Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Virus surge makes US weak link in global economic recovery – AP News
- Gold tumbles nearly 4%, set for sharpest daily slide in 5 months as yields pop – Market Watch
- Microsoft employees oppose TikTok deal, calling the move unethical – Daily Mail
- Can Crypto Save You When the Mainstream Finance Bubble Bursts? – Zero Hedge
- Tesla announces five-for-one stock split – CNBC
- Why Capitalism is in Constant Conflict With Democracy – Counter Punch
- Small Businesses Are Dying by the Thousands — And No One Is Tracking the Carnage – Bloomberg
- S&P 500 inches closer to a record high, Dow rallies 300 points – CNBC
- Is there such a thing as a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ recession? – BBC
Americas:
- Covid-19 Has Now Cost Us Nearly as Much as WWII – Medium
- $100 billion: That’s the amount that U.S. credit card debt fell from February to June. – Medium
- ‘Economic tsunami’: US cities and states hit by Covid-19 face dire budget cuts – The Guardian
- Retail Chains Abandon Manhattan: ‘It’s Unsustainable’ – NY Times
- After trillions in tax cuts for the rich, Republicans refuse to help struggling Americans – The Hill
- Uber Warns Of 111% Price Hikes After California Judge Rules Drivers Are Employees – Zero Hedge
- $600 Weekly Unemployment Boost Cost Nearly $250 Billion in Total – Yahoo
- Federal Budget Deficit Will Approach $4 Trillion In 2020, CBO Says, As The Economy Continues To Nosedive – Forbes
Europe:
- British employment collapsed with highest pace since 2009 – Economo
- EU foreign minister: Belarus elections were ‘neither free nor fair’ – Euro News
- Greece to ask for emergency EU foreign affairs meeting – ekathimerini.com
- Coronavirus: Russia’s vaccine is not only unproven – it could cost lives down the line – Sky
- Dendias says Greece will not accept a fait accompli in East Med – ekathimerini.com
- Greece wants emergency EU ministers’ meeting on Turkey tensions – Reuters
Asia:
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- India Raids Chinese Entities for Money Laundering – Reuters
- The Hong Kong Paper That Pushed the Boundary – BBC
- Taiwan in Talks to Make First Purchase of Sophisticated U.S. Drones – Reuters
- South Korea Battles Deadly Floods and Landslides – BBC
- How Hong Kong Cleaned Up Its Toxic Harbour – BBC
Trans-Tasman:
- Essential poll: Victorians overwhelmingly support harsh restrictions to curb Covid second wave – The Guardian
- Religious study retreat at centre of Sydney COVID-19 cluster – The SMH
- Australia’s Covid commission downplays ‘green recovery’ and confirms gas push – The Guardian
- Essential poll: Australians more worried about stopping Covid spread than reviving economy – The Guardian
- Victoria Police reviewing alleged ‘choking’ arrest of woman not wearing a mask in Melbourne – ABC
- SA political parties claim JobKeeper payments and grants during coronavirus pandemic – ABC
- Overwhelmed disability watchdog routinely dismisses abuse and neglect – Crikey
- ‘Job coach’ repeatedly harrasses newly-unemployed dad at home – New Daily
- Clive Palmer sues WA government for $30 billion – ABC
- Labor warms to gas plan from Covid Commission – The SMH
- About 7200 kiwis returned to this country in the second quarter of this year after an extended stay overseas – Interest.co.nz
