Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- How Blockchain Technology Is ’Disrupting’ The Art Economy As We Know It – Forbes
- The Volatility Paradox: Tranquil Markets May Harbor Hidden Risks – Financial Research
- World’s Biggest Pension Fund Wants to Stop Index Trackers Eating the Economy – WSJ
- The Blockchain Revolution Is Gunning For The Gold Market – Fortune
- Behavioral Science and the Future of Banking – The Financial Brand
- Foreign-owned firms and productivity – Bank Underground
- Markets Seen Following This Blueprint as Debt Ceiling Approaches – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Ban the Open Carry of Firearms – NY Times
- White House aides squirm at Trump’s rhetoric but stay put – Politico
- Private prisons: The secretive $5B industry growing under Trump – Philly.com
- How Militias Became the Private Police for White Supremacists – Politico
- Yellen to Speak on Financial Stability at Jackson Hole Next Week – WSJ
- 3 ways Trump’s GOP could be bad for US business – CNBC
- Housing starts stumble in July as new-home construction churns gradually higher – Market Watch
- Democrats Are Preparing To Run Against Mike Pence In 2020 – Buzz Feed
- Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 232,000 – Calculated Risk
- Cleveland Now Leads U.S. Cities for Seriously Underwater Homes – Bloomberg
- The Canadian Housing Market is Bananas – A Wealth of Common Sense
- Canada Preparing to Issue More Ultra-Long Bonds – Barron’s
Europe:
- Grenfell Was No Ordinary Accident – City Lab
- Germany: the hidden divide in Europe’s richest country – FT
- Lack of diversity in UK’s top firms could hamper post-Brexit trade deals – The Guardian
- A spanner in the works for Britain’s growth potential – The Times
- EU migrants can come to live in Britain after Brexit – The Times
- Don’t be misled by better UK retail sales numbers – ING.com
- U.K. Economy Can’t Count on Consumer Momentum as Shoppers Flag – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- Doklam stand-off: Japan backs India, says no one should try to change status quo by force – India Times
- Alibaba beats on earnings as e-commerce remains core revenue driver – Reuters
- Alibaba’s Grip on Consumers Drives Sales Past Estimates – Bloomberg
- China targets Alibaba’s Taobao, other e-commerce sites, in VPN crackdown – Reuters
- Then and now: The role Indians play in America’s billion-dollar startup ecosystem – Apple.news
- Analyst Lays Out China’s “Doomsday” Scenario – Zero Hedge
- India Is Going Radio Gaga – WSJ
- China’s making major progress with its aircraft carrier tech – Popsci
- Chinese Novelist Is Arrested in 4 Murders From 2 Decades Ago – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Citizenship shock: Nick Xenophon says he won’t resign if found to be a British citizen – The SMH
- Grattan on Friday: Malcolm Turnbull’s government has finally defied fiction – The Conversation
- Aussie smart homes choking on slow upload speeds – The SMH
- Australia emits mercury at double the global average – The Conversation
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility may be investigated by auditor general – The Guardian
- Betting markets are increasingly pointing to a shock ‘No’ result in Australia’s vote on same-sex marriage – Business Insider
- GE to help develop the biggest wind farm in Australia, will supply 123 wind turbines – CNBC
- Bernardi calls for Parliament to be suspended as citizenship scandal deepens – The SMH
- John Howard and Bob Hawke criticise career politicians ‘with no life experience’ – ABC
- Regional NSW politicians trade blows over rail maintenance facility earmarked for Dubbo – ABC
- Labour jumps, Greens below 5% – Interest.co.nz
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Is Winston leaning towards Labour? – Interest.co.nz