Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Stocks futures soar as Wall Street predicts Joe Biden will win – CNN
- Federal Reserve Staff Sluiced Wall Street Bankers With Trillions From the Comfort of Their Mansions – News.Bitcoin
- Financial Markets Show Signs of Worries About High-Yield Bonds. But Bond Prices Aren’t Reflecting Them. – Barrons
- Oil prices drop as new lockdowns hit economic outlook – FT
- Bitcoin Is Back Trading Near Three-Year Highs – WSJ
- The Dow is set to jump 400 points, rebounding from worst week since March – CNBC
Americas:
- ‘It’s certainly going to get worse’: Businesses plan more layoffs, hiring freezes in 2020 as COVID-19 escalates – USA Today
- Eight big banks must face U.S. cities’ allegations of municipal bond collusion – Reuters
- Will America tear itself apart? The Supreme Court, 2020 elections and a looming constitutional crisis – FT
- Biggest U.S. Banks Aren’t as Strong as They Appear, Group Says – MSN
- The Pandemic Is Costing Americans More Money Than Official Numbers Suggest – Time
- Trump’s energy plan will cost the nation trillions – The Hill
- Donald Trump Wins on The Economy – The Hill
Europe:
- France to Ban Turkish Ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves Group, Says Interior Minister – News18
- Terrorist Attack in Austria Leaves 2 Dead and at Least 15 Wounded – NY Times
- Belgium’s COVID-19 health care collapse: ‘It will happen in 10 days’ – DW
- Under the SNP’s watch, Scotland is becoming an Orwellian state – Telegraph
- Vienna shooting, France terror attack: COVID lockdowns put Europe on edge – News.com.au
- EU to target Lukashenko in widening sanctions against Belarus – Reuters
- Berlin’s ‘new’ airport: A story of incompetence and corruption – DW
Asia:
- Chinese economy outstrips US despite Beijing bashing – FT
- Narita Airport Opens Japan’s First Coronavirus Test Site for Departures – Japan Times
- Sony Nears Acquisition of US Anime Streaming Service Crunchyroll for Approximately ¥100 Billion ($957 Million) – Nikkei
- Indian Troops Kill Top Kashmiri Militant Commander – Reuters
- “If I speak out, they will torture my family”: voices of Uyghurs in exile – Economist
- Jack Ma Gets a Warning From China on Ant’s Rapid Expansion – Bloomberg
Trans-Tasman:
- Eighty-one per cent of Australian voters want a federal Icac, Guardian Essential poll shows – The Guardian
- Scott Morrison pressured by Britain, France and Italy to announce ‘bold’ climate action – The Guardian
- Germany refuses to turn a ‘blind eye’ to China, teams up with Australia – The SMH
- New corruption watchdog would have no power to investigate sports and airport rorts – New Daily
- Reserve Bank cuts interest rates to record low of 0.1 per cent during COVID-19 recession – ABC
- ‘An absolute insult’: Fury as NSW Government slashes pay rise for public servants – ABC
- If there’s a disputed US election result, Australia must take action: Rudd, Turnbull – The SMH
- The Future of Foxtel is Not Assured – antertainment
- Top bureaucrat used stolen money to buy lavish $3m home, corruption watchdog alleges – ABC
- Casual workers will increase risk of coronavirus third wave, union claims – New Daily
- NZ’s ‘high quality’ hot housing market problem ‘a bit of a luxury’ right now, Westpac NZ CEO David McLean says – Interest.co.nz
- The Reserve Bank drives economic policy – Interest.co.nz
- The average value of NZ homes increased $55,834 over the last year – Interest.co.nz
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