Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Tesla stock drops on report company faces US criminal probe over Musk’s take-private Tweet – CNBC
- Cryptocurrency Exchanges Are Vulnerable to Manipulation, Report Finds – WSJ
- No, the Financial Crisis Didn’t Spawn Populism – WSJ
- Buyback ‘Blackout’ to Test U.S. Stock Market – WSJ
- Reflections on the Lehman collapse, 10 years later – BIS
Americas:
- “Cut Bait”: As the Kavanaugh Nightmare Escalates, Ivanka Suggests Cutting Him Loose – Vanity Fair
- Ford wants FBI investigation before testifying – CNN
- Trump-proof aspects of Manafort deal rankle lawyers – Politico
- Trump rails on top Florida ally over Hurricane Maria flap – Politico
- Benefit Gains Exceed Wage Growth, New Labor Data Show – WSJ
- How Puerto Rico Became the Newest Tax Haven for the Super Rich – GQ
- Behind Your Rising Health-Care Bills: Secret Hospital Deals That Squelch Competition – WSJ
- Ultra-rich Trump official says consumers won’t notice price increases, leaves CNBC hosts speechless – Think Progress
- Where Trump’s new China tariffs will hit consumers – CBS News
- California: “Housing market falters for fourth straight month”, Inventory up 17.2% YoY – Calculated Risk
Europe:
- Rightwing thinktanks unveil radical plan for US-UK Brexit trade deal – The Guardian
- BMW to shut Mini factory in Oxford for a month after Brexit day – Sky
- UK ’needs darkest hour’ in Brexit talks before giving ground – The Guardian
- Call to scrap high-skilled migrants cap – BBC
- The greatest threat to Brexit is now the Brexiters themselves – FT
Asia:
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- China Retaliates With Tariffs on $60 Billion of U.S. Goods – WSJ
- China prepares to dig in its heels in face of US tariff pressure – FT
- China promises ‘retaliation’ against new US tariffs – FT
- China Once Looked Tough on Trade. Now Its Options Are Dwindling. – NY Times
- North Korea’s Trump-Era Strategy: Keep Making A-Bombs, but Quietly – NY Times
- Myanmar’s Assault on a Truthful Press – NY Times
- Japan fashion guru Maezawa lands first SpaceX moon flight – Reuters
- Alibaba’s Jack Ma says U.S.-China trade friction could last 20 years – Reuters
- India, U.S. closing in on package deal to remove trade irritants – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- Labor and Coalition combine to vote down stricter lobbying rules – The Guardian
- Senator weeps as he uses parliamentary privilege to air death list – The SMH
- A federal ICAC won’t safeguard democracy unless it includes gifts and lobbying – The Guardian
- Afterpay is raking in millions at the expense of debt-ridden and vulnerable Australians – New Daily
- How market forces have failed the nation – The SMH
- Pill testing not on agenda for new drug panel set up after festival deaths – SBS
- Amazon fails to curb Australia price gouging after overseas block – The SMH
- Bill Shorten to announce $400 million pitch to women on superannuation – Brisbane Times
- ICAC rules Australian of the Year finalist stole $750,000 from charities – ABC
- What did Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Stokes have to do with the Liberal leadership spill? – ABC
- Adani plans to draw 12.5b litres of water and there will be no environmental impact statement – ABC
- Solar takes centre stage in South Australia, becoming No 1 energy source in middle of day – Renew Economy
- How Foxtel is spending its $30 million government handout – The SMH
- Scott Morrison cancels Coag premiers meeting amid policy upheaval – The Guardian
- IRD hits back at critics on property tax compliance – Interest.co.nz