Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Global digital tax talks to move forward – The Hill
- Americans own a lot of stock right now — and that’s a bad sign – MarketWatch
- Airbus to pay record £3bn in fines for ‘endemic’ corruption – The Guardian
Americas:
- Economists grapple with rising American mortality – Economist
- A quarter of Millennials who save have amassed $100,000 – CNBC
- U.S. farm bankruptcies hit an eight-year high – Reuters
- The Graying of the American Economy Is On Display in Iowa – MSN
- Donald Trump’s Economy: The news is not good – Fits News
Europe:
- Spanish economy ended 2019 with an unprecedented acceleration – Economo
- The French economy has contracted unexpectedly in Q4 2019 – Economo
- Tusk: EU would be enthusiastic if Scotland applied to rejoin – The Guardian
- Greece: Turning optimism into sustainable growth – ekathimerini.com
- Nissan drafts plan to double down on UK under hard Brexit – FT
- French plane brings more than 250 foreign nationals from epidemic-hit Wuhan to France – Reuters
Asia:
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- China oil demand has plunged 20% on Wuhan virus lockdown; biggest shock since global financial crisis – Straits Times
- ‘Parasite’ movie: The people living in Seoul’s basement apartments – BBC
- China to inject $174B of liquidity on Monday as markets reopen – Reuters
- Why Hong Kong’s Economy Has Grown 7x Faster Than Cuba’s Since Since the 1950s – Fee
- Apple to shut down all official stores in Chinese mainland due to virus outbreak – Reuters
- Thailand’s economy was already sickening – MSN
Trans-Tasman:
- The high cost of government deceit: All trust is lost – New Daily
- Richard Di Natale resigns as Greens leader – The Guardian
- ‘Another rort’: Infrastructure program awarded 94% of grants to Coalition, marginal seats – The Age
- US and EU laws show Australia’s Right to Repair moment is well overdue – The Conversation
- ‘Strong links’ between worsening bushfires and climate change: experts – The Age
- Barnaby Joyce to challenge for leadership of Nationals – The Age
- Liberal party received $4.1m in donations from property tycoon’s company – The Guardian
- Voters turn on PM over ‘pathetic’ response to bushfire crisis – The Age
- Coalition’s $165 million war chest that helped Scott Morrison win election revealed – ABC
- Scott Morrison wants the sports rorts mess to be over with McKenzie’s exit. It won’t be – The Guardian
- A lack of trust in modern politics is making economic reform impossible – The SMH
- Scientists call on MPs to urgently reduce Australia’s emissions amid bushfire crisis – The Guardian
- The carbon-shrinking plan that gives everyone a tax break – The Age
- Annual household deposit growth falls to lowest level in more than nine years – Interest.co.nz
- Jump in new residential property listings in January – Interest.co.nz
