Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Zuckerberg Breaks Silence on Facebook Crisis as Criticism Grows – Bloomberg
- Attitudes towards immigration in an ageing society – VOX
- Cryptocurrency issuers clean up, shun U.S. investors as SEC gets tough – Reuters
- Jack Dorsey believes bitcoin will be the world’s sole currency within 10 years – Yahoo
- Eddie Murphy-Inspired Fintech Firm Signs With Winklevoss Crypto Exchange – Bloomberg
- Which Country Is Leading AI Isn’t the Intelligent Question – Bloomberg
- The Economic Scars of Crises and Recessions – IMF
- Big Changes May Be Coming for the Treasury Market – Bloomberg
- The ’Crypto Bubble’ Is About More Than Market Mania – Coin Desk
- An early bitcoin pioneer predicts how the blockchain will change banking – CNBC
- OPEC to Discuss Changing Measure of Success for Supply Cuts – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Congress Protects Medical Marijuana From Jeff Sessions In New Federal Spending Bill – Forbes
- A whopping 80 percent of all venture capital investment goes to just three states. That has to change. – Recode
- Fed Lifts Rates, Steepens Path Through 2020 for More Hikes – Bloomberg
- Powell says Trump’s trade policy has become a growing concern among Federal Reserve members – CNBC
- Massive spending deal clinched despite Trump’s misgivings – Politico
- Does Trump want a trade war? What you need to know about Smoot-Hawley tariffs and the 1930s. – Washington Post
- General Mills Sounds Inflation Alarm for Food Industry – WSJ
Europe:
- ’National humiliation’ as Home Office says France will make Brit passports – The Sun
- ’Catastrophe’ as France’s bird population collapses due to pesticides – The Guardian
- Britain’s economy still needs a healthy pay rise – FT
- Bayer wins EU approval for $62.5 billion Monsanto buy – Reuters
- Lawmakers in Kosovo release tear gas in parliament to prevent vote – The Hill
- Russia reportedly helped Venezuela launch its petro cryptocurrency to skirt US sanctions – The Verge
- FTSE retreats as more drama hits UK retail – Reuters
- UK wage growth nears two-and-a-half year high – Reuters
Asia:
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- India’s most vital hub city isn’t in India – Reuters
- Trump Plans to Slap Stiff Tariffs and Investment Restrictions on China – NY Times
- Trump is reportedly preparing new ways to block China’s interest in American tech – Tech Review
- Japan firms see no BOJ tightening until 2019 or beyond 2020 – Reuters
- U.S. Farm Sector Looks Warily at China Tariff Threats – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Australia’s housing system is “broken” from decades of failed policies – Domain
- Department of Home Affairs plans new tax on parcels being posted to Australia – The SMH
- Victoria to turn to Tesla battery power in time for next summer – The Age
- Marshall feels blow-back as Tesla battery comments hit raw nerve – Renew Economy
- Tesla claims it’s being shortchanged for providing power too quickly – The SMH
- New research predicts a third of Australian jobs will lost to automation by 2030 – Business Insider
- Charging for fake repairs makes hire car firms more money than rentals – The Age
- The best case for the company tax cut just isn’t that good – The SMH
- Murray-Darling system under strain as orchard plantings increase 41% – The Guardian
- Economist raises questions over benefits of company tax cut – Brisbane Times
- Australian travellers will soon need visas to visit most of Europe – Traveller.com.au
- Why don’t we read the fine print? Because banks know the pressure points to push – The Conversation
- Scandal-prone franchise industry set for parliamentary inquiry – The Age
- One Nation to back company tax cuts in exchange for funding for 1,000 apprentices – ABC
- The 21 cities with the best quality of life in the world – Business Insider
- Private health insurance needs reform to survive – The Australian