Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030 – The Guardian
- Why Zuckerberg’s 15-Year Apology Tour Hasn’t Fixed Facebook – Wired
- China cannot use its Treasury holdings as leverage. Here’s why – Credit Writedowns
- Trade Wars Are Good And Easy To Win – Macro Tourist
- Investors Brace for More Turbulence—and Look to Profit From It – WSJ
- One Reason for Optimism: Bearish Investors – WSJ
- Cryptocurrency Firm Coinbase in Talks to Become SEC-Regulated Brokerage – WSJ
- Tesla Has a Problem, and It’s Not the Model 3 – Bloomberg
- George Soros Prepares to Trade Cryptocurrencies – Bloomberg
- The demise of the nation state – The Guardian
Americas:
- John Kelly blew up at Trump in Oval Office meeting, threatened to quit – Axios
- Trump goes full ‘MAGA’ on the economy in year two – Washington Post
- Fed’s Evans: US adding a ’lot of juice’ to an already-strong economy – Forex Live
- Trump’s enemy is not your friend: why we shouldn’t defend Amazon – The Guardian
- Smaller Subprime Auto Lenders Are Starting to Fold – Bloomberg
- The Daily 202: Koch network growing frustrated with the GOP’s 2018 agenda – Washington Post
- Trump’s dangerous economic gambles – The Week
- Trump draws China trade plea from Corporate America – Fox Business
- Mexico Agrees to Pay for Trump’s Psychiatric Care – New Yorker
- Nafta Talks Enter ‘Intensive’ Phase After Ministers Meet in Washington – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Among Europe’s Elite, Trump Trade Talk Earns Grudging Support – Bloomberg
- Several dead as van drives into German crowd – BBC
- The fall of Milo Yiannopoulos – The Spectator
- Trump slams EU as being ‘solidly against us’ on trade – Politico
- China Seeks EU’s Support in Standing Up to U.S. Trade Threat – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- Upping the ante on China tariffs – Xinhua
- Beijing sends diplomat and general to Moscow – SCMP
- Roadblocks in Japan’s plan to counter China – Axios
- Wanted in China: politically correct sperm – SCMP
- China tests its social credit system – Foreign Policy
- China leads booming renewables growth – Axios
- China bans online bible sales – NY Times
- Secret, direct talks underway between US and North Korea – CNN
Trans-Tasman:
- ‘This has been a cock-up’: Sydney light rail contractor sues NSW Government – ABC News
- Hobart’s homeless rally to tell their stories – ABC News
- Oil spill in the Great Australian Bight would be a ‘welcomed boost’ – ABC News
- Homeless people ordered to leave before royal visit with homelessness groups – Brisbane Times
- Ombudsman failed to check legality of robo-debt, former tribunal member says – The Guardian
- Borrowing crackdown could mean an $80k income makes you eligible for a $200k loan – ABC
- Resigning will allow Malcolm Turnbull to pretend he was a success – Canberra Times
- Peter Dutton: ‘Some leaders fall into the trap of abandoning principles’ – The Guardian
- Turnbull’s Government is in a danger others have not seen – Brisbane Times
- Such is Malcolm Turnbull’s magnificent, monolithic self-confidence he would never, ever have entertained matching Tony Abbott’s sorry record of 30 consecutive negative Newspolls – ABC
- Fairfax/Ipsos poll: Voters warn Liberal MPs to keep Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister – The SMH
- Fairfax/Ipsos poll: Coalition caught in cycle of vengeance – Brisbane Times
- Push to jail employers for up to 10 years for ‘wage theft’ – The Age
- $5.4 million in taxpayer funds claimed in alleged childcare fraud – The SMH
- ‘I would describe what they’re doing as evil’: Tax Office accused of misusing ‘draconian’ powers – ABC
- Greens MP wants a ‘billionaires tax’ to raise money for better pensions – Stats Start at 60
- Consumers are sick of Coalition’s coal fantasy: They are going solar – Renew Economy
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The tricky route to road safety – Interest.co.nz