Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- WeWork shows that real profit still matters more than “growth” – The Drum
- Audi To Cut 9,500 Jobs To Fund Shift To Electric Vehicles – Forbes
- Decentralised finance in developing countries: it’s potential and constraints – Medium
Americas:
- The great American labor paradox: Plentiful jobs, most of them bad – QZ
- Why Some Brands Are Leading A Black Friday Boycott – Huff Post
- 12.3% (1 in 8) of millennial renters in the US say they plan to “always rent,” up from 10.7% just one year ago – Apartment List
- Chileans Protest Consequences of “Green” Energy – FCPP
- Google Fires 4 Workers Active in Labor Organizing – NY Times
- Forgiving Student Debt Would Boost Economy, Economists Say – NPR
- Tech companies that pay $0 in federal income taxes: Amazon, GM, Delta, etc. – Business Insider
- Mexico entered recession in first half of year, in blow to president – Reuters
- Canada Recession 2020: Canadia’s biggest rail strike in a decade hits exports, sparks layoffs – Reuters
Europe:
- Erdogan calls on Turks to “leave the dollar” and convert their foreign currencies to Turkish lira – Reuters
- Poland Repatriates 100 Tons of Gold From Bank of England Storage – Bloomberg
- Germany Recession 2020: Germany barely missed the technical recession with 0.1% growth – Industry News Bulletin
- Eurozone Recession 2020: Caterer Compass says will axe up to 4,000 jobs – NST
- Huge spike in voter registrations is 38% higher than 2017, figures indicate – Independent
- Young Russians’ Desire to Leave Hits 10-Year High – Moscow Times
- French Billionaire Bernard Arnault become 2nd richest man in the world, the wealthiest European – CNBC\
Asia:
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- Alibaba Climbs in HK Debut After Raising about $11 billion – Bloomberg
- China’s ‘Official’ Virtual Currency Could Be Arriving “Quite Soon” To “Challenge The U.S.” – Zero Hedge
- UK calls for UN access to Chinese detention camps in Xinjiang – The Guardian
- Germany Calls for U.N. Access to Alleged Chinese Forced Re-education Camps in Xinjiang – Japan Times
- China Sets Up Hong Kong Crisis Center in Mainland, Considers Replacing Chief Liaison – Reuters
- India Supreme Court Say World “Laughing” at Smog – Northern parts of India have been blanketed in smog for weeks. – BBC
Trans-Tasman:
- High immigration is changing the Aussie way of life – The SMH
- PM’s phone call to police commissioner ‘unprecedented’, Albanese says – The Guardian
- Greens propose royalty levy on coal and gas companies to fund more firefighters for Queensland – Brisbane Times
- Turnbull says Morrison should not have called NSW police chief over doctored document – The Guardian
- The dread of being deceived over medevac reveals Australia at its most grotesque – The Guardian
- Australia sees 43% of low-income households in rental stress – Mirage News
- Australian Attorney General Wants To Make The Country’s Defamation Law Even Worse – Tech Dirt
- Australia Talks: The most and least trusted professions revealed – ABC
- S&P Warns Australia Fiscal Stimulus Could Put AAA Rating at Risk – Bloomberg
- LVR restrictions unchanged on concerns low interest rates could spark more high-risk lending – Interest.co.nz
- Work, residence and student visa approvals all well up in October – Interest.co.nz