Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Over $9tn of bonds trade with negative yields – FT
- Libor-tracking investments hit U.S. exchanges; complexity a worry – Apple News
- Sam Zell on Global Growth: “Where’s the Demand?” – CFA Institute
- Billionaire Richard Branson weighs in on free cash handouts—there’s a ‘real danger’ tech will replace jobs – CNBC
- How financial institutions can start with artificial intelligence – bai.org
- Bring Back Make-Work Programs – Bloomberg
- Bitcoin’s Next Civil War Battle May Already Be Looming – Bloomberg
- Bull Market Likely to Be Longest on Record, Oppenheimer Says – Bloomberg
- Great Recession so deep that people don’t trust long-term investments, Atlanta Fed president says – CNBC
Americas:
- The Breitbart Presidency – Politico
- A Divided Country Is Exactly What Trump Wants – Huffington Post
- Remaking Nafta – WSJ
- Why Is The Fed Raising Interest Rates As Fast As It Is? – Econospeak
- NYC Rents Rising Twice As Fast As Wages, Except for Wealthiest, Study Finds – DNA Info
- The one GOP myth that the Trump administration has managed to discredit – Washington Post
- Nafta Talks Open With Spat Over How to Resolve Tariff Conflicts – WSJ
Europe:
- The UK government’s border proposals for Ireland are absurd – The Guardian
- Irish border paper: Britain is hostage to its own delusions – Politics.co.uk
- UK government’s customs position paper fails to answer key questions – LSE
- European Union citizens will be free to cross into UK from Ireland after Brexit, British Government admits – The Telegraph
- Can Sterling Hit Parity With the Euro? – WSJ
- U.K. Wage Growth Beats Forecasts But Still Lags Inflation – Bloomberg
- “The clock is ticking”: ECB urges banks to speed up Brexit relocation plans – City AM
- City eyes its own Brexit positioning paper after customs plans laid out – City AM
Asia:
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- China’s Pyramid-Scheme Crackdown Reopens Debate on Multilevel Marketing – WSJ
- Squeezed by an India-China Standoff, Bhutan Holds Its Breath – NY Times
- Bannon Calls Left-Wing Journalist to Declare Economic War on China – Breitbart
- Chinese Demand Pushes the Market for Asia’s Dollar Bonds Toward $1 Trillion – Bloomberg
- Young Hong Kong democrats face jail amid fears of broader crackdown – Reuters
- Chinese automakers kick tires at FCA, but any deal faces obstacles – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- NBN: Bill Morrow should hang head in 12Mbps of shame – IT Wire
- John Howard and Bob Hawke criticise career politicians ‘with no life experience’ – ABC
- Greens seek to turn the tables on landlords with new rental policy – Brisbane Times
- Cyclists and motorists aren’t equal on the road — so let’s stop pretending they are – ABC
- Bernardi calls for Parliament to be suspended as citizenship scandal deepens – The SMH
- Telstra’s Foxtel investment had $0 return in FY17 – Business Insider
- Energy retailers will be ‘screaming blue murder’ over deal to slash Queensland power prices – ABC
- Monday on Four Corners: Betting on the House, Australia’s obsession with real estate. – ABC
- ‘It’s freaking hopeless’: Why the Health Star Rating System has to go – The SMH
- Peanut allergy treatment can last up to four years, Australian study says – ABC
- What now for Sydney property prices? Five economists give their predictions – Domain
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No need to lead when you can buy votes with a house – Interest.co.nz
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‘Home ownership turning the corner with govt subsidies’ – Interest.co.nz