Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Chart of the Week: FDI in Financial Centers – IMF
- IMF’s new program to preapprove emergency access to dollars – Nikkei
- Public attitudes to immigration: Salience matters – VOX
- BlackRock takes Scalable Capital stake in Europe ’robo-advisor’ push – Reuters
- El-Erian Warns “The Fed No Longer Has Your Back” – Zero Hedge
- Science friction: in sharp rebuttal, scientists squash hopes for 100 percent renewables – Technology Review
- Oil falls to seven-month low on more signs of growing crude glut – Reuters
- U.S. Drillers Are Hammering OPEC’s Plans – Bloomberg
- Universal basic income is gaining support – WEF
- Nearly Half of S&P 500 Earnings Growth in Q2 Due to Energy – FactSet
- How Dangerous Is a Stock Market of Mindless Robots? – WSJ
- Lithium-ion isn’t the holy grail for grid storage—and may undercut more promising approaches – Technology Review
- Killer heatwaves set for dramatic rise, researchers warn – Reuters
Americas:
- The great American fallout: how small towns came to resent cities – The Guardian
- Poll: Americans say U.S. political debate is increasingly uncivil – CBS News
- Why Bernie Sanders Shouldn’t Run for President Again – New Republic
- The Treasury’s Missed Opportunity – Money Banking & Financial Markets
- The Fed’s Poor Record on Soft Landings – WSJ
- Democrats just got some very good news from the Supreme Court on gerrymandering – Washington Post
- The Secret Republican Health Care Bill Is Undemocratic – New Republic
- What Trump gets wrong about coal, natural gas and carbon emissions – Axios
- Why Is the U.S. Killing So Many Civilians in Syria and Iraq? – NY Times
- Real average hourly earnings increased 0.6 percent over the year ended May 2017 – BIS
- Elizabeth Warren Urges Fed to Oust Wells Fargo Board Members – Bloomberg
- Mexico accused of spying on journalists and activists using cellphone malware – The Guardian
- Mexico’s Sloppy Hacking Attempts Expose Customers of a $1 Billion Spyware Company – VICE
Europe:
- Terror in London seems to confirm Muslims’ growing dread – Washington Post
- EU Wins First Battle of Brexit Talks as U.K. Retreats on Timing – Bloomberg
- Russia to target US-led coalition jets over Syria as tensions rise – FT
- Are Russian Operatives Attacking Putin Critics in the U.S.? – New Yorker
- EU extends sanctions over Russia’s Crimea annexation – Politico
- The UK Has Agreed To Organise Brexit Talks In Exactly The Way The EU Has Been Proposing For Months – BuzzFeed
- Europe’s Elites Seem Determined to Commit Suicide by ‘Diversity’ – WSJ
- UK appears to capitulate on sequencing on first day of Brexit talks – The Guardian
Asia:
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- How to Deal With North Korea – The Atlantic
- Abenomics a ‘success’, declares IMF – FT
- Baby born on flight to India gets free plane tickets for life – CNN
- It’s Decision Time for MSCI as Global Stock Rally Bypasses China – Bloomberg
- China Makes Leap Toward ‘Unhackable’ Quantum Network – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Tweets Have Been Deleted From Accounts Of Ministers Facing Possible Contempt Charges – BuzzFeed
- Coalition’s war on cheap power: When fools design energy policy – Renew Economy
- Labor set to block Federal Government’s proposed changes to citizenship laws – ABC
- More than 12,000 Western Australians get debt notice in Centrelink bungle – WA Today
- Looking for the cause of low wage growth? It’s underemployment – The Guardian
- Australian Defence files to be moved out of privately owned data hub after Chinese buy-in – ABC
- NSW TAFE boss wants more investment in technical training to address a skills shortage – ABC
- Payphone network should be wound down ASAP, Productivity Commission says – ABC
- Derryn Hinch: There’s a One Nation bombshell coming – 3AW
- Netflix, Stan, Amazon Prime Video: Australian content quotas on the cards – News.com.au
- Government to impose export restrictions on gas companies to shore up domestic supply – ABC
- Moody’s Downgrade Brings Australia’s Home Loan Risks Into Focus – Bloomberg
- Victorian drivers face up to $793 fine if they don’t slow down when passing emergency vehicles – ABC
- Government flags possible coal power investment – SBS
- Housing affordability: NSW Treasury documents offer no relief to Sydney home hunters – ABC
- Experts urge government to expand health star ratings to fast food restaurants – Canberra Times
- Peter Dutton is using citizenship laws to campaign for Liberal leadership, Labor says – The Guardian
- House prices showing signs of cooling as impact of apartment boom hits – ABC
- Moody’s move shines light on Australia’s home loan risks – The SMH
- The last line of defence: Indigenous rights and Adani’s land deal – The Conversation
- PM: All affordability measures point to need to build more – Interest.co.nz