Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Larry Summers: The left’s embrace of modern monetary theory is a recipe for disaster – Washington Post
- The Clock Runs Down on Mainstream Keynesianism – Bloomberg
- Google Moves to Address Wage Equity, and Finds It’s Underpaying Many Men – NY Times
- The Bomb That Blew Up in 2008? We’re Planting Another One – Bloomberg
- Modern Monetary Nonsense – Project Syndicate
- 2019 was supposed to be easy for Tesla, but now it’s a circus – Business Insider
- The Sensitivity of Long-Term Interest Rates: A Tale of Two Frequencies – NY Fed
- Shale Companies, Adding Ever More Wells, Threaten Future of U.S. Oil Boom – WSJ
Americas:
- A Clinton-era centrist Democrat explains why it’s time to give democratic socialists a chance – VOX
- Evidence Grows That Trump’s Trade Wars Are Hitting U.S. Economy – Bloomberg
- The Impact Of The 2018 Trade War On U.S. Prices And Welfare – Princeton University
- New Treasury Rules Shape Corporate Tax Break – WSJ
- U.S. Homeownership Rate Hits Highest Level Since 2014 – WSJ
- A single-payer advocate answers the big question: How do we pay for it? – VOX
- US consumer spending fell in December, the biggest drop in 9 years – CNBC
Europe:
- Banking leak exposes Russian network with link to Prince Charles – The Guardian
- Emmanuel Macron: Dear Europe, Brexit is a lesson for all of us: it’s time for renewal – The Guardian
- Analysis: UK’s CO2 emissions fell for record sixth consecutive year in 2018 – Carbon Brief
- Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s Progress – UK Parliament
- France, inequality, and the social elevator – VOX
- How would a no-deal Brexit affect the UK economy? – FT
- UK public finances set for windfall in spring statement – FT
- France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet Giants – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- Easier for China to face tariffs than bend to U.S. pressure – Reuters
- Google Employees Uncover Ongoing Work on Censored China Search – The Intercept
- China, India and the rise of the ‘civilisation state’ – FT
- Huawei said to be preparing to sue U.S. government: source – Reuters
- China Plans $90 Billion Cut in VAT for Manufacturers – Bloomberg
- China gains the upper hand over Germany – FT
- China banned millions of people with poor social credit from transportation in 2018 – The Verge
- India And Pakistan May Be On The Brink Of War – BuzzFeed
Trans-Tasman:
- Australia at risk of US-style inequality and dead end jobs, warns ACTU – ABC
- Democracy Gamed: how Tasmania was sold to a pokies family from interstate – Michael West
- Young people struggling to find work as Hobart revealed as worst capital city for youth unemployment – ABC
- Labor has called on the federal government to fully fund the disability royal commission – The Guardian
- Alan Jones and Michael Daley in heated on-air stadium exchange ahead of NSW election – ABC
- Former NAB boss’ chief of staff hands herself in to police over alleged fraud – The Age
- ‘We want it to stop’: Cathy McGowan accuses government of freezing out independents – New Daily
- Scientists slap down Australia government over fake climate claims – Renew Economy
- Lacrosse building fire ruling: “abiding by common practice is no defence if that practice is inadequate” – The Conversation
- Robo-debt and suicides – The Saturday Paper
- Coalition ‘not in step with society’, needs gender-based quotas: lobby group – ABC
- Fonterra given ‘negative’ credit outlook – Interest.co.nz
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