Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Suddenly Becoming a Bond Manager in the Credit Crisis – Bloomberg
- Multi-party kleptocracies rather than illiberal democracies – Global Inequalities
- 10-Year Returns of U.S. Median Active and Passive Managers – PIMCO
- The heat goes on: Earth sets 9th straight monthly record – AP
- Venezuela’s Perfect Storm for Oil May Be About to Break – Bloomberg
- Short Sellers Give Up as Stocks Run to New Records – WSJ
- Bitcoin avoids split into two blockchains – Venture Beat
- Two of the biggest dark-web markets have been shut down – The Economist
Americas:
- Six Months In and Trump Already Made America $4 Trillion Richer – Fox News
- Trump to tap longtime coal lobbyist for EPA’s No. 2 spot – Washington Post
- CBO’s Secret: 73% Of Coverage Difference Between Obamacare & GOP Bills Driven By Individual Mandate – Forbes
- Presidential lethargy, not Democratic obstinacy, is to blame – The Economist
- Philippines’ Duterte vows not to come to the U.S.: ‘I’ve seen America, and it’s lousy’ – Washington Post
- Dems want to rebrand as the economic party – Axios
- The Battle for Venezuela, Through a Lens, Helmet and Gas Mask – NY Times
Europe:
- How Markets in Europe Opened Up as Guild Monopolies Declined in the Sixteenth Century – Pro Market
- The BOE should not act like an inflation nutter – The Times
- UK to bring in drone registration – BBC
- Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships – WSJ
- What Putin means when he says ’adoption’ – Baltimore Sun
- Russian parliament bans use of proxy Internet services, VPNs – Sacbee
- German car giants ‘may have colluded on emissions’ – The Telegraph
- Polish court overhaul meets growing wave of criticism, protests – Reuters
- How Trump Set Poland on the Path to Dictatorship – Daily Beast
- This Is Why Polish People Are Protesting To Defend Their Democracy – BuzzFeed
- Why do conservatives fall for Putin’s lies? – The Times
- Britons travelling to Europe offered just 88 euro cents for £1 – The Guardian
Asia:
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- US pledges to sanction ten more Chinese entities if China doesn’t cooperate on NK UNSC resolution – Hani
- Team Trump Defeated By ’China First’ – Forbes
- Venezuela’s Road to Disaster Is Littered With Chinese Cash – Foreign Policy
- China plans to use AI to gain global economic dominance by 2030 – Technology Review
- Indonesian President orders officers to shoot drug traffickers – Reuters
- Capital accumulation, private property, and inequality in China, 1978-2015 – Vox
- The world’s most-populated city, Shanghai, just had its hottest day in recorded history – Washington Post
- Beijing Wants A.I. to Be Made in China by 2030 – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- ‘Realities on the ground’: Labor to embrace compromise fibre option for NBN rollout – The SMH
- Bill Shorten’s plan to remake Australia’s electoral system – fixed 4 year terms – Brisbane Times
- Excessive credit card surcharge ban to start 1 September – Government News
- Fifield predicts 5G revolution for Australia, ignores NBN – IT Wire
- A $3600 fine now awaits HECS-dodgers returning home – The SMH
- Climate doubt merchants and their self-inflicted blindness – Michael West
- Prediction Melbourne could begin to run short of water by 2028 – The Age
- Momentum to settle same-sex marriage debate before next election, Dutton says – ABC
- Peter Dutton calls for voluntary postal vote on marriage equality – The Guardian
- Tasmania may be heading for a hung parliament based on latest polling. – Mercury
- Cities’ performance to be measured, ‘30-minute city’ aspiration raised again – Architecture
- Australia’s marine parks face cuts to protected areas – The Guardian
- Labor preparing to announce major new tax policy to rival negative gearing crackdown – The Age
- Downsizing woes affect first home buyer choice too – Canberra Times
- Bill Shorten’s equality pitch: the economy’s not working for all – Canberra Times
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Did Joyce just say he wants house values to fall? – Interest.co.nz
- Home ownership matters (and about those mouldy rentals) – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- How ISIS nearly stumbled on the ingredients for a ‘dirty bomb’ – Washington Post
- The Illuminating Geometry of Viruses – Quantum Magazine
- This is the deadliest time of your life to put on weight – Market Watch