Weekend Reading: 26-27 June 2021
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Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Tim Cook, Jamie Dimon, and other CEOs say employees should return to the office because it boosts creativity. Experts say that’s a ‘fairy tale.’ – Yahoo
- Many people don’t want to work unless it’s from home – VOX
- Buffett has now given half of his Berkshire shares to charity, announces resignation from Gates Foundation – Yahoo
- Google will show employees how their pay may change if they move offices – CNET
- How Capitalism Became A Force That Rules Our Lives – NPR
Americas:
- U.S. House targets ‘predatory lenders’, votes to repeal Trump banking rule – Reuters
- A Scheme to Blow Up the Housing Market Backfired Spectacularly at the Supreme Court – Slate
- The Great Resignation: Why Millions of Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs – NPR
- Democrats’ two-step infrastructure plan draws Republican ire – Reuters
- Inflation on the Menu as U.S. Restaurants Pass On Soaring Costs – Bloomberg
- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pleads with Congress to raise or suspend debt limit – CBS
- Big builders launch virtual homebuying – CNBC
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Europe:
- ‘Italy is a secular country’, Italian PM Draghi rebukes Vatican over LGBT bill criticism – Euro News
- Dutch PM says he won’t take part in an EU summit with Putin – NL Times
- With LGBT Law ‘Hungary Has No Place In The EU’: Dutch PM – Barrons
- Hungary ‘has no place in the EU anymore,’ Dutch leader says – CNN
- Dutch Leader Challenges Hungary to Leave EU Over LGBTQ Spat.. – Bloomberg
- Boris Johnson defends warship’s passage through Crimean waters – The Guardian
Asia:
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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.