Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- How Politicians Intensify Financial Cycles: 300 Years of Pro-Cyclical Regulation – Pro Market
- Why Investor Behaviour Makes Momentum Strategies Outperform – Seeking Alpha
- Bitcoin Could Be a Problem for U.S. Security Clearances – Bloomberg
- Financial Crisis May Have Hit ’80s Generation the Hardest – WSJ
- The Old Allure of New Money – Project Syndicate
- Is Tesla Abandoning the Mass Market? – WSJ
- Managing This ETF Is Like Solving a $55 Billion Rubik’s Cube – Bloomberg
- Robert Shiller Warns Crypto May Be Another Cincinnati Time Store – Bloomberg
- Forget About Oil at $80. The Big Rally Is in Forward Prices – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Congress Approves First Big Dodd-Frank Rollback – NY Times
- Sweeping Overhaul of Bank Rules Clears U.S. House – Bloomberg
- House Passes Dodd-Frank Rollback Bill, Sending It to Trump – Bloomberg
- Harley-Davidson took its tax cut, closed a factory, and rewarded shareholders -VOX
- The Easiest Drug to Smuggle Into U.S. Is Also the Deadliest – Bloomberg
- Sinkhole develops on White House lawn – The Hill
- There Is Only One Trump Scandal – The Atlantic
- An increase in gas prices easily outpaces the benefits of the tax bill for lower-income Americans – Washington Post
- The Hard Truth at Newspapers Across America: Hedge Funds Are in Charge – Bloomberg
- What Happened in Steel Cities After Trump’s Tariff Plans? Weak Hiring – WSJ
- Goldman Sachs: The fiscal outlook for the US ’is not good’ – CNBC
- Too Big to Fix: No One Can Figure What Out to Do With Fannie and Freddie – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Europeans want to break up with America. Deep down, they should know that they can’t. – Washington Post
- What’s the Matter With Europe? – NY Times
- Theresa May’s Brexit landing zone has come into view – FT
- How Europe became the world’s data police – FT
Asia:
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- 3 factors behind Trump’s cave on his China trade war – Axios
- China Makes Massive Cut to Car Tariffs After Truce With Trump – Bloomberg
- Trump says summit with Kim Jong-un “may not work out for June 12” – Axios
- It’s been amateur hour on China negotiations – Washington Post
- U.S., China Agree on Outline to Settle ZTE Controversy – WSJ
- In Trade War With U.S., China Gets the Upper Hand – WSJ
- Trump Retreats From China Tariffs Amid White House Trade Discord – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Coalition says there is no ‘persuasive evidence’ federal Icac needed – The Guardian
- Newstart recipients left with just $17 a day after housing expenses, research finds – The Guardian
- Telstra ‘unlimited’ mobile network ads banned by court – ZDNet
- Optus fined $1.5 million for misleading NBN customers – ABC
- Labor will support Greens’ bill to scrap the tampon tax, putting it one step closer to passing the senate – BuzzFeed
- Nervous Coalition MPs privately consider the pros and cons of shelving their company tax cut policy – The SMH
- China Blames Australia for Strained Relations – Bloomberg
- Australia ‘seven years’ behind other nations as electric car sales leap – The SMH
- Home affairs boss accused of ‘cover up’ in Peter Dutton au pair case – The Guardian
- ‘No new coal plants for Australia’ says Energy Australia chief – Energy Matters
- AGL to face class action and fines under Coalition MP push – The SMH
- Malcolm Turnbull lodges second complaint with the ABC about Emma Alberici – The SMH
- Residents hanging on as gold mining giant blasts below them fear for small town’s future – ABC
- Why Adani won’t die – The Monthly
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Westpac boss wants flat house prices for 20-30 years – Interest.co.nz
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Fonterra shoots for a $7 milk price – Interest.co.nz
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