Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Asset Managers: Spending Money to Make Money – WSJ
- OPEC Has a Crippling Problem: Its Members Can’t Stop Pumping – WSJ
- When blockchain meets big data, the payoff will be huge – Venture Beat
- Six Reasons Why We Need Blockchain Skeptics – Forbes
- If everyone is robo-advisor then no one is a robo-advisor – The Reformed Broker
- Economics students need to learn the basics first – The Times
Americas:
- Republicans Worry That White House Disarray Is Undermining Trump – NY Times
- Trump’s Base Sticks With Him – NBC
- The GOP steps up to check an out-of-control president – Washington Post
- Majority of Americans want Congress to move on from healthcare reform – Reuters/Ipsos poll – Reuters
- Joe Biden still wants to be president. Can his family endure one last campaign? – Washington Post
- Trump Loves Surrounding Himself With Generals and Not Listening to Them – Slate
- Something’s happening in Canadian real estate that hasn’t been seen for 47 years – Business Insider
Europe:
- Putin passes law that will ban VPNs in Russia – Tech Crunch
- Russian censorship law bans proxies and VPNs – Engadget
- Putin says U.S. must cut 755 diplomatic staff, more measures possible – Reuters
- Russia to Seek 700 U.S. Embassy Job Cuts Over Sanctions – Bloomberg
- Putin’s Bet on a Trump Presidency Backfires Spectacularly – NY Times
- Britain could face a Brexit ’divorce bill’ of more than £50bn, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister warns – The Independent
- Tensions flare in cabinet over post-Brexit free movement – The Guardian
- Brexit: Fox holds firm on opposing free movement – BBC
- Italy Sets Share Value for Monte Paschi Bank Capital Increase – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- China Shows Off Military Might as Xi Jinping Tries to Cement Power – NY Times
- Xi Calls for Strong Army, Tells China Troops ’World Isn’t Safe’ – Bloomberg
- More than half the continental US is within range of latest North Korean missile test, defense experts say – CNBC
- Philippine mayor linked to drugs, 14 others killed in raids – AP
- China Focus: Xi reviews parade in field for first time – Xinhuanet
- Chinese Blockchain Industry Issues Guidelines for ICO Fundraising – Newsbtc
- Risky business: Keeping an eye on Chinese investment – Politico
Trans-Tasman:
- Government subsidises miracle cancer drug. Lowers per cycle cost from $5000 to $38.80. – Yahoo
- Labor Senator Sam Dastyari calls for total ban on political donations – ABC
- ALP takes ‘illegal’ tobacco donations from big Chinese cigarette importer – The Age
- Shorten rejects Dastyari’s call to ban all political donations – SBS
- New MP speaks out as chances grow of gay marriage in Australia by end of the year – Canberra Times
- Energy retailers in “savage dog” meter scam – Michael West
- NBN Co Boss Declares War With Internet Providers – IT News
- Refugees treated with disrespect and having payments docked, report finds – ABC
- Strange bedfellows: Bernardi and Hanson-Young unite with SA politicians for water theft inquiry – ABC
- Three plead guilty to plotting terrorist attack on government buildings in Sydney – The SMH
- Two inquiries needed to audit MPs’ citizenship: Greens – The SMH
- Huge airport delays in Sydney and Melbourne amid heightened security – The Guardian
- State Govt defends secrecy for itself, transparency for others – Indaily
- I’ll vote in favour of marriage equality if bill gets to parliament, Liberal MP says – The Guardian
- The four ways distrust of science has infected political agendas – ABC
- Wage stagnation blamed on changing work patterns – The Australian
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Growth in household borrowing slowing rapidly – Interest.co.nz
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