Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
Americas:
- Harvesting the Blood of America’s Poor: The Latest Stage of Capitalism – Mint Press News
- Trump administration tightens work requirements for SNAP, which could cut hundreds of thousands from food stamps – Washington Post
- The Trade War Is Hurting the Services Sector Too – Barron’s
- U.S. solar industry to lose 62,000 jobs due to Trump tariffs – study – Reuters
- Trump conquers Republicans on trade – Politico
- U.S. Students Fail to Make Gains Against International Peers – WSJ
- Silicon Valley giants accused of avoiding over $100 billion in taxes over the last decade – CNBC
Europe:
- Winklevoss brothers lean on UK for move into Europe with Gemini – Coin Rivet
- UK Construction Sector Contraction Eases In November – RTT News
- Germany expels Russian diplomats after murder in Berlin – DW
- Turkey agrees to back Nato plan for Baltic states and Poland – The Guardian
- Far-right Sweden Democrats reach record high in opinion polls – The Local
Asia:
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- Asian Governments ‘Adopting China’s Authoritarian Tactics’ – RFA
- “Mid-sized American Companies are Already Moving Away from China” and You Should Too – China Law Blog
- “A deliberate falsehood”: Gene-edited Chinese baby not immune to HIV after all – The Guardian
- China’s restaurants feel the heat as pork supplies plunge – Reuters
- Huawei faces online storm in China over employee treatment – Reuters
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How Huawei lost the Heart of China public – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Coles to pay farmers $5.25m after failing to pass on 10c drought levy – The SMH
- Gladys Liu has asked for her 100k donation back – The Age
- Morrison to dismantle departments in wide-ranging public sector overhaul – ABC
- Australian students ‘among the worst in the world’ for class discipline – The SMH
- $1 billion visa tender decision delayed amid political conflicts of interest – The Age
- Burger chain Grill’d faces grilling by Fair Work Ombudsman – New Daily
- Jodi McKay says the NSW firefighting budget is facing a $40 million cut. Is that correct? – Fact Check – ABC
- Morrison to dismantle departments in wide-ranging public sector overhaul – ABC
- Government could ‘comfortably’ bump up spending by $5 bln to $15 bln – Interest.co.nz
- Message to banks: Don’t dump on the farmers – Interest.co.nz
- Bank capital changes to add 20.5 basis points to borrowing costs – Interest.co.nz
- $6.5 billion of new building work in September quarter, up 11.6% on a year ago – Interest.co.nz