Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Keystone Pipeline Leaks About 5,000 Barrels of Oil – NY Times
- Here Are Goldman’s Top Trades for 2018 – Bloomberg
- Open Banking Will Revolutionize Financial Services … Maybe – The Financial Brand
- The market power of ‘superstar’ companies is growing – Chicago Booth
- The Bond That Really Asks You To Bet on the Future of The Planet – Bloomberg
- What NAFTA Renegotiations Can Tell Us about the Future of Global Commerce – Cigionline
- We’re heading for a male fertility crisis and we’re not prepared – New Scientist
- Tesla to unveil electric big-rig truck in midst of Model 3 factory ’hell’ – Reuters
Americas:
- Anti-Gay Republican Resigns After Allegedly Being Caught Having Gay Sex In His Office – Law & Crime
- House Passes Tax Bill in Major Step Toward Overhaul – NY Times
- Republicans are weaponizing the tax code – VOX
- The Republican tax bill is moving through Congress at light speed – VOX
- The Republican tax plan’s five worst dangers – Washington Post
- Affordable-Housing Production Under Threat in Tax Overhaul Proposals – WSJ
- Karl Rove Has Seen the Enemy and He Is Steve Bannon – New Yorker
- IBM urged to avoid working on ’extreme vetting’ of U.S. immigrants – Reuters
- Canadians Give Trudeau Little Credit for Boom Amid Deficit Fears – Bloomberg
- The Trump administration’s latest misdemeanours – The Economist
- GOP’s Obamacare Tax Scheme Will Create an Insurance Nightmare for the Middle Class – Health Policy & Market
Europe:
- The Russia investigation’s spectacular accumulation of lies – Washington Post
- Merkel Leads Marathon Coalition Talks as Obstacles Abound – Bloomberg
- EU budget wars heat up as Brexit reality starts to hit home – The Telegraph
- Goldman Sachs boss calls for second Brexit referendum – The Guardian
- Leaked EU paper dents May’s hopes for bespoke Brexit trade deal – The Guardian
- Credit Suisse Said to Mull Spreading Brexit Jobs Across EU – Bloomberg
- Goldman Sachs Create Frankfurt Holding Company Ahead of Brexit – Bloomberg
- Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund proposes to drop oil, gas stocks from index – Reuters
- Problem banks return to haunt Italy – Breaking Views
- German coalition talks go down to the wire – Politico
- Greeks in mourning and disbelief after flood that killed at least 15 – Reuters
- EU Audit Admits Greek Bailouts Didn’t Go as Planned – Bloomberg
- Catalonia’s populist rebellion didn’t survive its encounter with reality – The Times
- Theresa May to offer Brussels £20billion to kick start Brexit trade talks – The Sun
Asia:
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- Japanese rail company apologises after train leaves 20 seconds early – The Guardian
- Xi commits unwavering cooperation in phone call with Saudi king Salman – xinhuanet.com
- China battery giant CATL plans $2 bln IPO to fund expansion – Reuters
- VW Teams With Chinese Partners in $12 Billion Electric-Car Push – Bloomberg
- Former Australian PM: Trump has ceded economic leadership to China – Washington Post
- China Could Sell Trump the Brooklyn Bridge – NY Times
- Amazon sells off China cloud assets as tough new rules bite – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- Australia is a global top-ten deforester – and Queensland is leading the way – The Conversation
- Nats plot bank royal commission in gay marriage payback – The AFR
- Rupert Murdoch says his newspapers are struggling in digital age – The Guardian
- Palaszczuk says she will take Labor to Opposition ‘on principle’ rather than deal with One Nation – ABC
- Margaret Court may cut ties with Liberals over SSM vote – The West
- Monetising millennials: What the corporate world thinks it knows about young people – The Guardian
- Labor warns miners and gas explorers they will lose the trust of the Australian people – The SMH
- Offshore detention horrors hidden to ‘numb public into submission’: lawyer – News.com
- Millennial anger on housing costs could have huge Australian impact – Domain
- NAB sacks 20 bankers for selling 2,300 ‘liar’ home loans – ABC
- Supply Chain Companies Load Over 4,000 Big Brand Amazon SKU’s for Australia – Channel News