Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Dow set to lose more than 100 points on fears spiking oil will slow the global economy – CNBC
- Stagflation is Here – ND Workblog
- Apple may steal Netflix streaming crown, but only for a year – Japan Today
- Big Pharma nixes new drugs despite impending ‘antibiotic apocalypse’ – DW
- These 6 Charts Show How the World is Improving – Visual Capitalist
Americas:
- Trump authorizes release of oil from strategic petroleum reserve after Saudi attacks – CNBC
- U.S commercial/multifamily originations to hit new record this year – CRE Herald
- Over A Million Households Have Risen To Middle Class Under Trump, According To Census Data – Gateway Pundit
- The US deficit topped $1 trillion. The year’s not even over yet – CNN
- California Approves Statewide Rent Control to Ease Housing Crisis – NY Times
- Mine shutdowns in top US coal region bring new uncertainty – Yahoo
Europe:
- EU will not recognize results of Russian elections in Crimea – Reuters
- Liberal Democrats formally pledge to stop Brexit if they win a national election – Euro News
- Europeans Want the EU to Act Like a Superpower – MSN
- EU officials reject Boris Johnson claim of ‘huge progress’ in Brexit talks – The Guardian
- Dozens of attacks against politicians – AfD hardest hit – Spiegel
- Germany’s car watchdog sets Audi ultimatum to remove illegal diesel software – Reuters
Asia:
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- Trump faces dwindling leverage with China – The Hill
- Japan to eliminate tariffs on U.S. wine in trade deal: Nikkei – Japan Today
- High-speed 5G network seen as ready to spur online gaming – Japan Today
- U.S. to expand low-tariff quota for Japanese beef – Japan Today
- Kidnapped by North Korea in 1978, This Japanese Man Lived to Tell the Tale – Washington Post
- China Envoy Raps Germany Over Meeting with Hong Kong Activist – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- The drought is now so severe it is biting in even the greenest corners of the country – ABC
- NSW tells councils to cite terrorism to keep flammable cladding locations secret – The Guardian
- Nationals push for ban on plant-based, alternative products being called ‘milk’, ‘meat’, ‘seafood – MSN
- Nationals back welfare system expansion and crackdown on vegan ‘milk’ – The Guardian
- Disability royal commission begins today, a long overdue reckoning into the violence against us – ABC
- LNP loses final legal bid to keep donations up to $13,500 secret – Brisbane Times
- Bellamy’s Australia set to be taken over by Chinese company in $1.5b deal – The Age
- Volkswagen reaches multi-million-dollar settlement in Australian dieselgate scandal – ABC
- The nightmare of Australia’s welfare system: ‘At the push of a button, my working life was erased’ – The Guardian
- Adani mining insider reveals she is leaking material to environmental activists – ABC
- Economic growth set to slow to lowest rate in nearly six years – Interest.co.nz