Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Never mind the robots; future jobs demand human skills – FT
- Management practices and productivity – VOX
- Cost of Health Insurance Isn’t All About Fairness – Bloomberg
- Opec vs. Shale — Round 3 – Energy Intel
- Hackers mint crypto-currency with technique in global ’ransomware’ attack – Reuters
- Bond Math Tells One Analyst That Ultra-Long Treasuries Would Save the U.S. Money – Bloomberg
Americas:
- The immigrants who made America – VOX
- The Fed Is Making a $2 Trillion Mistake – Bloomberg
- Fannie-Freddie Won’t Be Freed Without Congress, Regulator Says – Bloomberg
- White House on edge: ’We are kind of helpless’ – Politico
- Trump Asked Comey to Drop Flynn Investigation, According to Memo Written by Former FBI Director – WSJ
- Loose Lips Sink Presidencies – WSJ
- Trump’s presidency is beginning to unravel – Washington Post
- GOP Nears Breaking Point as Trump Rolls Toward Nomination – NBC
- Is the Comey Memo the Beginning of the End for Trump? – New Yorker
- Republicans resign themselves to Trump’s scandals – Politico
- Worried about fallout, Dems poised to poll-test impeachment – McClatchy
- What would happen if Donald Trump were impeached? – The Guardian
- Democrats divide on Bernie’s 2020 plans – Politico
- Amid Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Ruins, a New Push for Statehood – NY Times
Europe:
- Turkey’s downward spiral and the scuffles at Erdoğan’s Brookings speech – Brookings
- London Office Vacancies Surge as Company Moves Leave Big Holes – Bloomberg
- Emmanuel Macron and the battle for the Eurozone – FT
- Greece: A gateway for China’s New Silk Road into Europe – You Tube
- Theresa May’s Vapid Vision for a One-Party State – NY Times
- The City After Brexit Isn’t Just About Jobs – Bloomberg
- Britain’s Labour party says would break up Royal Bank of Scotland – Reuters
- Amsterdam mayor opens brothel run by prostitutes: ’It’s a whole new model’ – The Guardian
Asia:
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- Is Beijing Getting Scared of Homeschooled Confucian Activists? – Foreign Policy
- China’s Bond Link Aims to Spur Foreign Inflows Through Hong Kong – Bloomberg
- How Japan proved printing money can be a great idea – Washington Post
- China is creating a massive “Orwellian” DNA database – Quartz
- China building biggest infrastructure project in history – Axios
- Resisting Authoritarian Populism: Lessons From/For Singapore – Foreign Affairs
- Gujarat Cancelling 4 Gigawatt Coal Power Plant As India Moves Away From Coal – Clean Technica
Trans-Tasman:
- Fact-Checking a Mogul’s Claims About Avocado Toast, Millennials and Home Buying – NY Times
- Childless couples ‘on track to be Australia’s most common family type’ – ABC
- NBN purchases 15,000km of copper with 8 percent of new premises to have FttN – ZDNet
- Ticket inspectors taking tram user’s phone to seek proof of identity unacceptable, PTV says – ABC
- How A False Rumour About Julia Gillard Is Hurting A Mental Health Charity – BuzzFeed
- Bob Day told he must repay almost $130,000 in Senate earnings – The Guardian
- Australian wages growing more slowly than cost of living – The Guardian
- Union boss wants underpaying employers jailed for ‘wage theft’, says it’s time to treat bosses with the same rules as employees – ABC
- Ordinary workers have had no tax relief since Julia Gillard was PM, Chris Bowen says – The Guardian
- Wicked Travel goes into liquidation owing travel companies, employees and customers more than $1m – ABC
- Artificial Intelligence to change Australian job market – Radio National
- Private insurers profit rises 18 per cent after last year’s premium hike – ABC
- Scott Morrison demands banks sign non-disclosure agreement over new levy – The SMH
- Sydney rent affordability falls to a record low – Domain
- Australia on negative credit watch. – The Age
- Telstra takes the lead to refund thousands of NBN customers – The New Daily
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Aussie wage growth stays at record low (why it matters to NZ) – Interest.co.nz
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Strong reaction to National’s housing policy – Interest.co.nz