Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Shipping Gets Smashed by Coronavirus – Rigzone
- 70% chance of recession in next six months, study from MIT and State Street finds – CNBC
- Federal Reserve inching closer to a central bank digital currency – Decrypt
Americas:
- The US actually created fewer jobs in 2018 and 2019 than we thought – Business Insider
- Comparing the cost of living from 2000 to 2020: Inflation is a lot higher than you think and your purchasing power is declining – MyBudget360
- Nearly half of Americans say rising cost of living is the greatest threat to financial security – CNBC
- Boosting college degrees decreases income inequality, lowers poverty – UpJohn
- Who Can NOW Say America Hasn’t Become a Mega-Corporate Dictatorship? – Strategic Culture
- Coronavirus has spurred ‘unprecedented’ wave of US flight cancellations, analyst says – Yahoo
Europe:
- Germany takes precautions against spread of swine flu – Igorb News
- Germany reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu in backyard poultry – Yahoo
- ‘Nothing to return to’: Serbia is losing one town every year through population decline – Euro News
- Far-right parties barely register after polling less than 1% in most constituencies – The Journal
- Germany: Merkel’s chosen successor Kramp-Karrenbauer will not run for chancellor – DW
- European Commission reports Nicola Sturgeon’s Brexit stunt to Belgian police – Herald Scottland
- German auto industry needs ‘up to €20bn’ from government for switch to electric cars – Yahoo
Asia:
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- Alibaba offers $2.86 billion in loans to firms hit by coronavirus outbreak – Reuters
- India readying US$2.6 billion US naval helicopter deal ahead of Trump trip – Channel News Asia
- India Is Becoming Its Own Silicon Valley – Igorb News
- Chinese Carmakers Are Now Making Face Masks, Prompted by Coronavirus – Bloomberg
- China Threatens Europe: Do Not Prefer Nokia And Ericsson Over Huawei – Forbes
Trans-Tasman:
- Flat wages and soaring house prices are condemning Australians to a lifetime of renting – ABC News
- Coalition donor received $5.5m grant despite potentially being ineligible – The Guardian
- Surplus almost certainly gone as coronavirus and bushfires hit – The SMH
- Canavan delayed releasing documents about coal lobby interactions before resigning – The Guardian
- To the surprise of no one, the government just blocked the corruption watch dog again – Yahoo
- Chinese government leans on City of Perth to shut down lawful protests – The SMH
- Essential poll: Morrison still in the doldrums with voters after bushfires and sports grants – The Guardian
- Bushfire survivors create ‘trail of destruction’ at parliament, demanding politicians cut ties with coal – SBS
- Fast tracks and bulk deals: How Crown got visas for its high rollers – The Age
- Revealed: how the Murdoch men looted $1.4 billion in salary from public companies – Michael West
- NBN Co’s HFC, FTTC costs now higher than expected – IT News
- Coalition compares wind and solar to “dole bludgers”, pushes for coal, nuclear – Renew Economy