Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- TPP countries agree to explore options for trade deal without U.S. – Reuters
- Mainstreaming behavioural economics – VOX
- Did Trump Just Break The Stock Market? – Medium
- How the Wealthy Talk to Their Children About Money – NY Times
- Bitcoin just surged past $2,000 for the first time – Tech Crunch
- The end of globalisation? Don’t be so sure – FT
- Management practices and productivity – VOX
- Why Isn’t Automation Eating Jobs? – WSJ
Americas:
- Defeated pro-Trump Democratic mayor is down in the dumps – NBC
- Comey’s father: Trump was ’scared to death’ of FBI director – CNN
- The NIMBY challenge – Noah Opinion
- For Democrats, special elections may be preview of 2018 campaigns – Washington Post
- Was Vietnam Winnable? – NY Times
- Here comes the GOP bloodbath – Washington Post
- Federalism for the Left and the Right – WSJ
- Got Milk? Too Much of It, Say U.S. Dairy Farmers – WSJ
- Black voters say they’re already losing under Trump – The Star
- Why the Rout in Retail Shouldn’t Be a Big Worry for U.S. Economy – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Why Emmanuel Macron’s Win Is Good News for Theresa May – New Yorker
- The derided railway sandwich, and its role in the privatisation of Britain – The Guardian
- Thank you EU for banning rip-off mobile roaming charges from 15 June – The Guardian
- Russia meeting revelation could trigger obstruction investigation – Politico
Asia:
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- China killed CIA sources, hobbled U.S. spying from 2010 to 2012: NYT – Reuters
- Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying Operations – NY imes
- Belts, Roads, and Strategic Trade Policy – NY Times
- How to Woo Chinese Investors: With Visa Offers and the Trump Name – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- This is not rhetoric: approving the Adani coal mine will kill people – The SMH
- Climate Council: climate, health and economics are against Carmichael mine – The Conversation
- Peter Dutton declares ‘game is up’ for ‘fake refugees’ living in Australia – ABC
- Tax Office Confirms They Actually Have Been Fucking Robbing Us – Betoota Advocate
- Cashless welfare card backfires with increase in crime, according to Aboriginal Health Council of WA – Perth Now
- Australia’s new Canberra class ships aren’t in very good shape – UK Defence Journal
- Ratings agency S&P keeps Australia’s AAA rating but doubtful about government’s surplus timetable – The Conversation
- Australia’s Rural Youth, in Split From Elders, Seek to Limit Emissions – NY Times
- The Breakdown: Australian fuel quality and emissions – Drive.com.au
- AMA throws its weight behind same-sex marriage, declares it a health issue – The SMH
- Hungry Jacks boss Jack Cowin says Sunday penalty rates are in the past – The West
- Turnbull Government warned to urgently fix housing crisis – SBS
- Tim Gurner’s criticism of avocado toast eaters isn’t just obnoxious. It’s immoral – QZ.com
- ‘Maximum damage’: What’s going wrong in our deep blue and warming sea – The SMH
- Earliest evidence of Aboriginal occupation of Australian coast discovered – The Guardian
- Coalition frantically selling the budget but voters are disengaged – The Guardian
- Sickly passengers clogging up GP clinics when cruise ships dock – ABC
- Liberals, tax your brains and drop the bank levy – The Australian
- Bank levy is failed policy – The Australian
- Catholics declare war on Libs – The Australian
- Christopher Pyne blasts Catholic schools over ‘dishonest’ claims – Canberra Times
- Christopher Pyne says Catholic opposition to Gonski is ‘dishonest’ – The AFR
- Landlords face loss of $950 a year in deductions on typical renovation – The AFR
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Auckland housing: Put your HAM where your mouth is – Interest.co.nz
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Why mortgage rates might rise faster than expected – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- The Lights Are Going Out in the Middle East – New Yorker
- Arctic stronghold of world’s seeds flooded after permafrost melts – The Guardian