Sunday Supplement: 26 April 2020

Embarkation, 1994, Fred Cress, Art Gallery of NSW

Macro & Markets

• WHO row between US, China sees G20 leaders summit called off at last minute, source says – SCMP
• Coronavirus: China rejects call for probe into origins of disease – BBC
• Is Persian Gulf heading toward a new confrontation? – DW
• How coronavirus exposed the collapse of global leadership – Nikkei Asian Review
• Oil Slump May No Longer Be a Curse for Renewable Energy – Bloomberg…so good for burning biomass?…
• $110 Trillion Renewables Stimulus Package Could Create 50 Million Jobs – OilPrice
• COVID-19 is causing the collapse of oil markets: when will they recover? – Bruegel

Americas

• U.S. deficit could quadruple to $3.7 trillion in coronavirus crisis: CBO – Reuters
• Federal Reserve scraps transfer limits on bank savings accounts – Reuters
• Brazil threatens to become COVID-19 hotspot with health system on verge of collapse – ABC
• Coronavirus lockdown: How has it affected crime? – BBC
• Will The Fed Bail Out Struggling U.S. Oil Companies? – OilPrice
• Companies reveal their plans for what work will look like when America returns to the office – MarketWatch
• Meat shortage looms as coronavirus shuts packing plants, leaving farmers with tough choices – MarketWatch
• The Oil Industry Doesn’t Need Government Protection – The Atlantic

Asia

• China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim, sources say – Reuters
• China faces fight to hang onto foreign manufacturers as US, Japan, EU make Covid-19 exit plans – SCMP
• China’s Second-Quarter Rebound Already Losing Steam, Data Show – Bloomberg
• Is India flattening the COVID-19 curve? – DW
• Japan to subsidize 100% of salaries at small companies – Nikkei Asian Review
• Singapore Contained the Coronavirus for Months. Now It Has One of the Worst Outbreaks in Asia. – Slate
• Behind the secret plan for a North Korea collapse – Asia Times
• China faces rampant unemployment – Asia Times

Europe

• Indecisive EU to force ECB into more emergency action – Reuters
• Coronavirus: Has Sweden got its science right? – BBC
• What will coronavirus mean for the British economy? – Guardian
• Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report on Covid-19 Disinformation – NY Times
• EU puts positive spin on coronavirus rescue package disunity – DW
• Coronavirus pandemic reveals Germans’ poor cooking skills – DW
• Why the World’s Highest Virus Death Rate Is in Europe’s Capital – Bloomberg
• Russia caught out by oil plunge – BNE Intellinews
• Time for inquiries once these dark days pass – RTE…good read…

Terra Specufestor

• We need reform after the coronavirus crisis, but the same old ideas don’t answer the big questions – ABC
• The road to recovery: Are Victoria’s mega-projects still worth it? – Ninefax
• Fears of second wave of job losses as coronavirus crisis hits Australian building industry – Guardian
• The week Australia stood up to China and global giants – Ninefax, Hartcher
• Scott Morrison has a good story to tell but the world isn’t listening – Ninefax Megalogenis…another 1500 words of apologia for the Australian ‘elite’ riffing a theme that the COV19 crisis, which was always going to be primarily an economic rather than health event for Australia, is somehow nearly over…
• Predictions house prices could fall by 30 per cent in worst-case scenario as coronavirus restrictions bite – ABC
• Coronavirus pandemic sees Australian manufacturing partnership make cheaper ventilator in four weeks – ABC…give that manufacturer a cigar!…..
• Green Spine, Australia’s tallest building, approved for site in Melbourne’s Southbank – ABC
• Australia’s private health funds say they will return any ‘abnormal’ coronavirus profits to members – Guardian…isn’t that nice of them…
• Boomers & Millennials: never mind the kids, try finding a job when you’re over 50 – Michael West…There are an awful lot of early 50s Australians who know the bullshido of Australia’s employment markets – this is a typical experience …

…and furthermore…

• This Pandemic Is an Opportunity For Radical Simplification – Bloomberg
• Democracy and the Great Pestilence: understanding the mess we’re in – Michael West
• No more middle seats? Airlines ponder new normal of flying in era of COVID-19 – CBC
• Can the West Actually Ditch China? – The Atlantic
• The Pandemic Shows What Cars Have Done to Cities – The Atlantic
• Services trade and COVID-19 – VoxEU
• Central bank digital currency: Central banking for all – VoxEU
• The lure of fascism – Aeon
• Private gain must no longer be allowed to elbow out the public good – Aeon

…and coronavirus…

• France, Germany in standoff with Silicon Valley on contact tracing – Reuters
• The coronavirus pandemic ends the illusion of every man for himself – SCMP
• Coronavirus: Why going without physical touch is so hard – BBC
• How Coronavirus Will Forever Change Airlines and the Way We Fly – Bloomberg
• Why do female leaders seem to be more successful at managing the coronavirus crisis? – Guardian
• ‘Under no circumstances’: Health experts reject Trump’s suggestion to inject disinfectant to combat COVID-19 – CBC

Video

Michael Moore Presents – Planet of the Humans – Directed by Jeff Gibbs

• Michael Moore Presents: Planet of the Humans – YouTube