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Wednesday, August 15

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UNITED STATES
“Everybody Immediately Knew That It Was for Amazon”: Has Bezos Become More Powerful in D.C. Than Trump?Vanity Fair
The deal for an obscure $10 billion Pentagon contract suggests the extent to which Jeff Bezos is gobbling up the swamp—without the guy in the White House even batting an eye.


OTHER
Anniversary of the End of Bretton Woods: Thoughts Going Forward Marc Chandler


Adair Turner: The Zero-Sum Economy Project Syndicate
The anthropologist David Graeber has argued that as much as 30% of all work is performed in “bullshit jobs,” which are unnecessary to produce truly valuable goods and services but arise from competition for income and status. But the deeper problem is that more and more economic activity performs a merely distributive function.

The post-crisis generation game FT
The clandestine links between housing, pensions and an ageing population.

  TURKEY
Noah Smith: Turkey Is Following a Familiar Emerging-Market ScriptBB
It rarely ends well for developing nations that borrow a lot in foreign-currency debt.

Trump Has "Great Deal Of Frustration" With Erdogan As White House Warns More Sanctions ComingZH

Lira Surges After Turkey Crushes Shorts, Imposes New US Sanctions, Denies Brunson Appeal For ReleaseZH


REGULARS
EU Open RundownRANsquawk

FirstFT Daily BriefingFT

Danske DailyDanske Bank

Daily Market CommentMarc Chandler
Lira Rallies on Cut in Swaps, but Fails to Dent Dollar Demand

Brussels PlaybookPolitico
Salvini politicizes bridge collapse — Europe watches Turkey burn — Poland closer to EU court action

Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your DayBB

US OpenZH
Futures Slide As Dollar Surges; Tencent, Yuan, Chinese Stocks Tumble

US Open Rundown RANsquawk

AamukatsausNordea
Turkin liira vahvistui rajun heikentymisen jälkeen, dollari vahvistui muita valuuttoja vastaan | Jatkuuko Britannian inflaation hidastuminen? | Suomen BKT alustavien tietojen mukaan 2,9 prosentin vuosikasvussa toisella neljänneksellä