadow’ of financial crisis hits incomes – BBC
- Marine Le Pen loses EU parliament immunity over tweets – Reuters
- Krugman Sees ’Significant’ Odds of EU ’Blowing Apart’ – Yahoo
- Reuters Poll: ECB sidelined this year; to tweak guidance or taper QE in shift – Reuters
- Italy is running out of time to leave the euro – WSJ
- IFS: Growth in UK living standards worst in 60 years – The Guardian
Asia:
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- China congress: BBC team forced to sign confession – BBC
- Xi Vows to Speed Up Reforms, Curb Risky Borrowing – Caixin
- China accuses western media of ’fake news’ about human rights – The Guardian
- Why China’s $60 Billion Alipay is Recruiting Blockchain Engineers, Experts – Coin Telegraph
- Xi Jinping, Seeking to Extend Power, May Bend Retirement Rules – NY Times
- A Chinese period drama named its bad guys after today’s ruling elite—and the censors missed it – Quartz
Trans-Tasman:
- Return to public ownership of national electricity grid would reduce costs, says economist – ABC
- Greens assure potential robo-debt witnesses they will be covered by parliamentary privilege – Greens
- 28 Million Calls To Centrelink Got A Busy Signal This Year – Huffington Post
- We’re all talking about the Centrelink debt controversy, but what is ‘robodebt’ anyway? – ABC
- We’re heading to mountain of debt warns Malcolm Turnbull – The West
- Malcolm Turnbull’s Trumpian disregard for energy facts – Renew Economy
- Adler A110 shotgun ban could be lifted after firearms law is quietly amended – The Guardian
- First Home Owner Grant To Double To $20k in Regional Victoria – Premier.vic.gov.au
- Manus Island health provider ‘operating illegally for three years’: report – SBS
- Climate change’s signature was writ large on Australia’s crazy summer of 2017 – The Conversation
- Almost all tenancy complaints in Victoria and NSW come from landlords, not renters – Domain
- Bank of mum and dad: Parents’ property key to children’s wealth – ABC
- Turnbull too busy not passing Marriage Equality to attend Mardi Gras – SBS Satire
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Auckland housing supply to get worse before better – Interest.co.nz
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‘Wellington staring down barrel of housing crisis’ – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- The Case for Eating Weed at Work – Bloomberg
- Tesla Autopilot crash caught on dashcam shows how not to use the system – Electrek
- Amazon Launches Global Rooftop Solar Initiative – Solar Industry Mag