Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- This was a big week for blockchain – Venture Beat
- How much will it cost to mitigate climate change? – Our World in Data
- Bank resolution: The importance of a public backstop – VOX
- World Trade Flows Suggest Strong Economic Growth This Year – WSJ
- Bitcoin Has Come Roaring Back—But So Have the Risks – Wired
Americas:
- Inside Trump’s war on regulations – Politico
- Thanks to Trump, Germany says it can’t rely on the United States. What does that mean? – Washington Post
- Yes, Trump Is Making Xenophobia More Acceptable – Bloomberg
- The U.S. is the big winner in job improvement among G-7 countries – Bloomberg
- They’re Killing Small Business: The Number Of Self-Employed Americans Is Lower Than It Was In 1990 – Zero Hedge
- Trump’s first foreign trip was a huge success – NY Post
- Pentagon chief: War with North Korea would be ‘catastrophic’ – The Hill
Europe:
- Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners – Yahoo
- How to understand Angela Merkel’s comments about America and Britain – The Economist
- Trump’s Trip Was a Catastrophe for U.S.-Europe Relations – The Atlantic
- What Angela Merkel meant at the Munich beer hall – Politico
- Russia scandal ices government lawyer hiring – Politico
- Merkel, After G-7 Meeting, Laments Decline of Global Alliances – NY Times
- Emmanuel Macron: my handshake with Trump was ’a moment of truth’ – The Guardian
- An investigation of the root causes of the Greek crisis – VOX
- Reduction in net migration is not ‘good news’ – The Times
- Merkel Tells Beer Tent Rally Europe Must Plot Its Own Course – Bloomberg
- Far from ‘strong and stable’, May’s economic plan is weak and unstable – The Guardian
- Pound’s fall ‘the worst devaluation in history’ – The Times
Asia:
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- Is China Outsmarting America in A.I.? – NY Times
- Early China Data Shows Slowdown Biting Amid Credit Tightening – Bloomberg
- North Korea launches projectile from near Wonsan – NK News
- North Korea tests 9th missile of 2017, South Korea’s military confirms – CNBC
- North Korea leader Kim guides test of new anti-aircraft weapon – Reuters
- India Cancels Mega Plans To Build Coal Power Stations Due To Falling Solar Energy Prices – India Times
- There’s More to Chengdu Than Adorable Pandas – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Older drivers ‘worst offenders’ as NSW Police target mobile phone use while driving – ABC
- Adani: Government body board members considering rail loan ‘linked to companies who may benefit’ – ABC
- The James Ashby affair again highlights slack electoral regulations and the arrogance of power – ABC
- Barnaby Joyce says Indigenous chamber in Parliament ‘just won’t fly’ with Australians – ABC
- Drones and driverless trucks: can Australian truckies stave off job threat? – The Guardian
- Fake news, hacking threat to democracy now on ‘unseen scale’, report says – ABC
- Uber to hike fares in Sydney and Melbourne to cover ‘operational costs’ – The SMH
- What will sink the housing market and drown property investors? – ABC News
- Why you’re almost certainly wasting time rinsing your recycling – The Conversation
- AMA calls for ‘mature conversation’ over decriminalising drugs to reduce harms – ABC
- Australia will still support Paris climate deal if Trump pulls out, Frydenberg says – The Guardian
- Impact of bank levy ‘trivial’, Treasury secretary John Fraser says – The SMH
- Many older people in care die prematurely, and not from natural causes – The Conversation
- Ross Gittins: Our Universities Aren’t Earning the Money We Give Them – The SMH
- IVF options for older women curtailed as government views Medicare costs – Daily Telegraph
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Major falls in Auckland house prices improve 1st home affordability – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- Tesla has the greatest story in the history of cars – Business Insider