Links 10 September 2018

Global Macro / Markets / Investing:

• Amazon has patented a system that would put workers in a cage, on top of a robot – Seattle Times
• Amazon’s Antitrust Antagonist Has a Breakthrough Idea – NY Times
• What We Need to Fight the Next Financial Crisis – NY Times
• In Amazon’s ’hellscape’, workers face insecurity and crushing targets – SMH
• The Question for Elon Musk: Dude, What Are You, High? – Bloomberg
• In a crisis, sometimes you don’t tell the whole story – FT
• How to Spot the Next Financial Crisis – Barron’s
• AI Hedge Fund Is Said to Liquidate After Less Than Two Years – Bloomberg
• Warren Buffett Recounts His Role During 2008 Financial Crisis – WSJ
• Apple says Trump’s China tariffs are going to hurt the company – CNBC

Americas:

• Trump Administration Discussed Coup Plans With Rebel Venezuelan Officers – NY Times
• Trump Trade Plans Tempered by Cohn and Mnuchin, Woodward Writes – Bloomberg
• Larry Summers Calls Fed Bank Stress Test Results ‘Absurd’ – Bloomberg
• According to Donald Trump, a lot of people are crying around Donald Trump – Toronto Star
• One of Donald Trump’s aides portrays him as unfit to be president, anonymously – The Economist
• White House aide tells donors GOP can win midterms despite Trump’s unpopularity – Washington Post
• The Cost of American Retreat – WSJ
• In a Sign of the Economy’s Strength, Jobs and Wages Moved Higher in August – NY Times
• Is This a Mid-1990s Moment for the Economy? Three Reasons for Optimism – NY Times
• U.S. Wage Gains Pick Up to 2.9% While Payrolls Rise 201,000 – Bloomberg
• Rental Glut Sends Chill Through the Hottest U.S. Housing Markets – Bloomberg
• The Financial Crisis Changed Home Buying Forever – WSJ
• Who pays for tariffs? – The Economist

Europe:

• Bombshell poll reveals heavy union backing for second Brexit vote – The Guardian
• As Germans Seek News, YouTube Delivers Far-Right Tirades – NY Times
• Danske Bank Money-Laundering Probe Involves $150 Billion of Transactions – WSJ
• Counting the costs of Brexit uncertainty – FT
• The real Goldfinger: the London banker who broke the world – The Guardian
• Murdered Russian exile survived earlier poisoning attempt, police believe – The Guardian
• Europe’s fintech firms are on pace to set an IPO record this year – Quartz

Asia:

• China Is Detaining Muslims in Vast Numbers. The Goal: ‘Transformation.’ – NY Times
• Jack Ma to unveil Alibaba’s succession plan, paving the way for younger talent to take over – SCMP
• Alibaba’s Jack Ma, China’s Richest Man, to Retire From Company He Co-Founded – NY Times
• Chances Fade for U.S.-China Trade Deal – WSJ
• The Indictment Of North Korea For The Sony Hack Shows How Cybersecurity Has Evolved – BuzzFeed
• China to take over Zambian international Airport for debt repayment default; neocolonialism? – Daily Rant
• Trump ups ante on China, threatens duties on nearly all its imports – Reuters

Trans-Tasman:

• Wagga Wagga by-election: Liberals lose state seat held for more than 60 years – ABC
• Households are now spending more than they are saving — and that’s not sustainable – ABC
• For two years Australia has been without a US ambassador, but that may not be a bad thing – Canberra Times
• How Steve Bannon manipulated Australia’s arrogant mainstream media – Independent Australia
• Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cleared the ground for a migration overhaul – The Age
• Healthcare flagged as federal election issue by Bill Shorten at Tasmania Labor conference – ABC
• Australia urges Donald Trump to rethink tariffs as tensions threaten to hit shoppers – Brisbane Times
• Scott Morrison’s school alumni Facebook group restricted after heated posts – The Guardian
• Chinese international students take on major parties at universities – Canberra Times
• Morrison dumps Paris Agreement and the NEG – The Guardian
• Australian groups launch global wave of climate protests ahead of summit – Reuters
• ‘Insult to every voter’: Australia criticised as Japan attempts to resume commercial whaling – The Guardian
• New rental laws pass Victorian parliament, strengthening tenants’ rights – News.com.au
• Banking royal commission: Fees for the dead and cash bribes — the greatest shocks (so far) – ABC
• ‘Congestion-free’ claims removed from Aussie Broadband’s NBN advertising – ACCC
• Blue skies and not too many clouds on the horizon for the property market this summer – Interest.co.nz
• What are we building and how has it changed? – Interest.co.nz