Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Brexit talks have effectively killed off U.K. growth, economist Danny Blanchflower says – Bloomberg
- Deutsche Bank lost 12 times more than it thought was possible in one day of trading – Business Insider
- Day trader sues broker over demo trading platform mix up – FT (oops!)
- Oil trader warns OPEC not to raise output too fast – FT
Americas:
- Turkey hits United States with retaliatory tariffs. – CNN
- White House to propose merging Labor and Education into one agency as centerpiece of federal government overhaul – WaPo
Europe/Middle East:
- EU hits back at Donald Trump with billions in tariffs on Bourbon whiskey, jeans and motorcycles – Independent
- Trump tossed candy to Merkel at G-7, said ‘don’t say I never give you anything’ – The Hill
- Russia was probably behind a widespread cyber attack on German energy providers disclosed last week, the head of Germany’s BfV domestic intelligence agency told the RND newspaper chain. – Reuters
- Sara Netanyahu indicted for fraud in Israeli court – Haaretz
- Bank of England’s chief economist defies colleagues, increasing chance of summer rate hike – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- A Chinese Embassy official yelled and made demands of an Australian producer to try and censor an episode of “60 Minutes” that would be critical of China. – Business Insider
- Chinese investment in the United States has plummeted 92% this year – CNN
- U.S. identifies North Korea missile test site it says Kim committed to destroy: “Chairman Kim promised that North Korea would destroy a missile engine test stand soon.” North Korea has not publicly confirmed that Kim made such a commitment. – Reuters
- India hikes tariffs on US products as trade tensions spread. – Asia Nikkei
- Japan to halt drills against North Korean missiles – FT
Trans-Tasman:
- New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is first world leader on maternity leave – BusinessInsider
- Thoroughly fair’: Turnbull says income tax plan is a win for working families – ABC
- Credit card fees jump – ABC
- Australia’s population still growing strongly despite a slowdown in migration – ABC
- What Telstra’s job purge means for your phone plan – The Age
- Coalition MPs reject Tony Abbott warning on energy and climate change – The Age
Miscellaneous:
- The builders of Britain’s ancient stone circles like Stonehenge were using Pythagoras’ theorem 2,000 years before the Greek philosopher was born, experts have claimed. – Telegraph
- Burger King Russia apologises for offering free burgers for life to women impregnated by World Cup players – Straits Times (WTF?)
- Car dealers are erecting barriers for electric car buyers – Quartz
- 16:8 Diet is Effective for Weight Loss: Study – Sci News (can confirm, been skipping breakfast and only eating at lunch then dinner for a month now, lost about 7 kg….)
- Simon Rattle bows out at Berlin with Mahler, Merkel and standing ovations – The Guardian
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