Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- With markets going crypto-crazy, SEC chairman weighs in – Tech Crunch
- Who’s Afraid of Bitcoin? The Futures Traders Going Short – WSJ
- ETFs shattered their growth records in 2017 – Apple News
- Bitcoin Futures Set Scene for More Gambling – NY Times
- Will Robots Take Our Children’s Jobs? – NY Times
- Bitcoin Futures Aren’t a Big Hit, and That’s Good – Bloomberg
- Batteries can’t solve all our energy-storage problem. Here’s the solution – Quartz
- Want to bet on bitcoin? Be prepared to lose all – CBS News
- Volatility Is Low But Ambiguity Is Sky High – WSJ
- How artificial intelligence will impact real lives in healthcare in 2018 – IB Times
- Four Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Count Gold Out Just Yet – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Expect the Fed to Stand By Its 2018 Outlook – Bloomberg
- The economy is on a sugar high, and tax cuts won’t help – Washington Post
- Treasury Department admits Senate tax plan won’t pay for itself – VOX
- Trump governs like Nero, appeasing the masses with bread and tweets – MarketWatch
- Condoleezza Rice: Alabama Senate election one of history’s most significant – Al.com
- One chart shows Democrats are now more eager than ever to run for office – VOX
- Why Donald Trump wants to go back to the moon – Quartz
Europe:
- UBS leads blockchain data reporting pilot ahead of new EU rules – Reuters
- Brexit is turning into a civilised divorce – FT
- European Finance Chiefs Hit Out at U.S. Tax Plans – WSJ
- Looking inside the ledgers: the Bank of England as a Lender of Last Resort – Bank Underground
- Brexit: City of London will lose 10,500 jobs on day one, says EY – The Guardian
- UK watchdog says financial scandals tied to poor diversity – fnLondon
- Theresa May’s direct plea to EU citizens: I want you to stay – Standard
- As Brexit Looms, Paris Tries a Business Makeover – NY Times
- Ex-Brokers Cash In on Brexit as Luxembourg Lures Bankers – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- How China’s Debt Crackdown Could Start Weighing on the Economy – Bloomberg
- China Credit Growth Exceeds Estimates as Funding Remains Buoyant – Bloomberg
- Chinese Regulator Cracks Down on Booming Hedge-Fund Industry – Bloomberg
- Manufacturing revolutions: The role of industrial policy in South Korea’s industrialisation – VOX
- China’s Clean Energy Future Has a $1.2 Trillion Problem – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull criticised for being condescending on Q&A – tries to defend NBN – News.com.au
- Annastacia Palaszczuk to officially veto Adani railway loan after swearing in – The Guardian
- Penalty rate cuts followed by weakest consumer spending since 2008 – The Guardian
- Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo paid $55,000 for lunch with Bill Shorten – ABC
- Beyond Dastyari: Donations reveal connections between Chinese businessman Huang Xiangmo and politicians – ABC
- The hidden millions flooding our politics – GetUp
- Malcolm Turnbull opens door to national anti-corruption body but dismisses ICAC model as beset by ‘hearsay and rumour’ – The SMH
- ‘Elaborately dishonest’: Turnbull remarks on Indigenous voice to parliament cause anger – The Guardian
- Australia Seeks New Gag Laws That Could See Journalists And Whistleblowers Jailed for 20 Years – Buzz Feed
- Barnaby Joyce warns Jacinda Ardern to ‘stay away’ from Manus Island issue – NZ Herald
- Adrian Orr to take ‘significant pay cut’ as RBNZ Governor – Interest.co.nz