Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- 7 reasons the stock market may face a severe bout of turbulence next week and beyond—only one is rising coronavirus cases – MarketWatch
- A brief history of Elon Musk’s festering feud with rival automaker Nikola – Futurism
- The Inflation Debate Is Returning to Markets Flush With Cash – Bloomberg
- The coronavirus-led economic recession may be over, but the depression has barely begun – MarketWatch
- The lowered economic forecasts of the IMF are a warning to the world – Economo
Americas:
- Coronavirus could deplete Social Security as early as ‘this decade’: analysis – Yahoo
- Forget a Quick Recovery, U.S. Economy Is Headed to a W-Shaped Recession – Medium
- US in the spring of the pandemic – Modediplo
- Mexico Announces Phase-Out and Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides – Sustainable Pulse
- Social Security Would Be Drastically Changed Under This Presidential Candidate’s Plan – Motley Fool
- Fed Reveals Bond Purchases Including AT&T, UnitedHealth, Walmart – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Germany, France push for tighter EU defence amid US strains – Lux Times
- Radioactivity spike seen in northern Europe; claims Russian power plant damaged – NZ Herald
- Amazon workers in Germany to go on strike over coronavirus infections – Reuters
- Russia said a leak of nuclear material detected over Scandinavia did not come from one of its power plants. – BBC
- ‘They are the new poor’: Covid-19 fuels rising poverty in Italy – The Guardian
- EU-Britain intensify talks on post-Brexit future – Channel News Asia
Asia:
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- Japan auto companies triple Mexican pay rather than move to US – Nikkei
- US bill aiming to delist Chinese companies could claim American investors, businesses as unintended victims – SCMP
- Chinese Firm Says Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise in Human Test – Reuters
- Dozens Arrested as Hong Kongers Protest Planned National Security Laws – Reuters
- Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Says He Will Be “Prime Target” of China’s New Security Law – Channel News Asia
- China threat: Boris warned UK must review relationship with Beijing ‘without delay’ – Express
- Chinese Professor Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets for China – VOA News
Trans-Tasman:
- Victoria records 75 new Covid-19 cases – The Guardian
- JobKeeper plan to be kept secret until after byelection – The SMH
- Australia could create hundreds of thousands of jobs by accelerating shift to zero emissions – The Guardian
- NSW Labor MP whose home and office were raided by AFP ‘not a suspect’ in espionage probe – ABC
- Victoria is ‘right at the edge’ of being able to contain its second peak of coronavirus cases – ABC
- Opal Tower unit owners launch Supreme Court case after 500 new defects discovered – ABC
- Coronavirus pushes back government privatisation of Sydney bus services – The SMH
- Top bosses at Virgin Australia give insiders’ account of what went wrong at the struggling airline – ABC
- The Case for a Federal ICAC.. updated – Michael West
- New Powerhouse not a museum but global ’embarrassment’ – The SMH
- Scott Morrison says Qld are ‘biggest losers’ as borders stay closed – News.com.au
- Treasury estimated Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme could cost Crown $3.25 billion – Interest.co.nz