Links 26 August 2019

Global Macro / Markets / Investing:

• World reliance on US dollar must end, says Bank of England governor – Free Malaysia
• Stock Market Plunges 223 Points in 5 Minutes After Trump’s Insane China Tweets – Mediaite
• Amazon was caught selling thousands of items that have been declared unsafe by federal agencies – Business Insider
• Data on demonetisation’s link to economic slowdown may have been suppressed – The Hindu
• Gold and Treasuries surge as the escalating trade war sends investors fleeing from the stock market – Business Insider
• Legendary Investor Dismisses Cryptocurrencies as ‘Psycho Currencies’ – Be In Crypto
• US fines Deutsche Bank US$16 million to settle China, Russia corruption charges – Channel News Asia
• G-7 protests: Inside the activists’ camp – DW

Americas:

Europe:

• A Danish bank is launching a 0.6% negative interest rate on its savings accounts for millionaires – Business Insider
• Finland urges EU to consider banning Brazilian beef over Amazon fires – Reuters
• France and Ireland halt Brazil trade deal over Amazon fires – The Guardian
• Georgia to adopt EU laws even without candidate status, president says in Vilnius – Irt
• Spanish women resist European trend to ditch topless sunbathing – The Local
• Brazil must protect Amazon rainforest, or I will seek to block EU Mercosur deal – Varadkar – Independent
• No-deal Brexit: Ending free movement ‘will directly hit EU nationals’ – Euro News
• Polish Campaign to Discredit Judges Dents Ruling Party’s Support – Bloomberg
• Boris Johnson’s cheerleaders are delusional – no good Brexit deal is possible – The Guardian

Asia:

Trans-Tasman:

• Huawei is facing yet another roadblock, this time in Australia – Medium
• ASIC to ban binary options, cap leverage on CFDs – Forex Review
• The power and hypocrisy of George Pell’s supporters – The Saturday Paper
• ‘Waves of fury’: the backlash that led advertisers to desert Alan Jones – The Guardian
• John Setka declares war on his own union by hiring a private investigator – The Age
• To save a species, scientists have a radical plan: change its DNA – The Age
• World-first croc-spotting drones could soon be patrolling Australian beaches – ABC
• Tech jobs are waiting for Australians but not enough people have the skills, companies say – ABC
• Power bills cheaper than your morning coffee – The SMH
• The female farmers taking a stand to change the face of Australian agriculture – ABC
• Milk price increases at supermarkets fail to reach struggling dairy farmers in Queensland and NSW – ABC
• One year on, how good is Morrison’s climate and energy denial? – Renew Economy
• A message to the lost tribes of the left wing – News.com.au