Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- World’s largest economy in free fall – Independent Australia
- Demand for US dollar as world’s reserve currency ‘seems to be waning’ – Deutsche Bank
Americas:
- Political Donors Linked to China Won Access to Trump, GOP. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations opened doors in Washington for Chinese nationals with high-level ties – WSJ
- 4.3 million homeowners missed their mortgage payments last month – CNN
- Why Reopening Isn’t Enough To Save The Economy – NPR
- Millions of Americans will fall off an ‘income cliff’ when extra $600 in unemployment benefits ends next month – CNBC
- The Second Great Depression At least four major factors are terrifying economists and weighing on the recovery. – The Atlantic
- Why giving stimulus money directly to Americans worked – Slate
- How will the Fed know that it has overcome the pandemic? – Economo
Europe:
- European economy starts its slow recovery from the coronavirus crisis – Economo
- The confrontation between the ECB and Germany is not over – Economic Daily
- EU countries may bar U.S. travelers because of coronavirus failures – Reuters
- Germany is fueling a false history of the Holocaust across Europe – Haaretz
- Chinese cyberattacks on EU hospitals ‘can’t be tolerated’ – Euractiv
- EU students lose home status and loan access in England from 2021 – Times Higher Education
Asia:
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- Taiwan’s Foxconn eyes further India investment, sees bright outlook there – Reuters
- Factory activity in Japan reached an 11-year low – Economic Daily
- Women in China are losing out in the workforce — that’s bad news for the economy – CNBC
- Japan tells UK to agree to Brexit trade deal in six weeks or face disruption – Independent
- Expert warns China’s Three Gorges Dam in Danger of Collapse – Taiwan News
- China Blames Europe for Beijing Coronavirus Outbreak – Breitbart
Trans-Tasman:
- Let’s end Australia’s climate and energy warfare, Albanese tells Morrison – The Guardian
- Victoria’s coronavirus reproduction number climbs to 2.5 – ABC
- Australians on welfare plead for COVID-19 boost to stay – ABC
- Liberal MPs back proposal for first-home buyers to access superannuation – The Age
- Only 23% of Australians trust China to act responsibly in the world, Lowy Institute poll finds – The Guardian
- ABC announces cuts to jobs, programs to deal with budget shortfall – ABC
- Anti-cheating unit to crack down on ‘essay factories’ in Australian universities – ABC
- Experts urge lockdowns as second-wave fears grow – The Age
- Drew Pavlou: University of Queensland student angered China and sparked all-out war – News.com.au
- RBNZ leaves OCR and QE unchanged – Interest.co.nz
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Public support for the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic weakens – Interest.co.nz