Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The Theranos deception – CBS
- America beware: dollar supremacy is not forever – FT
- Monopsony in online labour markets – VOX
- Monopsony, Rigidity, and the Wage Puzzle (Wonkish) – NY Times
- Crypto Bull Tom Lee Owns Up After Bitcoin Prediction Goes Awry – Bloomberg
- Freeing Econ 101: Beyond the Grasp of the Invisible Hand – Behavioural Scientist
- Inside the extravagant money and parties that define cryptocurrency – NY Post
- How university economic theories are failing us all – Patreon
- Choking On Our Harvest: Threats Loom Over Global Food Trade – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Electric Scooter Charger Culture Is Out of Control – The Atlantic
- How Trump changed everything for The Onion – Politico
- Mueller Plans to Wrap Up Obstruction Inquiry Into Trump by Sept. 1, Giuliani Says – NY Times
- U.S., China putting trade war on hold, Treasury’s Mnuchin says – Reuters
- Trump May Be The Most Fiscally Reckless President In American History – Forbes
Europe:
- How Europe became the world’s data police – FT
- Italy illustrates the way to liberal democracy’s demise – FT
- Big banks boost Brexit budgets – FT
- Roman Abramovich’s UK visa was not renewed – The Bell
- Germany Acts to Tame Facebook, Learning From Its Own History of Hate – NY Times
- March of Italy’s mini-BoTs may split the euro – FT
- Merkel to Seek China as Free-Trade Ally on Beijing Trip – Bloomberg
- PM set to nominate 10 Tory peers after string of Brexit defeats – The Guardian
Asia:
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- China is winning Trump’s trade war – Washington Post
- U.S. Suspends Tariffs on China, Stoking Fears of a Loss of Leverage – NY Times
- Trump Grappling With Risks of Proceeding With North Korea Meeting – NY Times
- Now Even Japan Is Pushing Back Against Trump’s Tariffs – NY Times
- China Rejects U.S. Target for Narrowing Trade Gap – WSJ
- China agrees to import more from U.S., no sign of $200 billion figure – Reuters
Trans-Tasman;
- Greens rule out supporting tax cuts of either major party – The Guardian
- The Northern Territory could become the first jurisdiction in Australia to decriminalise marijuana – Twitter
- Whistleblower Security Officers At Parliament House Say They’ve Been Threatened For Speaking Out – BuzzFeed
- Farmers gagged by big banks hope royal commission will uncover what they’re too scared to say – ABC
- Money and power: How our media folds under pressure – ABC
- Macquarie Bank withheld $875,000 from couple in loan dispute – The Guardian
- AGL rejects Alinta offer for Liddell power station – The SMH
- All care, no policy: Liberal party pretenders exposed – The Guardian
- Support for live export ban grows as shutdown bill begins voyage through Parliament – ABC
- Australia is a breadbasket to the world and a globalization success story. So why are its farmers killing themselves? – NY Times
- ‘It could happen to anyone’: how losing work leads to homelessness – The SMH
- New airport ID check powers ‘best practice’, but Home Affairs boss can’t say what other countries do it – ABC
- Labor’s internal fight over refugee policy heats up with Ged Kearney speech – The Guardian
- Changes to taxpayer-funded travel allowances eroding accountability, former politician says – ABC
- NSW Planning ignores EPA’s advice and approves WestConnex ‘concept’ design – Wendy Bacon
- Why the Coalition may look to Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce for leadership – Outline
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Ardern pulls Twyford into line over Treasury comments – Interest.co.nz