Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- China Is Now the World’s Largest Economy. We Shouldn’t Be Shocked. – National Interest
- United States stocks tumbled on Thursday as there is still no stimulus deal on the horizon – Daily NY
- Amazon Says Third Party Sellers Made More than $3.5 Billion from Prime Day – Tech Elevation
Americas:
- Americans on shaky ground financially, speaking out more on racism, poll finds – Market Place
- Jobless claims: Another 898,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims last week – Yahoo
- San Francisco apartment rents fall 31%, the biggest drop in the US – The Street Journal
- 8 Million Have Slipped Into Poverty Since May as Federal Aid Has Dried Up – NY Times
- After two lost decades, U.S.’s weakest local economies may face worse from pandemic – Reuters
- Cuba prepares for ‘profound transformation’ of its monetary system, urges calm – NBC
Europe:
- British government announces tougher coronavirus restrictions for London – CNBC
- EU summit to say Brexit progress “still not sufficient”. Do you think it will ever get to be sufficient? – Reuters
- ECB wants More Helicopter Money for the Wealthy – Crypto Time
- Italian mafia sees German justice system as a joke – DW
- France and Germany tell Turkey to stop provocations – Reuters
- Sweden to increase military spending by 40% as tension with Russia grows – The Guardian
Asia:
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- Chinese envoy says Canada’s acceptance of Hong Kong refugees jeopardizes Canadians in Hong Kong – Globe & Mail
- Taiwanese man that returned from JiangSu and tested positive for covid now tests negative. – Yahoo
- U.S. State Department issues sanctions warning to banks over Hong Kong crackdown – Reuters
- ‘China is a paper tiger,’ says Kyle Bass, Hayman Capital Management – Global Capital
- China Is Biggest Long-Term Threat to Britain, Says UK Spy Chief – VOA News
- Video shows China’s Xi suffer coughing fit during speech – Taiwan News
Trans-Tasman:
- Gladys Berejiklian dined with Daryl Maguire and his partner in visa scheme, Icac documents show – The Guardian
- Gladys Berejiklian made multiple taxpayer-funded trips to Daryl Maguire’s sewt or Wagga Wagga – The Guardian
- Universities accused of ‘sham contracting’ as wage scandal in Australia’s higher education sector deepens – ABC
- With ‘great concern’: Germany watching Australia-China relationship – The SMH
- Charities pay top dollar for dinner with Gladys Berejiklian despite regulator’s no-no to political donations – Michael West
- Eric Abetz refuses to apologise for demanding Chinese-Australians denounce Communist party – The Guardian
- Back off: Daniel Andrews should be left to act on health advice alone – The Monthly
- ASIO warns foreign spies are secretly ‘cultivating politicians’ across Australia – ABC
- ‘Monetary policy is about to become sexy again’ – Interest.co.nz
- What Labour delivered on housing vs what it promised – Interest.co.nz
- Rents declining for apartments in central Auckland – Interest.co.nz
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