Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Should Individuals Invest in Bitcoin? In a Word, No. – WSJ
- Bitcoin Is Retaking Its Place as King of the Cryptocurrencies – Bloomberg
- Junk Bond Boom Reaches Far Corners of the World – WSJ
- Investors giving ’cash incineration engine’ Tesla a lot of rope, but may soon lose patience – CNBC
- Kass Warns: “The Probability Of A Flash Crash Grows Exponentially” – Zero Hedge
- Vanguard is nearing the $5 trillion milestone – MarketWatch
- Global Regulators Play Bitcoin Whack-a-Mole as Demand Explodes – Bloomberg
- BlackRock, the World’s Biggest Money Manager, Expands Again – NY Times
- Global Financial Stability Report October 2017: Is Growth at Risk? – IMF
- IMF Fiscal Monitor: Tackling Inequality, October 2017 – IMF
Americas:
- War on the EPA – PBS
- At least 23 dead, hundreds missing as winds fan California wildfires – Reuters
- How Republicans Got Trump Catastrophically Wrong – The Atlantic
- Trump unleashes himself from would-be handlers, lashing out mornings, nights and weekends – LA Times
- Three-quarters of Americans favor higher taxes for wealthy: Reuters/Ipsos poll – Reuters
- After Hurricane Maria, much of Puerto Rico is still in the dark – Washington Post
- Puerto Rico: US officials privately acknowledge serious food shortage – The Guardian
Europe:
- Brexit talks are at a standstill, warn diplomats – FT
- Dublin taxman questions ‘virtual’ frontier after Brexit – FT
- How The Spanish Police Got Trolled By A Bunch Of Farmers In The Days After The Catalan Referendum – BuzzFeed
- Sadiq Khan: Immigration vital to London’s economy – Standard
- EU lawmakers tentatively back Brexit clearing law that could clobber Britain – Euractiv
- Obesity Thrives in the Suburbs – CityLab
- BofA Signs Lease for Paris Trading Hub Ahead of Brexit – Bloomberg
- Is Europe Prepared for the Next Crisis? – PIIE
- Radioactive wild boars in Sweden are eating nuclear mushrooms – Quartz
Asia:
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- China to create national name-and-shame system for ‘deadbeat borrowers’ – SCMP
- China will ’compel’ Saudi Arabia to trade oil in yuan – CNBC
- Japan Stocks Hit 21-Year High as Investors Shrug Off Concerns – NY Times
- Hong Kong Regulator Probes Financial Firms for Shoddy IPOs – WSJ
- China’s former U.N. ambassador moved to Taiwan role – Reuters
- Japan’s ruling coalition on track for 2/3 majority: poll- Nikkei Asian Review – Nikkei
Trans-Tasman:
- Australia Doesn’t Have the Answers – Bloomberg
- Two in three Australians think religion does more harm than good in the world – The SMH
- Liberal statesman tells Malcolm Turnbull to stand and fight Tony Abbott on climate – The SMH
- Australian economy downgraded by IMF – ABC
- Allowing MPs to plead ignorance on citizenship will cause ‘radical instability’ – The Guardian
- NBN Co to start charging for ‘no fault found’ callouts – IT News
- Malcolm Roberts tells High Court it would be un-Australian to kick him out of Parliament – ABC
- Shell plays Australian gas customers for mugs – Michael West
- Minerals Council staffer set to take the reins at the NSW Young Liberals – The SMH
- ‘Shocking’ spike in Hunter Valley’s coal-linked air pollution fails to prompt action – The SMH
- What, if anything, does ‘base load’ power actually mean? – ABC
- ‘Perfect storm of issues’ leaving Aussies on verge of mortgage crisis – Domain
- Private health insurance is about to get the biggest shake-up you’ve ever seen – ABC
- A shift to clean energy will come but politics remain vile until the next election – The Guardian
- Counting on your super to fund your retirement? Don’t. – The SMH
- ‘Liberal MP Craig Kelly Wants Australia To Reconsider Its Drug Policy’ – Huffington Post
- Auction clearance rates fall again in another sign Australia’s housing market is slowing – Business Insider
- Inner city Sydney property prices slump – Domain