Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- I’m a neoliberal and I’m proud – LA Times
- Universal Basic Income Is Neither Universal Nor Basic – Bloomberg
- Paris Disagreement: Donald Trump’s Triumph of Stupidity – Der Spiegel
- Digital Coins Are Making Bitcoin’s Rip-Roaring Rally Appear Tame – Bloomberg
- Is AI the end of jobs or a new beginning? – Washington Post
- Stock market will rise 50 percent, esteemed economist says – NY Post
- Why the Blockchain Needs More Failures to Succeed – Coin Desk
- A new study shows how little tax the super-rich pay – The Economist
- GDP and capturing the benefits of the Internet economy – VOX
Americas:
- Not Coming to America – WSJ
- Donald Trump’s Triumph of Stupidity – Political Wire
- Of course Washington is plagued by leaks. That’s a good thing – Washington Post
- The coming Democratic civil war – OC Register
- Dems want Hillary Clinton to leave spotlight – The Hill
- Is there a neo-Nazi storm brewing in Trump country? – The Guardian
- LA mayor: Immigration arrests could cause a ’tinderbox’ – The Hill
- Trump Plans to Shift Infrastructure Funding to Cities, States and Business – NY Times
- Puerto Rican Exodus Is Speeding the Island’s Economic Collapse – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Russia actively stoking discord in Macedonia since 2008, intel files say – The Guardian
- Interest rate rise could ruin 80,000 businesses – The Times
- The Swiss Phillips curve, 1916-2015 – VOX
- Wealth funds question UK’s future as EU investment hub – FT
- Pound Falls After London Terror Attacks Raise Political Tensions – Bloomberg
- Putin’s dinner with Michael Flynn: ’I didn’t even really talk to him’ – Reuters
- ’Oi, cowards!’: Londoners fought back as killers rampaged – Reuters
- ‘London is not reeling’: A city that weathered Nazi bombs pushes back against fear – Washington Post
- Britain is being led to an epic act of national self-harm over Brexit – The Guardian
- Theresa May says the internet must now be regulated following London Bridge terror attack – The Independent
- Labour’s manifesto proposals could be just what the economy needs – The Guardian
- Fear of Brexit brain drain as EU nationals leave British universities – The Guardian
Asia:
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- Tiananmen Vigil in Hong Kong Draws Smallest Crowd in Nine Years – Bloomberg
- Remembering Tiananmen Square – The Nation
- Japan’s central bank nearly doubles ETF holdings in one year- Nikkei Asian Review – Nikkei
- China’s Debt Crackdown Is Driving Borrowers Into Riskier Territory – WSJ
- India will sell only electric cars within the next 13 years – WEF
- Japan, Short on Babies, Reaches a Worrisome Milestone – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Coalition corruption thrives under Turnbull: No shame whatsoever – The Independent
- When profits eat wages we all pay the price – The SMH
- Labor accusing Coalition of secret billion dollar slush fund for community grants in held and marginal seats – ABC
- No one is listening to politicians anymore – The New Daily
- How can Australia have too many doctors, but still not meet patient needs? – The Conversation
- Full cuts to Sunday penalty rates delayed until 2020 – The Guardian
- Sunday penalties cut plan revealed – The Australian
- Noel Pearson alleged to have unleashed foul-mouthed tirade at Prime Minister over Indigenous constitutional recognition – ABC
- Fact check: Has the Government cut $22 billion from schools? – Fact Check – ABC News – ABC
- Queensland fast-tracks auction for 400MW renewables, energy storage – Renew Economy
- FactCheck: do Australian banks have double the return on equity of banks in other developed economies? – The Conversation
- Gladys Berejiklian washes hands of secretive Sydney GPO sale to billionaires – The SMH
- Doom and gloom: Property market scaremongers need to pipe down – WA Today
- Raising pension age to 70 is sensible, says government – SBS
- Adani’s mine and Greens vote to prove juggling act in next Queensland election – ABC