Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The Financial Crisis Made Us Afraid of Risk—For a While – WSJ
- How the Financial Crisis Still Affects Investors – Barron’s
- Crypto-Mania Collapse Update: $638 Billion Gone – Wolf Street
Americas:
- Many lawmakers and aides who crafted financial regulations after the 2008 crisis now work for Wall Street – Washington Post
- Trump Administration Discussed Coup Plans With Rebel Venezuelan Officers – NY Times
- Sheriffs who cheered Trump’s attack on press have their own media run-ins – The Guardian
- Bob Woodward: “People better wake up to what’s going on” in the Oval Office – CBS
- Trump Trade Plans Tempered by Cohn and Mnuchin, Woodward Writes – Bloomberg
- Is This a Mid-1990s Moment for the Economy? Three Reasons for Optimism – NY Times
- No more neutral rate? The shine comes off the Fed’s r-star – Reuters
- The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering – NY Times
Europe:
- EU ready to give Barnier mandate to close Brexit deal – FT
- Bombshell poll reveals heavy union backing for second Brexit vote – The Guardian
- EU seeks new powers for money laundering crackdown – FT
- Labour will give power to workers through ‘ownership funds’ – The Guardian
- Help to Buy boom could leave a generation in negative equity – The Times
- Despite gains, Sweden’s far-right party remains out of power – The Irish Times
- Eurosceptics shelve their rival Brexit blueprint – The Times
Asia:
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- China Is Detaining Muslims in Vast Numbers. The Goal: ‘Transformation.’ – NY Times
- Beijing hopes Wall Street bankers can break Trump trade impasse – FT
- Jack Ma to unveil Alibaba’s succession plan, paving the way for younger talent to take over – SCMP
- Pakistan rethinks its role in Xi’s Belt and Road plan – FT
- Malaysia cancels China-backed pipeline projects – FT
- Beijing’s Three Options: Unemployment, Debt, or Wealth Transfers – Carnegie Endownment
- There Goes The Credit Impulse: Why Chinese Consumption Is On The Verge Of Collapse – Zero Hedge
- The shadowy extremist sect accused of plotting to kill intellectuals in India – Washington Post
Trans-Tasman:
- Greens bill to ban live export passes the Senate 31-28 – The Guardian
- Australians are losing their trust in ‘the media’, but not in journalism – Fact Check – ABC
- Renewable Bullying – PBS
- Pyne Blames Labor For Leadership Spill – Ten Daily
- This is how the Government’s numbers look in the House of Representatives without Turnbull – ABC
- Bunnings ‘bank of hours’ staffing regime triggers complaints, as hardware chain confirms review – ABC
- Scott Morrison’s Plans To Short Change Victoria’s Hospitals – Premier.vic.gov.au
- Peter Dutton rejects Greens’ claims he misled Parliament over au pair visas – ABC
- Labor push to refer Peter Dutton to High Court – Canberra Times
- Wagga Wagga by-election: Liberals lose state seat held for more than 60 years – ABC
- Questions over ‘war on drugs’ as data shows NSW drug busts were accidentally counted twice – ABC
- Prison guards vow to fight ‘war of attrition’ over privatisation plans – ABC
- Noosa tops Gold Coast as Queensland’s ‘most prestigious’ property market – ABC
- Coal mine under farmers’ scrutiny over vast surface water harvest – ABC
- How Aussies lost almost $24 billion – ABC
- Housing shouldn’t hit bank stability: RBA – RBA
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