Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Few Wealthy Investors Deployed Cash in Meltdown, UBS Survey Says – Bloomberg
- Pimco calls top in 10-year Treasury yields at 3% – FT
- Before you blame market volatility on inflation, check out this ‘stunning’ chart – MarketWatch
- Visa confirms Coinbase wasn’t at fault for overcharging users – Tech Crunch
- Bitcoin is becoming a “nightmare” for divorce lawyers – Vice
Americas:
- Whatever Trump Is Hiding Is Hurting All of Us Now – NY Times
- Two US grocery chains are on the verge of bankruptcy as Amazon moves in – Quartz
- Russia Wanted Trump to Win. And It Wanted to Get Caught – NY Times
- A ‘Mass Shooting Generation’ Cries Out for Change – NY Times
- Senate Rejection May Mark End of Chances for Immigration Deal – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Britons ’back Remain over Leave by 10 points’ – Daily Mail
- ECB’s Rimsevics Detained by Latvian Anti-Graft Bureau – Bloomberg
- A former Russian troll speaks: ‘It was like being in Orwell’s world’ – Washington Post
- Latvian central bank boss detained – BBC
- How UK Spies Hacked a European Ally and Got Away With It – The Intercept
- Revealed: rightwing groups plot to ditch EU safety standards on food and drugs – The Guardian
- Theresa May to warn EU not to put ideology before citizens’ safety – The Guardian
- Layoffs Arrive in Brexit Britain, and Auto Workers Are Up First – Bloomberg
- Jeremy Corbyn was paid by Czech secret police spy claims – Daily Mail
Asia:
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- A Chinese Company Has Conquered a Piece of America on Saipan – Bloomberg
- China’s tech industry is catching up with Silicon Valley – The Economist
- China Warns It May Retaliate If U.S. Imposes Metal Tariffs – Bloomberg
- Five Chinese military innovations that threaten U.S. dominance – NBC News
- A $30 Trillion Debt Forces China to Confront Its Zombie Economy – Bloomberg
- Marcus Noland explains the North Korean economy – FT
- The Backlash to Belt and Road – Foreign Affairs
- China’s HNA pares back big stake in Deutsche Bank – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- Two out of three say Barnaby Joyce ‘should resign’ following affair with staffer: Newspoll – Yahoo
- Why I’m leaving Sydney, the city that actively punishes people for living in it – Domain
- Loopholes and Lies – the real scandal of Barnaby Joyce – Ethics
- Tony Abbott doesn’t rule out becoming PM of Australia again. – SBS
- SA election: Xenophon drops ‘No Pokies’ push for reduction in poker machines – ABC
- Emissions increases approved by regulator may wipe out $260m of Direct Action cuts – The Guardian
- Australia is meaner, dumber and more racist than 25 years ago – The SMH
- Potential new deputy prime minister Michael McCormack in excruciating TV interview – The SMH
- NAB set to axe 1000 jobs under $1 billion cost-cutting exercise – Canberra Times
- Australia’s first large scale solar + storage plant connected to grid – Renew Economy
- Home prices across Australia continue to fall – Business Insider
- ‘House price resurgence? We don’t think so’ – Interest.co.nz
- Govt to ‘workshop’ infrastructure financing plans – Interest.co.nz
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