Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- CEOs are selling stock. That could be a bad sign for the epic market rally – CNN
- There’s nearly $5 trillion parked in money markets as many investors are still afraid of stocks and unsustainable debt. – CNBC
- The Case for a Modern Debt Jubilee – RNZ
- Just Add Another Zero: A Deflationary Tale – Medium
- How COVID-19 Shutdowns Impact the Gold Supply Chain – Bartday
- There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a White-Collar Criminal – New Republic
- World’s largest printer of money is running out of money – NBC News
- Why the dollar’s fall could turn into a rout if ‘political disarray’ continues – MarketWatch
- Lax Covid-19 Strategy Doesn’t Save the Economy, Research Finds – Bloomberg
- S&P 500 hits a record as traders look past economic devastation. – NY Times
Americas:
- U.S. Worse Off Than Russia, Mexico in 2020 Economic Misery Ranking – Bloomberg
- U.S. industrial production has ‘gain’ in July, but index remains well below pre-pandemic levels – Market Watch
- Congress of millionaires robs the unemployed – WSWS
- Gary Cohn Is Giving Goldman Sachs Everything It Ever Wanted From the Trump Administration – The Intercept
- USA gets outlook downgraded , retains AAA rating – Fitch Ratings
- A surge in evictions could lead to a financial crisis – CNBC
- Employers blame $600 unemployment boost for hiring troubles – CNN
Europe:
- Britain’s Monzo bank flags going concern doubts due to COVID-19 impact – Reuters
- Greece: EU must step up response to Turkey’s ‘aggression’ – ekathimerini.com
- Belarus Gives the EU a Chance to Show Geopolitical Relevance – Bloomberg
- Germany records most new coronavirus cases in almost 4 months – Live Mint
- Amsterdam has been collapsing for years. Now it’s paying the price – CNN
- France to make masks compulsory in most workplaces from September 1 – Reuters
Asia:
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- Scientists Improve Accuracy of Lost Wetland Dataset in China Side of Amur River Basin – Phys.org
- Arrest of Hong Kong’s “Goddess of Democracy” May Complicate Japan-China Ties – Japan Times
- New sanctions deal ‘lethal blow’ to Huawei. China decries US bullying – CNN
- Chinese academic disciplined after calling Xi Jinping a ‘mafia boss’ – The Age
- China’s share of global exports falls in supply chains rethink – FT
- China’s Xi Jinping facing widespread opposition in his own party, insider claims – The Guardian
Trans-Tasman:
- Coronavirus vaccine would be mandatory in Australia, PM says – ABC
- Scott Morrison’s persistent effort to sidestep accountability for aged care is utterly transparent – The Guardian
- Electric vehicle sales triple in Australia despite lack of government support – The Guardian
- National cabinet secrecy under fire in first-of-its-kind challenge to new arrangement – The Guardian
- This pandemic has revealed the authoritarian streak in Australian governments – The SMH
- Australians stranded overseas as airlines fly with as few as four economy passengers – The Guardian
- Queensland’s major political parties pushing the boundaries on ‘cash for access’ to frontbenchers – ABC
- Australian officials admit they failed to carry out health checks on a cruise ship that became a source of coronavirus cluster – BBC
- Convenience store ordered to pay $65,000 over ‘deliberate exploitation’ of worker – ABC
- The number of farms being sold is picking up but prices are down overall – Interest.co.nz
- Rising house prices and falling interest rates have brought pennies from heaven for first home buyers who purchased 10 years ago – Interest.co.nz
- Why the election is Labour’s to lose more than it is National’s to win – Interest.co.nz
