Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Repo Market Chaos Signals Fed May Be Losing Control of Rates – Bloomberg
- A crack just emerged in the financial markets: The NY Fed spends $53 billion to rescue the overnight lending market – CNN
- An Army of Japanese Salarymen Is Rocking Global Currency Markets – Bloomberg
- Where you are born is more predictive of your future than any other factor – Gates Foundation
- Cryptocurrency Firms Struggle to Comply with New Anti-Money Laundering Standards – Be In Crypto
- Wall Street May Get $40 Billion Reprieve From Trump Regulators – Bloomberg
- Oil prices are pulling back a little but investors remain wary – CNN
Americas:
- FedEx craters after slashing forecast on trade war, slowdown – The Star
- ‘Very difficult’ for China’s economy to grow 6% or faster: Premier Li – Reuters
- How We Know California’s New Rent Control Law Will Make Its Housing Shortage Worse – Fee
- 15 Most Expensive States To Live In The United States – Kiwiwell
Europe:
- Irish households ‘wealthier’ than at any other time in state’s history – Irish Times
- Tusk calls for opening EU membership talks with North Macedonia – Politico
- Spain heads for election after Sánchez fails to win rivals’ backing – FT
- Poland’s PiS aims to regulate journalists after election – Politico
- London more dominant than ever in currency and derivatives market as UK defies Brexit blues – The Telegraph
- Climate change: Germany’s conservatives mull doubling air travel tax – BBC
Asia:
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- US and India on verge of trade agreement breakthrough, officials say – Washington Examiner
- Philippine police arrests 277 employees in connection to a forex scam – Forex Brokerz
- PBOC Leaves Medium-Term Loan Rates Unchanged, But Lower LPR Is Still Possible – Yicai Global
- China’s Economy Aches All Over as Beijing Seeks Trade Fix With the U.S. – WSJ
- China’s slowdown deepens; industrial output growth falls to 17-1/2 year low – Reuters
- Japan seeks to confirm no additional tariffs on auto exports to U.S – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- Scott Morrison wins Chinese media praise for defence of Gladys Liu – SBS
- Gladys Liu: Chinese state media slams Andrew Bolt for ‘TV lynching’ – News.com.au
- Sydney’s drinking water supply under threat as mining takes toll on crucial swamps – ABC
- Josh Frydenberg overruled department to block Lord Howe Island wind turbines – The Guardian
- Canberra first ‘major’ city outside Europe to transition to 100% renewable electricity – Canberra Times
- Bioware’s Former Lead Writer Is Starting An Australian Studio – Kotaku
- Bill Shorten announces class action into robodebt recovery – The Guardian
- Military contractors are spending tens of thousands on gifts to Australian officials – The Guardian
- Hundreds have already beaten Centrelink robodebt behind closed doors. This is how – ABC
- Is this Australia’s first utility to acknowledge death by solar? – Renew Economy
- A big Aussie elephant in the capital markets room – Interest.co.nz
- Almost one in 10 people in New Zealand are on a migrant visa – Interest.co.nz
- Chinese banks make their presence felt in New Zealand – Interest.co.nz