Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Bitcoin Rebounds Sharply After Biggest Drop In 2 Weeks – Zero Hedge
- Buy, sell, send and receive Bitcoin Cash on Coinbase – Coin Base
- Why the bitcoin craze is using up so much energy – Washington Post
- The Economist reveals its country of the year – The Economist
- Bitcoin Exchange Youbit to Declare Bankruptcy After Hack – Coin Desk
- Bitcoin: The Most Impressive Speculative Bubble In Modern History – The American Conservative
- When will we see the world’s first trillionaire? – The Guardian
- Which Digital Currency Will Be the Next Bitcoin? – WSJ
- Bitcoin not yet proven as credible currency: Japan finance minister – Reuters
- The Climate for Coal Just Got Even Chillier – WSJ
Americas:
- The concerning fiscal and external trajectories of the US – VOX
- House needs to vote again on sweeping tax bill over procedural snag – CNBC
- Fed’s Kaplan Warns Inverted Yield Curve Would Limit Flexibility – Bloomberg
- We’re witnessing the wholesale looting of America – VOX
- The Republican tax bill got worse: now the top 1% gets 83% of the gains – VOX
- The One Tax Change That Really Bites Businesses – WSJ
- U.S. Treasury Sales Are About to Double 2018. Who’s Buying? – Bloomberg
Europe:
- EU set for unprecedented rebuke to Poland over ‘authoritarianism’ – FT
- EU and Mexico make big push for trade deal – Politico
- How Italy turned Euroskeptic – Politico
- EU urges Myanmar to free Reuters journalists as soon as possible – Reuters
- Theresa May gives way on Brexit date vote to avoid second Commons defeat – Standard
- ECB sued over decision to freeze help to Greek banks during crisis – Reuters
Asia:
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- U.S. gives China draft proposal for tougher North Korea sanctions – sources – Reuters
- Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State Overwhelms Daily Life – WSJ
- As Signs of a Mass Grave Emerge, Myanmar Cracks Down – NY Times
- China Sets Out Scaled-Back Vision for Biggest Carbon Market – Bloomberg
- Google’s China Bid Won’t End Well – Bloomberg
- West grows wary of China’s influence game – FT
- Row over Chinese police in Zambia – BBC
- Singapore central bank warns against investing in cryptocurrencies – Reuters
- It’s Official: North Korea Is Behind WannaCry – WSJ
- China, Seeking Growth, Softens Focus on Cutting Debt – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Hidden pollution data finally released and it’s not good – Climate Council
- Revealed: minister failed to release gambling harm report despite advice – The SMH
- Booze set for price hike to tackle binge drinking – 9News
- Barnaby Joyce’s revenge backfires on Malcolm Turnbull – The AFR
- A bigger, better public sector will secure our future – The SMH
- Aussie Federal Court Awards Pokémon Company $1 for Copyright Infringement Damages – The SMH
- Industry fury as NSW government waters down building products legislation – The Fifth Estate
- TPG to compensate 8000 customers misled about NBN speeds – The SMH
- No real gift in giving: culture of Christmas must change – The SMH
- Bill Shorten’s power base in turmoil after factional fight in Victorian ALP – The Guardian
- Basslink cable failed after being run for too long, Hydro Tasmania report finds – ABC
- Tesla big battery outsmarts lumbering coal units after Loy Yang trips – RenewEconomy
- Australia’s escalating addiction to gambling – BBC
- Revived Trans-Pacific trade deal undercuts Australian jobs market, unions say – The Guardian
- Govt halts state housing sales – Interest.co.nz
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Migration turning point – Interest.co.nz
- Farm and lifestyle block sales volumes well down year-on-year – Interest.co.nz