Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- We’re In An Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle – Buzz Feed
- Why are we reluctant to trust robots? – The Guardian
- Moody’s: Low interest rates pose risks to global insurance industry’s profitability – Moody’s
- 0.2% Of Nasdaq Companies Accounted For 45% Of Its Recent Gains – Zero Hedge
- Growth Can Solve the Debt Dilemma – WSJ
- The Cheap Energy Revolution Is Here, and Coal Won’t Cut It – Bloomberg
Americas:
- U.S. Can Afford Trump’s Radical Tax Cut – Bloomberg
- Trump’s Tax Plan Could Be Painful for New York, New Jersey, and California – Bloomberg
- Trump agrees ’not to terminate NAFTA at this time’ – CNN
- Trump close to notifying Canada, Mexico of intent to withdraw from NAFTA – Washington Post
- Canada says ready to come to NAFTA talks ’at any time’ – Reuters
- Why Is Trump Risking a Trade War With Canada? – The Atlantic
- Hillary’s First 100 Days: An Alternate History – Politico
- Could history of humans in North America be rewritten by broken bones? – The Guardian
- What Bullets Do To Bodies – Huffington Post
- Dear Canada: It’s Not Personal, It’s Just Trade – WSJ
- Venezuelans Are Trying To Crowdfund Money To Leave The Country – BuzzFeed
Europe:
- Imagining a French electoral college – The Economist
- Trade deal with Britain is low priority, US signals – The Times
- ’Downward spiral’: UK slips to 40th place in press freedom rankings – The Guardian
- Putin Turns Up Heat on Ruble Before Central Bank Has Its Say – Bloomberg
- Sarkozy camp eyes power-sharing role under France’s Macron – Reuters
Asia:
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- China’s Didi Said Near Deal to Become Most Valuable Asia Startup – Bloomberg
- Xi stresses financial security – People.cn
- The Drumbeats Don’t Add Up to Imminent War With North Korea – NY Times
- Huawei, Chinese Technology Giant, Is Focus of Widening U.S. Investigation – NY Times
- Kim Jong-Un’s army fires rockets at mock enemy warships – Mail Online
- Chinese Fugitive Guo Wengui Lost $500 Million In UBS Margin Call – Forbes
- Xi Jinping’s close ally to take over security organ ahead of China’s power reshuffle, sources say – SCMP
Trans-Tasman
- Foreign interest in Australian housing has dropped by more than 50% – Business Insider
- Massage therapists used as prostitutes in 457 visa rort – News.com.au
- The slow death of Australian children’s TV drama – The Conversation
- Turnbull govt won’t say if it supported Saudi Arabia for UN women’s rights commission – New Daily
- That time the Government adopted Greens Economic Policy – Peter Whish-Wilson
- ‘We didn’t do anything wrong’: refugees hit back at Peter Dutton – The Age
- Australia has been called ‘the Cayman Islands of the South Pacific’ – ABC
- Duty of care doubts aired at Centrelink robo-debt inquiry – The Advocate
- Half a million left without internet because of the NBN – News.com.au
- Telcos slammed for selling $200-a-month phone plans to people on welfare – The Age
- Malcolm Turnbull defends energy market intervention, says electricity prices will halve – ABC
- Debt can be good or bad: Morrison flags budget reporting changes – ABC
- Paul Keating sounds warning about US policy in the South China Sea – The SMH
- Govt announces new debt target – Interest.co.nz
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Smaller regions reap benefits of international education – Interest.co.nz
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