Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Nuclear war has become thinkable again – we need a reminder of what it means – The Guardian
- Same title does not mean same job for men and women – The Telegraph
- Financialization impedes climate change mitigation: Evidence from the early American solar industry – Science
- Rise of the robots: What advances mean for workers – BBC
- For the first time on record, human-caused climate change has rerouted an entire river – Washington Post
- When Money Gets in the Way of Corporate Ethics – NY Times
Americas:
- H-1B visa applications drop for first time in years – SF Chronicle
- Trump has spent one out of every five minutes of his presidency in Palm Beach – Washington Post
- Trump’s shockingly traditional approach to currency policy – Politico
- House Democrat introduces bill to amend presidential removal procedures – The Hill
- US Restaurant Industry Suffers Worst Collapse Since 2009 – Zero Hedge
- Brexit: Whither the Pound? – Frbsf
- New Mexico Gov. Martinez vetoes higher education funding. All of it. – Washington Post
- Venezuela and the eclipse of American leadership – Washington Post
Europe:
- Londoners work ’100 hours a year more than rest of the UK’ – BBC
- UK employers will take on immigration enforcement, say experts – FT
- Burying ’Trumpomania,’ Kremlin TV says Trump scarier than North Korean leader – Reuters
- Russian State TV Says Trump Is More Dangerous Than Kim Jong-In – Bloomberg
- UK considers two-year visa for young Europeans after Brexit – FT
- Prince Harry ’in total chaos’ over mother Diana’s death – BBC
- Merkel urges Erdogan to open dialogue with critics after referendum – FT
Asia:
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- Trump: Clinton, Obama Outplayed By ‘This Gentleman’ In North Korea – Talking Points Memo
- Nothing to see here: US carrier still thousands of miles from Korea – Defense News
- North Korea: ‘Thermonuclear war may break out at any minute’ – The Hill
- The Danger in China’s Dual Debt Cycle – WSJ
- Two new faces at the BOJ (to replace the dissenters) – Forex Live
- Moody’s: Japan economic momentum building, on the back of rising exports and expected fiscal support – Moody’s
- Don’t Bet China Will Bail Out Wealth Products, Fund CEO Says – Bloomberg
- Investors Pile Into Risky Chinese Debt – WSJ
- Why China is beating the U.S. at innovation – USA Today
- Carson Block Says China Is Massive Asset, Credit Bubble – Bloomberg
- China feeds bubble in rush to grow – Nikkei Asian Review
- Behind China’s Pickup in Growth: the Strong Hand of the State – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- How 500 Startups Is Boosting The Profile Of Australian Startups – Forbes
- Safe Schools is social engineering, but scripture classes aren’t? – The SMH
- eBay threatens to block Australian shoppers over GST – The SMH
- Turnbull solves 457 visa problem by turning it off and on again – betootaadvocate.com
- There’s An Army Of Twitter Accounts Pushing Identical Pro-Adani Messages – Buzz Feed
- SA State Govt to campaign for national space agency – In Daily
- ‘This thing’s gonna blow’: Top economists’ interest rate warning – The SMH
- RBA flags drastic action to curb ‘dangerously dumb’ house prices – Canberra Times
- Financial distress looms due to spike in negatively geared properties. – The SMH
- Warren Entsch pleads with Tony Abbott to shut up – The Guardian
- Why top companies are ditching degree requirements for some jobs – ABC
- Macquarie Bank says Australia’s bumper March jobs report wasn’t as strong as it seems – Business Insider
- Hundreds Of Sydney Baby Boomers Protest Government’s Plan To Help 1st Home Buyers – betootaadvocate.com
- TPG savaged in $1b sell-off after mobile network plans revealed – Canberra Times
- Our school funding system is unfair and holding Australia back. Here’s how to fix it – ABC
- Queensland MPs, council election candidates face corruption probe over misconduct claims – ABC
- The good, the bad and stamp duty: how to solve Australia’s housing crisis – The SMH
- ‘No smashed avo on toast, we just saved every dollar we could’ – The Age
- A race to the bottom on race: Turnbull’s 457 visa announcement was not about jobs – The Monthly
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Govt to ‘tweak’ immigration settings – Interest.co.nz
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NZ debt-to-income ratios a risk…to Australia – Interest.co.nz
