Links 10 January 2020

Global Macro / Markets / Investing:

• Every $1 increase in minimum wage decreases suicide rate by up to 6% – ZME Science
• Oil shippers raise rates for Middle East route after Iran strikes – Straits Times
• Bayer-Monsanto’s secret weapon: Ex-Green lobbyist to tell the world its cancer-linked weedkiller will save the climate – RT
• Stocks Jump to All Time Highs After Trump’s Iran Speech – Breitbart
• Oil price spike clouds U.S. corporate profit outlook, puts investors on edge – Reuters
• Quantitative Easing is the New Normal: The Rise of the Free Lunch Theory of Money – Gold Silver Bitcoin
• This is how people around the world view climate change, according to a European Investment Bank survey – WEF Forum

Americas:

• The Fed Protects Gamblers at the Expense of the Economy – Truth Dig
• Every American family basically pays an $8,000 ‘poll tax’ under the U.S. health system, top economists say – Washington Post
• A shocking number of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck – Market Watch
• Unmasking the secret landlords buying up America – Reveal News
• U.S. Adds 202,000 Private Sector Jobs in December – Stock Market News
• Warren takes shot at Biden with new bankruptcy plan – Politico
• How Trump’s Trade War Is Making Lobbyists Rich And Slamming Small Businesses – Pro Publica

Europe:

Asia:

• India: Inside the Mob Attack on Delhi University Students – BBC
• China Rules Out SARS in Mystery Pneumonia Outbreak – BBC
• Hong Kong Cops Aren’t Sorry For Pepper Spraying A Politician Right In the Face – VICE
• China’s Actions in Xinjiang May Amount to ‘Crimes Against Humanity,’ Says US Rights Report – RFA
• China’s pork price rockets 97 per cent in December sending inflation soaring again – SCMP
• China’s manufacturing exodus set to continue in 2020, despite prospect of trade war deal – SCMP

Trans-Tasman:

• Australia has officially recorded its warmest, driest year on record: BoM – SBS
• Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest pledges $70 million bushfire relief and recovery donation – ABC
• Australias fading seperation between church and state – ABC
• How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia’s Bushfire Debate – NY Times
• A Pentecostal PM and climate change – The Monthly
• Man who lost house in bushfire snags $1m lottery win after ‘perfect’ change of fortune – ABC
• Victoria’s fire danger increases as people told to leave East Gippsland and Alpine regions – ABC
• Something else is out of control in Australia: climate disaster denialism – The Guardian
• Absolutely devastating, over 1 billion animals lost, 26 people have lost their lives and over 2000 homes razed – SBS
• “Residential property is now a bad investment” – Interest.co.nz