Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Entrepreneurs don’t have a special gene for risk—they come from families with money – Quartz
- Old, inefficient industries are being disrupted by young companies – will this continue in the future? – IB Times
- A crossover of fiscal and monetary policy – FT
- For Big Funds, Changing Climate Means Changing Portfolios – Medium
- Jeff Bezos to spend $10 billion on climate change research, advocacy – Axios
- Apple Warns That Corona virus will hurt revenue – Axios
Americas:
- 1 In 3 American Workers Runs Out Of Money Before Payday – Zero Hedge
- Silicon Valley continues losing people as costs rise – CNET
- In Hot U.S. Jobs Market, Half of College Grads Are Missing Out – Bloomberg
- How Millennials Could Make the Fed’s Job Harder – NY Times
- US intelligence fears the dollar may lose global dominance – Decrypt
- US Fed starts slowing down the “QE Lite” liquidity pump – Yahoo
Europe:
- US threatens Europe over Huawei at Munich Security Conference – WSWS
- France: Yellow Vests continue to march in Paris – Igorb News
- Germany’s role in NATO and the world – Igorb News
- How Norway runs its trillion dollar state fund – Igorb News
- Macron ‘broke the nuclear taboo’ – Washington Examiner
- UK households’ confidence in finances hits record high in February – Reuters
Asia:
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- Japan is Likely Entering Recession Territory in Q1 2020 – LinkedIn
- People’s Bank of China to destroy billions of cash in areas hard hit by coronavirus – Mazech
- Uighurs “Detained for Bears and Veils” According to New Leaked Documents Revealing China’s Crackdown on People in Xinjiang – BBC
- Japan’s Economy Shrinks at Fastest Rate Since 2014 – BBC
- Desperation in Wuhan – CW
- China: Xi’s Early Involvement in Virus Outbreak Raises Questions – Japan Times
- Germany is shutting down its coal industry for good, so far without sacking a single worker – ABC
Trans-Tasman:
- Coalition says it has no duty of care for welfare recipients over robodebt – The Guardian
- Coalition’s handling of bushfires causes ‘substantial decline’ in support, ANU poll finds – The Guardian
- Liberals under fire for deleting donation record from Morrison ally up for $1bn contract – The Guardian
- Coles admits underpaying staff and sets aside $20 million for repayments – ABC
- Coalition may use government contracts to crack down on environment protests – The Guardian
- ‘Energy laws have let us down’: Victoria pulls the plug – The Age
- Santos, Nine and big banks paid tens of thousands for pre-election political access – The Guardian
- Everyone else is getting government grants, why aren’t you? – The Guardian
- PM under pressure as Peters keeps ministerial portfolios despite SFO investigation – Interest.co.nz
- Westpac economists: Tax reform is the only effective way to solve NZ’s housing affordability problem – Interest.co.nz
- Housing market off to a flying start in 2020 with January sales numbers at a four year high – Interest.co.nz