Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Coronavirus shook the foundations of a global stock market powered by debt – ABC
- The Gig Economy Has Never Been Tested by a Pandemic – The Atlantic
- U.S. stock short-sellers notch $105 billion week in coronavirus sell-off – Reuters
- Four Reasons Why the Coronavirus Is Such a Terrifying Economic Menace – Slate
- Companies are contracting out more jobs—that’s not great for workers – Ars Technica
- Dow surges, gaining 1,200 points in massive comeback rally – NBC
- Recession fears grow as Wall Street investors brace for a wild week for stocks – Washington Post
- A coronavirus pandemic may well be the trigger for the long-feared global debt crash – SCMP
Americas:
- Under President Trump, income growth has slowed across the U.S. – Newsweek
- Inside the Bernie economy – Axios
- How socialism became un-American through the Ad Council’s propaganda campaigns – The Conversation
- The surgeon general wants Americans to stop buying face masks – CNN
- To calm H-1B nerves, American employers are sponsoring green cards faster – QZ
Europe:
- The European Stability Mechanism is Critical to the Future Functioning of the Euro – Cobdencentre
- Putin submits plans for constitutional ban on same-sex marriage – The Guardian
- Coronavirus spreads to every country in western Europe as Portugal records first cases – Sky
- Germany and Spain scramble to reverse the flight of youth – The Guardian
- European electric car sales surge by 121% in January – Inside Evs
Asia:
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- Record fall in key China production index – WSWS
- China’s factory activity slumps in February to weakest reading on record, private survey shows – CNBC
- China Economy Seen in Deeper Contraction on Factory Drop – Stock Market News
- Kuroda says BOJ will take necessary steps to stabilize markets jolted by virus – Japan Today
- NASA images show a decrease in China’s pollution related to coronavirus – CNN
Trans-Tasman:
- Government added projects to ‘sports rorts’ funding list just hours after Scott Morrison called election – ABC
- Logging is due to start in fire-ravaged forests this week. It’s the last thing our wildlife needs – The Conversation
- Scott Morrison’s one-man cabinet committee an ‘abuse of process’, Labor says – The Guardian
- Michael Pascoe goes back over the maths on government grant rorts – New Daily
- Up to 16 Sydney bus routes face the axe to avoid light rail double -up – News
- How to run the National Electricity Market on 96 per cent renewables – Renew Economy
- ABC urged to consider selling inner-city offices – The SMH
- Victoria preparing for ‘tens of thousands’ of Coronavirus COVID-19 cases – ABC
- Finance Minister and Prime Minister tell banks to keep the cash flowing – Interest.co.nz
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