Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Man loses $60M in Bitcoin when landlord cleaned the house and sent everything to the dump unwittingly – Mazech Media
- Should CEOs run two companies at once? A Silicon Valley practice comes under scrutiny – CNN
- Each time the US10YR Yield has reached such a low a recession has occurred 6-12 months after – Trading View
- Fed’s $100 Billion Repo Intervention Falls Short Of Bank Demand – WSJ
- How Uber Flawlessly Manipulates with Numbers in Its Earning Report – Medium
- Strategist ‘at a loss’ over emergency Fed cut, says lack of rationale fed market panic – Yahoo
Americas:
- What if the economy needs more than the Fed can give it? – MarketPlace
- Dollar declines after Fed rate cut – Yuv News
- After slashing rates, U.S. Fed has more weapons to fight coronavirus effect – Yahoo
- Yale professor says US is way behind on testing, expects explosion of cases of coronavirus – Yahoo
- Russia greatest short-term threat to North America: Norad deputy commander – CTV
- Exposure to ‘fake news’ during the 2016 US election has been overstated: says study – Phys.org
Europe:
- Tesla’s Success in Europe Catches Industry Off Guard – NY Times
- Germany recognizes Bitcoin as a legal financial instrument – Decrypt
- Private payrolls up 183,000 as hiring shows no signs of coronavirus scare – CNBC
- Switzerland’s economic growth slows slightly at the end of 2019 – Economo
- EU interior ministers to pledge ‘all necessary measures’ to stop illegal crossings – ekathimerini.com
- Italy closes all schools and universities across the country – TG24
- Slovakia elects anti-corruption party after outrage over murdered journalist – CNN
Asia:
Advertisement
- China turns Roche arthritis drug Actemra against COVID-19 in new treatment guidelines – Fierce Pharma
- Malaysia’s AirAsia X defers A330neo deliveries as virus pressures frail finances – Reuters
- South Korea Sect Leader Tests Negative for Coronavirus as 600 New Cases Reported – Reuters
- Uighurs in “Forced Labour for Western Brands” – BBC
- China scoffed at early coronavirus travel restrictions—now it has its own – Fortune
- Lights Are On but No One’s Working: How Local Governments Are Faking Coronavirus Recovery – Caixin Global
Trans-Tasman:
- Government under investigation after redirecting all toilet paper to marginal seats – Chaser
- Sick or disabled people on Newstart face ‘unrealistic’ obligations to find work – The Guardian
- We can stamp out wage theft: workers present solutions to the Senate today – United Workers
- Coronavirus emergency funds blocked by Federal Government red tape, says NSW Health Minister – ABC
- Households and businesses are woefully unready to keep Australia’s economy afloat – The Guardian
- Sydney Uni to temporarily evict students to make space for quarantine post coronavirus travel ban – ABC
- Bushfire crisis conditions eight times more likely under 2C warming, analysis shows – The Guardian
- Coronavirus COVID-19 mask shortages mean GPs are shopping at hardware stores for supplies – ABC
- How COVID-19 leads to 2008-style bank crisis – Interest.co.nz