Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- I Came of Age During the 2008 Financial Crisis. I’m Still Angry About It. – NY Times
- Financial sector remains an impenetrable black box – FT
- Banks jump on to the fintech bandwagon – FT
- Why claims that the 2008 bailout was a “success” should make you angry – Synthetic Assets
- The financial crisis may have scarred a generation for life – Quartz
- Hank Paulson Says the Financial Crisis Could Have Been ‘Much Worse’ – Barron’s
- Investment winners and losers 10 years after the crash – FT
- Markets are suffering from a nasty bout of millenarianism – The Economist
Americas:
- Kavanaugh’s accuser steps forward, putting onus on GOP – Politico
- Trump Promised a Rush of Repatriated Cash, But Company Responses Are Modest – WSJ
- Tax Change Helps Executives Afford Pricier Planes – WSJ
- Money Talks. Will the G.O.P. Listen? – NY Times
- What Do We Actually Know About the Economy? (Wonkish) – NY Times
- The president of debt – Axios
- Trump appears with Bill Clinton accusers before debate – CNN
- From Trump to Trade, the Financial Crisis Still Resonates 10 Years Later – NY Times
- A fresh look back at 2016 finds America with an identity crisis – Washington Post
- Argentina to set out austerity budget in search for IMF support – FT
Europe:
- Deutsche to shift more assets and ringfence UK unit after Brexit – FT
- With a Brexit deal in sight, Britain is entering a no man’s land – FT
- Fitbit’s 150 billion hours of heart data reveal that Europeans are healthier (lower resting heart rate) and more active than the rest of the world – Yahoo
- EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019 – DW
- Today, Europe Lost The Internet. Now, We Fight Back – EFF
- The EU Can Still Be Saved From Its Internet-Wrecking Copyright Plan – Motherboard
- Day-to-day effects of no-deal Brexit stressed in new impact papers – The Guardian
- Tory Brexiters make case for leaving EU without deal and trading on WTO terms – The Guardian
Asia:
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- China Weighs Skipping Trade Talks After U.S. Tariff Threat – WSJ
- Trump set to press ahead new tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods despite talks – The CNBC
- Trump has decided to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods in dramatic escalation of trade battle – Washington Post
- EU Set to Scrap Punitive Measures For Chinese Solar Panels – Jumore Global
- China may be copying Facebook to build an intelligence weapon – The Hill
- China Is Overtaking the U.S. in Scientific Research – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- New Labor bill would make using and growing cannabis legal in Canberra – Canberra Times
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison has angrily denied cutting $1.2 billion in aged care funding – New Daily
- Push to raise Newstart allowance by $75 a week would boost economy: Deloitte – The Guardian
- ‘In the family’: majority of Australia’s lobbyists are former political insiders – The Guardian
- Degrees no guarantee of steady income growth, new report reveals – The SMH
- ‘Tsunami’ of new wind and solar projects drives renewables output to a record’ – The SMH
- Australia’s lax lobbying regime the domain of party powerbrokers – The Guardian
- ‘They’re all someone’s mum, someone’s dad… and they’re just forgotten’ – ABC
- Business Council CEO calls on government to outline carbon emissions plan – Skynews
- ‘The simple question MPs opposed to pill testing should ask themselves’ – The SMH
- NSW govt backs down on marine parks – SBS
- Aussie housing prices could fall by as much as 40 percent in next 12 months – 9News
- Coalition told pushing new migrants into Australia’s regions could undermine economy – The Guardian
- Push for unions to be taxed like companies – Canberra Times
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Harcourts’ average Auckland price drops to lowest level in 2 years – Interest.co.nz
- Mortgage borrowing capacity has fallen, but by how much? – Interest.co.nz
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