Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The global corporate saving glut – VOX
- Carbon-based filter which turns seawater into drinking water could help millions – CNBC
- When Economics Failed – Bloomberg
- Pimco regains title of managing biggest active bond fund – Reuters
Americas:
- Trump Officials Alarmed Chinese May Bid for Westinghouse Unit – Bloomberg
- Trump’s Authoritarian Vision – LA Times
- The Silence of Rex Tillerson – The Atlantic
- For Trump, NAFTA Could Be the Next Obamacare – Politico
- The Minimum Wage Should Be Called the Robot Employment Act – WSJ
- Routes for Latin America and the Caribbean to grow – VOX
Europe:
- Brexit: Theresa May suggests free movement extension – BBC
- Germany could file WTO suit against U.S. over border tax – Reuters
- 5 takeaways from France’s chaotic presidential debate – Politico
- Is the EU’s single market leading to convergence or divergence? – CER
- Iceland to enshrine equal pay for women and men in law – The Guardian
- Le Pen Ambushed in French Debate as Macron Attacks Her Euro Plan – Bloomberg
- Why rejoining the EU is so problematic – Mainly Macro
Asia:
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- BOJ says Japan’s Q4 2016 output gap rose to +0.17% – Forex Live
- Americans’ Views of China Improve as Economic Concerns Ease – PEW Global
- Americans OK with China but not with Xi, according to poll – SCMP
- US official: North Korea fires a possible ballistic missile – CNN
- Japan’s Rakuten Is Betting on a Future Without Apps – Bloomberg
- Japan Has a Bunch of New Tech Ideas—Including Nine Breeds of Carrots – WSJ
- China’s Global Energy Finance – BU.edu
- India’s National ID Program May Be Turning The Country Into A Surveillance State – BuzzFeed
Trans-Tasman:
- RBA’s Lowe Lashes Out at Australian Banks for Risky Home Lending – Bloomberg
- NBN Co hiding poor technology from users – IT Wire
- NBN mess: Blame laid squarely at Turnbull’s feet – IT Wire
- If you haven’t got the numbers, Scott, could you please just get them? – Michelle Grattan – The Conversation
- ‘Jobs and growth’: $24 billion company tax cut could be worth just 0.2 per cent to economy – Brisbane Times
- Two-hour train ride between Canberra and Sydney on the cards – Canberra Times
- Beware of politicians selling empty promises of jobs and growth – The SMH
- ‘Disaster alley’: Australia could be set to receive new wave of climate refugees – The Guardian
- Those making a killing on soaring house prices deny any bubble – New Daily
- Sydney Morning Herald and Age to employ fewer journalists and narrow coverage – The Guardian
- Anti-Uber activist Russell Howarth ‘terrorised’ drivers, told to stop harassment – The SMH
- Federal budget to tackle illegal cash economy costing up to $15b in lost revenue – The SMH
- Coles worker could bring down enterprise bargaining system if wage challenge is successful – ABC
- Liberal MP John Sidoti failed to disclose property interest – The SMH
- ‘Scalpels’ not ‘sledgehammers’ needed to tackle housing issues: Morrison – ABC
- Thirsty work: Adani coal mine to draw 26 million litres of water per day – The SMH
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Other:
- Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving – The Economist