Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The Problem with Blaming Men for Not Working: A Comparison of Labor Market Outcomes for Men and Women – Cepr.net
- Coinbase Escalates Showdown on U.S. Tax Probe as Bitcoin Surges – Bloomberg
- How the bond market is reacting to Saudi’s crackdown – Bloomberg
- Trouble With the Curve – Bloomberg
- Wall Street Fears Nasdaq Proposal Would Expose Trading Secrets – WSJ
- Volatility Spikes, Exactly a Year After Trump Market Turmoil – Bloomberg
- What really caused the financial crisis – Mainly Macro
- Taming Bitcoin Price Swings: CME to Place Limits on Bitcoin Futures – Crypto Coin News
- Bitcoin Expansion Is Off the Table. At Least for Now. – NY Times
- Synthesizing Metro Growth And Metro Productivity – Forbes
- Michael Bloomberg’s ‘war on coal’ goes global with $50m fund – The Guardian
Americas:
- GOP scrambles to respond to Moore allegations – The Hill
- Republicans Say Roy Moore Should Withdraw From Race If Allegations Are True – Huffington Post
- The Powerful Predators on Capitol Hill – The Cut
- Car Dealers Win Carveout In Latest GOP Tax Proposal – WSJ
- Senate Tax Plan Differs From House on Individual Rates, Timing of Corporate Rate Cut – WSJ
- ’Hotel Scarface’: The Hotel At The Center Of Miami’s Cocaine Boom – NPR
- A Middle-Class Tax Cut? It Depends Who and Where You Are – NY Times
- Alphabet’s Project Loon delivers internet service to 100,000 people in Puerto Rico – The Verge
- U.S. Pushes Stiffer Content Rules for Nafta Car Makers – WSJ
- Ending Medical Tax Break Could Be a ‘Gut Punch’ to the Middle Class – NY Times
- Obamacare Enrollment Starts Stronger Than 2016 in First Four Days – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Theresa May warns Tory rebels that she will not ’tolerate’ attempts to undermine Brexit – The Telegraph
- Russia Says It Will Retaliate Against U.S. Media Next Week – Bloomberg
- British shell companies linked to 52 money laundering scandals – Reuters
- Why George Soros Rattles Hungary’s Leader – Bloomberg
- The Brexiters who put their money offshore – The Guardian
- UK denies $2bn Saudi Aramco loan deal is linked to any London listing – The Guardian
- Brexit will hit north of England the hardest, says thinktank – The Guardian
- Time to Remove Italian Banks from List of Global Worries – WSJ
- Catalan Crisis Courses Through Spain’s Financial Plumbing – WSJ
- Britain must seize the opportunities Brexit offers – The Times
- Credit misallocation during the European financial crisis – BIS
- Britain’s housing market is slowly vanishing – Bloomberg
- Brussels braced for fall of Theresa May’s government – The Times
- EU’s threat: Settle the Brexit bill or we’ll force UK firms to relocate – The Telegraph
Asia:
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- India’s Blinding Air Pollution Is Causing Fatal Accidents – Earther
- Dissecting the $250 Billion China Deals Trump Got for U.S. – Bloomberg
- Trump to Chinese leaders: I don’t blame you for taking advantage of us – Axios
- New Delhi declares emergency as toxic smog thickens by the hour – Reuters
- In China, Trump Places His Bets on Flattering Xi Jinping – NY Times
- China Spreads Propaganda to U.S. on Facebook, a Platform it Bans at Home – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Hasty interest rate hikes could trigger a property crash, UBS warns – The SMH
- Earthquake-like crack frightens Queensland drivers in coal belt – ABC
- UN slams Australia’s human rights record – The Conversation
- Australia should bring Manus and Nauru refugees to immediate safety, UN says – The Guardian
- Turnbull pushes ahead with citizen fix. – 9News
- Speculation grows that Turnbull government MP John Alexander may resign – The SMH
- Underquoting complaints soar amid Victorian government crackdown – Domain
- Abortion Is Becoming An Election Issue In Queensland – BuzzFeed
- Phone scam targets Chinese in Australia – 3AW
- Sydneysiders have ‘unrealistic expectations’ amid a slowdown in the property market – Business Insider
- Almost half of Australians back right to refuse same-sex weddings – poll – The Guardian
- ‘Greed trumps nature’: Leaked report points to big offset savings for developers – The SMH
- Why are multi-nationals like Amazon still investing here if the company tax rate is such a turn-off? – ABC
- Smog in Delhi a wake-up call over our reliance on coal – Adelaide Now
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This week’s Top 10, – the Paradise Papers – Interest.co.nz
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RBNZ worries about monetary policy ‘circus’ – Interest.co.nz
- Jacinda Ardern’s top priority at Apec will be survival of TPP – NZ Herald
Other:
- The decisions behind Monsanto’s weed-killer crisis – Reuters
- The Brothers Who Bought South Africa – Bloomberg