Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- SEC Inquired About Tesla CEO Musk’s Tweets – WSJ
- Wall Street Salivates After Elon Musk Floats Taking Tesla Private – NY Times
- Who could fund Musk’s Tesla buyout? – FT
- Call of the day: Tesla shares are headed for $420 regardless – MarketWatch
- For Tesla’s Elon Musk, Twitter Is Sword Against Short Sellers – WSJ
- How 2,000-year-old roads predict modern-day prosperity – Washington Post
- Private Banks Are the New Hedge Funds – Bloomberg
- Crypto’s $600 Billion Crash Hits a New Low – Bloomberg
- Economic policy for artificial intelligence – VOX
- The risks of passive funds will be cruelly exposed in any correction – The Times
- Bitcoin Whale’s Bad Trade Leaves Counterparties Holding the Bag – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Omarosa Secretly Recorded Trump—And Played the Audio for People, Sources Say – Daily Beast
- Trump’s trade policy is an exercise in futility – Chicago Booth
- Trump administration cuts staff at financial markets watchdog: source – Reuters
- Federal deficit jumps 20 percent after tax cuts, spending bill – The Hill
- The U.S. Cargo Ship That Failed to Beat Soybean Tariff Is Now Just Drifting Aimlessly at Sea – Jalopnik
- Uber Hit With Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown – NY Times
- In major defeat for Uber and Lyft, New York City votes to limit ride-hailing cars – The Verge
- Many Americans Still Feel the Sting of Lost Wealth – Bloomberg
- War Without End – NY Times
- Trump says GDP growth ’could be in the 5s’ next quarter – AP
- ‘We Are at the Limit’: Trump’s Tariffs Turn Small Businesses Upside Down – WSJ
- America might be ready for democratic socialism. It’s not ready for the bill. – VOX
- In expensive cities, rents fall for the rich — but rise for the poor – Washington Post
Europe:
- London’s economy shrugs off effects of Brexit vote – FT
- A German Publisher Is Winning the Internet – Bloomberg
- Sterling plunges to 2018 lows as Brexit unease builds – Reuters
- ‘Bad Brexit’ Could Starve Britain by Next August, Farmers Warn – Bloomberg
- Italy Senate overturns mandatory vaccination law – FT
Asia:
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- Inside Google’s Effort to Develop a Censored Search Engine in China – The Intercept
- China announces 25% tariffs on $16 billion worth of US goods, including crude oil and cars – CNBC
- Stamp of Approval for Larger Families in China? Postage Prognosticators See a Sign – WSJ
- China Doesn’t Want to Play by the World’s Rules – Foreign Policy
- China Uses Lower-Profile Swaps Market to Bolster Yuan – WSJ
- China’s Belt and Road projects drive overseas debt fears – FT
- Chinese exports accelerate even as Trump escalates trade war – Reuters
- Japan begins to embrace the 100-year life – FT
- Alibaba merging China food delivery units to counter Tencent-backed.. – Reuters
- China millennials’ love of credit cards raise debt fears – FT
Trans-Tasman:
- Sky News removed from Melbourne railway stations after extremist interview – The Guardian
- Barrier Reef Foundation grant ‘unthinkable, mind-blowing’, former board member says – ABC
- Australia’s biggest ever financial scam unfolded in plain sight – Canberra Times
- Labor says it will axe public service staffing cap to fix ‘stunning false economy’ – The Guardian
- Experts agree bank conduct could be criminal – The SMH
- The bigger questions about reef foundation’s $444 million windfall – The SMH
- I’m going nowhere, says former PM Abbott – SBS
- John Lloyd breached code of conduct over email to think tank, inquiry finds – Canberra Times
- FactCheck: GetUp! on the impact of US corporate tax cuts on wages – The Conversation
- Labor snares $1m from executives and lobbyists at business summit – The SMH
- The number of young Australians transitioning from renting to home-ownership is in decline, and more are living with their parents longer – University of Melbourne
- Homelessness up 14% nationwide, 27% in NSW – ABC
- Exploring the Decline in the Labour Share of GDP – Future Work
- This country is run for home owners, by home owners – The Age
- Robots drawing more girls to STEM subjects – ABC
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What’s got Adrian Orr so dovish? – Interest.co.nz
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RBNZ says interest rates will be lower for longer – Interest.co.nz
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