Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Small-Cap Stocks: Investors Are Torn About Where To Place Bets… – Stock Market News
- Interest Rates Just Keep Falling. Economic Orthodoxy Is Falling With Them. – NY Times
- ‘Markets make mistakes’: Why bonds may have overreacted on inflation – Reuters
- Moving the Blockchain Industry Toward a full Decentralization – Tech Bullion
- Strong US labor market data strengthens the US dollar – Forex Home
- Investors Eye Jobs Report For Signs Of Wavering Economy… – Stock Market News
- Gold Heads for the Longest Stretch of Gains in 8 Years – Bloomberg
- Capitalism in Trouble When Companies Drain Value From Economy – Bloomberg
- Small business indicators, China business survey, Car sales, FDI, Euro retail sales – All Trending Downward – Mosler Economics
- The smart home remains frustratingly dumb – QZ
- Global economy heading for trouble as manufacturing and construction shrink – Reuters
Americas:
- How Costco gained a cult following — by breaking every rule of retail – The Hustle
- Trump again calls on Fed to juice an already-strong economy – CNN
- US sees most layoffs since the financial crisis, many in retail jobs – USA Today
- Despite US Jobs Rebound, Pelosi Laments Those ‘Still Struggling’ – The Bipartisan Press
- Trump says US should start manipulating the dollar – AP News
- The Data Shows Socialists — Not Sanctions — Destroyed Venezuela’s Economy – News Wars
- Strong job growth is back: Payrolls jump in June well above expectations – CNBC
- A Better Way To Think About This Month’s Jobs Numbers – FiveThirtyEight
- This doesn’t look like the best economy ever’: 40% of Americans say they still struggle to pay bills – Washington Post
Europe:
- Poland moves to exempt young workers from income tax – France24
- French lawmakers approve 3% tax on online giants – AP News
- German bond yield fell below the ECB’s deposit rate for the first time – Economo
- How Britain can help you get away with stealing millions: a five-step guide – The Guardian
- Sweden will be first partner nation in the British Tempest programme to build a next-generation fighter jet – Defence Blog
- Italy migrants: New charity ship docks despite ban – BBC
- France and Iran have agreed to look at conditions for resuming talks on the nuclear dispute – BBC
Asia:
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- A group of Japanese companies will test solar panels for electric cars – Medium
- Chinese studios impose informal ban on American actors – FT
- Landlords big winners as Philippines bets on Chinese gaming boom – Reuters
- Amid the trade war, hardliners in Beijing are gaining influence – SCMP
- Nationwide investigation launched to root out China’s influence in Taiwan media – Taiwan News
- How locals halted a Chinese-owned gold mine in Ecuador – China Dialogue
- ‘This is my home, I want to be here’: Hong Kong’s ethnic minority protesters on identity and belonging – Hong Kong FP
Trans-Tasman:
- South Australia set to ban single-use plastics. – Yahoo
- Pokie Profits Investigation: clubs put executive pay, the state and empire building before community service – Michael West
- Young Liberal charged with glassing factional opponent – The Age
- Government committed to ‘brutal’ plan to dock welfare for non-payment of fines – The Guardian
- Labor NDIS spokesman Bill Shorten ‘appalled’ by state’s taxi scheme for NDIS participants – Examiner
- Chinese spy ship heading towards Australia to monitor joint war games off Queensland – ABC
- Rate cuts need to deliver optimism, not just cheaper home loans – ABC
- Ag industry needs to look beyond pesticides – Stock Journal
- Tax cuts commit Australia to austerity – The Monthly
- Labor can’t appear to ignore economic wellbeing over ideological values – The Guardian
- Josh Frydenberg: It’s not for me to tell people how to spend their money – The Guardian
- Renting households increasing at almost twice the rate of owner-occupied households – Interest.co.nz
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