Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- How university admissions can help integrate secondary schools – VOX
- Scientists say the pace of sea level rise has nearly tripled since 1990 – Washington Post
Americas:
- Trump Seeks $3.6 Trillion in Cuts to Reshape Government – Bloomberg
- Trump budget plan slashes food stamps, healthcare for poor – Reuters
- California’s Surprisingly Cheap Single Payer Plan – Matt Bruenig
- California’s single-payer plan costs $400 billion – VOX
- White House 2018 budget proposal is out, and it slashes the social safety net – CNBC
- Trump Proposes Selling Off Half the U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve – Bloomberg
- Many Illegal Immigrants Arrive Legally – WSJ
- More than 600K foreigners overstayed visas in 2016 – USA Today
- Heavy Rains Are Turning U.S. Corn Fields Into Lakes – Bloomberg
- Sloppy Subprime Loans Will Deepen Auto Woes – Bloomberg
- America’s car market has stalled – The Economist
- Seattle Climbs but Austin Sprawls: The Myth of the Return to Cities – NY Times
- Amid opposition, Trump makes low budget request for Mexico border wall – Reuters
- Brazil’s Real Problem Is Economics — Not Graft – Bloomberg
- Vancouver’s mortgages are rapidly deteriorating in quality – Business Insider
Europe:
- Greek debt relief talks break down after seven hour Eurogroup – FT
- Europe was the birthplace of mankind, not Africa, scientists find – The Telegraph
- Record 60% of Britons in poverty are in working families – The Guardian
- Labour support surges in Wales with 16-point shift towards Jeremy Corbyn’s party – The Independent
- May’s wobbles bode badly for Brexit – FT
- The folly of the “tens of thousands” migration pledge – Prospect
- Britain is heading for another 2008 crash: here’s why – The Guardian
- EU to conclude Google antitrust cases in next few months – Reuters
- Theresa May ditches manifesto plan with ’dementia tax’ U-turn – The Guardian
Asia:
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- Reserve Requirements as a Chinese Macro Policy Tool – FRBSF
- How China Is Hunting for Food Across the Globe – Bloomberg
- Chinese Companies Wary of Political Risks on Xi’s Belt and Road – Bloomberg
- Hong Kong’s Stock Fortunes Are Tied to Tencent Like Never Before – Bloomberg
- North Korea’s Whirlwind Progress on Missile Sharpens Threat – WSJ
- Think our housing affordability is bad? Spare a thought for China – SMH
- Indonesian police make mass arrests over ’gay sex party’ – Yahoo
- China’s Best-Funded Blockchain Startup is Rebranding for Expansion – Coin Desk
Trans-Tasman:
- ACCC may act on speed claims and tell the NBN truth – Young Witness
- NBN Co spent $12 million on airfares in 2016 – News.com.au
- Conservationists accuse farmers of bulldozing one million hectares of trees – ABC
- Debts As Little As $20 Were Referred To External Collectors By Centrelink – Buzz Feed
- James Ashby: Extended secret recording sheds fresh light on One Nation meeting – ABC
- Australians aren’t being paid for their productivity. Get set for an industrial relations war – The Guardian
- Telemarketers may be given control of Do Not Call Register in regulator shake-up – The SMH
- ‘Embarrassing’: Highly skilled foreign workers reject Aussie jobs after 457 visa changes – SBS
- Australian copyright laws have questionable benefits – The Conversation
- Climate change: Model predicts Australia to lose iconic sites in new sea-level rise – ABC
- Australian Same-Sex Couples Who Marry Abroad Are Finding It Impossible To Divorce – BuzzFeed
- The great gas con: how Australia got sucked dry – Michael West
- Adani royalty rate akin to ‘rent free’ period in Galilee Basin, Matt Canavan says – The Guardian
- Snowy Hydro expansion could cost double initial $2 billion estimate – The SMH
- ‘You’re going to get left behind’: What some law students aren’t being told – The SMH
- How the 457 visa reforms overlooked the cheapest foreign workers – SBS
- Voters want big business to pay fair share – even if they’re left with the bill – The Guardian
- Crunch time for Auckland landlords as capital gains disappear & interest rates rise – Interest.co.nz
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Housing & healthcare seen as key Budget issues – Interest.co.nz