Global Macro / Markets / Investing
- How single family zoning makes cities financially fragile – Strong Towns
- Oil prices climb as Middle East tensions simmer – Reuters
- Solar Energy Has Record Start to 2019 – Fool
- Artificial intelligence and the threat of diminishing returns – Forbes
Americas:
- How single family zoning makes cities financially fragile – Reuters
- What Google’s $1 billion “commitment” to Bay Area Housing can and can’t fix – Strong Towns
- Study Finds Trump Tax Cuts Failed to Do Anything But Give Rich People Money – NY Mag
- California adds 19,400 jobs, a quarter of all U.S. employment growth in May – LA Times
Europe:
- Swedish Court Rejects Global Gaming Bid for Lifting License Suspension – Correct Casinos
- US President: ‘I don’t care about the Europeans’ after questions on Iran crisis – Independent
- Demonstrators rally against PM in Czech Republic – BBC
- German army and police being ‘lost’ to far‑right parties – The Times
- How expensive are EU countries – Europa
Asia:
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- Goldman Sachs’ offer is peanuts, PM dismisses compensation as inadequate – Malaysia Kini
- China says both U.S., China should make compromises in trade talks – Reuters
- China Meat Imports Hit Record as Pork Prices Jump on Swine Fever – Bloomberg
- Huawei doubles down on Africa – Medium
- Chinese president to attend G20 summit – ECNS
- China says it will not allow Hong Kong issue to be discussed at G20 summit – Reuters
- Hong Kong sees surge in people looking to leave, agents report – FT
Trans-Tasman:
- Hundreds evacuated from Melbourne CBD apartment building after water leak – The Age
- Coalition’s signature tax cut bill not finished before election – Canberra Times
- ABC launches legal action over AFP raids – MSN
- ABC challenges AFP raid warrant and demands return of seized files – ABC
- Scott Morrison flags Trump-style economic plan in pledge to cut more red tape – The Guardian
- Labor refuses to back full Coalition tax plan, calls for changes – ABC
- The number of Mandarin speakers of non-Chinese heritage in Australia is only in the hundreds – ABC
- Australia’s still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard – The Conversation
- Bank deposit protection regime to be introduced – Interest.co.nz
- ASB says housing market is ‘not all about lower mortgage rates’ – Interest.co.nz
