Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The Most Important Least-Noticed Economic Event of the Decade – NY Times
- Elon Musk and Tesla Settle With S.E.C. in Fraud Case – NY Times
- SEC settles charges with Tesla’s Elon Musk, will remain as CEO but relinquish chairman role and pay stiff fine – CNBC
- Musk Ousted as Tesla Chairman in SEC Settlement; Will Remain CEO – Bloomberg
- The Case Against Elon Musk Will Chill Innovation – Wired
- Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100 – Washington Post
- How Dirty Money Disappears Into the Black Hole of Cryptocurrency – WSJ
- Dollar’s ‘Exorbitant Privilege’ Takes Another Blow – Bloomberg
- Druckenmiller Sees ‘Massive’ Debt Fueling Next Financial Crisis – Bloomberg
- Emerging Markets’ Double Whammy: Expensive Oil, Weak Currencies – WSJ
- Global M&A volume flattens in third quarter as trade tensions loom – Reuters
- Value Vs. Growth Stocks: Value Investing Death Exaggerated, But How Much? – IBD
- Crypto’s Open Secret: Its Multibillion-Dollar Volume Is Suspect – Bloomberg
Americas:
- White House limits scope of the FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation – NBC News
- The Unbearable Dishonesty of Brett Kavanaugh – The Intercept
- The lies senators must tell themselves to support Brett Kavanaugh – Boston Globe
- Housing Market Slows, as Rising Prices Outpace Wages – NY Times
- Elizabeth Warren says she will ‘take a hard look at running for president’ after midterms – Boston Globe
- The U.S. and Canada Are Close to Reaching a Nafta Agreement – Bloomberg
- Trump Grabs Oil Trader Interest Over Call With Saudi King – Bloomberg
- House Passes $3.8 Trillion More in Tax Cuts – Fortune
- Trillion-Dollar Deficit? Whatever, Says New Washington Consensus – Bloomberg
- Nafta Isn’t Dead Yet, Despite Missed Deadline – WSJ
- Tariffs Start to Drag on U.S. Economy as Trade Deficit Widens – Bloomberg
- Three tariff lessons from US interwar history – VOX
- Why Wall Street banks may still be too big to fail – Politico
Europe:
- US groups raise millions to support rightwing UK thinktanks – The Guardian
- Italy announces a budget that could wreck its economy – The Economist
- Boris Johnson: My plan for a better Brexit – The Telegraph
- Theresa May must make a choice over autonomy or access to markets – FT
- UK to press for shake-up of Big Four auditors – FT
- Brexit: how likely is a second EU referendum? – FT
- What would a no-deal Brexit mean? Both experts and voters could be in for a shock – The Telegraph
- In Britain, Even Children Are Feeling the Effects of Austerity – NY Times
- UK appoints food supplies minister amid fears of no-deal Brexit – The Guardian
Asia:
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- China Censors Bad Economic News Amid Signs of Slower Growth – NY Times
- BOJ Summary Shows Growing Concerns Over Economy’s Downside Risks – WSJ
- Moody’s: transition risks at regions amid China’s deleveraging; risk of systemic financial crisis low – Moody’s
- My career as an international blood smuggler – The Guardian
- Needed for China’s Belt and Road: a Roadmap – Bloomberg
- Google Executive Declines to Say If China Censors Its Citizens – The Intercept
- Hank Paulson Says China Trade War Risks Long-Term U.S. Pain – Bloomberg
- The Architect of China’s Muslim Camps Is a Rising Star Under Xi – Bloomberg
- Can China ever reconcile the market economy with a one-party state? – FT
Trans-Tasman:
- Just a populist whinge? The banking report is damning of Morrison’s judgment – The Guardian
- The Morrison government stands accused of trying to sneak-release the latest greenhouse gas emission figures – New Daily
- Canberra has fastest internet speeds in the country, analysis shows – Canberra Times
- Labor promises $300m for university research labs and infrastructure – The Guardian
- Scott Morrison has fended off questions about political appointments to the ABC board – SBS
- How deadly is 50-degree heat? Australia’s cities face the new reality of climate change – ABC
- Australian university students face unprecedented financial pressures – WSWS
- Unions put Labor on notice over TPP sell out – Green Left
- The terms of Malcolm Turnbull’s $444 million Barrier Reef grant were set by Scott Morrison – The Saturday Paper
- First home buyers shrug off the credit crunch as home loans are bigger than ever – ABC
- Bupa employee caught trying to sell 547,000 customers’ details on the dark web – The Register
- Six months until construction bust – News.com.au
- What we do and don’t know about politicians and trust – The SMH
- Work for the dole — A punishing reality for jobseekers – Independent Australia