Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Tesla Asks Suppliers for Cash Back to Help Turn a Profit – WSJ
- Prolonged Slump in Bond Liquidity Rattles Markets – WSJ
- How Hard is it to Become a 401(k) Millionaire? – A Wealth Of Common Sense
- Being 30 then and now – Axios
- The aging, childless future – Axios
- Decade After Crisis, a $600 Trillion Market Remains Murky to Regulators – NY Times
- Targeted inflation targeting – VOX
- Can factor investing kill off the hedge fund? – FT
- Currency War Erupts, Threatening to Ripple Across Global Markets – Bloomberg
- The Hidden Environmental Cost of Amazon Prime’s Free, Fast Shipping – BuzzFeed
- As Firms Buy-Back Shares In Record Amounts, Insiders Are Selling – Zero Hedge
- G20 finance ministers expose schism in global trade – FT
- Global Growth Less Synchronized, More Uncertain, G-20 Draft Says – Bloomberg
Americas:
- God, Trump and the meaning of morality – Washington Post
- As Trump Struggles With Helsinki’s Fallout, Congress Faces a New Charge: Complicity – NY Times
- Dependent on trade, Mike Pence’s hometown takes a hit due to Trump’s tariffs – Washington Post
- Trump Lines Up Powell as Scapegoat If Tax, Trade Moves Sour – Bloomberg
- 2.5 Billion Pounds of Meat Piles Up in U.S. as Production Grows, Exports Slow – WSJ
- Sorry, Mr. Trump, But You Had Your Chance For A More Dovish Fed – Forbes
- Trump’s Putin fallout: Inside the White House’s tumultuous week of walk backs – Washington Post
Europe:
- Brussels rejects UK’s financial services Brexit plan – FT
- Portugal Dared to Cast Aside Austerity. It’s Having a Major Revival. – NY Times
- Italy’s Turn Against Europe – Project Syndicate
- U.S. tariffs to cost Germans up to 20 billion euros this year: report – Reuters
- Brexit uncertainty has already damaged Britain’s exporters – The Economist
- Brexit: White Paper, Westminster chaos and few choices – RTE
Asia:
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- Collapse of Chinese peer-to-peer lenders sparks investor panic – FT
- Wild About Tech, China Even Loves Robot Waiters That Can’t Serve – NY Times
- Renminbi weakness is a game changer for Asian currencies – FT
- China forecast to hit ‘peak housing’ and suffer decline in sales – FT
- Teslas in the palace signal brewing battle in Beijing – Nikkei
Trans-Tasman:
- Chart of the day: If you’re born poor, it takes until your great-great grandchildren to overcome it – ABC
- Sanjeev Gupta: Coal power is no longer cheaper – and we’ll prove it – The Guardian
- ‘I felt like a corporate slut’: Financial planner claims AMP pressured him to sell inferior products – ABC
- Can our superannuation system handle another financial crisis? – ABC
- ‘Trump is not our president, literally’: Are we too obsessed with the Anglosphere? – ABC
- Collie council votes against cheaper solar because “we should be burning more coal” – Renew Economy
- Coalition narrows gap but Labor keeps slim lead in Fairfax/Ipsos poll – Brisbane Times
- What should be done with the NBN in the long run? – The Conversation
- AEMO’s ‘cohesive’ energy plan falls short because it omits two key economic facts – The Conversation
- NSW Labor: New laws needed for ‘exploited’ gig economy workers – The SMH
- Signs ice cold Sydney property market starting to thaw? – Business Insider
- Fact check: Could asylum seekers travelling from New Zealand obtain a visa on arrival in Australia? – Fact Check – ABC
- My Health Record ‘identical’ to failed UK scheme, privacy expert says – The Guardian
- ‘Wake-up call’ to bosses: utes no tax-free perk for staff on weekends – Canberra Times
- Construction set for its biggest fall since GFC – ABC
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What’s driving businesses’ increased R&D investment intentions? – Interest.co.nz
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