Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Trump Says He Will Pull U.S. Out of WTO ‘If They Don’t Shape Up’ – Bloomberg
- BlackRock voted to replace Tesla’s Musk with independent board chair – Reuters
- How the Financial Crash Forged a $6.3 Trillion Giant – Bloomberg
- Central bankers grapple with the changing nature of competition – The Economist
- The hottest stock in the S&P is a nearly 50-year-old chip maker – Quartz
- Ten years after the financial crash, the timid left should be full of regrets – The Guardian
Americas:
- ‘Totally dishonest’: Trump asserts only he can be trusted over opponents and ‘fake news’ – Washington Post
- Calling Donald Trump ‘Alt-Right’ Only Empowers Real Racists – The American Conservative
- U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border, throwing their citizenship into question – Washington Post
- The Fed – The Monetary Policy Response to Uncertain Inflation Persistence – Federal Reserve
- Sessions Is Safe at Least Until November Elections, Trump Says – Bloomberg
- Trump Says He’s Thinking About Indexing Capital Gains to Inflation – Bloomberg
- Trump Says Google, Facebook, Amazon May Be ‘Antitrust Situation’ – Bloomberg
- Trump Is a Snob Who Secretly Despises His Own Supporters – NY Mag
- Trump’s tariffs on Canadian newsprint are overturned – Tampa Bay News
- Trump cancels pay raise due federal workers in January – AP
- Trump says government won’t give civilian employees raises in 2019 – CNBC
- Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley – The Economist
- Virtuous Macri circle turns vicious for Argentina – Breaking Views
- Argentina Hikes Interest Rate to 60% to Shore Up Free-Falling Peso – Bloomberg
- IMF agrees to revise Argentina bailout terms – FT
Europe:
- Trump Says EU Offer for No Auto Tariffs Is ‘Not Good Enough’ – Bloomberg
- A Visit to Islamic England – WSJ
- EU says it is willing to scrap car tariffs in US trade deal – Politico
- EU offers to lift all car tariffs if US reciprocates – FT
- EU’s Barnier says must prepare for a ’no-deal’ Brexit – Reuters
- Greece’s debts are not the problem, it is the state’s inability to reform – The Times
- Emmanuel Macron tells EU leaders to make a deal with Britain – The Times
- No-deal Brexit is only alternative to Chequers plan, says Lidington – The Guardian
Asia:
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- Trump to Back $200 Billion China Tariffs as Early as Next Week, Sources Say – Bloomberg
- Trump Says U.S. ‘Much Stronger’ Than China in Trade Disputes – Bloomberg
- Detention of Uighurs must end, UN tells China, amid claims of prison camps – The Guardian
- Trump wants new US$200 billion China tariffs ‘as early as next week’ – SCMP
- Why Chinese cinemas are empty but “full” – BBC
- Why ‘divorcing China’ may be the right way to go – Washington Times
- China launches platform to stamp out ‘online rumors’ – Reuters
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60% of Hong Kong’s young people support Taiwan independence – Hong Kong FP
Trans-Tasman:
- Senior Liberal figures have labelled the Morrison government’s stance on climate change as “mad” – The SMH
- Peter Dutton accused of misleading parliament over au pair visa saga – The Guardian
- Dutton’s au pair drama shows hypocrisy of immigration policy – The SMH
- Leaks target Peter Dutton over decisions on au pairs – The Conversation
- Renewables haven’t screwed up the grid. Regulators and lawyers have – Renew Economy
- Turnbull faces grilling over reef funding – 9News
- NBN base case funding jumps to AU$51b following HFC pause – ZD Net
- One more day to buy cheap cigarettes in Australia: Price will soar to $40 on Saturday – Daily Mail
- Almost 30 years later, all the signs of the pre-Fitzgerald era are back – The Guardian
- Malcolm Turnbull head to New York and refuses to help Liberal Party campaign in Wentworth – Daily Mail
- Exporters are hitting back at calls for the Federal Government to seize hay supplies destined for Japan and China – ABC
- Chart of the day: What does it mean when the Government says the boats have stopped? – ABC
- Record $17 billion to be spent on roads and rail over next 3 years – Interest.co.nz
- Our one-eyed Reserve Bank – Interest.co.nz
- A chilly Spring for investors? – Interest.co.nz
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