Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The real economic benefits of easy central bank access – VOX
- Inequality indices as tests of fairness – VOX
- Global value chains and the increasingly global nature of inflation – VOX
- On the heterogeneous impact of free trade agreements – VOX
- Trends and gradients in top tax responses – VOX
- The persistent headache of sluggish investment – VOX
- Trade, Jobs, and Inequality: CUNY – Brad DeLong
- All Those Bubble Sightings Turned Out to Be Mirages – Bloomberg
- Robert Shiller: It’s time to diversify out of the United States – CNBC
Americas:
- Trump is now talking about consolidating his power – Washington Post
- How Trump reshaped the U.S. liberal movement – Yahoo
- Almost everything Republicans get wrong about the economy started with a cocktail napkin – Quartz
- President Trump’s first 100 days: By the numbers – Politico
- Want to survive another 100 days of Trump? Don’t get complacent – Globe & Mail
- America’s seven-decade history as Asia’s indispensable power – The Economist
- In 100 Days, Trump Has Found 29 Ways To Screw Regular Americans – Huffington Post
- The five ways President Trump has already damaged democracy at home and abroad – Washington Post
- Silicon Valley’s elite are flocking to an extreme high-fat diet in hopes of living longer – CNBC
- Trump to order a study on abuses of U.S. trade agreements – Reuters
- As the poor join protests, Venezuela may be hitting a turning point – Washington Post
- Millennials owe a record amount of debt, and it could become a huge drag on the economy – Business Insider
- In Mexico, ‘It’s Easy to Kill a Journalist’ – NY Times
Europe:
- UK block on EU spending infuriates Brussels – Politico
- Russian pro-democracy movement resists Putin’s oppression – MSNBC
- The Brexit slowdown begins (probably) – Mainly Macro
- European Union ends relocation subsidies – Middle Class Political Economist
- Fear of neofascism keeps Emmanuel Macron ahead of Marine Le Pen – The Guardian
- Theresa May Held A Campaign Event In A Village Hall In A Scottish Wood With No Reception – Buzz Feed
- Negative Interest Rates in Switzerland: What Have We Learned? by Jean-Pierre Danthine – SSRN
- Brexit: EU-27 agree ’firm’ negotiating stance – BBC
- EU Says It’s Already Europe 1, Britain 0 as Brexit Reality Dawns – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- Ferrari builds world’s first racetrack on a cruise ship for China – SCMP
- Philippine leader says North Korea’s Kim “wants to end the world”, urges U.S. restraint – Reuters
- N. Korean ships open cargo holds in Chinese port, suggesting coal trade continues – NK News
- Growth of China’s cities fastest in human history – Axios
- North Korea ballistic missile test fails: Report – CNBC
Trans-Tasman:
- Melbourne could get private airport rail – The Australian
- Life is super for some boomers – The Australian
- Prosperity and lifestyle leaves us vulnerable to the Trump effect – The Australian
- ‘The AFP has been caught out breaking the law’: Senator Ludlum – ABC
- New millennial edition of Monopoly coming soon where you can only pay rent, buy smashed avocados — The Betoota Advocate
- Thanks To Australian Scientists, We Can Now See Electrons Moving Through Materials Only One Atom Thick – Gizmodo
- Suspended whistleblower police officer sues Queensland Government for $1.3m – ABC
- Federal Labor backtracks on support of Adani’s planned Carmichael coal mine – ABC
- Metadata fiasco shows need for parliamentary inquiry – The Guardian
- Federal budget to target university students – possible 25% increase in fees – Sky News
- ‘Groaning’ Victorian regional rail to get $1.45b funding boost for improvements across network – ABC
- Greens candidate charged over hacking ALP database ‘proud of breaking law for public good’ – ABC
- Resources Minister Matt Canavan believes Westpac is anti-Queensland and more interested in investing in real estate than in the growth of the nation – SBS
- Tony Abbott’s WA speech raises eyebrows – The West
- Cory Bernardi warns against power of government at Friedman Liberty Conference – The SMH
- Rising up from closing down: Surviving and thriving after a store shuts its doors – ABC
- Big tax break on first homes – Daily Telegraph
- After the flashy announcement, here’s what’s next for the Snowy Hydro expansion – Canberra Times
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How many people do you want living in New Zealand? – Interest.co.nz
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Work visas: A short tale – Interest.co.nz
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A small stake, getting smaller – Interest.co.nz