Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Investors Are Jumping Back Into Hedge Funds – Bloomberg
- Cryptocurrencies Are Getting Crushed – Bloomberg
- Dow tanks 100 points, then recovers as traders debate impact of Trump Jr. emails – CNBC
- Why foreign aid cannot be regressive? – Global Inequality
- Corporate Bond Markets Asleep at the Wheel – WSJ
- Earth’s sixth mass extinction event under way, scientists warn – The Guardian
Americas:
- Gowdy fumes at Trump administration over latest Russia controversy – Politico
- Donald Trump Jr. chose Russia & victory over patriotism – USA Today
- If Donald Trump Jr. Sinks, Who Goes Down With Him? – Politico
- A revelation unlike any other in the Russia investigation – Washington Post
- Senate GOP health bill quietly brings back preexisting conditions – VOX
- The Everybody-Does-It Defense of Collusion – The Atlantic
- U.S. Is Still a Global Leader. Trump Can’t Change That. – Bloomberg
- Seattle has most cranes in the country for 2nd year in a row – Seattle Times
Europe:
- Russia: Golf’s New Frontier? – WSJ
- Why Brexit could mean a pricier pint of Guinness – The Economist
- Here’s proof that the arguments in favour of austerity are total nonsense – The Independent
- Moody’s: UK’s creditworthiness under pressure from Brexit-related uncertainty; political and fiscal risks rising – Moody’s
- European leaders can ‘go whistle’ over EU divorce bill, says Boris Johnson – The Guardian
- Europe Wary as U.S. Scrutinizes Iran Nuclear Deal – WSJ
- Angela Merkel’s Advice to a British Expat: Get a German Passport – Bloomberg
- Greece Should Avoid Tapping Bond Market Too Early, Says Central Bank Chief – WSJ
- Boris Johnson: EU can ’go whistle’ over Brexit divorce bill – BBC
Asia:
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- China’s Spy Network in United States Includes 25,000 Intelligence Officers – Free Beacon
- China aircraft carrier enters Taiwan’s air defence identification zone – FT
- Canadian Nursing Home Deal Spurs Questions About Chinese Money – NY Times
- Beijing just told 340 million Chinese not to criticize Putin on social media – VOX
- Why China May Never Democratize – Bloomberg
- China Is a Wild Card for Chip Stocks – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Why NBN Co’s justifications for not rolling out FTTP are misleading. – The SMH
- Renting just got harder: ‘rent bidding’ apps have arrived in Australia – ABC
- ATO staffer leaks phone hacking how-to online, reveals fraud investigation tactics – ABC
- Tax office worker’s publication of phone-hacking guide worries minister – The Guardian
- Premier faces howls over Adani mine at town hall meeting – Brisbane Times
- Population growth masking Australia’s economic weakness: CBA report – ABC
- Energy economics group says export market for Australian coal will decline – The Guardian
- Politics-as-usual reaching its limits as voters cast about – The SMH
- Government has no plans to build coal-fired power station, Josh Frydenberg says – The Guardian
- Labor operatives ‘stole’ voter information from Greens in Melbourne – ABC
- Telstra elevates artificial intelligence – IT News
- Coalition to adopt 49 of 50 Finkel energy suggestions but undecided on clean energy target – SBS
- In 1978, Young Malcolm Turnbull Absolutley Roasted Young Tony Abbott – Buzz Feed
- Conservatives go completely nuts over battery storage – Renew Economy
- Why NZ Labour needs a lesson in politics – Interest.co.nz
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