Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Men with beards are killing the razor industry – MarketWatch
- IBM and other companies launch new blockchain network for supply management – Reuters
- Dow futures tumble more than 300 points after China devalues its currency – CNN
Americas:
- Former Fed chairs Volcker, Greenspan, Bernanke and Yellen call for independent central bank – CNBC
- West Virginia bets big on plastics, and on backing the Trump administration – Salon
- The “National Emergency Loophole”: How Trump Will Intervene In The Market To Crush The Dollar – City Falcon
- Trump’s threatened tariffs could cause recession in 9 months if implemented, Morgan Stanley warns. – NewsWeek
- Recession Watch: Panic Fed Rate Cuts Coming Up – Money Maven
Europe:
- Poland’s immigrant stance at odds with need for workers – FT
- A perfect storm is brewing which could hit Europe hard in the autumn, with devastating economic and political consequences – The Corner
- Major German union urges members to join climate protests – AP News
- Pro-EU sentiment on the rise across Europe – LSM
- 4 million hectares of trees are burning in Russia. – Euro News
- Boris Johnson has no intention of renegotiating Brexit deal, EU told – The Guardian
Asia:
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- China halting new agricultural purchases, may slap tariffs on farm goods recently bought – CNBC
- Japan’s Sony, Ricoh and Asics join manufacturers’ mass exodus from China’s factories – SCMP
- China no longer top trading partner of U.S. – The Hindu
- US designates China as a currency manipulator – The Guardian
- China’s Currency Weakens in a Potential Challenge to Trump – NY Times
- China’s yuan falls to lowest level in more than a decade – CNN
- The Myth of Chinese Currency Manipulation – FEE
Trans-Tasman:
- Telcos fined for not being up-front with how slow their internet speeds might be on the NBN – ABC
- Ricci had a powerful story, and a question no one could answer – The Age
- Here’s What Happens When A Coalition MP Hears What Life Is Like On Newstart – Pedestrian TV
- Secretive government agency linked to AFP raid on ABC, documents show – ABC
- Think your metadata is only visible to national security agencies? Think again – The Conversation
- Crown investment companies were used to launder drug funds, authorities believe – The Age
- Visa character test change ‘could mean fivefold rise in deportations’ – The Guardian
- John Howard says Reserve Bank has cut interest rates too far – ABC
- The housing market is being squeezed at both ends, with sales consolidating around the middle – Interest.co.nz