Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Global Electronic Waste Up 21 Percent in Five Years — Little of It Is Recycled – Truthout
- IMF: Government support for companies should be based on capital, not debt – Economic Daily
- OPEC and allies set to ease oil output cuts, anticipating demand recovery – Market Watch
- The recent financial crisis may have melted income inequality – Economic Daily
- Global Public Debt Soars To Record Levels – Crypto Associate
- What is market timing and is it possible? – Economo
Americas:
- Workers plan to walk off the job in nationwide Strike for Black Lives – CNN
- Federal Reserve is getting desperate – OC Register
- Fed, Treasury Disagreements Slowed Start of Main Street Lending Program – WSJ
- 77 per cent of companies fall in revenue amid corona – Doon Horizon
- Latin America’s Neoliberal Leaders Are Making the Coronavirus Pandemic Far Worse – Mint Press
- Where Does The U.S. Housing Market Go From Here? Five Experts Share Predictions For The Rest Of 2020 – Forbes
Europe:
- Italian economy is likely to shrink by 9.5% this year – Economo
- Why we need to debunk the deficit myth – BBC
- Leading German Economist: “The Virus Must Be Contained Before the Economy Can Recover” – Spiegel
- U.S. slaps French goods with 25% duties in digital tax row, but delays effective date – Reuters
- Sweden’s controversial anti-lockdown strategy resulted in a high death toll and no real economic gain, data shows – Business Insider
- Nationalist gains, Socialists steady as Spain holds first votes amid pandemic – Politico
- Germans favor tougher EU asylum policy: Poll – Politico
Asia:
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- North Korea says UK will be ‘made to pay the price’ for sanctions over prison camps – Inews
- Singapore Says Blockchain Payments Project Ready for Commercial Rollout – Reuters
- Asian Shares Extend Rally, U.S. Earnings to Test Optimism – Reuters
- Singapore’s Ruling Party Retains Power But Has Weakest Showing Ever – Japan Times
- The Murky Politics Behind Japan’s Campaign Financing – Japan Times
Trans-Tasman:
- There are two vacant properties for each homeless person in NSW – Big Smoke
- One job for every 15 unemployed Queenslanders on JobSeeker payments – ABC
- Fears a crackdown on class actions in Australia could let big businesses ‘do what they like’ – The Guardian
- The Star casino patron tests positive to COVID-19, Crossroads Hotel cluster grows – The SMH
- Sky News, ABC cuts and creeping populism: Australia becoming the U.S. – Independent Australia
- ‘It’s a very big step’: Human trials begin on coronavirus vaccine in Brisbane – ABC
- Victorian principals ‘extremely anxious’ as kids return to the classroom – ABC
- Deportations of Kiwis from Australia resumes this week – NZ Herald
- There’s serious talk about a “job guarantee”, but it’s not that straightforward – The Conversation
- ‘NZ set for v-shaped recovery’ – Interest.co.nz
- NZ dollar at the cross-roads – downward correction favoured – Interest.co.nz