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Pivot Suspension, Rupert Boynes, 1966, Art Gallery of NSW
Macro & Markets
- Leading economist warns of 10 years of depression and debt – BBC (Roubini)
- China Tests Global Diplomacy and Economy – Bloomberg, El-Erian
- Central banks are creating ‘fake markets,’ Bank of America strategists say – CNBC
- Trade conflict in the age of Covid-19 – VoxEU
- Australia, UK, Canada rebuke China over Hong Kong intervention – Ninefax
- Destined for conflict? Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and the Thucydides trap – SCMP
- US, China could be sleepwalking into a new war – AsiaTimes
- Russian Pantsir systems neutralized in Libya – AsiaTimes
- U.S.-China tensions are flaring on a new front: the financial markets – CNBC
- Taiwan to fire up missile programme as Tsai puts focus on asymmetric warfare against mainland China – SCMP
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Americas
- Is America too libertarian to deal with the coronavirus? – Vox
- Hertz files for U.S. bankruptcy protection as car rentals evaporate in pandemic – Reuters
- The Price of American Arrogance – Slate
- Donald Trump press secretary inadvertently reveals president’s bank details – Guardian
- NATO allies alarmed, annoyed by US Open Skies exit – DW
- Argentina in default for second time this century – DW
- Dozens of Chinese companies added to U.S. blacklist in latest Beijing rebuke – Reuters
- U.S. shale bust slams rural economies as oil checks shrivel – Reuters
- US sanctions Chinese entities over human rights violations – DW
- UK seeks to end reliance on Chinese imports – DW
- US consensus view sees China as the enemy – AsiaTimes
Asia
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- Coronavirus: wealthy Chinese families say pandemic has eroded appetite for overseas schooling and investing – SCMP…well there is also the possibility that more places are asking about that Chinese investment and education….
- Chinese government drops references to ‘peaceful’ reunification with Taiwan – SCMP
- How China Pounced on Hong Kong While Covid Overwhelmed the World – Bloomberg
- The vanishing interest income of Chinese banks as an indicator of loan quality problems – VoxEU
- “It is an official death sentence for Hong Kong”: China moves to pass national security law – Vox
- The End of Hong Kong – The Atlantic
- China vows to push ahead with ‘phase one’ US trade deal amid renewed tensions – CNBC
- Chinese commodities slump as Beijing ditches growth target – Reuters
- China Is Too Rich to Splurge on Infrastructure – Bloomberg, Fickling
Europe
- UK plans cut in Huawei’s 5G network involvement: report – SCMP
- Stale beer turned into animal feed and distance drinking: Irish pubs in the age of coronavirus – DW
- Italy Is Cycling Toward More Trouble – Bloomberg
- How will COVID-19 impact Brexit? The collision of two giant policy imperatives – Bruegel
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Terra Specufestorus
- Australia Uncovers Extra A$60 Billion in Welfare Stimulus Error – Bloomberg
- This is a costings blunder made in political heaven – Ninefax
- Morrison’s missteps on China have brought unnecessary grief – Ninefax, Rudd
- University of Queensland to ban foreign diplomats from gaining honorary positions – Guardian
- Australia can, and must, build the post-pandemic recovery with more social housing – Pearls & Irritations
- Error in JobKeeper coronavirus payment will provide both relief and grief for the Federal Treasurer – ABC
- China will have to be mindful of which Australian exports they target next if they don’t want to hurt their own interests – ABC
- Recessions scar young people their entire lives, even into retirement – The Conversation
- Vital Signs: Australian barley growers are the victims of weaponised trade rules – The Conversation
…and furthermore…
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- Employee monitoring software surges as companies send staff home – ABC
- Coronavirus crisis bailouts: Why they probably won’t work politically – VoxEU
- How the Cruise Industry Became Synonymous With Disaster – Slate
- This Is Not a Good Time to Start a New Arms Race – Slate
- Is Everyone Depressed? – The Atlantic
- Stop the unmanned fighter world, I want to get off – AsiaTimes
- Coronavirus: Universities fear fall in lucrative overseas students – BBC
- How Singapore Plans to Survive World’s Impending Food Crisis – Bloomberg
- Corporate sector vulnerabilities during the COVID-19 outbreak: Assessment and policy responses – VoxEU
- Talent in distressed firms: New evidence from Swedish bankruptcies – VoxEU
- Is this the end of productivity? – Vox
- We must act now to shield young people from the economic scarring of Covid-19 – Guardian