Morning of the Dust Storm, 1960, Daryl Lindsay, National Gallery of Victoria
Macro, Markets & Investing
- US and China told trade war will trash growth and jobs – Telegraph
- US-China trade war offers Beijing a historic opportunity to forge a new global order – SCMP
- China and US in backstage talks to avoid trade war, says OECD boss – SCMP
- IMF chief Christine Lagarde expresses concern over rising global debt levels, including China’s – SCMP
- Trump is on path to full-scale trade war: first China, then Europe – Guardian
- Can a Trade War be Averted? – Project-Syndicate, Eichengreen
- Oil prices could rally to $100 a barrel if Middle East tensions ‘really kick off,’ analyst says – CNBC
Asia
- China’s trade surplus with U.S. soars in first quarter but March exports falter – Reuters
- Chinese tycoon Xiao Jianhua, missing for 15 months since vanishing in Hong Kong, ‘could face trial by June’ – SCMP
- Meet the Chinese farmers delighted by prospect of US trade war – SCMP
- Forget the trade war, China wants to win the arms race in computing – SCMP
- Singapore central bank tightens policy amid solid growth – SCMP
- Turkey’s Erdogan warns “nobody can discipline us with exchange rates” – BNE Intellinews
- Japan’s plunging population paves way for immigration policy – Nikkei Asian Review
- Asian central banks move toward policy normalization – Nikkei Asian Review
- China records rare trade deficit … but surplus with US still looms large despite Donald Trump’s trade war threats – SCMP
- CHINA’S ECONOMY ISN’T OPENING. IT’S CLOSING – AND IT’S HURTING ITSELF – SCMP
- China Has Much to Gain by Resolving Trade Issues With U.S. – Bloomberg
- China’s Trade Data Baffle Even the Experts as Forecasts Miss Big – Bloomberg
Americas
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- Trump Proposes Rejoining Trans-Pacific Partnership – NY Times
- Why the U.S. tax system is so complicated — but Americans are proud to pay taxes anyway – Washington Post
- Canadians warned to climb out of debt before it’s too late, as threat of cooling housing markets looms – Financial Post
- What it was like to get caught in Toronto’s swift and brutal housing plunge – Financial Post
- Economists Say U.S. Tariffs Are Wrong Move on a Valid Issue – NY Times
- Trump suggests return to TPP as farmers fear trade war with China – Nikkei Asian Review
- Comey book likens Trump to mafia boss ‘untethered to truth’ – Guardian
- Trade war backfire: Steel tariff shrapnel hits U.S. farmers – Reuters
- The Yield Curve Is Sending a Message About the Fed – Bloomberg
- Could the Fed Set Off a Debt Bomb? – Bloomberg
- Bigger Deficits Don’t Always Mean Disaster – Bloomberg
Europe
- Housing market grinds to a halt as buyers hold back – Telegraph
- House prices to recover everywhere except London – Telegraph
- Economy wobbles as factories and building sites stall – putting May interest rate hike in doubt – Telegraph
- Russia’s lawmakers propose bans on U.S. imports and investments – Reuters
- Leaked document shows EU’s initially hardline approach to Gazprom – BNE Intellinews
- How Inequality Fueled the Euro Crisis – Project-Syndicate
- UK: Email hacks add to evidence of Russian role in Skripal poisoning – FT.com
- Britain’s era of abysmal productivity growth could be at an end – Economist
- Russian court blocks popular messaging app in privacy row – CNBC
Terra Spectofestorus
- RBA warns a sharp rise in interest rates could lead to disruptive and lasting market corrections – ABC
- Design of national energy guarantee revealed, but key details omitted – Guardian
- Government’s immigration tweak sees overseas Asians out, integrated Kiwis in – ABC
- Australia doubles financial requirement for families of new migrants – Guardian
- Identity crisis: Australia seeks new allies amid US-China rivalry – Nikkei Asian Review
- Lure teachers to the bush with extra cash and nice houses, government advised – Domainfax
- The political battle to address housing affordability is not over – Domainfax
- Mortgage rates could rise on back of high global rates – ABC
- As the service sector overtakes blue-collar jobs, we must mind the wage gap – Guardian, Jericho
…and furthermore…
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- The Personal Data of 346,000 People, Hung on a Museum Wall – NY Times
- Gig economy changes tune as public opinion shifts – Domainfax
- No, Mark Zuckerberg, we’re not really in control of our data – Washington Post
- How much is an hour worth? The war over the minimum wage – Guardian
- Don’t tell generation rent the fall in house prices is bad news – Guardian
- Facebook and the Future of Online Privacy – Project-Sydnicate
- Climate Change Is Messing With Your Dinner – Bloomberg
- Spies Tracking Our Phones? Don’t Be So Shocked – Bloomberg
- ‘New’ JRR Tolkien novel hailed as the ‘Holy Grail’ of his works is set to be published this year – CNBC