Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Goldman Sachs to Open a Bitcoin Trading Operation – NY Times
- A Verbal Cryptobrawl Breaks Out at Milken Over Bitcoin’s Future – Bloomberg
- Blockchain insiders tell us why we don’t need blockchain – FT
- The Warren Buffett Empire in One Giant Chart – Visual Capitalist
- Tesla beats expectations with $3.4 billion in revenue – Tech Crunch
- Tesla Burns $12 Million Per Day As It Scrambles To Ramp Model 3 Production – Zero Hedge
- Tesla Continues to Burn Through Cash – WSJ
- Why was economics so insular? – Mainly Macro
- Markets Are Underestimating the Fed – Bloomberg
Americas:
- ‘Hi, It’s Amazon Calling. Here’s What We Don’t Like in Your City.’ – WSJ
- America is more diverse than ever — but still segregated – Washington Post
- Amazon Offers Retailers Discounts to Adopt Payment System – Bloomberg
- SocGen Is Ready to Pay Up to $1 Billion to End U.S. Probes – Bloomberg
- Trump Tax Windfall Going to Capex Way Faster Than Stock Buybacks – Bloomberg
- Trump’s Aggressive Trade Agenda Brings Heightened Tensions – WSJ
- Democracy’s resilience: Is America’s democracy threatened? – Brookings
- U.S. Factory Managers Are Fuming About Trump’s Tariffs – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Founder of pro-Brexit thinktank has link with Russian intelligence, says MP – The Guardian
- Icelanders are now officially 350.000 thousand – RUV
- 200 migrants in south German town prevent deportation of man to Congo – The Local
- Violence against teachers affects 1 in 4 German schools – DW
- Brussels unveils battle plan to hit ‘illiberal democracies’ – Politico
- Irish court rejects Facebook bid to delay EU data privacy case – Reuters
- Macron thanks Australian leader’s ‘delicious wife’ – BBC
- Who pays the most tax in Europe? – Euro News
Asia:
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- It appears China has stopped buying soybeans from the US altogether because of trade fight – CNBC
- China Seen Jolting Soybean Market by Shunning U.S. Supplies – Bloomberg
- Trump’s top China expert is making his first known trip to China this week – Quartz
- He was one of millions of Chinese seniors growing old alone. So he put himself up for adoption. – Washington Post
- Smartphone giant Xiaomi files for huge IPO in Hong Kong – MarketWatch
- Warren Buffett’s Chinese Car Bet Has Plunged $9 Billion – Bloomberg
- The Eurasian Landbridge and China’s Belt and Road Initiative – VOX
- China’s Biggest Tech Unicorns Stampede to Go Public – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Liberal backbencher Julia Banks challenged to live on Youth Allowance payments after ‘insulting’ comments – ABC
- Analysis of 1,054 internship job ads reveals dire consequences of ‘internship culture’ – ABC
- Shift to renewables would save Australians $20bn a year – report – The Guardian
- Here’s The Official Apology From The ABC Regarding Their Description Of Tony Abbott – The Shovel
- Liberal activists target Tony Abbott’s seat over climate change policy – The Guardian
- Andrew Laming should know teachers have it much tougher than MPs – Brisbane Times
- Here’s How A Sumo Salad Franchise Underpaid Its Workers For Months – Junkee
- Commonwealth Bank Kept Ministers In The Dark About Its Massive Privacy Breach Until This Week – Buzz Feed
- The politics behind the competitive neutrality inquiry into ABC and SBS – The Conversation
- Liberal MP Julia Banks’ claim she could live on $40 a day rebutted by Business Council – The Guardian
- The BCA, fake pub-tests and the impending propaganda blitz – Michael West
- China ramps up pressure on Qantas over Taiwan – The Age
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Auckland fuel tax ‘is a sham’ – Interest.co.nz
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