Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Dow drops more than 200 points as Trump tariffs reignite trade-war fears – CNBC
- Fed’s Mester says market unease over Italy, flattening yield curve hasn’t made her more cautious – MarketWatch
- World’s Biggest AI Startup Raises $1.2 Billion in Mere Months – Bloomberg
- Cryptocurrency Attacks Are Rising – Bloomberg
- AI Could Have a Huge Impact on Financial Markets – Fortune
- Why Wall Street Traders Aren’t Rejoicing (Yet) Over Volcker Rule – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Trump repeatedly pressured Sessions on Mueller investigation – Axios
- Trump to impose total ban on luxury German cars: report – The Hill
- Vermont will pay you $10,000 to move there and work remotely – Quartz
- Trump has officially put more tariffs on U.S. allies than on China – Washington Post
- Trump administration will put steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the EU – CNBC
- Oh, What a Stupid Trade War (Very Slightly Wonkish) – NY Times
- Speech by Governor Brainard on sustaining full employment and inflation around target – Federal Reserve
- Trump’s Net Worth Slides to $2.8 Billion, Lowest Since Campaign – Bloomberg
- Trump’s Trade War Is Bad for Business – Bloomberg
- Republicans gobsmacked by Trump’s tariffs – Politico
- The Economy Can Handle Steel and Aluminum Tariffs. The Real Risk Is Erratic Policy. – NY Times
- Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO – Reuters
- Canada hits back at ’punitive’ U.S. tariffs in ’turning point’ in relations – The Province
Europe:
- Italy buys back €500m of its debt amid political woes – FT
- Italian Political Parties 5 Star and League Strike Deal on Coalition Government – WSJ
- David Davis devises an Irish trade buffer zone to break deadlock in Brexit talks – The Sun
- Anger as Brexiter Nigel Lawson applies for French residency – The Guardian
- The seven deadly trade lies that Brexiteers tell us – Evening Standard
- U.S. Plans to Hit EU With Steel, Aluminum Tariffs – WSJ
- What “austerity”? – Econlog
- Why Italy Needs a Euro Exit Plan – Barron’s
- Polls show most Italians want to stay in euro – Reuters
- EU plans €30bn fund to help crisis-hit eurozone countries – FT
China:
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- China has turned Xinjiang into a police state like no other – The Economist
- China’s SenseTime, the world’s highest-valued AI startup, closes $620M follow-on round – Tech Crunch
- China Turns to Robotic Policing – Ozy
- China Slams Trump’s ‘Flip-Flop’ on Tariffs as Trade Spat Worsens – Bloomberg
- China’s Economy Is Battling Slowdown, Earliest Indicators Show – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Criminal cartel charges to be laid against ANZ – ACCC
- Fair Work umpire rules minimum wage to rise by $24.30 a week – The Age
- And the world hasn’t ended… Australia has Registered 2490 Same-Sex Marriages – Junkee
- Turnbull government uses millions of super accounts to boost budget – The SMH
- Franchisees advised to steal workers’ wages, inquiry hears – The Guardian
- Home prices post first annual fall in six years – The SMH
- Tax reporting exemption for 1,498 private companies could be torn up – The Guardian
- It’s early days, but Amazon may have misread the Australian market – The SMH
- NBN fixed wireless blowing out bush broadband bill as Government pins hopes on fixed-line levy – ABC
- Stirling poll points to wipeout in once-safe seat for Liberal Party – The West
- Treasurer responds to Amazon’s block on Australian consumers – SBS
- How Macquarie Bank risked the retirement savings of its customers and got away with it – ABC
- One Nation approaches Mark Latham to join – 9News
- Mark Latham is dropping hints about the political comeback he promised he wouldn’t make – ABC
- NBN retail prices are starting to rise – IT News
- M4 toll expense forces drivers off motorways in droves, figures reveal – ABC
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Raise the retirement age, Treasury says – Interest.co.nz
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Auckland and Canterbury housing markets face long cold winter – Interest.co.nz
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Rising fuel prices threaten to squeeze economic growth – Interest.co.nz