Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Goldman Sachs is sounding the alarm: Technology stocks are overvalued – CNBC
- U.S. lawmaker calls for Facebook to pause cryptocurrency project – Reuters
- Global Economic Growth Is Already Slowing. The U.S. Trade Wars Are Making It Worse. – NY Times
- Airbus is ready for pilotless jets – are you? – AP News
- Moving the Blockchain Industry Toward a full Decentralization – Tech Bullion
- Boeing records zero new plane orders as Paris Air Show starts slow – CNBC
- Oil soars 4per cent on hopes US-China trade talks resume, Mideast tension – Channel News Asia
- Goldman Sachs is sounding the alarm: Technology stocks are overvalued – CNBC
Americas:
- Google announces $1 billion additional investment in housing across Bay Area – Reuters
- Bosses pocket Trump tax windfall as workers see job promises vanish – The Guardian
- Californians sharply divided over how to tackle housing shortage – Mercury News
- California goes even bigger on Obamacare – Politico
- Farmers turn to prisons to fill labor needs – HCN
- California cities lead the U.S. in inflation. Housing costs are a big reason why – LA Times
Europe:
- The Church Of England’s $10.5 Billion Fund Will Now Invest In Cannabis – Forbes
- How the EU Is Cementing its Place as an Entrepreneurial Playground – Entrepreneur
- Trust for vaccines higher in UK than most of Europe, major survey finds – The Telegraph
- Germany says there is ‘strong evidence’ Iran behind oil tanker attacks – DW
- EU keeps Albania, North Macedonia waiting on membership talks – Politico
- Ireland to ban new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030 – BBC
Asia:
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- Give the millions of Hong Kong protesters a Nobel Peace Prize – Washington Post
- An American Reporter Was Denied A Visa To China. She Said It’s Because She Criticized The Communist Party. – BuzzFeed
- Many in Hong Kong moving to democratic Taiwan to escape China’s looming grasp – National Post
- Chinese Real Estate Giant Yinyi Group Files for Bankruptcy – yicaiglobal
- Are Hong Kong protests heralding the birth of a nation? – National Post
- The Hong Kong Protests Could Be a Prelude to a Big Showdown Over Taiwan – Slate
Trans-Tasman:
- Coalition awarded $1.4bn in grants in election lead-up – half without an open tender process – The Guardian
- There is a “crisis of confidence” in the NSW building industry – ABC
- Australia turned blind eye to deeply offensive threat from China – The SMH
- ‘Next time it will be you’: Sydney’s Hong Kong expats fear extradition laws – The SMH
- The World’s Most Insane Energy Project (Adani) Moves Ahead – Rolling Stone
- Buying a new high-rise apartment is a risk best avoided – ABC
- Australian employment opportunities misaligned with job seekers’ needs, study warns – ABC
- Retail conditions ‘as bad as the GFC’ driving small businesses to the wall – ABC
- The world’s biggest money manager is betting against the Australian dollar – The SMH
- Victoria moves to ban plastic bags – SBS
- Preschool teachers demand $100,000 salaries in Fair Work Commission – The Age
- RBNZ examines what will happen when cash is no longer king – Interest.co.nz
- Government tightening land transfer rules so IRD can catch more property speculators – Interest.co.nz
