Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Sell-off on Wall Street accelerates, with the Dow down 1,000 points – CNBC
- Analyst who predicted 2008 global financial crash warns another one is on the way — and not just because of coronavirus – Independent
- World Health Organization Declares COVID-19 a ‘Pandemic’ – Stock Market News
- Dow Drops 5.9%, Enters Bear Market, amid Ongoing Virus Fears – Florida Daily Post
- Stocks enter bear market as coronavirus declared a pandemic – CBS News
- Coronavirus price gougers can’t be stopped by Amazon – VOX
- 6 charts show the coronavirus impact on the global economy and markets so far – CNBC
Americas:
- ‘Tax cuts are his answer for everything.’ Trump’s desired coronavirus payroll tax cuts met with pushback amid debate over stimulus package. – Newsweek
- ‘If We Work Sick, Then You Get Sick’ — As the coronavirus spreads, the public interest demands that employers abandon their longstanding resistance to paid sick leave. – NY Times
- Payroll Tax Holiday Won’t Solve the Coronavirus Problem. What We Need Is Paid Sick Leave – Bipartisan Press
- Stop the Music: South by Southwest Coronavirus Cancellation Reverberates Through Economy. The outbreak upends events across the globe. In Austin, the financial hit is ‘kind of like a tornado’ – WSJ
- Coronavirus Exposes the Danger of Corporate America’s Debt Binge – Bloomberg
- Washington considers actions to bolster U.S. economy as coronavirus cases mount – Reuters
Europe:
- Norway faces recession for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis – Economo
- The UK economy stagnated in January 2020 – Economo
- European stock futures jump as Bank of England joins rate cut party – Channel News Asia
- Russia Political Analyst Predicts Agreement With Saudi Arabia Over Output Cuts – Forbes
- Italy goes dark Completely – ASNA
- Italian ambassador to the EU: Italy needs Europe’s help – Politico
Asia:
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- US bill would bar goods from Xinjiang, classifying them the product of forced labour by Uygurs – SCMP
- Indian banking sector clobbered amid fallout from Yes Bank crisis – Nasdaq
- South Korea want be Leader, in safety using of Cryptocurrency – CCNews
- No, calling the novel coronavirus the ‘Wuhan virus’ is not racist – USA Today
- Taiwan fights coronavirus effectively without sacrificing freedoms – Taiwan News
- In global PR campaign, China deflects blame for coronavirus – Axios
- Coronavirus: how epidemic could hurt China’s US dollar debt payments – SCMP
Trans-Tasman:
- Elon Musk’s Battery Farm Is an Undeniable Success – Popular Mechanics
- Coronavirus could spark a revolution in working from home. Are we ready? – The Conversation
- ‘Close air borders’ to prevent COVID-19 spread, experts say – The SMH
- Australia’s most polluting project begins approvals ‘by stealth’ – The SMH
- Tom Hanks and wife tested positive for Coronavirus while in Australia – NY Times
- When it comes to sick leave, we’re not much better prepared for coronavirus than the US – The Conversation
- Coronavirus cases in NSW increase to 77 with public advised to ‘be alert’ – ABC
- Coronavirus: Coalition unveils $8.7bn for businesses in major stimulus package – The Guardian
- BHP loses tax case over Singapore marketing hub, hit with $125 million bill – ABC
- Welfare payments, tax incentives as Government pumps billions into coronavirus-hit economy – ABC
- Robertson stresses NZ must diversify trade beyond China – Interest.co.nz
- Surge in Auckland sales pushed total housing sales to four year high in February – REINZ – Interest.co.nz
- Financial stability the RBNZ’s top priority right now – Interest.co.nz