Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Blockchain will Dominate Gambling in the Future – Medium
- Did Capitalism Kill Inflation? – Bloomberg
- French authorities confirm that €3.5mln house in Biarritz belongs to Putin’s family – People Policy Project
Americas:
- Goldman says the costs of Trump’s tariffs have fallen ‘entirely’ on US businesses and households – CNBC
- U.S. sees biggest wealth gap since the Roaring 20s – Axios
- U.S. already in recession, Fed will cut rates back to zero: Rosenberg – Bloomberg
- Exposing Con Man Trump as a financial failure has yuge costs – Washington Post
- Many Americans say their financial situation is worse since the Great Recession – CNBC
- GOP in disarray as budget impasse threatens shutdown, deep cuts – Washington Post
Europe:
- EU stands by Cyprus in its dispute over natural gas deposits with Turkey – The Economy Club
- Germany exports weapons to Saudi-led alliance in 2019 – DW
- Italy’s Mafia Uses the Old Lira as Its Own Parallel Currency – Bloomberg
- Macedonia on track for EU accession talks but not Albania: diplomats – Reuters
- French authorities confirm that €3.5mln house in Biarritz belongs to Putin’s family – Crime Russia
Asia:
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- India to impose retaliatory tariffs on 28 U.S. goods from Sunday – Reuters
- Goldman Expects Yuan to Breach 7 Per Dollar Within Three Months – Bloomberg
- Japanese companies oppose U.S. additional tariffs on China – Japan Today
- China hikes anti-dumping tax rate 10 times to get back at US – The Economy Club
- Donald Trump to raise Hong Kong extradition protests with Xi Jinping at G20, Mike Pompeo says – SCMP
- Chinese State Media And Others Are Spreading Hoaxes About The Protests In Hong Kong – BuzzFeed
Trans-Tasman:
- Tax cuts entrench inequality, study shows – SBS
- Coalition’s tax plan would benefit men almost twice as much as women, analysis finds – The Guardian
- ABC boss to push for more diversity of views among panel-show guests – The SMH
- ‘They shouldn’t faff around’: Kerry O’Brien urges government to skip press freedom inquiry – The Age
- We asked people to do climate change maths. Their answers depended on their politics – The Conversation
- Sydney faces apartment construction slowdown as developers hit the brakes – ABC
- Peter Dutton confirms plan to create new spying powers still being considered – The Guardian
- Australia’s pristine beaches have a poo problem – The Conversation
- Would you like a recession with that surplus – AIMN
- Australia’s surprising disregard for free speech – The Economist
- There’s a looming waste crisis from Australia’s solar energy boom – The Conversation
- Retail Forecasts June 2019: Post-election sugar hit to help retailers – Deloitte
- NBN scammers fleece consumers of $500,000 – The SMH
- European study highlights Auckland’s problem with traffic gridlock – Interest.co.nz
