Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- There is No Perfect Blockchain, Here is Why – Coin Telegraph
- Nasdaq 100 Volatility, Largest Premium over the VIX Since 2004 – The Bear Traps Report
- Robots are coming to a burger joint near you – CNBC
- Decade’s best fund manager loses 89% wealth because of one small mistake – Financial Express
- Seven signs of over-hyped Fintech – LSE
- What Flipping Coins Tells Us About ‘Turbocomplacency’ in Markets – Bloomberg
- War or Recession Might Be Needed to Break Low-Vol, Goldman Says – Bloomberg
Americas:
- After Years of Growth, Automakers Are Cutting U.S. Jobs – NY Times
- In defense of the white male – Boston Globe
- Infographic: Who Came to America, and When? – Visual Capitalist
- The greatest threat facing the United States is its own president – Washington Post
- Confidence Boomed After the Election. The Economy Hasn’t. – NY Times
- Brazil apps track gunfire as Rio de Janeiro violence spikes – Reuters
- Canadian dollar climbs again after Poloz reiterates hawkish stance – FT
Europe:
- Saudi Arabia has ’clear link’ to UK extremism, report says – BBC
- Bank of England’s Michael Saunders: ’Prepare for higher interest rates’ – The Guardian
- What Can Trump Do About North Korea? His Options Are Few and Risky – NY Times
- Two top BBC figures in running to head Theresa May’s communications – The Guardian
- Germany’s Federal Crime Office says it has Panama Papers – Reuters
- EU clears $6 billion Monte dei Paschi state bailout – Reuters
- The Brexit bill for U.K. banks? Up to $17 billion, warns financial industry group – MarketWatch
- Russia may deploy military in Syrian buffer zones within weeks – Reuters
- Kim Jong Un Seeks to Exploit U.S.-China Tensions With Missile Claims – Bloomberg
- Man behind £350m a week slogan says Brexit could be an ’error’ – Standard UK
- Bank of England economist says it is ’prudent’ to start raising interest rates – Daily Post
- The Continuing Urgency of the Grenfell Tower Inferno – Time
- The Tories’ structural problem – Stumbling & Mumbling
- Europeans Are Drinking Themselves to Death – Bloomberg
- On London’s Streets, Black Cabs and Uber Fight for a Future – NY Times
Asia:
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- North Korea missile launch marks a direct challenge to Trump administration – Washington Post
- North Korea says tested ICBM that can carry large nuclear warhead: KCNA – Reuters
- China has built a super adorable solar farm that’s shaped like a panda – Shanghaiiist
- China’s $162 Billion of Dealmaker Debt Raises Alarm – Bloomberg
- 9-year-old boy steals bus, goes on 40-minute joyride around Guangzhou – Shanghaiiist
- Experts: North Korea’s missile was a ‘real ICBM’ — and a grave milestone – Washington Post
- U.S., South Korea stage show of force after North Korea ICBM test – Reuters
- A Remote Chinese Province Uses Its Climate To Grow A Big-Data Industry – NPR
- China to Hold High-Level Meeting Aimed at Streamlining Financial Regulation – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Border Force illegally sent two Australian citizens to Christmas Island – The Guardian
- Tough rules on unions have stifled Australian wages – The SMH
- It Is Shockingly Easy To Nab Yourself An Intern Via The Govt’s PaTH Program – Pedestrian
- ‘We’re at a low ebb’: Leaked audio reveals Tony Abbott bashing Liberal leadership – The SMH
- How Australia bungled climate policy to create a decade of disappointment – The Guardian
- Medicare data breach: Alan Tudge admits department unaware darknet vendor selling card details – The Guardian
- Doctors question medical record confidentiality, fear ‘dark web’ revelations will stop patients using digital medical files – ABC
- ATO fraud scandal: just how big is the public service’s nepotism problem? – Canberra Times
- Students who forfeited welfare under ‘unfair’ loan scheme owe government $2.1bn – The Guardian
- Newsagents urged to refuse to sell Daily Telegraph over fictional attack on Labor – The Guardian
- Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon launch takeover bid for Network Ten, ACCC confirms – ABC
- Governments are buying up where the market has failed. Is this the end of privatisation? – The Guardian
- Going it alone: Why people in their 30s are ditching the mainstream workforce – ABC
- Whyalla steelmaker Arrium to be sold to British company Liberty House – ABC
- More than Westconnex: Proposed F6 Extension to cost $18 billion – The SMH
- Ross Garnaut: ‘Australia can be an energy superpower’ – New Daily
- Australia’s $100 notes to be tracked to help fight organised crime and cash-for-work economy – Courier Mail
- Auckland house prices are ‘definitely falling’, B&T boss says – Interest.co.nz
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Greens eye Auckland Airport rail for 2021 – Interest.co.nz
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