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A surplus of optics, Bridgid McLean, 1976, Art Gallery of NSW
Macro & Markets
- Fed Going All In to Save Economy. Here’s What Could Come Next – Bloomberg
- The Most Realistic Economic Forecast Is Awful – Bloomberg, Kocherlakota
- When the Ice Melts, the Bears Have to Move – Bloomberg Authers
- Universal Basic Income is an affordable and feasible response to coronavirus – FT
- A bearish ‘death cross’ has appeared in the Dow’s chart – MarketWatch
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Asia
- Coronavirus: fireworks in Wuhan as checkpoints are taken down, other cities in China ease controls – SCMP
- Beijing revokes work permits for Chinese assistants working for US media organisations – SCMP
- Indonesian informal workers lose work in coronavirus outbreak – Nikkei Asian Review
- Asian officials scramble to control 2nd coronavirus wave – Nikkei Asian Review
Americas
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- Stay-at-home orders in major states mark next phase of U.S. coronavirus crisis – Reuters
- As Canada virus cases pass 1,000, asylum seekers to be turned back; jobless claims soar – Reuters
- A shadow of itself: 40m Californians wake up to life under lockdown – Guardian
- Detroit automakers shut down plants but workers may return to build ventilators – Guardian
- The Coronavirus Killed the Progressive Left – Bloomberg, Cowan
- Why we’re not overreacting to the coronavirus, in one chart – Vox
- America’s coronavirus testing failure has forced us to rely more on painful social distancing – Vox
- The Real Reason Trump Started Calling the Virus “Chinese” – Slate
- Nurses: We Need Protective Gear. Now. – Rolling Stone
- Federal government flooded with 500,000 applications for employment insurance – CBC
- Covid-19 Is Becoming the Disease That Divides Us: By Race, Class and Age – Bloomberg
Europe
- French grain industry in logistics scramble as shoppers bulk buy – Reuters
- Italy’s death toll soars 627 in a day as more restrictions are imposed – Ninefax
- Boris Johnson announces closure of all UK pubs and restaurants – Guardian
- UK government to pay 80% of wages for those not working in coronavirus crisis – Guardian
- Fears of catastrophe as Greece puts migrant camps into lockdown – Guardian
- Coronavirus shutdown ravages high street as retailers take emergency action – Guardian
- UK lenders banned from repossessing homes amid coronavirus crisis – Guardian
- German states move closer to near-total lockdowns – DW
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Terra specufestor
- Call for government to consider stopping public transport – Ninefax
- Iconic Sydney beaches closed as restrictions enforced amid coronavirus crisis – Ninefax
- Smoke from Australia’s bushfires killed far more people than the fires did, study says – Guardian
- Australians abroad beg government for help returning from countries in coronavirus lockdown – Guardian
- The case for shutting down almost everything, and restarting when coronavirus is gone – Guardian
- ‘I feel expendable’: Australian teachers sound alarm about schools and coronavirus – Guardian
- Who’s making sure you stay in coronavirus self-isolation, and what might happen if you don’t comply – ABC
- Coronavirus is raising questions of how well-equipped our political leaders are to handle a national emergency – ABC…it is far too often raising questions about ‘management’ and the types of people managing…
- The big four banks are letting borrowers hit pause on their payments, but this is no mortgage holiday – ABC
- How a universal basic income could help 25 million workers at threat from coronavirus – ABC
- Coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the economy, but house prices are holding up — for now – ABC
- Rollercoaster week for supermarket workers as industry wades into ‘uncharted waters’ – Ninefax
- Don’t be like Italy: the imperative behind Australia’s coronavirus response – Ninefax
- Prime Minister caught in a grim cycle of catch-up – Ninefax
- It’s the Coronacession: We’re closing down the economy, under doctors’ orders – Ninefax, Gittins
- Government bins $1 billion visa outsourcing plan – Ninefax
- An improved response to COVID-19 will not be achieved with the current approach. – Pearls and Irritations
- Why India isn’t going to save Australia from China’s power – Pearls and Irritations, Hugh White
- Bankster Bailout: will the trickle-down package trickle beyond the banks and big business? – Michael West
- Debt, House Prices and the Virus: How prepared are Australians really? – Michael West
- Australia to Unleash A$66 Billion in Second Stimulus Package – Bloomberg
Global Macro
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- United Airlines slashes international schedule by 95% for April – Reuters
- Tokyo 2020: UK Athletics and USA Swimming call for Olympics cancellation amid coronavirus battle – SCMP
- The Great Coronavirus Crash of 2020 Is Different – Bloomberg
- A Look at Economies and Markets After Covid-19 – Bloomberg
…and furthermore…
- Breaking Bad: Uncovering The Oil Industry’s Dirty Secret – BBC
- Why rich people use so much more energy – Vox
- Toilet paper as a symbol of the coronavirus crisis – DW
- Is Russia running a coronavirus disinformation campaign? – DW
- Economic thinking has driven policy making in the past, but will it in the future? Part 1 & Part 2 – Pearls and Irritations
- Don’t take life so seriously: Montaigne’s lessons on the inner life – Aeon
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…and coronavirus…
- Coronavirus deaths gather pace in Europe as world struggles to contain pandemic – SCMP
- Coronavirus and flying: expert advice on how to avoid catching Covid-19, other infectious diseases on flights – SCMP
- Our Phones Are Watching Us. That’s a Virus Tool – Bloomberg
- Covid-19: How long does the coronavirus last on surfaces? – BBC
- China’s inaction for 3 days in January at root of pandemic – Nikkei Asian Review
- Coronavirus: When will the outbreak end and life get back to normal? – BBC
- Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 – New England Journal of Medicine
- What you need to know about hydroxychloroquine, Trump’s new favorite treatment for Covid-19 – Vox
- China Is Not the Hero of the Pandemic – Slate
- Social Distancing Isn’t Enough – Slate
- How to Grocery Shop Safely During a Pandemic – Slate
- Opinion: Coronavirus has killed the ‘entitled millennial’ – DW
- Coronavirus drugs: Can antibodies from survivors help? – DW
- COVID-19: Recovered patients have partially reduced lung function – DW
- Is the fix for COVID-19 hiding in plain sight? – Michael West…worth a read…
- WHO officials say at least 20 coronavirus vaccines are in development in global race for cure – CNBC
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