Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The Mystery Behind Tether, the Crypto World’s Digital Dollar – WSJ
- Frackers Burn Cash to Sustain U.S. Oil Boom – WSJ
- Trump’s Tariffs Foster Crisis at the W.T.O. – NY Times
- Turkey’s Financial Crisis Surprised Many. Except This Analyst. – NY Times
- Turkey’s crisis could widen, and its options are running out – The Guardian
- The Man Who Solved Bitcoin’s Most Notorious Heist – WSJ
- Ditch These High-Priced Index Funds Now – Barron’s
- Overhaul tax for the 21st century – The Economist
- Protectionism and the business cycle – VOX
Americas:
- Dinesh D’Souza and the Decline of Conservatism – The Atlantic
- Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous – Bloomberg
- Trump backs boycott of Harley Davidson in steel tariff dispute – Reuters
- Trump’s War With Harley-Davidson Has Divided America’s Bikers – NY Times
- US Economy Slowing? Not So Fast! – Yardeny Research
- An Economic Upturn Begun Under Obama Is Now Trump’s to Tout – NY Times
- Housing market has hit a ‘significant slowdown’ in recent weeks – Market Watch
- ‘We don’t have a single friend’: Canada’s Saudi spat reveals country is alone – The Guardian
Europe:
- Soviet Collapse Echoes in China’s Belt and Road – Bloomberg
- Surge in low-value jobs magnifies UK productivity problem – FT
- Boris Johnson must face full inquiry, Muslim leaders tell May – The Guardian
- Russia says will ditch U.S. securities amid sanctions: RIA – Reuters
- U.S. soybean cargo docks in Chinese port after weeks at anchor amid.. – Reuters
- No-deal Brexit: the silliest of silly season ideas – The Times
- Why the Bank of England Should Target Growth – Project Syndicate
- In Orban’s Hungary, a Glimpse of Europe’s Demise – WSJ
Asia:
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- The West is getting China wrong – East Asia Forum
- Burying ‘One Child’ Limits, China Pushes Women to Have More Babies – NY Times
- U.N. says it has credible reports that China holds million Uighurs… – Reuters
- Is China losing the trade war against America? – The Economist
- China warns off US reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea – CNN
Trans-Tasman:
- Really doesn’t cut it’: Pressure mounts on Turnbull government to reveal NEG modelling – The SMH
- Malcolm Turnbull’s popularity plunges after Super Saturday by-election losses: Newspoll – 9News
- Australian PM’s popularity slumps as government fractures emerge – Reuters
- Coalition shows no sign of closing gap to Labor in latest Newspoll – The Guardian
- Religion in decline in all categories of Australian schools – The SMH
- One in seven uni students often forced to go without food: new study – The SMH
- Great Barrier Reef Foundation not aware of ‘due diligence’ for $444m grant – The Guardian
- #Reefgate, Joyce versus Husar and other scandals: The case for a federal ICAC – Independent Australia
- Barrier Reef grant application ‘retrospective’ – SBS
- Opinion: Great Barrier Reef grant likely to get messy for Prime Minister Malcolm Turbull – The West
- Queensland farmer raises $25,000 to run ad opposing Adani water licence – The Guardian
- Coal back on the agenda as energy guarantee deadline looms – The Guardian
- How online genealogy created an unregulated forensic database for police – ABC
- Government-controlled supermarkets accused of ripping off remote shoppers – ABC
- NSW Government’s ‘road kill files’ reveal how state’s dwindling koala population is under threat – ABC
- Plastic bag bans: Former SA premier Mike Rann says companies need to show courage – ABC
- A mass cross-country convoy sets off to deliver drought aid to NSW farmers – ABC
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Kiwibank says it will pre-approve 90% mortgages for KiwiBuild buyers – Interest.co.nz
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The company tax conundrum – Interest.co.nz