Links 25 January 2018

Global Macro/Investing/Economics

• Trump solar tariff ‘will cause disruption’, says UN renewable chief – ClimateChangeNews
• Everyday Economics – speech by Andy Haldane – Bank of England
• Welcome to the New Reality of Leaping U.S. Treasury Debt Sales – Bloomberg
• Ray Dalio sees a ’market blowoff’ coming just like Jeremy Grantham – Credit Writedowns

Americas

• FEMA abruptly cuts housing funds for dozens of Puerto Rican families. – Buzzfeed
• Canada, TPP members agree to revised deal without the United States – National Post
• US Embassy Shuttered as Thousands in Haiti Protest Trump’s “Shithole” Remarks:  Common Dreams
• Mexico’s drug cartels, now hooked on fuel, cripple nation’s refineries – Reuters
• Trump asked the acting FBI director whom he voted for during Oval Office meeting – WaPo
• With Kentucky School Shooting, Fears of Growing ‘Numb’ to a Once-Rare Horror – NYT

Europe/Middle East/Africa

• Russia is attempting to influence Mueller investigation in an ‘ongoing attack’ – CNBC
• Russia bars ‘extremist’ British comedy film The Death of Stalin – BBC
• Cape Town told to cut water use or face losing supply by 12 April | World news – The Guardian
• The German government is facing calls to halt arms exports to Turkey after reports emerged that German-made Leopard tanks were being used in an offensive against the Kurdish YPG. – BBC
• Swiss marchers protest against Trump, break through Davos security cordon – Reuters

Asia

• China Warns Trump Administration Will ‘Suffer Complete Humiliation’ if Washington Continues to Provoke Beijing – Yahoo
• Japan officials say they need a faster ship to evade anti-whaling activists in sign hunts will go on – The Guardian
• How China Can Retaliate Against U.S. Trade Action – Bloomberg
• Locked-Up for Reading: Young Leftists in China Speak Out – GlobalResearch

Australia/New Zealand

• Australia’s biggest gold refiner, the Perth Mint, is developing its own cryptocurrency backed by physical precious metals. – ABC
• Magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes NSW mid north coast.– SMH
• Centrelink Caller Qualifies for Aged Pension While On Hold – The Shovel
• AEC’s vote-counting machines ‘impossible’ to check for accuracy – SBS
• The average Australian mortgage has cracked half a million dollars for the first time. – Perthnow

….and more

• While the U.S. waits, China has been CRISPRing human cancer patients since 2015. – Techcrunch
• Wild wolf found in Belgium for first time in more than 100 years – SBS
• France looks set to soften its laws on smoking cannabis – The Local
• Scientists reconstruct face of ancient Greek teen and she’s looks as moody as kids today Newsweek
• Japan, Russia, Europe, US representatives meet in Tokyo to finalise plans for next big step in human spaceflight- an international Moon-orbiting space station – Popular Mechanics