Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- ‘Ready to Rumble’: U.S.-China Fight Puts World Economy on the Brink – NY Times
- Volvo Uses Blockchain to Prove Cars Made from Ethical Materials – BeInCrypto
- Former Fed chairs Volcker, Greenspan, Bernanke and Yellen call for independent central bank – CNBC
- Why trade in East Africa is often a matter of life and death – Medium
- Investment opportunities seem to come out of the woodworks, and it’s important to have golden rules of investing in place. – Alt Asset Allocation
Americas:
- Unemployment is at a record low — yet Bankruptcy-related job losses are rising at a rate not seen since the Great Recession – Yahoo
- Corporate profits have soared and workers from Amazon to United Airlines are now demanding their cut – CNBC
- Proposed bill would make monopolies pay “serious” fines – Ars Technica
- How Trump’s Appointees Overruled Tougher Settlements With Big Banks – The Bipartisan Press
- Health insurance companies are useless. Get rid of them – LA Times
- Opioid distributors said to propose $10 billion settlement to end state lawsuits, stocks fall – CNBC
- Hey, New York! How’s that $15 an Hour Minimum Wage Working for Ya? – PJ Media
Europe:
- Aston Martin in trouble as investors short £94m of stock expecting further slides – Alternative Soft
- EU leaders ‘have accepted UK is leaving without a deal’ – Sky
- McDonald’s loses second ‘Mc’ trademark case – BBC
- Big blow to Arctic environment as Russian coal company advances into protected tundra – The Barent Observor
- Children who don’t speak German ‘shouldn’t be allowed to start school’ – The Local
- German air force unable to train pilots because of shortage of planes – The Telegraph
Asia:
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- China isn’t the economic manipulator in this trade war. Trump is – CNN
- One in 10 ultra-wealthy Hong Kong residents lost their millionaire status in 2018, and an expert says the extreme wealth loss highlights the volatility of their net worths – Business Insider
- Donald Trump’s Trade War with China Is Spiralling Out of Control – New Yorker
- China halting new agricultural purchases, may slap tariffs on farm goods recently bought – CNBC
- In Response to New Tariffs, Beijing Unlikely to Alter Its Economic Approach – MacroPolo
- Treasury Designates China as a Currency Manipulator – Treasury.gov
- What Chinese state media are saying about the falling yuan and escalating trade war – CNBC
Trans-Tasman:
- Job snobs? This News Corp rhetoric is just another way to blame unemployment on the individual – The Guardian
- High court rules public servants can be sacked for political social media posts – The Guardian
- ‘Alcohol industry fingerprints all over’ Australia’s plan to tackle overdrinking – The Guardian
- Trolls target Q&A speaker who shone ‘light on the misery of Newstart’ – New Daily
- ACCC to study Murray-Darling Basin’s $2 billion water market to see who owns what – ABC
- ‘They are super deniers’: Keating blasts Liberal MPs fighting against increase to super rate – ABC
- Lobbying industry pushes back against calls for greater transparency in NSW – The Guardian
- Mining research group to launch ad blitz to make Aussies ‘feel proud about coal’ – ABC
- Planting trees is no substitute for natural forests – Melbourne Uni
- Energy regulator launches legal action against windfarm operators over SA statewide blackout – ABC
- Federal Government to consider domestic gas reserve to force down prices – ABC
- Average housing values decline for eighth consecutive month in Auckland – Interest.co.nz
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