Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Sell-offs could be down to machines that control 80% of the US stock market, fund manager says – CNBC
- Stocks extend decline as trade woes batter sentiment – Reuters
- The Market’s Latest Problem: Hesitation to Buy the Dip – WSJ
- The Case Against Meritocracy – NY Times
- Coinbase abandons its cautious approach with plan to list up to 30 new cryptocurrencies – Tech Crunch
- The rise of UltraJunk bonds – Axios
- The moral assumptions embedded in economic models of climate change – The Economist
Americas:
- ‘Siege warfare’: Republican anxiety spikes as Trump faces growing legal and political perils – Washington Post
- Russians interacted with at least 14 Trump associates during the campaign and transition – Washington Post
- Steven Mnuchin is under consideration to become Trump’s next chief of staff, but he has indicated he feels better suited at Treasury – CNBC
- Prosecutors’ Narrative Is Clear: Trump Defrauded Voters. But What Does It Mean? – NY Times
- Behind the scenes of Trump’s trade wars – Axios
- The key to understanding America’s red-blue split isn’t ideology or culture. It’s economics. – Washington Post
- US economy set to slow, says IMF chief economist – FT
- Conservatives Must Speak to Those Who Live in America’s Cities – National Review
- The Housing Boom Is Already Gigantic. How Long Can It Last? – NY Times
Europe:
- France protests ’an economic catastrophe’ – BBC
- The Housing Boom Is Already Gigantic. How Long Can It Last? – Washington Post
- Brexit: Majority of country now think Britain should remain in the EU, new poll finds – The Independent
- Theresa May to ‘handbag’ Brussels in frantic bid to save Brexit deal – The Times
- Jeremy Corbyn fears a Brexit ’betrayal’ backlash if he backs a People’s Vote – Business Insider
- Jeremy Corbyn blasts ’neoliberal’ EU as he calls for a socialist Europe – Politics
Asia:
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- China calls on Canada to free Huawei CFO or face consequences – Reuters
- A Photographer Goes Missing in China – NY Times
- Details Emerge in U.S.’s Trade Truce With China – WSJ
- B.C. cancels China leg of trade trip after high-profile Huawei official arrest – Toronto Star
- China summons US ambassador over ‘vile’ arrest of Huawei CFO – FT
- China Tries to Balance Huawei Arrest With Warmer Trade Ties – NY Times
- Head of Japan’s investment fund to resign after government row – Nikkei
- A Chinese company’s surprising ties to the Brookings Institution – Washington Post
Trans-Tasman:
- Stopped the boats? Record number of Asylum Seekers arrived on Dutton’s watch – New Daily
- Australia subjected refugees to crimes against humanity, class actions allege – The Guardian
- Australia Wants to Take Government Surveillance to the Next Level – NY Times
- ‘Prepare contingency plans’: OECD warns Coalition government on falling house prices – Canberra Times
- Australian voters shun conservative government in widely watched poll – Reuters
- Housing prices are plunging, but we really should have seen it coming – ABC
- Labor must find a strategy to defuse Coalition bullying – Independent Australia
- Retailers join union in calling for customer abuse of staff to stop – The Age
- Turnbull challenged to give evidence at Senate inquiry into $444m reef grant – The Guardian
- Solving the housing supply mystery – Cameron Murray
- Nine boss flags divestments in matter of ‘months’ – The Age
- Mortgage brokers launch blitz against industry reform – The SMH
- O’Dwyer under pressure to address ‘double dipping’ by casual workers – The SMH
- Property prices in most suburbs have already peaked. How hard have you been hit? – The ABC
- BNZ economists cut GDP forecast – Interest.co.nz