Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- How Your Kids Can Ruin Your Retirement – Barron’s
- Most Bitcoin Trading Faked by Unregulated Exchanges, Study Finds – WSJ
- Owning a Car Will Soon Be as Quaint as Owning a Horse – NY Times
- The Debt Crisis Is Coming Soon – WSJ
- Majority of bitcoin trading is a hoax, new study finds – CNBC
- The Dilemma Facing a $358 Billion Investing Giant – WSJ
- U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Inverts for First Time Since 2007 – Bloomberg
- Bitcoin Futures Volume Is More Significant Than You Think, Bitwise Says – CoinDesk
- Monetary policy in times of uncertainty – VOX
- Stocks, Bond Yields Fall Amid Anxiety Over World Economy – WSJ
- Work of the past, work of the future – VOX
- The US-China trade war is drawing a new battle line over megaproject funding. At least it will be good for infrastructure – SCMP
- Bond Market Flashes Recession Warning Before Round of Auctions – Bloomberg
Americas:
- ‘I’m really struggling’ — Facing pay cuts, some Uber and Lyft drivers prepare to strike – LA Times
- Canada is becoming a tech hub. Thanks, Donald Trump! – Recode
- Recording Reveals Oil Industry Execs Laughing at Trump Access – Politico
- Slim Majority in U.S. See Trade as Benefitting American Workers – Gallup
- Trump Said to Consider Stephen Moore for Federal Reserve Board – Bloomberg
- The Great American Cardboard Comeback – NY Times
- U.S. Posts Largest-Ever Monthly Budget Deficit in February – Bloomberg
- A Growing Problem in Real Estate: Too Many Too Big Houses – WSJ
- ‘It’s Probably Over for Us’: Record Flooding Pummels Midwest When Farmers Can Least Afford It – NY Times
- The GOP has turned into the boy who cried socialism – Washington Post
- China has stopped buying Canadian canola seed – CBC
- Medicare for All Would Abolish Private Insurance. ‘There’s No Precedent in American History.’ – NY Times
Europe:
- Hundreds of thousands join Brexit protest – BBC
- Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. – UK Parliament
- The Brexit farce is about to turn to tragedy – FT
- Russians in Heartland Sour on Vladimir Putin Over Money Woes – WSJ
- The EU knows it, so do our own MPs – The Guardian
- EU wins some Brexit breathing space – BBC
- The Chaotic Triumph of Arron Banks, the “Bad Boy of Brexit” – New Yorker
- France’s EU minister names her cat ’Brexit’ because ‘he meows loudly… – The Independent
- May’s Cabinet in Open Revolt, Plotting Overthrow, Times Says – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- Trump botches North Korea sanctions announcement, sparking widespread confusion – Washington Post
- China’s bids to improve food safety and welfare for its people are just empty words – SCMP
- Trump Reverses North Korea Sanctions Imposed Yesterday – NY Times
- North Korea quits liaison office in setback for South after new U.S. sanctions – Reuters
- Forget Tesla, It’s China’s E-Buses That Are Denting Oil Demand – Bloomberg
- Why China Silenced a Clickbait Queen in Its Battle for Information Control – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Antony Green calls the NSW election for the Coalition – ABC
- Gladys celebrates victory by tearing down SCG – Chaser
- NSW election win for Mark Latham as he wins Upper House seat for One Nation – ABC
- Scott Morrison said all the right things after Christchurch attack, but his history tells another story – ABC
- Independent media continues to grow while mainstream media stagnates – Michael West
- Taxpayers forked out $15,000 for MPs and their families to attend the AFL and NRL grand finals – The SMH
- Jacinda envy: Why the days of a middle-aged white male leader could be over – The Guardian
- Yes, Australia’s carbon emissions do have an impact – Independent Australia
- Liberal MP Tim Wilson sends 6000 unsolicited franking credit letters, raising questions over use of expenses – Canberra Times
- Federal election 2019: How many properties do our leaders own? – Domain
- How Australians really feel about their jobs – Brisbane Times
- Do we really need 45 million more people calling Australia home? – 9News
- February house price rise pushes home ownership further out of reach – Interest.co.nz
- ‘Wages have responded negatively to increased participation of older workers’ – Interest.co.nz
- Australia’s population on the road to hell – Canberra Times, Crispin Hull
Other:
- A New Age of Warfare: How Internet Mercenaries Do Battle for Authoritarian Governments – NY Times
- Death of the calorie – The Economist 1843