Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Coinbase is erratically overcharging some users and emptying their bank accounts – CNBC
- We’re in a mature part of the credit cycle: Whalen Global Advisors – CNBC
- U.S. Stocks Extend Rebound in Broad Rally – WSJ
- Electronic Bond Trading Gains Ground – Bloomberg
- Cohn Downplays Concerns Over Rising Inflation, Bond Yields – WSJ
- ETF Investors Might Not Really Know What They’re Buying Anymore – Bloomberg
- What Caused Inequality? The Debate Is Over. We Did. – Slate
- 70% of fund managers see danger ahead—the highest percentage since the financial crisis – MarketWatch
- The Hard Thing About Crypto Price Valuation – CoinDesk
Americas:
- Mr. President, it’s time to do something about guns – NY Post
- No, there haven’t been 18 school shootings in 2018. That number is flat wrong. – Washington Post
- House passes changes to Americans With Disabilities Act over activists’ objections – Washington Post
- Latest blackout shows Puerto Rico’s fragility 5 months after Maria – NBC News
- Trump Embarks on a Gigantic Fiscal Experiment: Debate – Bloomberg
- As Boomers Go Gray, Even 2% Growth Will Be Hard to Sustain – WSJ
- Why Romney plans to lay off Trump – Politico
- Aberdeen’s economic slowdown highlights the dangers of being a one-sector city – Centre for Cities
- Trump suggests 25 cent increase in gas tax, senator says – CNN
Europe:
- Even in France, Money Rules Politics – Iinet
- European Car Sales Start 2018 Strong With 6.8% Gain in January – Bloomberg
- Britain’s productivity problem begins in the bedroom – FT
- EU tells Facebook, Google and Twitter to do more for users – Reuters
- Irish border remains biggest barrier to orderly withdrawal from the EU – The Times
- Europe’s Widening Surplus With U.S. Could Fan Trade-War Tensions – Bloomberg
- On both the left and the right, I’ve never despaired more at British politicians – New Statesman
- Who Keeps Britain’s Trains Running? Europe – NY Times
- Dalio Causes Stir With $18 Billion Surge in European Short Bets – Bloomberg
- Germany to fight pollution with free public transportation – Washington Post
Asia:
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- How does Chinese tech stack up against American tech? – The Economist
- US denies plan for ’bloody nose’ strike on North Korea – AP News
- WTO case eyed over China’s forced technology transfers – The Japan News
- A Chinese Company Has Conquered a Piece of America on Saipan – Bloomberg
- Japan looks to name reflationist academic to senior BOJ post- Nikkei Asian Review – Nikkei
- It’s Not China That Is Dumping US Treasurys, It’s Japan – Zero Hedge
Trans-Tasman:
- PM Assures Ministers They Can Still Screw The General Public – The UnAustralian
- It’s Been 114 Days Since Michaelia Cash Has Answered Questions About The AWU Raids – BuzzFeed
- Turnbull pressures Joyce to quit – 9News
- Barnaby Joyce angered after Malcolm Turnbull’s attack on his affair – Brisbane Times
- Nationals MPs in open revolt over Malcolm Turnbull’s sex ban – The SMH
- Overdue fine FAIL: Taxpayers pick up tab for MPs’ 3,779 late payment fees – ABC
- Turnbull’s sex ban has thrown petrol on a political bonfire – The Guardian
- Barnaby Joyce will not be acting prime minister – The Guardian
- Barnaby Joyce’s public scolding from Malcolm Turnbull exposes uncomfortable rift – ABC
- Labor pledges $280m research institute to ‘take politics out of the classroom’ – The Guardian
- Retiring at 35 might be good for you, but it’s bad for the rest of us – ABC
- RBA governor Philip Lowe warns lower corporate tax rates must not increase deficit – ABC
- Waste centres scramble to avoid sending recyclable rubbish to landfill after China ban – ABC
- Blind Faith: unlocking the secrets of WestConnex – Michael West