Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- What’s Wrong With Functional Finance? – NY Times
- How a Nasdaq Loophole Fueled One Stock’s Rise of 3,750% – WSJ
- The libertarian fantasies of cryptocurrencies – FT
- Would Your Portfolio Survive a Nuclear Incident? – Barron’s
- Cisco Boosts Dividend, Buyback Program After a Strong Quarter – WSJ
- ETF Tied to Bitcoin Futures Withdrawn After SEC Staff Request – CoinDesk
- What Rising Labor Militancy Means for Investors – Barron’s
Americas:
- Democrats need to beware their loony left – Washington Post
- Public Debt: Fiscal and Welfare Costs in a Time of Low Interest Rates – PIIE
- Investing across the U.S. in 2019 – Google
- U.S. Tax Revenue Declined 0.4% in 2018 – WSJ
- When Wall Street Is Your Landlord – The Atlantic
- Smaller Tax Refunds Surprise Those Expecting More Relief – NY Times
- President Trump wants the press to check out the Great Tariff Debate of 1888. Okay! – Washington Post
- Newly patient Fed still set to hike rates in 2019, 2020 – Reuters
- Why America’s New Apartment Buildings All Look the Same – Bloomberg
- They’re Rich and They’re Mad About Taxes (Too Low!) – NY Times
- Just Released: Auto Loans in High – NY Fed
Europe:
- Bank of America spends $400m on Brexit preparation – Brexit
- Europe Looks Like the Real Weak Link in the Global Economy – Bloomberg
- Stagflation is the ’real potential outcome’ in the UK: PIIE – CNBC
- Anti-corruption activist is beaten to death outside Moscow – Meduza
- Leave-backing Brits in Spain regret their decision – BBC
- Brexit: Ford reveals its plans for move abroad – The Times
Asia:
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- Could Rising Household Debt Undercut China’s Economy? – NY Fed
- Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet top US delegation on Friday in pursuit of trade war deal – SCMP
- Crystal Meth Is North Korea’s Trendiest Lunar New Year’s Gift – NY Times
- Trump’s Trade Warrior Takes the Fight to Beijing – Politico
- China Talks With Venezuela Opposition to Protect Investments – WSJ
- Chinese Sci-Fi Writer Sparks Debate on Slack in State Economy – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- One-third of Australians think banks do nothing for the greater public good – The Conversation
- It’s not every Prime Minister who loses a vote on his government’s own legislation – Michael West
- Dozens of Woolworths pubs are being investigated – ABC
- “Water Is Life”: Aboriginal People Demand Climate Action In Parliament – BuzzFeed
- The cotton grower, the water minister, the pumping ban and the broken meter – ABC
- AMP profits fall 97% to $28m after disastrous year for wealth manager – The Guardian
- Morrison should be ‘bold’ and call for an early election – Sky News
- NSW ‘accounting trick’ lets miners dodge appropriate rehabilitation costs – The Guardian
- Telstra profit tumbles as NBN continues to drain revenue – ABC
- Fire, floods, dust and snow — how is this all happening at the same time? – ABC
- It’s high time we stopped playing politics with migration laws – ABC
- Median prices in Auckland and Canterbury lower than 12 months ago says REINZ – Interest.co.nz
- Govt tensions on Capital Gains Tax show – Interest.co.nz
