Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Household Debt, Macroprudential Rules, and Monetary Policy – Repec
- The next financial crisis could be in forex – Reuters
- Your Data Is Way More Exposed Than You Realize – WSJ
- The Saudi Oil Blunder That Will Keep Costing – Bloomberg
- This Old School Hedge Fund Is Going Quant – WSJ
- Robo-Advisers Battle Wall Street for Rich Investors – Bloomberg
- The zombie robot argument lurches on: There is no evidence that automation leads to joblessness or inequality – EPI.org
- Pope Lends Weight to G-7 Push to Bind Trump to Climate Deal – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Kashkari: Why it’s so hard for the Fed to stop bubbles – Yahoo
- What You Still Don’t Know About Health Law Can Hurt You – WSJ
- CBO Says GOP Health Plan Will Cut Deficit by $119 Billion – Bloomberg
- New C.B.O. Score: G.O.P. Health Bill Would Save Government Billions but Leave Millions Uninsured – NY Times
- CBO: final House bill would still leave 23 million more Americans uninsured – VOX
- How a dubious Russian document influenced the FBI’s handling of the Clinton probe – Washington Post
- Donald Trump’s Base Is Shrinking – Five Thirty Eight
- San Francisco Goes From First to Worst in U.S. Home-Price Gauge – Bloomberg
- The Big One is going to happen, no matter how much you want to deny it, California scientists say – LA Times
- American Prosperity Depends on a Nonwhite Future – Bloomberg
- Bidding Wars Turn to Homebuyers’ Remorse in Toronto – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Cutting immigration to tens of thousands would inflict £115bn of damage on the economy says think tank – Independent
- European Leaders Hope to Win Trump’s Favor – NY Times
- No Greek debt relief needed if primary surplus above 3 percent/GDP for 20 years: paper – Reuters
- Donald Trump: Welcome to the ‘hellhole’ that is Brussels – Politico
- Europe’s economic recovery: challenges and opportunities for the banking sector – European Union
Asia:
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- Beijing urges all Chinese to be responsible with public statements after outcry over overseas student’s speech – SCMP
- China Can’t Sustain Its Debt-Fueled Binge, Moody’s Says – NY Times
- China’s Markets Get a Double Dose of Caution From Moody’s, MSCI – Bloomberg
- U.S. Navy Conducts First South China Sea Navigation Operation Under President Trump – WSJ
- China’s Downgrade Could Lead to a Mountain of Debt – Bloomberg
- Moody’s downgrades China, warns of fading financial strength as debt stings – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- Great Barrier Reef 2050 plan no longer achievable due to climate change, experts say – The Guardian
- Scott Morrison accused of hiding important household finance figures – The New Daily
- Study proves medicinal cannabis can help children with severe epilepsy, researchers say – ABC
- Chinese investors pull out of Melbourne apartment market – ABC
- Number of homes in NBN limbo balloons – IT News
- Australia’s Millennials Are Choosing Beaches and Avocados Over Babies – Bloomberg
- Topshop Australia goes into voluntary administration amid mounting debts – The SMH
- Tougher Uber laws in Queensland aim to level playing field for taxi industry and ride-booking services – ABC
- Superannuation funds owned by big banks have underperformed, report says – The Guardian
- ‘One down, many to go’: Peter Dutton calls for ABC purge after Abdel-Magied axing – Brisbane Times
- Government lags on Defence security as world ‘goes to hell’, US ties should be strengthened: think tank report – ABC
- Buried audit shows WA species plunging into extinction – WA Today
- Consumer bills to jump as networks score court victory over regulator – Renew Economy
- Government abandons $210 million ‘shared services’ white elephant – Canberra Times
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Migration & low interest rates to keep house prices up – Interest.co.nz
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Budget boost for landlords – Interest.co.nz
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Anyone earning over $52k will be $20 a week better off – Interest.co.nz
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Budget delivers some tax surprises for business – Interest.co.nz