Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- History of modern financial system from gold to petroyuan & de-dollarization – Medium
- Tech Giants Tax what’s the problem? – BBC
- Dow hits 27,000 for first time ever!!! – The Hill
- The Nordic Model May Be the Best Cushion Against Capitalism. Can It Survive Immigration? – NY Times
Americas:
- Conservatives Grasp at Straws After CBO Minimum Wage Analysis Shows Clear Benefits – Common Dreams
- Under Sanders, median income would hit $82,200 economists says – CNN
- Walmart Got a $10 Billion Surprise After Buying Flipkart – Bloomberg
- Trump has reportedly tasked aides to find a way to weaken the US dollar – CNBC
- U.S. economy is in better shape than people give it credit for: strategist – Yahoo
- Rubio sounds alarm on U.S. business investing: ‘The stock market is not the economy’ – Tampa Bay Times
Europe:
- UK unveils draft law to tax tech giants – France 24
- France approves digital tax on American tech giants, defying US trade threat = CNBC
- Turkey Is Heading for Economic Collapse – Yahoo
- Nigel Farage wants any Remainers in the civil service and military removed – New Europe
- Slovakia’s new president calls on EU’s eastern bloc to respect rule of law – Reuters
- Norway finds big radiation leak from Russian sub – BBC
Asia:
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- China Considers Libra a Challenge, Accelerates Research for Own Cryptocurrency – Be In Crypto
- US government specifies Huawei ‘detente’ – Medium
- Water Train Set to Relieve Drought-hit Indian City – Reuters
- Japan, South Korea Raise States in Dispute Over Forced Labor – Reuters
- Seized North Korean Ship Sought for American Student’s Death – VOA News
- South Korea’s US-China dilemma deepens with support for America’s Indo-Pacific strategy – SCMP
- Hong Kong Students Reject Closed-Door Talks with City Leader – VOA News
Trans-Tasman:
- ‘Nobody is above the law’: Journalists committed a crime, says Peter Dutton – The Age
- “Nobody is above the law” says Dutton, “Unless you’re an Au Pair” – Chaser
- Hidden warriors fighting to keep Australia’s wealth in the hands of the rich – New Daily
- When insurers are afraid, we all should be very afraid of dodgy buildings – The SMH
- Barnaby’s bizzare Facebook rant: Most of us will die from starvation due to climate change – Renew Economy
- MDMA and magic mushroom treatments expected to be approved in Australia in next 5 years – The Guardian
- Budget relying on overestimated population growth figures, leading expert says – ABC
- How lobbyists confected a Four Corners backlash – weeks before the show went to air – The Guardian
- Tax return chaos as myGov crashes – News.com.au
- Telstra ‘sorry’ for outage which retailers say will cost them $100m – The Age
- Debt collection to boom as Australia’s growth slows – News.com.au
- Peter Dutton rules out voice to parliament, labelling it a ‘third chamber’ – The Guardian
- Rich are getting richer, but stagnating wages mean income inequality is steady – ABC
- Savers ‘staring down the barrel at zero interest rates’ as big banks cut – The SMH
- Home lending slump worst since GFC – The SMH