Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Joseph E. Stiglitz: After Neoliberalism – Project Syndicate
- US stock futures, Asian markets sink after Trump threatens tariffs on Mexico – CNN
- Across The Rich World, An Extraordinary Jobs Boom Is Under Way – Economist
- Uber Will Reduce Promotions After Losing $1 Billion in a Quarter – Bloomberg
- Why Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ departure would be bad news for investors – Yahoo
Americas:
- The GOP Tax Cut Trickle Down Has Arrived: Worker Bonuses Went Up One Penny in 2018 – Labor411
- A U.S. banking regulator on Wednesday said more farmers fell behind on their loans early this year – Outline
- US rebrands fossil fuels as ‘molecules of freedom’ – SBS
- Trump says US will impose 5% tariff on all Mexican imports from June 10 – CNBC
- Trump hitting Mexico with 5% tariff in response to migrants – AP News
- Connecticut To Increase Minimum Wage to $15 By 2023 – What Info
- Record U.S. trade deficit in 2018 reflects failure of Trump’s trade policies – EPI
- People Are Moving to Smaller Cities in Search of Affordable Houses That Don’t Exist. – VICE
- Mortgage rates slide below 4% as the trade war buffets markets – WeTradeHQ
- Trump Team Stands by Budget’s $2 Trillion Math Error – NBC
- Study: Trump Tax Cuts Failed to Help Anybody But the Wealthy – NY Mag
- Well the new improved NAFTA sure lasted a long time – NY Times
- California ranks as 4th-most lucrative recovery – OC Register
- Brazil contracts for first time since 2016 – BBC
Europe:
- European Central Bank Monetary Policy Highlights Need for a Decentralized Financial System – BeInCrypto
- Portugal becomes the first euro zone country to issue debt on China’s market – CNBC
- Barcelona to receive 100+ new electric buses, replacing diesel buses – Electrek
- Hungary’s Fidesz might join new formation in European parliament – Reuters
- Hungary suspends court reform that had raised EU concerns – Trust
- Denmark’s Social Democrats want to stop supermarkets from wasting food – The Local
Asia:
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- Making China an enemy is a sure way to isolate America – Export Import
- China reportedly puts US soy purchases on hold as trade war escalates – Forex Live
- Malaysia needles US with proposal for pan-Asian bullion-backed currency – RT
- Washington’s Huawei hypocrisy… – RT
- Chinese diesel consumption plummets – MSN
- U.S. and China locked in disastrous long-term trade war – SCMP
- China gears up to weaponize rare earths in trade war – Aljazeera
Trans-Tasman:
- New Zealand ‘wellbeing’ budget unveils billions to care for most vulnerable – The Guardian
- Australia’s wealthiest have become 50 times richer in my lifetime – ABC
- Adani endangered bird plan approved by Queensland Government – ABC
- Tony Abbott gets $90,000 raise on backbencher’s salary now he’s a retired PM -The Guardian
- Personal data of thousands of Australians sold for just $US60 – ABC
- Suburbs with the worst smoking rates in Australia revealed – ABC
- Jetstar: Airline ordered to pay $2m in penalties for misleading customers – News.com.au
- The ethnic divide amongst Sydney’s schools – The SMH
- Mortgages dip below 3pc for the first time as lenders slash fixed rates ahead of RBA cut – ABC
- Future proofing the housing market – Intrest.co.nz
- Trouble ahead? Economists worry about rosy Treasury forecasts – Interest.co.nz
- Residential building activity flattens – Interest.co.nz
