Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- US stock valuations have been inflated by The Fed – FT (in other news, water is wet)
- US exports gas to Europe and Russia aims to counter – WSJ
Americas:
- Ousted Bannon promises to turn fire on White House – FT
- President Maduro strips Venezuelan parliament of power – The Guardian
- Israeli minister says relations with President Trump more important than condemning neo-Nazis – Yahoo (ah, principles don’t matter as much as missiles and money I guess?)
- New confederate monuments springing up across US – CNN (I though conservatives didn’t support “participation trophies” or losers?)
- More Republicans bucking their party when it comes to climate change – Politico
Europe:
- Terror attack puts Spanish tourism sector on edge – FT
- German counter protesters block neo-Nazi rally in Berlin – The Guardian (no moral equivalency there)
- Why ISIS struck in Spain – The Conversation
Asia:
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- Why China is Apple’s greatest hope and worry – FT
- US triggers trade investigation against Chyy-nah – FT
- North Korea warns again of “merciless strike” – CNN (or untargeted possible disintegration)
- North Korean threat increases opposition to US militarisation of Guam – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- No relief in sight as Auckland housing bubble deflates – Interest.co.nz
- Australian courts order ISPs to block nearly 60 pirate websites – engadget
- Melbourne auction clearance rate highest in two months – Domain
- Why remembering wars is a moral concern for all of us – ABC (Indeed, time to reform ANZAC Day)
- Straya, Unzud “rock solid mates” as citizenship drama grows – ABC
- Coalition says citizenship scandal to last months, but ministers will still vote – The Guardian
Interesting/Different:
- Paul Allen finds the wreck of the USS Indianapolis – News.unsi
- How astronauts fix injuries in space with 3D printers – CNN
- Why haven’t we won the War on Drugs? – LSE (err, because the warmongers make too much money off it?)
- Voyager probes are still talking to Australia 40 years later – The Conversation
- NASA to try to make oxygen from the atmosphere on Mars – Futurism.com