Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- World population to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, up 31% from now – PRNewswire (so let’s shove 30% more new Aussies in then?)
- Market forces will drive takeup on electric cars, even without bans on polluting vehicles – Cleantechnica
- Switch to renewables won’t end the geopolitics of energy – Bloomberg
Americas:
- BHP reacts to activist pressure to exit US shale – FT.com
- Conservative media await Steve Bannon’s next move – FT.com
- US power grid passes solar eclipse test – FT.com
- US navy commander orders worldwide “pause” as analysts consider fatigue key reason for collisions – Telegraph
- Democrats need Obama for 2018 says part insiders – Zerohedge (why not re-run in 2020?)
Europe/Middle East/Africa:
- Trump says US troops to stay in Afghanistan to avoid vacuum – The Independent
- Iran threatens uranium enrichment “within days” if US leaves agreement – Reuters
- Italy, France, Germany ask EU to block foreign acquisitions – Reuters
Asia:
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- China ramps up tensions in South China Sea with “invasion” of Phillipine island – The Diplomat
- Coca Cola, Pepsi and others agree to cap sugar amounts in drinks in Singapore – Reuters (bring on the sugar tax!)
- China defends Pakistan after Trump comments – Tribune PK
- China newspaper says US Navy is a “hazard” in Asian waters – Foxnews
Trans-Tasman:
- Richard Branson offers island to Sunshine Coast fire victims – ABC
- ATO commissioner says $7bn in sales being taxed for first time – The Guardian
- Coalition refuses to rule out troop surge to help Trump in Afghanistan – The Guardian (what is thy bidding, my new colonial master?)
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