Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- How McKinsey Has Helped Raise the Stature of Authoritarian Governments – NY Times
- Bitcoin is pretty much dead, says teenage crypto phenom – Market Watch
- At least 15 central banks are serious about getting into digital currency – Tech Review
- Economics: The Discipline That Refuses to Change – The Atlantic
- Automation and unemployment: Help is on the way – VOX
- How the 0.001% invest – The Economist
- Recession Signs Hard to Miss If Stock Message Is Taken Seriously – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Mounting legal threats surround Trump as nearly every organization he has led is under investigation – Washington Post
- As the Trumps Dodged Taxes, Their Tenants Paid a Price – NY Times
- Apple Computers Used to Be Built in the U.S. It Was a Mess. – NY Times
- The Hard Truths of Trying to ‘Save’ the Rural Economy – NY Times
- GE Powered the American Century—Then It Burned Out – WSJ
- Trump names budget director Mick Mulvaney as acting White House chief of staff – Washington Post
- What the Lawless Obamacare Ruling Means – NY Times
- The Great American Tax Heist Turns One – Project Syndicate
- How rising rents contribute to homelessness – VOX
- The Amazon HQ2 Fiasco Was No Outlier – WSJ
- Obamacare Thrown Out by Judge, Raising Insurance Uncertainty – Bloomberg
- A Recession Is Unlikely, But Expect Slower Economic Growth in 2019 – Barron’s
- Slower Overseas Growth Fans Worries on U.S. Expansion – WSJ
Europe:
- The nine lessons of Brexit – The Spectator
- Ryan pushes for thousands of Irish visas before leaving office – Politico
- Brexit: PM makes statement to MPs – BBC
- Brexit: The Most Boring Important Story in the World – NY Times
- May threatens to crash Brexit deal after summit showdown – FT
- Theresa May Personally Insisted That The Words “Ending Of Free Movement Of People” Be Added To The First Page Of Her Brexit Deal – Buzz Feed
- Macron Just Doesn’t Get It – Bloomberg
- Brexit: the Conservatives and their thirty years’ war over Europe – FT
Asia:
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- The Old U.S. Trade War With Japan Looms Over Today’s Dispute With China – WSJ
- China introduces ‘social’ punishments for scientific misconduct – Nature
- How Britain stole $45 trillion from India – Al Jazeera
- Seeking lessons from China’s long economic boom – The Economist
- Xi’s Vision for Transforming Global Governance – TNSR
Trans-Tasman:
- Increased push for free movement between Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand – CTV News
- Bill Shorten to use ALP national conference to unveil $6.6-billion plan to build 250,000 homes – ABC
- First Australian university to sign 100% renewable electricity contract – Newcastle
- New cameras detect thousands of drivers a day using their mobile phone behind the wheel – ABC
- Shortens Labor conference address derailed by anti-adani protesters – The SMH
- Labor fails to commit to Newstart increase despite promising voters ‘a fair go’ – The Guardian
- Morrison’s policies won’t win anyone over. He’s just delayed the fight – Canberra Times
- Youth internship scheme failing despite $2.5m advertising blitz – The Guardian
- Conman’s rental rort robs tenants of $79,000 in a month – The SMH
- Baby powder asbestos revelations open door for Australian lawsuits – The Age
- Dangerous overreach on encryption leaves ‘backdoor’ open for criminals – The SMH
- Labor promises a $6.6 billion housing boom to bring down rents – Canberra Times
- Solar industry takes on Tony Abbott in his Warringah electorate – Renew Economy
- Weight surge in young Australians sees 7 in 10 overweight or obese – The SMH
- Sydney’s migrant mums keeping Australia fertile – SMH – The SMH
- Galilee Basin mine plans understated water impact, government report says – The Guardian
- Did Treasury take on board Twyford’s criticism? – Interest.co.nz