Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- S&P 500 jumps to record high on strong earnings, trade-deal progress – CNBC
- The stock market is at a record high and it’s unbelievable – Yahoo
- Rent control—is the cure worse than the disease? – Up John
- Uber announces deeper push into financial services with Uber Money – CNBC
- Globalisation’s corroding edifice – Mondediplo
- Strong dollar hurting global economy – Cross Roads
Americas:
- ‘We are all screwed!’ The U.S. is like a banana republic and a depression could be on the way, warns money manager – MarketWatch
- Chile’s People Have Had Enough of Neoliberalism – Slate
- Intentional blackouts of this magnitude are unprecedented in California history – LA Times
- The Cheapest States To Live In America In 2019 – Kiwiwell
- With raging fires, high winds and blackouts, California is living a disaster movie. Is this the ‘new normal’? – Redding
- Let’s face it: Preventing and fighting wildfires mean utility customers will have to pay more – LA Times
Europe:
- EU set to agree a Brexit extension until January – CNBC
- Boris Johnson fails in third attempt to call early general election – The Guardian
- UK sells white phosphorus to Turkey as evidence grows of chemical attacks on Kurds – The Times
- Germany should ban neo-Nazi parties, says World Jewish Congress leader – DW
- Europe’s switch to electric cars is accelerating. Honda is advancing its plans by 3 years – CNN
- U.K. to Destroy Commemorative 50p Coins in Brexit Meltdown – Bloomberg
Asia:
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- China: Calling Blockchain a ‘Scam’ Is Now Banned – Be In Crypto
- Chinese Banks Should Immediately Embrace Blockchain, Says Top Central Bank Official – Be In Crypto
- What Happened To China’s “Unreliable Foreign Entity List” and Tit-for-tat ? – CNBC
- China’s DCEP to Be World’s First National Digital Currency, Says CCIE Vice Chairman – Be In Crypto
- Taiwan pushing for trade, investment with US, EU – Asia Times
- China’s Industrial Profit Widens Drop on Economy, Deflation – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Company of Anthony Pratt, Australia’s richest man, legally pays virtually no tax – The Guardian
- Q&A: Government policies have exacerbated the drought, says water researcher – ABC
- Don’t send wage thieves to jail: employers – New Daily
- We expect more from pre-schoolers than politicians – Independent Australia
- Essential poll: most think economic stimulus more important than surplus – The Guardian
- It’s official: Morrison hasn’t noticed that economic times have changed – The SMH
- Australia’s alarmingly weak economy makes global headlines – Independent Australia
- Jobseekers had payments suspended for breaching rules in faulty job search plans – The Guardian
- RBNZ makes no apologies for lack of signal ahead of August’s 50-point OCR cut – Interest.co.nz