Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- When venture capital becomes vanity capital – TechCrunch
- Bitcoin Rises Above 50-Day Average for First Time Since January – Bloomberg
- Does Trump want to somehow get rid of global supply chains? – AEI
- 2017’s Best Performing Macro Hedge Fund Lost 16% Last Month – Bloomberg
- After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat. Utilities are freaking out. – VOX
- The Real Reason the Investor Class Hates Pensions – NY Times
- IEA sees U.S. oil output surge stealing OPEC share in next five years – Reuters
- U.S. Will Be the World’s Largest Oil Producer by 2023, Says IEA – WSJ
- Why High-Yield Bonds Could Be Mispriced – Barron’s
- Virtual Currency Offerings May Hit a New Peak with Telegram Coin Sale – NY Times
- Currency markets send a warning on the US economy – FT
- Are we at the end of economic convergence? – WEF
- The convergence in emerging market inflation – VOX
Americas:
- Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier – New Yorker
- A tunnel predating World War I is key to 20% of America’s GDP – Bloomberg
- Silicon Valley Is Over, Says Silicon Valley – NY Times
- Volcker Rule to Undergo ‘Material Changes,’ Fed’s Quarles Says – Bloomberg
- Frustrated White House free traders mount campaign to weaken Trump tariffs – Politico
- These are the 100 richest places in America – Bloomberg
- Crony capitalists are the big winners in Trump’s trade war – MarketWatch
- Credit-Card Losses Surge at Small Banks – WSJ
- Five US jobs will be lost for every new one created by Trump’s steel tariffs – Quartz
- The Trump Tariffs Will Cost Americans Jobs – NY Times
- Did the Dodd-Frank Act End ‘Too Big to Fail’? – NY Fed
- Trump Says No Steel Break for Mexico, Canada Without Fair Nafta – Bloomberg
- How Trump’s New ‘War’ Could Bring Down His Own Trade Policy – Politico
- Trump tax cuts herald $1tn bonanza for US investors – FT
Europe:
- Bank of France Urges Tighter Digital Currency Regulation – WSJ
- EU Plans Vague Trade-Deal Offer in Blow to U.K. Hopes – Bloomberg
- Italy Election Gives Big Lift to Far Right and Populists – NY Times
- Amazon has French grocery market in its sights, French boss tells paper – Reuters
- May defends stance on post-Brexit financial services rules – Reuters
- Italy faces political gridlock as 5-Star surges in election – Reuters
Asia:
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- Xi Jinping’s authoritarian rise in China has been powered by sexism – Washington Post
- China’s Staggering Demand for Commodities in One Chart – Visual Capitalist
- Xi Jinping May Be President for Life. What Will Happen to China? – New Yorker
- China looks to avoid US trade war as Trump steps up rhetoric – FT
- Trump on China’s Xi consolidating power: ’Maybe we’ll give that a shot some day’ – CNN
- China’s Biggest Deal Maker Spent Billions. Now the Bill Comes Due. – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Australia has 1,800 threatened species but has not listed critical habitat in 10 years – The Guardian
- Australia to train Myanmar military despite ethnic cleansing accusations – The Guardian
- A cabinet minister insists the government is united despite Malcolm Turnbull nearing 30 negative Newspoll results, just like Tony Abbott. – SBS
- Close up: the government’s facial recognition plan could reveal more than just your identity – The Conversation
- Palaszczuk government to introduce developer donation ban in Queensland – Brisbane Times
- 76% of audited Caltex franchises found to be underpaying workers – The SMH
- Victorian Government defends MFB workplace deal amid questions over firefighter equality – ABC
- Australian housing stuck between a rock and a hard place – The Guardian
- Workers’ compensation watchdog threatened with abolition – The SMH
- Sydney property prices not affected by new stock, parliamentary inquiry hears – ABC
- HBF cuts member benefits as health insurance premiums increase – ABC
- Donald Trump promised Malcolm Turnbull that Australia would be exempt from trade tariffs – ABC
- Start-ups allowing first home buyers to co-own property ‘one solution to affordability issue’ – Domain
- Poll shows opinion split over push for gender equality – The SMH
- Coaled War: Adani policy divides Labor – Sky News
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