Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Could Covid-19 kill the plague of zombie firms? – Mutual Interest
- Buffett buys back record $5.1 billion in Berkshire stock as coronavirus hits operating earnings – CNBC
- Let’s call it what it is. We’re in a Pandemic Depression. – Washington Post
- As the Pandemic Forced Layoffs, C.E.O.s Gave Up Little – NY Times
Americas:
- Yes, some US small business owners actually support the $600 weekly benefit – The Guardian
- Canada to retaliate ‘dollar for dollar’ after U.S. slaps 10% tariff on aluminum – MSN
- Canada to impose tariffs on $2.7 billion in U.S. goods after Trump reignites trade feud – MSN
- Unemployed Individuals to Get Weekly $400; Trump Administration Plans to Cover All Costs – Latin Post
- Increase In Corporate Bankruptcies Is Bad News For Workers And Job Seekers – Forbes
- Grocery prices have skyrocketed since the pandemic began, forcing struggling Americans to make tough choices – NY Daily
- Last-ditch talks on virus aid for US economy fail – BBC
- Schools Face Billions in Bills to Shield U.S. Kids from Pandemic – Bloomberg
Europe:
- Belarus election: Lukashenko set to announce landslide victory amid fixing claims – The Guardian
- Protesters call for end to Spanish monarchy after former king’s exit – Reuters
- At least seven dead, including baby, as floods sweep Greek island of Evia – The Guardian
- EU concerned about Turkish, Greek naval deployment – ekathimerini.com
- Protests break out in wake of Belarus presidential vote – NY Times
- Six French tourists among eight killed by gunmen in Niger, local governor says – France 24
- More than 4,000 have crossed Channel to UK in small boats this year – The Guardian
- UK to plunge into deepest slump on record with worst GDP drop of G7 – The Guardian
Asia:
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- Huawei says it’s running out of chips for its smartphones because of US sanctions – The Verge
- China worried about ‘losing face’ as Japan bankrolls exodus of firms – SCMP
- Hong Kong fires back at “shameless” U.S. sanctions – CBS News
- TikTok Is Inane. China’s Imperial Ambition Is Not. – Bloomberg
- Pelosi Confirms ‘China Would Prefer Joe Biden’ – National Pulse
- Could funeral of Taiwan’s former leader Lee Teng-hui fuel US-China tensions? – SCMP
- China Becomes a Refuge for U.S. Companies After Overcoming Covid-19 – WSJ
Trans-Tasman:
- Greens push for $3 billion aged care funding boost to scale back the rise of facilities driven by profit – The SMH
- Australians have $10b of cancelled holidays they’re still trying to claw back – ABC
- Partner visa processing backlog keeping couples apart as Department of Home Affairs wait time blows out – ABC
- Canberra residents remain trapped on Victorian border after NSW ‘reneges’ on transit deal – The Guardian
- ‘China sympathisers’: a new Red Scare stalks Australian businesses – SCMP
- COVID-19 has exposed Australia’s aged care sector’s flaws, royal commission hears – The Age
- Victorian coronavirus hotel quarantine nurse alleges DHHS relaxed infection controls to appease guests – ABC
- Australia will take a long time to recover from this recession. Don’t believe otherwise – The Guardian
- Rebuilding the New Zealand economy – Interest.co.nz
- Business confidence ‘teetering’ again – Interest.co.nz
- Residential auction activity in July up 71% compared to July last year – Interest.co.nz