Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- ABC’s of Business Cycle Theory: Beyond Keynes vs. Hayek – Medium
- S&P 500, Nasdaq On Pace to Close at All-Time Highs – WSJ
- The World Economy Is A Pyramid Scheme, Steven Chu Says – Forbes
- Tesla’s Share Forecast is Turning Bearish from Bullish – Trade Site Reviews
- Beware of Economic Theories Claiming to Explain Everything – Bloomberg
- U.S. Stocks Rally to Record on Earnings Surprises: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg
- Warren Buffett identifies the ‘best way’ to address income inequality – Yahoo
- Middle Class Fortunes in Western Europe and USA – Pew Global
- Melting permafrost in Arctic will have $70tn climate impact – study – The Guardian
Americas:
- Tight Labor Markets’ Help the Poor, Minorities, Disenfranchised – Breibart
- Elizabeth Warren wants to use her wealth tax to wipe out Americans’ college debt and pay for tuition – CNBC
- California’s Housing Bubble Counts on Blistering Population Growth, But it’s Fizzling – Wolf Street
- U.S. New-Home Sales Climb for a Third Straight Month in March – Bloomberg
- Renewable Energy Job Boom Creates Economic Opportunity As Coal Industry Slumps – Forbes
- ‘Maxed out’: 48% of Canadians on brink of insolvency, survey says – Bloomberg
- Millennials will be crushed under debt: Non-housing debt now reaches $4+ trillion in the United States. – My Budget 360
Europe:
- New IRA admits to the killing of journalist in Northern Ireland – Aje
- Germany’s Weber will block construction of Nord Stream 2 if chosen as EU chief executive – Euro News
- Moody’s: Poland’s economic growth at 4.4% in 2019 – Wbl
- German politicians denounce growing violence against Christians – DW
- Britons feel a boost in their finances from rising wages – survey – Reuters
- Swedish teen accuses UK of ‘irresponsible behaviour’ over climate – Reuters
Asia:
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- China’s Banks Are Running Out of Dollars – WSJ
- Xi’s Unsteady Steps Revive Worries Over Lack of Succession Plan in China – WSJ
- Xi’s big naval parade sails into heavy smog – Asia Times
- One Belt, One Road, One Happy Chinese Navy – Foreign Policy
- China’s Growing Interest in Middle East Sets Off US Alarm Bells – Voanews
- China is reportedly using US satellite technologies to bolster its surveillance capabilities – Tech Crunch
Trans-Tasman:
- Dracula Time: new pokies stats show community benefits are a mirage – Michael West
- Senate candidate Gerard Rennick donated $30k to LNP ahead of preselection – ABC
- Australia’s ‘watergate’: here’s what taxpayers need to know about water buybacks – The Conversation
- Australia was promised superfast broadband with the NBN. This is what we got. – ABC
- Federal election sees voters turn on journalists as partisan fury ramps up – ABC
- Employers wary as Bill Shorten promises 2.6m casual workers the right to convert – Brisbane Times
- The government and tech companies can’t prevent ‘fake news’ during the election – only the public can – The Conversation
- Business leaders call on Shorten to disclose Adani stance – The SMH
- Pressure mounts on RBA to cut rates after inflation falls again – ABC
- Coalition refers water buybacks to auditor general in hope of defusing scandal – The Guardian
- RBNZ capital proposals ‘not going to be a difficult task’ for big 4 banks – Interest.co.nz
- Liability proposals in Building Act changes ‘not strong enough’ – Interest.co.nz