Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The CEO obsession with bitcoin and blockchain is over – Axios
- Clever Map Shows the True Size of Countries – Visual Capitalist
- Be Afraid of Economic ‘Bigness.’ Be Very Afraid – NY Times
- Why “Qualified Opportunity Zones” May Be the Next Hot Thing in Investing – Barron’s
- Elon Musk is one-of-a-kind, like Warren Buffett and Jeff Bezos, says Tesla bull Ron Baron – CNBC
- Elon Musk is one-of-a-kind, like Warren Buffett and Jeff Bezos, says Tesla bull Ron Baron – Project Syndicate
- Ping An’s hedge against future risks – FT
- Cryptocurrencies: Financial stability and fairness – VOX
Americas:
- Who’s the Real American Psycho? – NY Times
- Democrats to probe Trump for targeting CNN, Washington Post – Axios
- Trump wants no more relief funds for Puerto Rico – Axios
- U.S. on a Course to Spend More on Debt Than Defense – WSJ
- The tragedy of Amazon’s HQ2 selections, explained – VOX
- New York City Raids Condo Building in Crackdown on Airbnb Rentals – WSJ
- Democrats to probe Trump actions on AT&T, Amazon.com: Axios – Reuters
- Republicans Dominate State Politics. But Democrats Made a Dent This Year – NY Times
- America Needs a Bigger House – NY Times
Europe:
- Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips – The Guardian
- TaxPayers’ Alliance concedes it launched smears against Brexit whistleblower – The Guardian
- Can Europe’s Liberal Order Survive as the Memory of War Fades? – NY Times
- In World War I remembrance, France’s Macron denounces nationalism as a ‘betrayal of patriotism’ – Washington Post
- How Trump sees Europe – Politico
- Brexit negotiators say draft treaty is close – FT
- David Miliband ’poised to return to UK’ as rumours of new Blairite party mount – The Telegraph
- Theresa May’s Brexit deal crashes as EU ‘turns off life support’ – The Times
- UK eyes Ramsgate port expansion to cope with chaotic Brexit – FT
Asia:
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- Beijing’s secret plot to infiltrate UN used Australian insider – SMH
- China wants a new world order. At the U.N., NGOs secretly paid cash to promote Beijing’s vision. – Yahoo
- Alibaba sets new Singles Day record with more than $30.8 billion in sales in 24 hours – CNBC
- Tragedy in Xinjiang: ’All My Uighur Sources Are Gone’ – ASI
- Chinese-owned pork producer to get money from bailout program spurred by China’s tariffs – Washington Post
- Made in China: The Boom and Bust of Makerspaces – Sixth Tone
- Jack Ma-Mania Borders on Religious Fervor – Caixin Online
Trans-Tasman:
- The federal Liberal party has no plans to change its rules to prevent further leadership spills – 9News
- Scott Morrison has defended the treatment of refugee children on Nauru – New Daily
- ‘National interest test’ to align research with security and strategic priorities – The SMH
- Labor promises plebiscite on Australia becoming a republic if it wins government – The Guardian
- ‘Unacceptable’: Peter Dutton demands more co-operation from Muslim leaders on terrorism – The SMH
- Why do vegans have such bad reputations? – ABC
- The Blaming and ScoMo’s Hug of Doom – Michael West
- A case for rage against the corporate state – Michael West
- Australia ranked 4th for countries people would be most willing to move for work in 2018 – Grafiti
- South Australian council elections see wave of women take control – ABC
- WA Libs put five-year ban on party criticism – The West
- Lendlease shares lose $2.2b in two days, with potential for more write-downs – ABC
- Victorian Government bows to calls to release controversial China deal – ABC
- So many students, so few teachers: Victoria’s education dilemma – ABC
- States should plan where migrants go: PM – SBS
- City auction clearances set to hit new low – SBS
- No rush on Indonesian trade deal: PM – SBS
- Fewer people expect house prices to increase – Interest.co.nz
