Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- There’s Now a Cryptocurrency Fund-of-Funds – Bloomberg
- ’We Have to Be Careful Not to Romanticize Cities’ – City Lab
- How Innovation Leads to Economic Segregation – City Lab
- A Peek at Future Jobs Shows Growing Economic Divides – NY Times
Americas:
- America’s Forever Wars – NY Times
- Majority Of White Americans Say They Face Discrimination – NPR
- Memorializing Tragedy in an Era of Constant Mass Assaults – City Lab
- Buildings Across U.S. Are Wrapped in Same Panels That Fueled Deadly London Fire – WSJ
- Fewer than a third of Americans back Trump tax plan: Reuters/Ipsos poll – Reuters
- Yes, U.S. Tax Cuts Will Mainly Benefit Those Who… Pay the Most Taxes – Manhattan Institute
- Auto industry tells Trump ’We’re winning with NAFTA’ – Reuters
- Labor Bears Much of the Cost of the Corporate Tax – Tax Foundation
- Faster Growth Begins With a Land Tax in U.S. Cities – Bloomberg
- Was the 2016 election actually a political realignment? – VOX
- Airbnb is pushing up US rents and home prices: study – The Real Deal
- Why Wages Aren’t Growing in America – HBR
- Trump offered to change Denali back to Mount McKinley. ‘We said no!’ – ADN
- Canada decides who crosses our border, ‘not the Kremlin,’ says Goodale, amid Magnitsky spat – National Post
Europe:
- Don’t blame others for your problems, Germany’s Schaeuble tells Greece – Reuters
- Dublin is in denial about Brexit – Irish politicians urgently need to adopt a new Brexit strategy – Brexit Central
- Macron slashes France’s wealth tax in pro-business budget – FT
- Can an interest rate rise halt UK inflation? Experts debate the data – The Guardian
- Disorderly Brexit risk rises but BoE to raise rates anyway – Reuters poll
- Brexit: There is no such thing as transition – Politics
- Brexit pushed the economy into the slow lane and it is set to stay there – The Times
- Michael Bloomberg: Brexit is stupidest thing any country has done besides Trump – The Guardian
Asia:
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- India embarks on $32.4 billion state bank recapitalisation to boost economy – Reuters
- U.S., China Open to Sea Drills With Asean, Singapore Says – Bloomberg
- China Boosts Powers of Xi Jinping as Equal to Mao – WSJ
- Pressure on as Xi’s ’Belt and Road’ enshrined in Chinese party charter – Reuters
- China’s leader elevated to the level of Mao in Communist pantheon – Washington Post
- Airbnb’s China Chief Departs Abruptly Just Months Into the Job – Bloomberg
- China’s economy seen growing 6.8 percent in 2017 and 6.4 percent in 2018: Reuters poll – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- Australia publishes draft laws for relaxed fintech regulation – Reuters
- International infrastructure survey ranks Australia lowest for broadband satisfaction – The Age
- Australian Federal Police Commissioner’s right-hand man, Gary Fahey, charged with fraud – ABC
- Fourth Crown Casino pokies whistleblower is ‘in fear of his life’ says MP Andrew Wilkie – News.com.au
- NBN: Do you really need higher speeds or can you do without? – ABC
- Centrelink delays leave recipients unable to pay for rent or food – The Guardian
- Family of man who murdered NSW environment officer hit with record land-clearing fine – The SMH
- Malcolm Turnbull is not the smartest person in the room. Quite the opposite – The Guardian
- In 2018, The NBN Will Get 1Gbps Fibre To The Node – Gizmodo
- Let’s be honest, there’s more wrong with the NDIS than just ‘teething problems’ – The Conversation
- ‘Don’t be comfortable’: Treasury secretary John Fraser warns banks and homeowners – The SMH
- Why northern-facing solar panels might not be the best for your roof – ABC
- Immigration and Tax Office fail government cyber standards: report – The Age
- Australia Warned Not to Follow NZ Welfare Reform – Probono Australia
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Outlook for the NZ housing market – speed bump or sink hole? – Interest.co.nz