Global Macro/Investing/Economics
- Researchers find that one person likely drove Bitcoin from $150 to $1,000 – Techcrunch
- Hedge Funds Are Making Money From Exotic Bets – Bloomberg
- The Momentum Game Has Returned to the Stock Market – WSJ
- The Dollar’s Decline Has a Flipside for Markets – WSJ
- Fiat Chrysler’s Marchionne: The Future of Cars Will Be Electric and Commoditized -Bloomberg
Americas
- U.S. Warned Jared Kushner About Wendi Deng Murdoch – WSJ
- Donald Trump’s Racism: The Definitive List – NYT
- Past Presidents Volunteered On MLK Day. Donald Trump Is Spending It At His Golf Club. – HuffPo
- Indian Americans: America’s Shithole Success Story – Reason
- Trump – I’d work my ass off – Youtube (the Liar in Chief had 111 days off in 2017, or one-third – not a bad gig!)
Europe/Middle East
- U.S. Treasury’s List of Putin ’Oligarchs’ Jolts Russia’s Elite Class – Bloomberg
- May faces tougher transition stance from EU amid Norway pressure – The Guardian
- EU toughens stance for Brexit transition talks – FT
- Greek parliament approves reform package in face of protests – FT
- Sweden’s Worst Housing Slump Since 2008 Is Ripe for Sanity Check – Bloomberg
Asia
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- China Escalates Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Trading – Bloomberg
- China fake data lead to hidden economic rebound – FT
- Xi Jinping’s Debt Clampdown Has Left a Trail of Dead Projects – Bloomberg
Australia/New Zealand
- Teenagers held in isolated cells for more than 250 days in Western Australia – The Guardian (Australians, all let us rejoice…)
- Private health insurance sector calls for increase to Medicare levy surcharge – The Guardian (for we are young and free…)
- Dutton, Turnbull legitimising anti-immigrant vigilantes, say experts – The Age (with golden soil and wealth for toil..)
- Rising sea levels could shrink Australia and spark a coastal exodus – ABC (our home is girt by sea….)
- Taxpayers to dish out $840000 for government wage increases, authorised by Malcolm Turnbull – Courier Mail
- ‘No other choice’: NSW train workers to strike for 24 hours over pay dispute -SMH
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