Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Low risk as a predictor of financial crises – VOX
- Towards a world without Facebook … with blockchain? – TechCrunch
- Regulators Split Over How to Keep Banks Out of Trouble – WSJ
- The Trump Boom Is Making It Harder to See the Next Recession – NY Times
- World’s biggest pension scheme overhauls fee structure – FT
- ‘A grand illusion’: seven days that shattered Facebook’s façade – The Guardian
- Regulatory cycles: Revisiting the political economy of financial crises – VOX
- Could ETFs Fall Into a Liquidity Jam? – WSJ
- A Nobel-winning economist is part of a team launching a low-volatility cryptocurrency – Quartz
- How commodities may be signaling a global economic slowdown – MarketWatch
Americas:
- Former Cambridge Analytica workers say firm sent foreigners to advise U.S. campaigns – Washington Post
- US Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan has been deported to Mexico – CNN
- Does It Matter That The Fed Has Been Wrong For Years? – Forbes
- The Fed just sent Congress a message – Washington Post
- The Manhattan Luxury-Home Market Is Screaming: I’m Overpriced! – Bloomberg
- Cryptocurrency Backed by Habanero Peppers Is a Thing in Mexico – Bloomberg
Europe:
- May scrambles to avoid UK being frozen out of EU satellite project – FT
- Analysing the distributional effects of higher education funding reforms in the UK – LSE
- Could the Libor Mystery Be All about Taxes? – WSJ
- Inside the Secret Plot to Reverse Brexit – Bloomberg
- The Brexit whistleblower: ‘Did Vote Leave use me? Was I naive’ – The Guardian
- ‘Grandma’s food’: How changing tastes are killing German restaurants – Washington Post
- U.K. Watchdog Gets Warrant to Search Cambridge Analytica Offices – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- U.S., China Quietly Seek Trade Solutions After Days of Loud Threats – WSJ
- China counts on restrained riposte taking sting from US trade clash – FT
- Inflation Rebound Signals China Is No Longer a Source of Global Disinflation – PIMCO
- U.S. and South Korea Reach Agreement on Trade, Steel Tariffs – Bloomberg
- China leads blockchain patent applications – FT
- China holds fire on imposing US soyabeans tariffs – FT
- Uber Agrees on Southeast Asian Sale to Grab – Bloomberg
- China leadership pressured to beef up response to US tariffs – FT
- China Signals It Could Ease Treasury Purchases to Counter Trump – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Companies that pay less tax create fewer jobs, Labor research shows – The Guardian
- ACCC says corporate fines too low and it will pursue penalties in the ‘hundreds of millions’ – The Guardian
- Au pair visa in public interest: Dutton – SBS
- Everyday heroes compelled to break the law when government fails to protect us – The SMH
- Telstra misled customers over premium billing charges – ACCC
- Malcolm Turnbull in last-ditch bid to secure imminent company tax victory in the Senate – Brisbane Times
- Banking inquiry reveals need to get rid of incentives for selling home loans – The SMH
- Australia’s unemployment: It’s worse than you’re being told – Independent Australia
- Malcolm Turnbull deflects questions about 29th Newspoll loss – ABC
- Tony Abbott to launch Pauline Hanson’s new book – SBS
- “Looming plastic bag ban has people wondering how they’ll cope” – ABC
- ‘Stark data’: How postcodes are shaping the destiny of young Australians – The Age
- It looks like Tesla’s batteries work too fast for South Australia to calculate what they’re worth – Business Insider
- Grattan Institute urges compensation for higher power bills caused by energy grid ‘gold plating’ – ABC
- RBNZ wary of Treasury presence on newly formed Monetary Policy Committee – Interest.co.nz
- New RBNZ Governor in the spotlight – Interest.co.nz
- Govt announces Kiwibuild project – Interest.co.nz