Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Why do asset prices move? – Philosophy of Money
- Bitcoin is getting close to its all-time high after the SEC says it will reconsider the Winklevoss ETF – Business Insider
- There’s a Huge Disagreement Between Bonds and Stocks – Blomberg
- This Hedge Fund May Be Poised to Create the Most Billionaires – Bloomberg
- World’s Biggest Stock Markets Haven’t Been This Split Since 2008 – Bloomberg
- This is how many fund managers actually beat index funds – Market Watch
Americas:
- House GOP circulates new changes to health bill – The Hill
- House Freedom Caucus leaders back new health-care plan – Washington Post
- Report: Bay Area residents are leading the nationwide migration – SF Gate
- Trump to propose large increase in deductions Americans can claim on their taxes – Washington Post
- Trump expected to include Democrat-friendly spending in tax plan – Politico
- Trump’s Desperation Is Exposing His Deep Ignorance – New Republic
- Trump Administration Mulls More Trade Actions, Commerce Secretary Says – WSJ
- A few Comments on March New Home Sales – Calculated Risk
- The Media Bubble is Real — And Worse Than You Think – Politico
- Why Trump is starting a trade war with Canada – Politico
Europe:
- Merkel maintains her lead in latest German election poll – Forex Live
- Marine Le Pen May Get a Lift From an Unlikely Source: The Far Left – NY Times
- Le Pen is a far-right Holocaust revisionist. Macron isn’t. Hard choice? – The Guardian
- British Banking Braces for Hard Times – WSJ
- Russian hackers targeting Emmanuel Macron, cyber experts warn – FT
Asia:
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- Xi, Trump discuss ties, Korean Peninsula situation over phone – Xinhua
- Senate staff perplexed by unusual White House private briefing on North Korea – Washington Post
- Tillerson to chair UN meeting on North Korea – The Hill
- Pyongyang drivers scramble as gas stations limit services – AP
- NK state media’s broadside won’t impact China policy – Global Times
- Facebook Briefly Suspends Account of Outspoken Chinese Billionaire – NY Times
- Interpol Is Helping Enforce China’s Political Purges – Foreign Policy
Trans-Tasman:
- Mining giant Glencore paid ‘$0’ in royalties to Northern Territory Government – ABC
- Peter Dutton says his claims about Manus violence came from ‘classified information’ – The Guardian
- Chevron is just the start: modelling shows how many billions in revenue the government is missing out on – The Conversation
- Greens senator Nick McKim to investigate detention centre shooting during Manus Island visit – ABC
- ATO launches global hunt for student loan repayments – Canberra Times
- Liberal MP Stuart Robert’s CCC testimony ‘unbelievable’, councillor says – ABC
- Australia ‘ripping off’ New Zealand with citizenship changes – The Guardian
- Skin-whitening uptake sparks concern among Australian dermatologists – ABC
- Smart electricity meters on homes provide ample hacking opportunities, expert warns – ABC
- Government urged to prioritise housing affordability for low-income Australians – The Guardian
- Centrelink recalled ‘robo debts’ from collection agency as ministers defended system – The Guardian
- With savings aplenty, why don’t these millennials want to buy a house? – Domain
- Coalition MP Andrew Laming calls for new national anthem verse to reflect Australian values – The SMH
- Farmers forced to go to extreme lengths to access reliable internet – ABC
- Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives to amalgamate with Family First – ABC
- Auckland housing affordability for first home buyers hits record low – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- Virtual Reality Hits the Gym – Bloomberg