Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Financial globalisation and market volatility – VOX
- Why Is It So Hard for Intellectuals to Envision Alternative Forms of Globalization? – CEPR
- Either China’s Bond Market Or Commodities Are Getting It Wrong – Bloomberg
- Bond Market Looks Expensive, Until You Factor in Threat of War – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Consumer debt is at a record high. Haven’t we learned? – Washington Post
- The Poison of Identity Politics – WSJ
- After Charlottesville, an Anti-Nazi Film Goes Viral – The Atlantic
- A New Generation of White Supremacists Emerges in Charlottesville – Pro Publica
- Time for Republicans to Leap From the Boat – The Atlantic
- Nafta Flashpoints: Issues to Watch as the Talks Unfold – WSJ
- Marijuana politics emerge as 2020 flashpoint – Politico
Europe:
- U.K. Property Market Set to Stay Subdued as Election Deals Blow – Bloomberg
- EU should welcome the UK back from Brexit like the prodigal son – FT
- The left-wing argument for Brexit is embarrassingly flimsy – The Independent
- Brace for Pound Turbulence as U.K. Economics, Politics Collide – Bloomberg
- Russia’s High Tech Tool Box for Subverting US Democracy, A (Semi-Complete) Guide – Wired
- Half of landlords in one London borough fail to declare rental income – The Guardian
- ’We are ready’ says Britain, launching push to break Brexit stalemate – Reuters
- Britain will not stay in EU by the back door, Philip Hammond and Liam Fox jointly declare – The Telegraph
Asia:
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- Japan’s Economy Grows Again, in Longest Streak in 11 Years – NY Times
- Japan second quarter GDP blows past expectations on robust domestic demand – Reuters
- Domestic Consumption Fuels Surge in Japan’s Economic Growth – Bloomberg
- We’re Holding Pyongyang to Account – WSJ
- Haunted by unification: A Bangladeshi view of partition – Aljazeera
- Back Channel to North Korea – The Atlantic
- China’s Xi Grapples With Rising Cost of Supporting Kim Jong In – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Barnaby Joyce Is 100% A Confirmed New Zealand Citizen And Oh My God What Is Going On – BuzzFeed
- Barnaby Joyce may be New Zealand citizen, asks High Court to look into it – ABC
- Barnaby Joyce dusts off old copy of “The Castle” in preparation for high court bid – Chaser
- Tasmanian Government’s plan to reduce cost of living welcomed – ABC
- Results season: Mixed bag of profits leads to one big gain and lots of pain
- Solar thermal power plant announced for Port Augusta in SA – ABC
- Labor tries to force hundreds of Australian companies to publish secret tax data – The Guardian
- How to engineer a plebiscite disaster: lessons from the Tasmanian dams vote – The Conversaion
- “Greens in Turmoil” – mired in civil war as senior figures trade insults and accusations – ABC
- Housing wealth is uncertain, but mortgage debt is very real – ABC
- Matthew Guy’s lobster dinner has cost him votes, new poll says – The Guardian
- CEOs: if people aren’t spending, maybe you need to pay them more | Greg Jericho – The Guardian
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Interest rate hikes disappearing into the distance – Interest.co.nz
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NZ population up by almost 390k in just 5 years – Interest.co.nz
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The Government must carry the can for the housing market – Interest.co.nz