Golden Summer, Clarendon, John Olsen, 1983, Art Gallery of NSW
Macro & Markets
- These 6 charts compare the US and China economies in the second year of their trade war – CNBC
- Vietnam and Asia neighbors hungry for cheap coal – Nikkei
- Economic ‘Doom Loops’ Get Harder to Avoid in 2020s – Bloomberg
- Killing Iran’s Qassem Suleimani changes the game in the Middle East – Vox
- Why a Cool War May Be Worse than a Cold One – Project-Syndicate
Asia & China
- Pneumonia Outbreak in China Spurs Fever Checks From Singapore to Taiwan – Bloomberg
- China’s economy tipped to get worse before it gets better – Ninefax
- China’s cut of US dollar weighting in key index will boost global fortunes of yuan, economists say – SCMP
- Trade war’s ‘bigger than imagined’ shock and China’s economic slowdown weigh on small factories – SCMP
- China’s Social Credit System is pegged to be fully operational by 2020 — but what will it look like? – ABC
- China to keep same inflation target in 2020 despite food price spike – sources – Reuters
- Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen says military must safeguard national security in wake of Black Hawk crash – SCMP
- One of China’s Biggest Worries for 2020 Is Pork – Caixin
- Japan faces a diplomatic balancing act in 2020 as it seeks to manage ties with the U.S. and China – Japan Times
Americas & United States
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- The World Dick Cheney Built – The Atlantic
- Big Boost for Bottom Earners Comes in Part From Minimum Wage Increases – NY Times
- The True Cause of the Opioid Epidemic – The Atlantic
- America Loves Its Unregulated Wellness Chemicals – The Atlantic
- Should Rich People Be Allowed in the Democratic Party? – Slate
- Expect geopolitical tensions to ‘intensify’ and play into the US election, experts say – CNBC
- Two years after Trump tax cuts, middle-class Americans are falling behind – CBS News
- ‘Trump Money’ Is Buying Silence as Unprecedented Payments Go to Farmers – Rolling Stone
Europe
- Libya conflict: Turkish MPs approve bill to send troops – BBC
- The EU Is No Match for the Financial Crime Gangs – Bloomberg
- France protests: Longest strike in decades stuck in deadlock – BBC
- UK house price growth tops 1% for first time in a year – Guardian
- Angela Merkel’s blunder of the decade that’s taboo in Germany – DW
- Putin’s Russia Is 20 Years Old and Stronger Than Ever. Or Is It? – Bloomberg
- Istanbul Canal: Erdogan’s dream, Istanbul’s nightmare – DW
Terra Specufestor
- Energy grid under threat as bushfires bear down on power lines – Ninefax…some brownouts might not help the mood vis the psychopaths we have running this country….
- Concern over ‘viability’ of dairy farms and milk supplies as Australian bushfires spread – Guardian
- IAG disaster claims budget blown as bushfire claims hit $160m – Ninefax…some insurance stuffing around or non-payments might not help the mood vis the psychopaths we have running this country…
- Thousands of Australian expats face tax slug under changes to CGT main residence exemption – ABC
- Smithereens: Australia’s climate commitments blown if giant fossil fuel projects proceed – Michael West
- PM ‘inclined’ to cancel India trip amid bushfire crisis – Ninefax
- Should New Zealand just tax land? – Stuff.co.NZ
…and furthermore…
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- They train 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, chasing million-dollar paydays. Meet China’s new breed of esports athletes – CNN
- Processed foods are a much bigger health problem than we thought – Vox
- Understanding populism – Bruegel
- Credit cycles and asset returns – VoxEU
- Services trade policies and economic integration: New evidence for developing countries – VoxEU
- Don’t Get Too Nostalgic About Old Media – Bloomberg
- The Internet Is No Longer a Disruptive Technology – Bloomberg
- Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn – Reuters
- How Smartphone Cameras Changed the Way We Document Our Lives – Slate
- When Central Banks Go Green – Project-Syndicate
- The Decline of Global Value Chains – Project-Syndicate
How to handle someone who had told him he didn’t want to shake his hand…..