Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Central banks cannot allow cryptocurrencies to develop – says the head of BIS – Crypto Time
- Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world – The Guardian
- Easy-Money Policies Don’t Solve the Problem of Idle Resources – Mises
- Bernie Sanders Could Pave the Way for Massive Bitcoin Adoption – Be In Crypto
- The Next Pearl Harbour? China’s Gold-Backed Crypto Currency Will Blindside US Dollar – ZeroHedge
- Governments must learn to love borrowing again – FT
Americas:
- 44 Percent of U.S. Workers Earn $18,000 Per Year – The Stranger
- For the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class last year – Washington Post
- Jobs, Jobs Everywhere, But Most of Them Kind of Suck – NY Mag
- You Won’t Believe How Many Student Loans Are in Default – Fool
- Business economists see US slowing but avoiding recession – 660 City News
Europe:
- Russia handed four-year ban by World Anti-Doping Agency – BBC
- How Russian Agents Hunt Down Kremlin Opponents in Europe – Spiegel
- Erdogan threatens: “Greece will pay the price for its actions” – Keep Talking Greece
- Commission approves pan-EU battery project – Politico
- French far-left leader Mélenchon sentenced for intimidation – BBC
- Greece Wants EU Full-Court Press on Turkey, EU Backs Off – National Herald
- Boris Johnson says EU migrants have been ‘treating UK as part of their own country’ for too long – Irish Post
Asia:
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- China Clampdown on Illegal Meat Puts $2 Billion Trade at Risk – Bloomberg
- China exports fall for fourth consecutive month – CNBC
- China Local Government Finance Vehicle’s Flop Raises New Concern – Bloomberg
- North Korea’s U.N. Envoy Says Denuclearization Off Negotiating Table with United States – Reuters
- Hong Kong Police Chief Promises Flexibility Ahead of Rally – Reuters
- Firms withdraw from China on worsening business conditions – Korea Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Climate change: Australia seen as ‘disconnected from reality’ on world stage – News.com.au
- Morrison rejects calls for more assistance for firefighters – The Guardian
- Sydney smoke at its ‘worst ever’ with air pollution in some areas seven times ‘hazardous’ threshold – ABC
- ‘Carry-over credits’ will be debated at COP25 and the result has implications for Australia – ABC
- The Coalition isn’t being honest about the climate crisis. But neither is Labor – The Guardian
- Labor’s plan to fix Australia’s encryption laws doesn’t go far enough – ZD Net
- Economic stagnation unlikely to improve under current Government policy vacuum – Michael West
- ‘Smallest ICAC in history’: Corruption watchdog warns of job cuts without more funding – The SMH
- ABC to grapple with budget freeze, 200 redundancies expected – The SMH
- Coalition said 50% renewables would wreck the economy. Now their modest climate targets depend on it – Renew Economy
- Final RBNZ bank capital decisions a pragmatic compromise – Interest.co.nz