Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Famed Short-Seller Jim Chanos Says Tesla Headed for ‘Brick Wall’ – Bloomberg
- Libor’s Rise Matters for Trillions of Debt – Bloomberg
- Yellen Tells Investors Not to Fear the Flattening Yield Curve – Bloomberg
- Is Bitcoin the Most Obvious Bubble Ever? – Medium
- Busting the Myths About A.I. Invading Our Lives – NY Times
- Bitcoin fever exposes crypto-market frailties – Reuters
- After Bitcoin Futures, an ETF Could Be Next – WSJ
- Electric Car Range May Soon Triple, Thanks to New Research – Futurism
Americas:
- Nearly 5 Million Americans in Default on Student Loans – WSJ
- Bitcoin Made This Man (Briefly) One of the Richest People in America – WSJ
- Proposed Tax on Graduate Students’ Tuition Waivers Appears to Be Dead – Chronicle
- Republican Tax Bill in Final Sprint Across Finish Line – NY Times
- Republicans strike deal on sweeping tax overhaul – Politico
- Key Measures Show Inflation Mostly Below Fed’s Target – Calculated Risk
- Fed raises rates a quarter point, hikes growth outlook for economy – CNBC
- The Federal Reserve needs to explain why it will raise rates – The Hill
- Bond Traders See the Fed’s ‘Third Mandate’ Driving Rates Higher – Bloomberg
- One out of every 10 American companies is a “zombie” – Quartz
Europe:
- From German Faucets to Italian Chocolate, Trade Barriers Are Rising Again in Europe – WSJ
- In Russia, There’s an AI Helper That Makes Fun of You—and It’s Wildly Popular – Tech Review
- Shock European court decision: Websites are liable for users’ comments – Ars Technica
- Brexit Refugees Heading to Amsterdam Raise Local Housing Concern – Bloomberg
- Jeremy Corbyn is heading toward a big change in Labour’s Brexit policy – The Independent
Asia:
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- Artist Flees Beijing After Filming Devastation of Mass Evictions – NY Times
- China’s bond market poised for flood of foreign capital – FT
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand launch currency settling framework – GT Review
- Chinese authorities collecting DNA from all residents of Xinjiang – The Guardian
- Behind bitcoin boom, Japanese retail investors pile in – Reuters
- Bitcoin Battle: South Korea Eyes Taxing Cryptocurrency Trade – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- National Australia Bank stops all lending for new thermal coal projects – The Guardian
- Real estate agent Fletcher and Parker fined $880k for underquoting properties in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs – ABC
- Australia gripped by poker machine addiction: the large number of poker machines in pubs and clubs makes country a ‘global anomaly’ says study. – The Guardian
- NBN’s push for 50Mbps speeds a ‘political play’: MyRepublic – Cnet
- SDA campaign to stop Australian retail, fast food worker abuse. – News.com.au
- The Ashes: Spot-fixing allegations raised ahead of third Test in Perth – ABC
- One of Australia’s most baffling cold cases could be a step closer to being solved – ABC
- Peter Martin: Low wage rises have become routine. Here’s why – The Age
- Water tests show ACT leads Australia on oxycodone, cocaine and heroin use – Canberra Times
- Complaints spark government review of multibillion-dollar housing scheme – The SMH
- Energy regulator prepares to pull trigger on industry shutdowns to prevent summer blackouts – ABC
- Forced sales and $20k fines in new offshore house ban law – Interest.co.nz
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A single parking space in downtown Auckland sells for $265,000 – Interest.co.nz
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