Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Uber Proposals Value Company at $120 Billion in a Possible IPO – WSJ
- SEC Ruling Takes Aim at Stock-Exchange Profits – WSJ
- Investors Fretting Fed Error Most Bearish on Economy Since 2007 – Bloomberg
- In Defense of Elon Musk – Popular Mechanics
- Winklevoss-Backed Stablecoin Soars Above $1 as Tether’s Market Cap Plunges – Coin Desk
- Why Hedge Funds Will Stick With Ever-Risky Short Volatility Trades – Bloomberg
- The Prophets of Cryptocurrency Survey the Boom and Bust – New Yorker
Americas:
- J.B. Hunt Says 10% Raises Are the Antidote to the Truck-Driver Shortage – Bloomberg
- McConnell Blames Entitlements, Not GOP, for Rising Deficits – Bloomberg
- Potential tariffs tally: Half a billion for BMW; production move for Volvo – Post and Courier
- Trump says Fed is his ’biggest threat’ because it is raising rates too fast – CNBC
- Trump Complains About Rising Interest Rates, Calling the Fed ‘My Biggest Threat’ – WSJ
- Did Elizabeth Warren Just Kill Identity Politics? – WSJ
- U.S. Is World’s Most Competitive Economy for First Time in a Decade – WSJ
- The rigging of American politics – VOX
- US Deficit: $1.5 Billion in Daily Interest – The Big Picture
- Venezuela drops US dollar, will use euro for international transactions – RT
Europe:
- This is your Brexit Boudicca moment, Theresa – The Sun
- Barnier open to extending Brexit transition by another year – FT
- Europe is killing it in crypto – Business Insider
- ’Golden passports’ threaten European security, warns EU commissioner – The Guardian
- Hungary Boosts Gold Reserves 10-Fold, Citing Safety Concerns – Bloomberg
- Germany’s Mittelstand puts happy workers over profits – FT
- UK wage growth fastest for nearly 10 years – BBC
Asia:
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- China May Have $5.8 Trillion in Hidden Debt With ‘Titanic’ Risks – Bloomberg
- China’s “hidden” local government debt may total $6tn: S&P – FT
- Currency Manipulation Isn’t Among China’s Trade Sins – WSJ
- China defends its ‘people-oriented’ Muslim reeducation program as job training – Washington Post
- China Says Detention of Muslims Is Vital for Stability – WSJ
- Lost in transmission: China’s small firms get more loans on paper but not in reality – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- Cannabis: Just legalise it – The Greens’ plan to legalise cannabis – Drugs.org.au
- Alcohol vs drugs: Party-goers choose pills because they are cheaper – News.com.au
- Berejiklian locks in multibillion-dollar pokies deal with Clubs NSW – The SMH
- Coalition backing “big coal” over climate, says Sachs: “Unbelievably irresponsible” – Renew Economy
- Remote work-for-the-dole scheme a ‘national disgrace’, former Fraser minister says – The Guardian
- Mathias Cormann: The incredible shrinking man – The New Daily
- Telstra CEO demands $20 a month NBN price cut – IT News
- Government flip-flops again on money-laundering, counter-terror finance laws – Michael West
- David Leyonhjelm to make a run for State Parliament – The SMH
- The frustrated Victorian towns where population is going backwards – ABC
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Pressure increasing on NZ to consider some form of digital tax – Interest.co.nz