Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Opinion: Investors should be wary of Warren Buffett’s crash warning – MSN
- Fed Unanimously Approves Shift on Inflation Goal, Ushering in Longer Era of Low Rates – WSJ
- Globalization does not have to mean deregulation – Economo
- US dollar under threat as American exceptionalism reaches its tipping point – RT’s Keiser Report
- How Long Will the Tech Bubble Continue to Inflate Before Bursting? – Medium
Americas:
- Jeff made 95 billion this year. Roughly Every 2 seconds, he netted the average American’s monthly income. Mississippi 1, Mississippi 2. – CNN
- Second Wave Of Layoffs Is Coming As Lockdowns Persist – Forbes
- USA: The Decline Of Upward Mobility In One Chart – Visual Capitalist
- The Fed Will No Longer Kill Jobs to Fight Phantom Inflation – NY Mag
- Fed plans to keep interest rates low, even if inflation rises: Who stands to benefit? – LA Times
- Jobless claims: Another 1.006 million Americans filed new unemployment claims last week – Yahoo
- US consumer confidence falls to lowest in 6 years – Peninsula Daily
- U.S. economy plunged an annualized 31.7% in second-quarter – AP News
Europe:
- Germany will use EU rescue funding to reduce debt – Economo
- Germany: Over 1,400 youths accuse Catholic religious orders of sexual abuse – DW
- Putin says Belarus leader asked Russia to create reserve police force for him – Yahoo
- Norway plans to drill for oil in untouched Arctic areas – The Guardian
- France reports 6,111 new COVID-19 infections, second-highest level ever – Reuters
- Kazakhstan Settles Deal With Russia for Vaccine Supply – The Diplomat
Asia:
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- Industrial profits in China are growing at the fastest pace since mid-2018 – Finances Herald
- Japanese PM Abe ‘set to resign for health reasons’ – BBC
- China’s foreign minister warns against giving Hong Kong protesters Nobel Peace Prize – SCMP
- HK Suspects Fleeing to Taiwan Arrested by Chinese Coast Guard – Oriental Daily
- Why studying Chinese is in decline) – Economist
- China Built A Vast New Infrastructure To Imprison Muslims – Buzz Feed
- Air Travel Within China Is Nearly at Pre-Pandemic Levels – NY Times
Trans-Tasman:
- ‘Orwellian’: Coalition accused of planning to open green bank to fossil fuel investments – The Guardian
- Bashed nurse says health workers should be told if a patient has criminal history – ABC
- ‘Orwellian’: Coalition accused of planning to open green bank to fossil fuel investments – The Guardian
- Employment service providers ‘creaming’ some jobseekers, ‘parking’ the rest, and COVID-19 shows why that’s a problem – ABC
- Scott Morrison’s ministry is a galaxy of grubs, duds and also-rans – Crikey
- Sports rorts: 70% of grants from separate fund went to Coalition seats, Greens say – The Guardian
- Rescue plan to bring home stranded Aussies from overseas – The SMH
- Michael Pascoe: Transport infrastructure spend $36 billion short – New Daily
- City slickers continue to leave Sydney and Canberra in droves for regional NSW – Domain
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Poll shows strong majority support COVID-19 elimination strategy – Interest.co.nz
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Labour and National rule out writing off Govt debt – Interest.co.nz
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Lifestyle block sales surge on the back of COVID lockdowns – Interest.co.nz