Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Brent crude tries new trading range as funds stay bullish – Reuters
- Bitcoin Moves Toward Mainstream, Poised to Join Oil, Gold in Futures Trading – WSJ
- Virtual Currency Bitcoin Rises in Usage, Value – YouTube
- Bitcoin Surges After World’s Biggest Exchange Announces Plans for Futures – Bloomberg
- The Future of Work Might Not Be So Bleak – Bloomberg
- Coming Soon: Bitcoin Futures – CME
Americas:
- Trumpism Works Better Without Trump – Five Thirty Eight
- Trump tax plan has lackluster public support, poll says – CNBC
- How Big Is This Tax Cut? – WSJ
- How the Senate tax bill is shaping up – Axios
- Rich Americans Are the Winners of Republicans’ Mad Dash to Cut Taxes – New Republic
- Needling foreign nations may torpedo Trump’s trade agenda – The Hill
- The State of Free Speech and Tolerance in America – Cato Institute
- We looked for a state that’s taken the opioid epidemic seriously. We found Vermont. – VOX
- American’s Consumer Confidence Highest Since The Peak Of DotCom Bubble – Zero Hedge
- Profiting from Puerto Rico’s Pain – New Yorker
Europe:
- Taxes, not interest rates, should rise – The Guardian
- Gordon Brown: Bankers should have been jailed for role in financial crisis – The Guardian
- Brexit: Whitehall headcount to balloon by 8,000 workers – The Guardian
- EU and U.K. Close to Agreeing New Brexit Talks – Bloomberg
- Austria’s Sebastian Kurz: hard on asylum, soft on Britain – The Times
- The UK contribution to the EU budget – ONS
- Government refuses to release details of studies into economic impact of Brexit – The Guardian
Asia:
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- India jumps to 100th spot on World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business list – Reuters
- China is eyeballing a major strategic investment in Saudi Arabia’s oil – Business Insider
- China has practiced bombing runs targeting Guam, US says – Military Times
- U.S. sees China in ’retrenchment’ on move toward market economy – Reuters
- China Takes Action After Bond Market Sell-off With One-Two Punch – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Greens label Dutton ‘a serial human rights abuser’ as mental health concerns mount – The SMH
- Uluru climbs banned from 2019 after unanimous board decision to ‘close the playground’ – ABC
- Australian emissions to ‘far exceed’ 2030 Paris pledge as need for action rises: UN – The SMH
- Government MP Craig Kelly breaks ranks to back full citizenship audit – The Age
- Citizenship audit could establish status of all federal politicians — but major parties aren’t keen – ABC
- Manus refugees stockpiling water in bins to ‘survive for a month’ in abandoned centre – ABC
- PNG army prepares to enter Manus Island centre, 600 men still inside – ABC
- Barnaby Joyce: ‘Dopey’ Liberal and Labor MPs let Nationals take citizenship rap – The Guardian
- State Treasurers break away from Commonwealth – The Age
- Peter Martin: Could land tax ‘Bowie bonds’ be a nifty fix for stamp duty? – The SMH
- Elon Musk essentially predicts ’Mad Max’ IRL if Australia doesn’t embrace renewable energy – Mashable
- New Zealand Bans Foreign Home Buyers After Price Surge – Bloomberg