Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Billy Bookcase, 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy – BBC World Service
- Inflation: The Slumbering Giant Begins to Stir – WSJ
- Why Bonds Aren’t Boring Right Now – NY Times
- Bond Traders Face Their Fears in Week That May Change Everything – Bloomberg
- Investors are running out of cash — and that’s terrible news for the stock market – Business Insider
- Best-Ever Algorithm Found for Huge Streams of Data – Wired
Americas:
- The California Wildfires Burned Down Irreplaceable Documents on Silicon Valley History – Gizmodo
- Trump’s Legacy: Damaged Brains – NY Times
- Silicon Valley helped Russia sway the US election. So now what? – The Guardian
- Among developed nations, Americans’ tax bills are below average – Pew Research
- Republicans, desperate for a win, already face setbacks as they prepare to unveil tax bill this week – Washington Post
- House GOP tosses conservative playbook in bid for tax reform – Politico
- Businesses Push Workers to Mobilize Before Tax Revamp – WSJ
- Puerto Rico says it’s scrapping $300M Whitefish contract – AP
- Puerto Rico Governor Shreds $300 Million Power Contract – WSJ
- Puerto Rico after Maria, by the numbers – Axios
Europe:
- Jeremy Corbyn snubs Benjamin Netanyahu dinner – The Times
- Theresa May’s £1bn for Northern Ireland on hold as talks falter – FT
- Intergenerational top income mobility in Sweden: Capitalist dynasties in the land of equal opportunity? – Science Direct
- Catalonia: Madrid warns of Puigdemont jailing as thousands rally for unity – The Guardian
- The Recruitables: Why Trump’s Team Was Easy Prey for Putin – Politico
- The mystical fascist who admired Hitler, beloved by the alt-right – BBC
- Catalonia could be an extremely successful economy and EU member state – The Independent
Asia:
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- China to tighten regulation of fintech consumer loans – FT
- China Puts the Global Economy’s Health at Risk – Bloomberg
- Big data meets Big Brother as China moves to rate its citizens – Wired
- Pimco Sees China Refraining From Broad-Based Deleveraging – Bloomberg
- Inside China’s secret ‘magic weapon’ for worldwide influence – FT
- What We Learned From China’s New Leadership Lineup – Bloomberg
- China’s Entrepreneurs Squirm Under Xi Jinping’s Tightening Grip – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- “Send complainers to the end of the queue”, says NBN director Michael Malone – The SMH
- Emotional Elon Musk express his dismay at Australian power prices – Daily Mail
- Labor says more than 100 decisions by Joyce and Nash could be challenged – The Guardian
- Barnaby Joyce reminds Liberals they only won in 2016 because of Nationals – The Guardian
- Productivity Commission pulls no punches on ‘appalling’ energy crisis, calls for carbon price – ABC
- Australia’s asylum boat turnbacks are illegal and risk lives, UN told – The Guardian
- ACTU wants answers over AWU raid – SBS
- AWU raids prompt Labor rethink on federal ICAC – The New Daily
- Labor holds onto eight-point lead over Coalition in Newspoll – The Guardian
- ACCC casts doubt on future NBN profits – IT News
- Australian slavery inquiry told fruit pickers ‘brainwashed’ and trapped in debt – The Guardian
- Queensland election: Revolving door government set to expand to 93 seats – ABC
- How should Australia respond to China’s influence in our universities? – The Conversation
- Rental horror stories – Guardian readers respond – The Guardian
- Why the time is right to abolish stamp duty – The Age
- If you build it they will come – Interest.co.nz
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Labour to be “careful” with housing policies – Interest.co.nz
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