Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Economist Joseph Stiglitz: Capitalism Hasn’t Been Working for Most People for the Last 40 Years – Democracy Now
- The Gig Economy is Breaking Capitalism – Medium
- Why Cryptocurrency Exchanges Can’t Provide Accurate Tax Information to Users – Coin Market
- Asian shares dip; euro weighed by sagging German business morale – Reuters
- “How Will Retirement Saving Change by 2050? Prospects for the Millennial Generation” – Brookings
- Tesla misses big on first-quarter earnings as demand fell for its electric cars – CNBC
- When does a minimum wage become too high? – NPR
- Equality brings economic growth – LA Times
- Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa – Reuters
- World’s central banks want more gold as India joins spree – Mining Weekly
Americas:
- Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except the USA – Kyso
- The California Economy Isn’t Just a U.S. Powerhouse – Bloomberg
- U.S. minimum wages are probably at their highest level ever, one economist says – Market Watch
- Why America May Already Have Its Highest Minimum Wage – NY Times
- Maybe inflation is not dead as many major companies say they are raising prices – CNBC
- Car payments spike: Americans paying more than $550 per month – USA Today
- These five charts show how bad the student loan debt situation is – NBC
- Tech IPO boom creating a Ripple Effect in US Housing Market – Next Gen News
- Why wages for the poorest Americans are on the rise – Economist
Europe:
- In rare move, French warship passes through Taiwan Strait – Reuters
- French police suicide rate jumps after months of protests – Rfi
- German income inequality a cause for concern as east-west divide deepens – DW
- As Europe builds its 5G network, security – not cost – must come first – The Guardian
- Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine president-elect trick France’s Macron – Reuters
- Russia eases path to citizenship for east Ukraine residents – Reuters
Asia:
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- Chinese Banks Are Running Low On Dollars – Safe Haven
- China And Turkey Defy US, Will Continue To Import Iran Oil – Ib Times
- This Banking Fraud Shows How Shady China’s Economy Remains – Foreign Policy
- China becoming a money-laundering haven for Mexican and Colombian drug cartels – Fox News
- China’s efforts to cut pollution in Beijing may make it worse overall – New Scientist
- Drastic Slowdown in the Number of International Students Choosing China – The Beijinger
Trans-Tasman:
- How Australia’s Ban on Nicotine Vape Spawned a Thriving Black Market – Vice
- The app that helped Donald Trump win is targeting Australian voters in 2019 election – ABC
- Liberal party strikes deal to exchange preferences with Clive Palmer – The Guardian
- Bowen says Labor would have lower tax take than under Howard years – The Conversation
- New questions raised over calculations behind $80m water buyback – The Guardian
- ‘Private schools are far superior’ Liberal candidate claims – The SMH
- Online job ads fall by most in six years; less-educated bear the brunt of downturn – ABC
- Reserve Bank under pressure to cut interest rates days out from election – Canberra Times
- Agri Labour Australia forced to pay more than $50,000 to Vanuatu labourers working in northern Victoria – ABC
- Here’s what happens to Bill Shorten if he loses the unlosable election – The Guardian
- The housing productivity story – Interest.co.nz