Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Say hello to a post-America world – Washington Post
- Jeff Bezos Overtakes Bill Gates To Become World’s Richest Man – Forbes
- Why Zuckerberg and Musk Are Fighting About the Robot Future – The Atlantic
- ’Wages and wives’ are a big reason the rich are getting richer – Business Insider
- Libor: A Eulogy for the World’s Most Important Number – WSJ
- The battle between banks and disruptors is just beginning – American Banker
- The Toxic Fruit Of Financialization: Risk Is For Those At The Bottom – Zero Hedge
- The Great Recession never ended – The Week
- Pandemic bonds, a new idea – The Economist
- Why Tax Cuts for the Rich Solve Nothing – Project Syndicate
Americas:
- Health Care Debate: McConnell Unveils Bill, Would Leave 15 Million Uninsured – NY Times
- Less than a decade after The Wire, Baltimore has become the East Coast’s coolest city – Travel & Leisure
- What if Trump Ordered a Nuclear Strike on China? I’d Comply, Says Admiral – NY Times
- How Long Can the Trump Tumult Go On? – WSJ
- The norms of governing are collapsing before our eyes – Washington Post
- The Rise of the Mini-Trumps – The Atlantic
- Not Made in America – Wal-Mart looks overseas for online vendors – Reuters
- Democrats say they’re ready for a culture war – CNN
- The Ultimate Trifecta of Crony Capitalism – The American Conservative
- Why NAFTA’s Chapter 19 is worth fighting for – Macleans
Europe:
- Russia Sanctions Bill Clears the Senate With Bipartisan Vote – WSJ
- Britain and America suffer from similar delusions on trade – The Economist
- Italy: Reforms Needed For Stronger Growth and Stability – IMF
- Finland Has a Sports Screw Loose – NY Times
- The perils of distributional analysis: Was Labour’s manifesto really regressive? – IPPR
- The Cartel: Collusion Between Germany’s Biggest Carmakers – Der Spiegel
- Irish Central Bank Chief: Blockchain is One of ’The Largest Policy Challenges’ – Coin Desk
- Foreign investors snap up London’s iconic buildings – The Economist
- Russia sanctions: EU vows to retaliate over US measures – BBC
- Brexit, trade and the economic impacts on UK Cities – Centre for Cities
- Greece Still Hasn’t Turned the Corner – Bloomberg
- Europe seeks to set global trade rules after Trump steps back – Reuters
Asia:
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- China and India File Rival Claims Over Tibetan Medicine – NY Times
- Could China Be Turning a Corner? – Bloomberg
- Beijing’s exports to Pyongyang swell 18% – Joins
- Minxin Pei: Chinese history tells us: Never stop fighting till the fight is done – Nikkei
- China’s Next Target: U.S. Microchip Hegemony – WSJ
- Behind an $18 Billion Donation to a New York Charity, a Shadowy Chinese Conglomerate – NY Times
- New Challenge to U.S. Power: Chinese Exceptionalism – WSJ
- China Prepares for a Crisis Along North Korea Border – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Vast majority of Australians want ‘super fast’ internet under NBN – Google
- No plan to fund upgrades for Australians with inferior NBN – New Daily
- New Zealand is listed as a state in the Australian Constitution – APH
- Why Australians think our big banks are bastards – 9News
- Grattan on Friday: If High Court disqualifies Canavan, Joyce will be scratching for cabinet replacement – The Conversation
- More than $5 billion in public service efficiency review savings detailed – Canberra Times
- Working people are over hearing neoliberalism is good for them – and Labor is lapping it up – The Guardian
- Murray-Darling Basin Plan investigation a plot to ‘take more water off you’, Barnaby Joyce says – ABC
- Barnaby Joyce says he gave water back to irrigators to stop ‘greenies’ – The Guardian
- North Queensland’s property market shows signs of improving, but island apartments still cheap – ABC
- ACCC accuses states of price gouging residents over electricity supply – ABC
- Bill Shorten’s inequality pitch has rustled the jimmies of conservatives – The Guardian
- What happened to Australia’s publicly funded dental system? – The Monthly
- New neutral only one rate hike away – The AFR
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