Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Just a Little More Inflation Could Rock Bonds – Bloomberg
- Bitcoin Thieves Threaten Real Violence for Virtual Currencies – NY Times
- Boom Turns to Bust for Millennials Across Advanced Economies – Bloomberg
- Hedge Funds Turn Short on Tech Just as Stock Rally Takes Off – Bloomberg
- Coinbase Runs From One Fire to the Next – Bloomberg
- Dalio Will Lose on European Bank ‘Big Short,’ Algebris CEO Says – Bloomberg
- Mapping the World’s Wealthiest Cities – Visual Capitalist
- Hedge Funds Regain Their Appeal for a $57 Billion Asset Manager – Bloomberg
- Hedge-Fund Mediocrity Is the Best Magic Trick – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Mueller’s interest in Kushner grows to include foreign financing efforts – CNN
- Mark My Words: Bill Gates is Running for President – Inc
- Congress sets sights on federal cryptocurrency rules – Reuters
- Why your home is a lousy investment when you think it’s great – USA Today
- A ‘Mass Shooting Generation’ Cries Out for Change – NY Times
Europe:
- ‘No Cash’ Signs Everywhere Has Sweden Worried It’s Gone Too Far – Bloomberg
- KFC closes most of its UK stores due to chicken shortage – Reuters
- U.K. Has a Secret Plan to Hold Brexit Cash If EU Refuses to Trade – Bloomberg
- Key EU banker accused of bribery, Russia ties – AP
- Now Bots Are Trying to Help Populists Win Italy’s Election – Bloomberg
- Ireland steps up plans to avoid market disruption from Brexit – FT
- London’s Housing Boom Is Over, Rightmove Says – Bloomberg
- Inside the Russian Troll Factory: Zombies and a Breakneck Pace – NY Times
- The Irresponsible ECB – Project Syndicate
- How badly hurt might Ireland be by a hard Brexit? – Brian Lucey
Asia:
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- Why the iPhone Is Losing Out to Chinese Devices in Asia – WSJ
- How does Chinese tech stack up against American tech? – The Economist
- China’s AI startups scored more funding than America’s last year – Tech Review
- China’s tech industry is catching up with Silicon Valley – The Economist
- Five Chinese military innovations that threaten U.S. dominance – NBC
- A $30 Trillion Debt Forces China to Confront Its Zombie Economy – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Australia, U.S., India and Japan in talks to establish Belt and Road Iniative – Reuters
- George Brandis Spent Over $168,000 Of Taxpayers’ Money Trying To Keep His Diary A Secret – BuzzFeed
- Bill Shorten says there’s a ‘role for coal’ and Adani mine just ‘another project’ – The Guardian
- GetUp targets Labor in ‘biggest ever’ week-long blitz over foreign donations law – The Guardian
- Tasmania to reach 120% renewable electricity in five years, Labor pledge – Climate Change News
- Deposit schemes reduce drink containers in the ocean by 40% – The Conversation
- They live on million-dollar real estate, but the conditions are third world – ABC
- ‘I’m not going anywhere’: Barnaby Joyce blasts witch hunt – The Age
- RBA warns unwinding interest-only home loans may cause stress and impact on financial stability – ABC
- As an Aussie expat, Joe Hockey will not have to pay $1.1 million capital gains tax bill like other non-resident Australians – The SMH
- ATO urges staff to dob in colleagues who take long lunches, read paper at work – ABC
- Australia’s anti-China stance is a misguided attempt to cosy up to Trump – SCMP
- ACCC puts big business on notice as larger fines for consumer breaches tops 2018 priority list – ABC
- Malcolm Turnbull’s thin skin – The Monthly
- Chinese Australians hear eerie echoes of community scapegoating – The SMH
- The mortgage rate cuts keep coming – Interest.co.nz