Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Growth outlook up, but don’t be too optimistic about China, says IMF – SCMP
- Germany repatriates 28 billion Euro in Cold war gold from US, France – RT.com
- Hedge funds pore back into credit default swaps – FT
Americas:
- Fellow Republicans rebuke Trump over his shutdown threat – Reuters (winning!)
- Why the Mexican wall could shutdown the US government – Bloomberg (Mexico will pay oh they’ll pay!)
- US retailers hit as immigration worries dampens Hispanic spending – Reuters (so much winning!)
- Trump to send memo to Pentagon soon on transgender ban – Reuters (sad!)
- Brazil opens up vast reserve to mining – BBC
- Democrats take shots at each other in their hunt for winning economic plan – LATimes
- Mexico isn’t taking any of Donald Trump’s threats seriously now – Larry Summers
Europe/Middle East/Africa:
- Defense Secretary Mattis promises support to Ukraine, but not arms – Reuters
- As Syria war tightens, Russian and American military hotlines ringing – Reuters
- Big net migration fall to UK after Brexit vote – BBC
- The hollow ring to Brexit’s post “Rule Britannia” – FT
Asia:
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- Russia sends bombers on mission near South Korea – Reuters
- North Korea “accidentally” reveals new missiles – BBC
- Politics distinct from economics in Silk Road project – Reuters
- China’s hottest stocks are looking vulnerable – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Delay in citizenship saga resolution – BBC
- Tony Windsor allowed to challenge Baaarnaby over citizenship wrangle – ABC
Interesting/Different/Technology:
- The bureaucratic fight to make France successful with tech startups – Reuters
- New Russian Mig interceptor will be able to operate near space – RT.com
- Can our smartphones get any smarter – ABC News
- LG to build US factory for electric parts for cars after 40+% growth – Electrek
- This robot ship experiment could disrupt the global shipping industry – Bloomberg (just don’t let the USN near it….sorry, had to say that)
- A thorium fuelled reactor fires up for the first time in forty years – Technology Review