Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The people running the world’s biggest companies have no idea what’s going to happen, either – VOX
- Global Stocks Fall as Oil Dips Below $20 – StockMarket News
- The US is set to lose its spot as world’s top oil producer – CNBC
- IMF officially declares global economic recession – New Times
- Bill Gates Hopes The Markets Crash In Order To Push A Vaccine Agenda – CNN
- Coronavirus sparks a global gold rush, there is a severe shortage of gold bars and coins – WSJ
- Graphic: Three months that shook global markets – Reuters
Americas:
- The U.S. weighs the grim math of death vs. the economy – Reuters
- U.S. stimulus package is biggest ever, but may not be big enough – Reuters
- Million of Americans Already Have Lost Their Jobs Amid The Coronavirus And The Worst Of The Damage Is Yet To Come – Stock Market News
- St. Louis Fed President James Bullard says 47 million workers unemployed soon. – CNBC
- A tale of reliance on the corporate sector: The U.S. Tried to Build a New Fleet of Ventilators. The Mission Failed. – NY Times
Europe:
- With 735,000 Jobs Lost, Rich Nordic Nations Are in Shock – Bloomberg
- German economy might shrink between 2.8% and 5.4% – Economo
- German Finance Minister Thomas Schaefer commits suicide over Coronavirus pandemic sweeping through the country – Mazech Media
- Coronavirus: ‘Everyone dies alone’: Heartbreak at Italian hospital on brink of collapse – Sky News
- Germans sing Bella Ciao from rooftops in solidarity with Italy – The Guardian
- The Coronavirus Disinformation Campaign Against Poland – WSJ
Asia:
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- Coronavirus: Thai king flees country with 20 women, isolates at a luxury hotel in Germany with them – Mazech Media
- A global consumer default wave is just getting started in China – Economic Times
- Vietnam Prime Minister Asks Major Cities to Prepare for Lockdown to Stop Virus – Reuters
- South Korea Coronavirus Cases Rise Steadily, More Financial Aid Expected – Reuters
- Prime Minister Modi Seeks “Forgiveness” From India’s Poor Over Coronavirus Lockdown – Reuters
- Contagion Grows: Tokyo, Chiba Report Roughly 60 More COVID-19 Cases Apiece – Japan Times
- China’s Wuhan Partly Reopens After Coronavirus Lockdown – BBC
- China: Stacks of Urns in Wuhan Prompt New Questions About Virus’s Toll – Japan Times
Trans-Tasman:
- Coronavirus pandemic pushes small businesses to brink but billionaire landlord stands firm on rents – ABC
- McDonald’s chose not to tell all staff at Sydney store about employee’s positive coronavirus test – ABC
- Adelaide company to make 145 million face masks for Australia’s frontline health workers – SBS
- African swine fever outbreak in Papua New Guinea has Australian biosecurity on high alert – ABC
- Federal court data breach sees names of protection visa applicants made public – ABC
- Virgin Australia seeking $1.4b loan as part of proposed $4b package for aviation industry – News.com.au
- Committee recommends Queensland legalises voluntary assisted dying – Brisbane Times
- Private hospital coronavirus agreement to expand bed numbers to tackle pandemic – ABC
- More than 400 coronavirus cases – 10% of Australia’s total – are from Ruby Princess cruise ship – The Guardian
- How should the Govt raise up to $52 billion of debt? – Interest.co.nz
- ‘We are on a very steep slide indeed’ – Interest.co.nz
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New dwelling consents hit 45 year high in 12 months to February – Interest.co.nz
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