Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The Coronavirus Is Now Infecting The Economy, Stock And Job Markets – Forbes
- Pandemic Fears Grip Wall Street – Stock Market News
- Japan stocks plunge 3% as virus fears grow; Malaysia markets edge higher despite political turmoil – CNBC
- Dow Jones Futures Lose 800 Points, Warning of 25% Crash Remains – Coin Speaker
- Markets bet Fed is pushed to cut rates in coronavirus response – Reuters
- Some of the world’s biggest economies are on the brink of recession – CNN
- Gold price at seven-year high on coronavirus fears – BBC
- OECD: Coronavirus is another reason for fiscal stimulus intensification – Economo
Americas:
- The ugly side to the booming U.S. economy, in one telling chart – MarketWatch
- Sanders reveals free childcare plan for preschoolers – Axios
- Buffett says economy is slowing amid virus fears – Detroit News
- Still No Signs of Tariffs Raising Prices for Consumers – Brietbart
- The Trump Effect on the Economy Is Undeniable – Bloomberg
- Fed’s Brainard Calls for New Strategy to Boost Inflation – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Seventh Italian dies from coronavirus in Europe’s worst flare-up – Reuters
- Germany’s SPD proposes an army at the EU level to complement the 27 national army’s – Welt
- Boris Johnson to prioritise clean break from Brussels over EU trade deal, Number 10 confirms – Politics Home
- EU to demand right to punish UK if it fails to shadow Brussels rules – The Guardian
- Coronavirus: EU rules out Schengen border closures amid Italy outbreak – DW
- How Sweden copes with Chinese bullying – The Economist
Asia:
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- Coronavirus: China considers ‘complete ban’ on wildlife trade – Straits Times
- Samsung confirms coronavirus case at South Korean factory – Tech Radar
- Millions of Chinese Firms Face Collapse If Banks Don’t Act – Bloomberg
- Asian tourism could lose over 100 billion dollars to Coronavirus – Brussels Times
- Malaysia’s Mahathir Steps Down as Prime Minister in Surprise Move – Kyodo News
Trans-Tasman:
- Equinor abandons plans to drill for oil in Great Australian Bight – ABC
- WA churches with Liberal links win grants of almost $40,000 in four months – The Guardian
- SA Government loses seven-month fight to keep combustible cladding documents secret – ABC
- ASIO Is Reading Your Encrypted Messages And Having A Laugh About It – Gizmodo
- Melbourne councils to refund more than $19 million in parking fines after ombudsman investigation – ABC
- ‘Lunatic extremists’ will be dealt with, Peter Dutton pledges – New Daily
- Dreamworld’s parent company Ardent Leisure could face up to $3 million in fines over fatal accident – ABC
- The ego trip behind the push to lift ban on Chinese students – The SMH
- Why fixed term tenancies would be the way to go for rental housing – Interest.co.nz
- When China sneezes – Interest.co.nz
- Housing costs to blame for putting 73,100 kids in poverty – Interest.co.nz