Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- From Reagan to Trump: Here’s how stocks performed under each president – CNN
- Economist Nouriel Roubini correctly predicted the 2008 financial crisis. Now, he believes that stock markets will plunge by 30 to 40 percent because of the coronavirus. And that Trump will lose his re-election bid – Speigel
- Dow falls another 1,000 points – CNN
- Coronavirus crash wipes $5 trillion off world stocks – NBC News
- ‘It’s bloodshed’: US stocks suffer worst week since 2008 crash as COVID-19 spreads – Yuv News
- Rosenberg: ‘High-odds bet’ the coronavirus will cause a recession – Bloomberg
Americas:
- Real wage growth has slowed tremendously under Trump compared to Obama: study – Salon
- If coronavirus sweeps America, blame our brutal work and healthcare culture – LA Times
- Trump could have stabilized markets more had he not muzzled the grown-up in the room, Dr Fauci – Bipartisan Press
- Worried about Coronavirus? Tell Trump to reverse cuts to critical US agencies – The Hill
- It now takes up to 66 weeks to pay for 52 weeks of middle-class basics – CBS
- Trump’s Coronavirus bungling could crash public confidence in health, economy – Bipartisan Press
- George Soros warns Trump of potential economic doom before election – CNBC
Europe:
- Free transport in Luxembourg, but what’s the cost? – BBC
- Number of unemployed Germans falls below 2.4 mln in February – Xinhuanet
- Tensions rise as more migrants reach Greek border – ekathimerini
- Greece pushes back migrants on Turkish border ‘onslaught’ – Reuters
- Populist centre-right wing party won big in Slovak parliamentary election – aktuality.sk
- Erdogan drops the ‘human bomb’ on EU – Euractiv
Asia:
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- Smartphone sales are collapsing in China. They could plunge 40% in Q1 – CNN
- China Posts Weakest Factory Activity on Record – Bloomberg
- Hyundai Motor halts work at factory after worker tests positive for coronavirus – Reuters
- South Korea Reports 376 More Coronavirus Cases as Total Again Soars to 3,526 – Japan Times
- Mainland China Reports 573 New Coronavirus Cases for Highest Daily Increase in a Week – Japan Times
- Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas as Black-Clad Protesters Return to Streets – Reuters
- Japan Prime Minister Abe Seeks Citizens’ Help in Coronavirus Fight as Olympics to Go Ahead – Reuters
Trans-Tasman:
- First death in Australia (WA) from Coronavirus – The West
- Morrison a ‘predatory’ centrist on climate policy with no plans for meaningful emissions reduction, says Swan – The Guardian
- Fifth coronavirus case confirmed in NSW after man returns from Iran – ABC News
- Australia announces Iran travel ban amid coronavirus outbreak – ABC
- Rudd pushed Shorten for News Corp royal commission before election – The SMH
- $500m fund was directed to key Liberals – Saturday Paper
- Labor calls Johnston by-election win for Joel Bowden – ABC
- Queensland energy minister tells Angus Taylor he’s ‘deeply concerned’ about Collinsville coal plans – The Guardian
- NSW farmers in the ‘fight of their lives’ against Korean-owned coal mine – SBS
- The Government is facing an existential threat, but unlike coronavirus, it’s completely in its control – ABC
- Billions of dollars of default KiwiSaver funds to be moved to slightly higher risk, higher reward funds – Interest.co.nz
