Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Coronavirus scare cost the world’s 5 richest people $36 billion in one week – Mazech
- Dollar declines after Fed rate cut – Yuv News
- Apple to pay $25 each to iPhone users for slower performance – Yuv News
- Companies are contracting out more jobs—that’s not great for workers – Ars Technica
- U.S. stock short-sellers notch $105 billion week in coronavirus sell-off – Reuters
- G-7 countries promise to use policy tools but offer no specific actions to combat coronavirus – CNBC
- Here’s the real reason Warren Buffett is sitting on a record $128 billion in cash, according to one strategist – MarketWatch
Americas:
- Strategist ‘at a loss’ over emergency Fed cut, says lack of rationale fed market panic – Yahoo
- CNBC’s Jim Cramer: ‘I’m Now Nervous’ After Fed Rate Cut – Mediaite
- US Fed cuts interest rates by 50 bps in emergency move amid spreading virus to 1-1.25% – Economic Times
- How Bernie Sanders Is Reviving the Promise of FDR’s Economic Bill of Rights – Common Dreams
Europe:
- Italy declares 27 more deaths and 400 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours – Igorb News
- Greece is Europe’s shield, says EU chief – BBC
- Waste illegally brought from the UK to Romania is being burnt near Bucharest and is causing massive air pollution levels. – Romania Insider
- UK’s CO2 emissions fell by 2.9% in 2019 to levels last seen in 1888 – Carbon Brief
- China’s state-owned enterprises ‘prime target’ of new EU competition plan – SG News
- Europe scrambles to curb outbreak as Italian death toll jumps to 79 – DW
Asia:
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- Coronavirus COVID-19: Iran and South Korea deploy military – Igorb News
- India cancels all visas issued to citizens of 4 countries – Yuv News
- Are Two Speeds Emerging in the Covid-19 Economic Recovery of China’s Export Heartlands? – Medium
- Tokyo stocks turn lower as hopes for concerted G7 actions are dashed – Japan Times
- Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupts, spewing ash 6km into the air – SCMP
- India: Tense Night in Delhi as Rumours of Mobs Grip City – BBC
Trans-Tasman:
- 10,000 Mbps vs 25 Mbps: Australia’s NBN Fail – Medium
- Journalist Leigh Sales grills Prime Minister in fiery ABC interview – News.com.au
- Scott Morrison under pressure to release stimulus package after central bank warning – The Guardian
- Sport Australia admits it misled Senate inquiry over sports funding program – The Age
- Calls to declare koalas endangered as population declines by two-thirds in 20 years – The Guardian
- AAP is Australian democracy’s safety net – its closure will affect us all – The Guardian
- Woolies Cracks Down On Toilet Paper Hoarders With Four-Packs-Each Limit – Pedestrian
- Sydney aged care worker is Australia’s third locally acquired case – The SMH
- Elderly woman dies after coming into contact with a Sydney aged-care worker who was infected with coronavirus amid fears she may have exposed dozens of people – Daily Mail
- Australian families asked to host Chinese high school students amid coronavirus fears – SBS
- New building consents continuing to rise especially for multi-unit dwellings – Interest.co.nz
- Housing values are on the rise – Interest.co.nz