Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Renault and Fiat Chrysler propose merger to create world’s third-largest carmaker – CBS News
- What Will It Take to Regulate Crypto Exchanges? – Blog with News
- Half of US stock fund assets are now invested in index funds – QZ
- The Bank of Japan worried about the global economy – Economo
- World stocks rise as EU vote avoids worst case scenarios – AP News
- BOJ’s Kuroda sounds alarm on global economy ahead of G20 – Reuters
- Estimating World GDP – Holtz
- The only salvation for Uber is a fully operational “army” of autonomous vehicles – Medium
Americas:
- Economy at ‘very real risk’ of falling into recession in late 2020, UCLA forecast says – CNBC
- Poll: 71% of Voters Like Economy — Highest Rate in Almost 18 Years – Breibart
- Nearly 40% of Americans can’t cover a surprise $400 expense – CBS News
- Which public US universities graduate the most funded founders? – Tech Crunch
- Mexico Is Now Top U.S. Trade Partner, Ahead of China, Canada – Forbes
- Trump orders of the new authority for supervision of the Attorney General – Tripple Buzz
Europe:
- Greece’s revamped railways expected to boost economy. – Infadium
- The next ECB president – Bruegel
- Millennials ‘more likely to face working-age poverty than any previous generation’ – Independent
- Austrias Chancellor Kurz loses vote of no confidence – Spiegel
- EU Must Adopt ‘EU English’ as Its Official Working Language after Brexit. Here’s Why – European News
- New €100 and €200 notes come into circulation to combat money laundering – Lux Times
Asia:
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- China’s First Bank Seizure in 20 Years Spooks Lenders, Investors – Bloomberg
- China is indicating it’ll never give in to US demands to change its state-run economy – CNBC
- Alibaba mulls second listing in Hong Kong to raise US$20b – Straits Times
- Carlyle’s ESG Nexus Fund Falls 43% as Bearish China Bet Sours – Bloomberg
- China’s Banking Cleanup Needs a Bigger Mop – Bloomberg
- China has run a small-scale test of the “nuclear option” in its trade war with the US – Insider
- Foreign selling on Bursa Malaysia slowing down – The Star
- The US-China trading relationship will be fraught for years to come – The Economist
Trans-Tasman:
- Only one in 20 fathers take primary parental leave in Australia – The Guardian
- How 1GW of grid batteries could see Yallourn coal generator close in 12 months – Renew Economy
- 5G mobile already 12 times faster than NBN – Yahoo
- Clive Palmer’s Waratah Coal met with Queensland Government over proposed power plant – ABC
- ‘We now have a clear mandate’: Coalition holds the line on climate plan – The Age
- Treated like trash: south-east Asia vows to return mountains of rubbish from west – The Guardian
- Hemp used in housing and health food busts myths about misunderstood plant – ABC
- Senate race begins to replace Fifield, Sinodinos as Turnbull family members emerge as potential contenders – The SMH
- How high has the price been for first home buyers? – Interest.co.nz
- A home with a backyard is still desired by many New Zealanders – Interest.co.nz
- Auckland Council report calls for changes to legal liability settings – Interest.co.nz
- Robertson: More migrants not the answer to easing capacity constraints – Interest.co.nz