Weekend Reading: 28-29 September 2019

Global Macro / Markets / Investing:

Americas:

• Paying off student debt is the biggest life milestone for millennials – Business Insider
• U.S. income inequality at highest level in 50 years, growing gap in heartland – NBC
• Census report: U.S. income inequality reaches highest level in decades – UPI
• Wall Street Democratic donors may back Trump if Warren is nominated – CNBC
• US Economy Grew at Modest 2% Rate in Second Quarter – NY Times
• Internet sector contributes $2.1 trillion to U.S. economy – Reuters

Europe:

• German Industrial Recession Drags Economy Deeper Into Slump – Bloomberg
• Ireland joins international call for a four-day working week – Independent
• EU to hit seven more Venezuelan officials with sanctions for torture – Reuters
• MEPs reject Romanian and Hungarian nominees for European Commission – Politico
• Attacks on LGBT+ people increase in Germany – DW
• U.S. Can Tariff About $8 Billion of EU Goods Over Airbus Aid – Bloomberg
• Anger and tears as the UK Parliament’s mood boils over – CNBC

Asia:

• China stocks close lower on trade doubts – The Star
• China communicates with US over trade talks, willing to buy more from US – The Star
• The explosive growth of Chinese cities – Statista
• China’s Growth Is Slowing, but not Because of the Trade War – PIIE
• Buying Huawei Technology ‘Like Buying Chinese Fighter Planes’, Shock New Report Warns – Forbes
• Communist China’s Painful Human Rights Story – CFR
• China is harvesting thousands of human organs from its Uighur Muslim minority – MSN

Trans-Tasman:

• Abortion decriminalised in NSW after controversial bill passes final vote – ABC
• Climate scientists blast Scott Morrison’s ‘ludicrous’ UN speech – New Daily
• SA parliament declares climate emergency – 7 News
• Centrelink could launch more than a million new robodebts in next three years – The Guardian
• Australia’s job market could be deteriorating faster than expected, as two of its strongest states start to look shaky – Business Insider
• Adani coalmine: Queensland warned not to sign royalty deal until rail line agreed – The Guardian
• Communications technology and education push Australia down digital rankings – ABC
• Construction jobless hits high, as the downturn bites – New Daily
• Governor Philip Lowe signals the RBA is in a political hole – New Daily
• Coalition’s income tax cuts remove buffer against economic shocks, report finds – The Guardian
• Can Australia impeach a prime minister? – SBS
• Visa data shows appeals backlog more than 60,000 as refusals surge – SBS