Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The Promise of Fiscal Money – Project Syndicate
- Hurricane Harvey and the inevitable question about climate change – Washington Post
- US successively field tests new tactical nuclear bomb – ZH (because why not?!)
Americas:
- Houston shows what happens when you ignore science and let property developers run amok – QZ
- Treasury pressures Congress to address the debt ceiling – Bloomberg
- Trump continues to demand wall funds from Congress, claiming Mexico will pay – Bloomberg
- And will face showdown with Congress over Harvey emergency bill – ZH
Europe/Middle East/Africa:
- Denmark has the highest tax to GDP ratio but that might change – Bloomberg
- Populism and trust in Europe – Vox
- Germany achieves record budget surplus – Telegraph
- Euro rises to 18month high against USD – BBC
Asia:
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- Trump responds to North Korean crisis “all options are on the table” – Washington Post
- Yuan’s influence in Hong Kong bringing a seachange to interbank market – SCMP
Trans-Tasman:
- Atlas Iron looks to lithium “crumbs” for more exports – AFR
- Number plate sets new auction record – BBC (FFS!)
- Court rules calling ex-PM Abbott a c-nt is ok – Buzzfeed (well, its true isn’t it?)
- Churches offer sanctuary for asylum seekers who are being punished by another c-nt – ABC News
- Up to 900 jobs set to be lost at abbatoir near Ipswich – ABC News
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