Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Red Ink Floods IPO Market – WSJ
- GE unexpectedly removes its CEO – CNN
- GE’s $500,000,000,000 Market Wipeout Is Like Erasing Facebook – Bloomberg
- Fitch downgrades 20 Turkish banks – FT
- QE: A User’s Guide – PIIE
- Oil Surges to Highest Since 2014 as Global Supply Concerns Mount – Bloomberg
- Tesla’s Next Chairman Needs to Be an Outsider – WSJ
- Smart banknotes will be the cash of the future – Quartz
- Blockchains Don’t Have to Be Perfect, They Just Have to Be Better – CoinDesk
- Alternatives to Libor begin to make an impact – FT
Americas:
- Globalists Will Love Trump’s New Nafta Deal – Bloomberg
- Trump Clinches New Nafta as Canada Joins Pact With Mexico – Bloomberg
- Cars, Cows and a Crisis Averted: Highlights of a New Nafta Deal – Bloomberg
- U.S. Auto Makers Get Big Win From New Trade Pact – WSJ
- Trump’s new NAFTA is pretty much the same as the old one — but at what cost? – Washington Post
- M.B.A. Applications Keep Falling in U.S., This Year Hitting Even Elite Schools – WSJ
- The Fed’s No Longer Guided by Concept of Neutral Rates – Bloomberg
- Biden Is Preparing for 2020 – NY Times
- I.R.S. Tax Fraud Cases Plummet After Budget Cuts – NY Times
- Two-Thirds of U.S. Business Economists See Recession by End-2020 – Bloomberg
- Trump Approval Worldwide Remains Low Especially Among Key Allies – PEW Global
- ‘The trauma for a man’: Male fury and fear rises in GOP in defense of Kavanaugh – Washington Post
Europe:
- Blockchain may resolve Irish border Brexit problem – Reuters
- U.K. Plans a Brexit Compromise on Irish Border Rules – Bloomberg
- Exhausted UK staff work harder and faster ‘just to stand still’ – FT
- £350 million a week: The output cost of the Brexit vote – VOX
- Italy Bonds Extend Drop as Investors Await EU Response to Budget – Bloomberg
- Varoufakis vs Dijsselbloem – Medium
- Are Britons changing their minds about Brexit? – FT
- A Mega Bank Just Joined the Euro Zone; It’s Too Big to Fail – Bloomberg
- The post-Brexit vote trade boost that never was – Mainly Macro
- City minister: Britain will do ‘whatever it takes’ to defend London – FT
- Europe’s fiscal policy doom loop – VOX
Asia:
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- Mattis Trip to China Canceled – WSJ
- Chinese journalist arrested after slapping volunteer at British conference on Hong Kong freedoms – SCMP
- China’s Economy Losing Steam as Trade Conflict With U.S. Intensifies – WSJ
- China’s Health Care Crisis: Lines Before Dawn, Violence and ‘No Trust’ – NY Times
- China Censors Bad Economic News Amid Signs of Slower Growth – NY Times
- China Cancels High-Level Security Talks with the U.S. – NY Times
- Chinese Surveillance Expands to Muslims Making Mecca Pilgrimage – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Rudd: If there was ever a case for a full royal commission into the abuse of media power in Australia, it is now – Canberra Times
- Russell Crowe proposes NZ and Australia merge so Jacinda Ardern can lead both countries – TVNZ
- Australia’s surveillance laws could damage internet security globally, critics say – ABC
- Labor to force companies to compare CEO’s pay with that of median worker – The Guardian
- Tesla battery leaves energy authority ‘pleasantly surprised’ – ABC
- Coalition’s changes to finance laws could be a ‘dreadful step backwards’ – The Guardian
- Value of Australian coal exports tipped to decline sharply over next 18 months – The Guardian
- Australia’s emissions data would shame the Coalition – The Guardian
- Morrison won’t consult Labor on ABC board – MSN
- Fears royal commission fallout could turbocharge property falls – The SMH
- Thousands of older Australians who want to stay in their homes will get extra support for their meals, transport and home maintenance – 9News
- Acoss report finds just 8% of jobseekers satisfied with their Jobactive service – The Guardian
- Labor to give regional customers a voice as it intensifies campaign for banking inquiry extension – The Guardian
- Victoria’s renewable energy boom set to create thousands of jobs – The Guardian
- Scott Morrison’s ABC threat sparks push to ‘guarantee’ independence – The Guardian
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Another bad survey for the Govt – Interest.co.nz