Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- New Research Warns Severe Climate-Related Droughts Could Threaten 60% of Global Wheat Crop by 2100 – Common Dreams
- Global Trade Is Deteriorating Fast, Sapping the World’s Economy – NY Times
- A global manufacturing recession has arrived – The Next Recession
- How Come Carbon Taxes are Good for the Economy? – Pedestrian Observations
Americas:
- The Seven-Year Auto Loan: America’s Middle Class Can’t Afford Its Cars – WSJ
- US manufacturing contracts to worst level in a decade – CNBC
- Trump tweeted ‘billions of dollars’ would be saved on military contracts. Then the Pentagon fired the official doing that. – Yahoo
- What the retail apocalypse means for the American economy – CNN
- U.S. Construction Spending Inches Up Less Than Expected In August – RTT News
- ‘Off by $1 Trillion,’ Say Progressives on Two-Year Anniversary of Mnuchin Claim Trump Tax Cuts Would Slash Deficit – Common Dreams
Europe:
- Germany is Headed for Recession – The Money Pouch
- EU brings in ‘right to repair’ rules for appliances – BBC
- Council of the European Union maintains nuclear as eligible for ‘green’ finance – Euractiv
- Finland tells Hungary that EU funds will be tied to rule of law – Emerging Europe
- Russian alcohol consumption down 40%: WHO – France 24
- Ukraine Peace Talks Get Breakthrough as Kyiv Accepts Compromise – Yahoo
- German government pension fund divests from $415M in shares in nuclear industry companies – Sun Sentinel
Asia:
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- Interest Rates, Not Credit, Will Be Beijing’s Main Tool To Juice Economy – Macropolo
- Thousands Gather Worldwide to Protest Beijing’s Rights Record as Communist China Turns 70 – RFA
- After 70 Years, Communist China Is Weaker Than It Appears — The Communist ideology is a parasite that cannot survive for long on its own. – National Review
- Taiwan condemns China’s ‘dictatorship’ on 70th anniversary of communist rule – Reuters
- Protester shot in chest by live police round during Hong Kong National Day protests – SCMP
- The People’s Republic of China Was Born in Chains – Foreign Policy
Trans-Tasman:
- Essential poll: 70% of Australians think Morrison was wrong to snub UN climate summit – The Guardian
- Gladys Liu and Josh Frydenberg admit Chinese election signs instructed ‘right way’ to vote – The Guardian
- NSW considers laws to stop courts and planners blocking coalmines on climate grounds – The Guardian
- Child support system, Newstart push single mothers into poverty – Murray Valley Standard
- Australia’s quest for national security is undermining the courts and could lead to secretive trials – The Conversation
- UN urges Australian government to release Tamil family from Christmas Island – SBS
- Electoral system review must look at trust in democracy, Labor frontbencher says – The Guardian
- The black hole behind Morrison’s $100m funding splash leaves the west waiting – ABC
- ‘Don’t cheapen the alliance’: US congressman’s warning to Morrison on Trump help – The Age
- Newstart increases would go to drug dealers and pubs – Indaily
- Coalition’s workplace laws to diminish unions, not wage theft – Independent Australia
- RBNZ aims to get more hands-on with our cash – Interest.co.nz
- Average housing values on the rise again, including in Auckland – Interest.co.nz