Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Coronavirus Begins to Spread Economic Gloom Worldwide – Foreign Policy
- Companies are racked with loads of low-quality debt – Business Insider
- Coronavirus could cost global economy $1tn in lost output – The Guardian
- Where Is the Gold Rush Leading to? – Journal Neo
- This ‘Crisis Investing’ Hedge Fund Manager Says Greek Stocks Can Double In 2020 – Forbes
- Markets soar as companies announce mass layoffs – WSWS
- Futures Rise on China Stimulus Hopes – Stock Market News
- OECD warns over pileup of low-quality corporate debt – CNBC
Americas:
- New homebuilding starts still performing pretty well – Calculated Risk
- Bankruptcy risks rise for US shale – FT
- Argentina’s Debt Is Unsustainable – IMF
- Dollar ticks up on rising risk aversion – Yuv News
- Canada: How the rail blockades are hurting the economy – Igorn News
Europe:
- U.K. Inflation Accelerates to Its Fastest Pace in Six Months – Stock Market News
- U.S. urges EU to use 5G by Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, seen on par with Huawei – Reuters
- Macron unveils curbs on foreign imams in France to combat ‘separatism’ – France24
- Coronavirus Empties European Cities of Chinese Tourists – NY Times
- Sinn Fein popularity would rise to 35% in event of a second election – Extra
- More foreign firms move to the Netherlands to beat Brexit – Dutch News
- Could Poland catch up with Germany’s economy? – DW
Asia:
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- Japan’s Largest Bank Invests Over $700 Million in Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab – Bloomberg
- Samsung Poised to Benefit From China Virus Woes Afflicting Apple, Other Rivals – Reuters
- Japan Plans HIV Drug Trials to Fight Coronavirus as Diamond Princess Cases Rise – Reuters
- US has designated five Chinese state media outlets as “foreign missions,” meaning that they will be treated as arms of the Chinese government – Axios
- Coronavirus has temporarily reduced China’s CO2 emissions by a quarter – Carbon Brief
- China Deploys 1,600 to Suppress Online Information about Coronavirus – Epoch Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Tony Abbott was asked to register as agent of foreign influence after migration speech in Hungary – The Guardian
- Morrison recycles old tactics in bid to avoid zero emissions targets – Renew Economy
- Kevin Rudd slams decision to send Wuhan evacuees to Christmas Island and says Peter Dutton would have chosen different destination ‘for white people’ – as travel ban is extended – Daily Mail
- Government’s $311 million spend revealed by rebel committee, including $345k for News Corp spelling bee – ABC News
- Former Liberal party state director won’t be referred to high court over Chinese election signs – The Guardian
- Super Retail Group add $8 million underpayment amid Coles, Target wage theft – News.com.au
- Scott Morrison to announce royal commission into bushfires – The SMH
- Labor to announce net zero emissions target by 2050 and will oppose taxpayer funding of new coal power – The Guardian
- The great Australian betrayal (we used to call it the dream) – The Age
- New Zealand’s productivity decline has been longstanding – Interest.co.nz
- It’s official: People are stretching themselves more financially to buy houses – Interest.co.nz