Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Deutsche Bank Lost $1.6 Billion on a Bond Bet – WSJ
- Global Recession Fear Is Suddenly Stalking the Credit Market – Bloomberg
- Stressed Outflows and the Supply of Central Bank Reserves – NY Fed
- Deficits are Raising Interest Rates. But Other Factors are Lowering Them. – Medium
- Amazon’s $0 corporate income tax bill last year, explained – VOX
Americas:
- ‘Sustained and ongoing’ disinformation assault targets Dem presidential candidates – Politico
- Lowball Prices on Stock Options Could Be Silicon Valley’s Juiciest Perk – WSJ
- The Congresswoman Loves the Swamp – Medium
- Is America Becoming a Four-Party State? – NY Times
- The U.S. and China Fear Their Leaders Will Cave In on Trade Battle – WSJ
- Fed Hints a Bias Toward Hiking Endures as Balance-Sheet Rolloff Nears End – Bloomberg
- Green New Deal Won’t Enjoy a Free Lunch at the Fed – WSJ
- The Economic Case for the Green New Deal – Forbes
- Elizabeth Warren Gets That Child Care Is Key to the Economy – Slate
- Fewer Americans view deficit reduction as a top priority as the nation’s red ink increases – Pew Research
- Does America Need Global Savings to Finance Its Fiscal and Trade Deficits? – American Affairs Journal
- Trump Calls the Democratic Party Socialist. He’s Lying. – NY Mag
Europe:
- Three Tory MPs join breakaway group – BBC
- Swedbank Money Laundering Plot Thickens After CEO Analyst Call – Bloomberg
- British children living in poverty ’could hit record high’ – The Guardian
- Three Tory MPs defect to fledgling Independent Group – The Guardian
- EU warns of reduced imports if Trump puts tariffs on cars – AP
- London’s property ‘flippers’ forced to sell at a loss – FT
Asia:
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- Cost of conflict in South China Sea ’too high’ – DW
- Why banks are wary of Beijing plea to back private companies – FT
- U.S. Presses China for Stable Yuan as Trade Talks Progress, Sources Say – Bloomberg
- Amid trade talks, China urges U.S. to respect its right to develop, prosper – Reuters
- Trump Eases Off Hard Deadline for China Tariffs – WSJ
- Japan’s exports fall most in two years as China shipments weaken – Reuters
- Russia to China: Together we can rule the world – Politico
- China regulator requests pause in new game applications… – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- Liberal Party Asked To Spread Scandals Out More Evenly Across Month – The Shovel
- “We don’t need an ICAC” says government embroiled in 5 separate corruption scandals this week – Chaser
- Morrison government ‘seeking to incite hysteria’ – The Guardian
- Taxpayer legal bill for AWU raids hits $800,000 – The SMH
- Joe Hockey asked embassy staff to arrange Helloworld meeting, senators told – The Guardian
- “Hockey owes me” – bombshell emails just released in Helloworld estimates – The Guardian
- Silicosis death dust audit reveals ‘major epidemic worse than asbestos’ – ABC
- Medical files of 15000 people hacked – The Age
- How a ridiculous falsehood about solar power self-replicated in media – Renew Economy
- Payday loans increase as households pushed into risky credit from non-bank lenders – ABC
- Housing Dream Turned Nightmare Spurs a Backlash in Australia – Bloomberg
- Cladding crisis spreads into the suburbs as nine more materials are classed as non-compliant – ABC
- Revealed: What the Tax Working Group believes a capital gains tax should look like – Interest.co.nz