‘Cattle on Hillside, Shoalhaven’, Arthur Boyd, 1975, Art Gallery of NSW
Macro & Markets
- Don’t Blame the Fed for the Robinhood Trading Blitz – Bloomberg
- New US space strategy targets Russia and China – Deutsche Welle
- H.O. Warns of ‘Dangerous Phase’ of Pandemic as Outbreaks Widen – NY Times
- The Rage Unifying Boomers and Gen Z – The Atlantic
- Do we need to work less to save the world? – Deutsche Welle
Asia
- India, China accuse each other of violating de facto border – Reuters
- China and India: how many soldiers must die before they get a border? – SCMP
- Amid stand-off with China, India faces new low in bilateral ties with Nepal – SCMP
- South China Sea: if Vietnam files suit, China may take part in legal proceedings – SCMP
- Turkey’s vision of a brave, new Ottoman Empire – AsiaTimes
- Iran’s Rouhani raises prospect of compulsory wearing of face masks in public – Reuters
- China’s Economic Crossroads – Project-Syndicate
Americas
Advertisement
- Trump signals new effort to end ‘Dreamers’ immigration program after court defeat – Reuters
- Fed officials signal rising caution on U.S. economic recovery amid virus spread – Reuters
- Coronavirus: Is the pandemic getting worse in the US? – BBC
- Coronavirus has widened America’s vast racial wealth gap, study finds – Guardian
- The ‘Absurd’ New Reality of Reporting From the U.S. – The Atlantic
- The Looming Bank Collapse – The Atlantic
- How millions of America’s temporary layoffs could be permanent – Deutsche Welle
- A tale of two recessions: Some Americans thrive as others suffer – CNBC
- Food scarcity is on the rise in America as the economy reels – CBS News
Europe
- UK debt is bigger than economy for first time since 1963 – Guardian
- Angela Merkel fears economic crisis is being underestimated in EU – Guardian
- Covid-19 and Brexit: Contrasting sectoral impacts on the UK – VoxEU
- What price to pay for monetary financing of budget deficits in the euro area – VoxEU
- Can Nord Stream 2 pipeline still be completed despite US sanctions? – Deutsche Welle
- In Europe, climate change brings new crops, new ideas – Deutsche Welle
- Bundesbank president to break taboo and brief German parliament on ECB – Irish Times
- Bank of England ends emergency Covid-19 liquidity support – Irish Times
Terra Specufestorus
- Recovery from recession won’t get us out of the low-growth trap – Ninefax, Gittins
- Uni fee overhaul won’t change demand or affordability: HECS architect – Ninefax
- Almost 80pc of labour hire construction companies broke workplace rules: watchdog – Ninefax
- Scott Morrison’s ‘urgent’ hacking warning shot shows Australia won’t shy away from China’s cyber attacks – ABC
- China cyber attack claims are ‘laughable nonsense’, Australian Strategic Policy Institute says – ABC
- As coronavirus cases rise in Victoria, how do we know when a second wave is starting? – ABC
- Wave unleashed by Black Lives Matter may yet overtake Scott Morrison – Ninefax, Megalogenis…George doesn’t like Poms…
- It’s time to reform Australia’s higher education system. – Pearls and Irritations
- How and why political parties are corrupted in Victoria and elsewhere – Pearls and Irritations
- Crony Capitalism: Government fights off move to shut loophole for old-money billionaires – Michael West
- Tabloids’ ‘traitor’ claims raise stakes in Australia China spat – Michael West
- Australians Come Out of Lockdown And Spend Like Never Before – Bloomberg
…and furthermore…
Advertisement
- How microaggressions cause lasting pain – BBC
- What outdoor space tells us about inequality – BBC
- There’s Nothing Exceptional About Any Country – Bloomberg
- How superspreading is fueling the pandemic — and how we can stop it – Vox
- The Trump administration’s flawed plan to destroy the internet as we know it – Vox
- Resilience versus robustness in global value chains: Some policy implications – VoxEU
- Automation, globalisation, and vanishing jobs: A labour market sorting view – VoxEU
- Negative interest rate policies can signal a commitment to prolonged monetary accommodation – VoxEU
- Modern Monetary Theory (Podcast with Stephanie Kelton) – Slate
- The Pandemic Shows Us the Genius of Supermarkets – The Atlantic
- Coronavirus: What does blood type have to do with COVID-19? – Deutsche Welle
- First element in periodic table: Why all the fuss about hydrogen? – Deutsche Welle