Weekend Reading: 21-22 August 2021
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Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40% – BBC
- How Blockchain Is Disrupting The Future of IoT, From Remote Locations to The Logistics Industry – BTC Manager
- Economists must grapple with climate tipping points before it is too late – Canary Media
- US Federal Reserve confiscates $10 billion in assets from former Afghan government, including $1.3 billion in gold – Reuters
- The Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of minerals the world desperately needs – CNN
Americas:
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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.