Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- U.S. Capitol siege a ‘wake-up call’ for democracies, top EU diplomat says – Reuters (beware the dangers of populism and nationalism)
- Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle U.S. criminal probe into 737 MAX crashes – Reuters
- Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan will delist some Hong Kong-traded structured products as a result of U.S. sanctions – Bloomberg
- Despite Brexit and coronavirus, Asian investors are snapping up London office buildings – SCMP
Americas:
- Trump’s Effort To Overturn The Election Should Be Investigated Like 9/11 – Politico
- San Francisco police are prepping for a pro-Trump rally at Twitter headquarters – Techcrunch
- Trump remains defiant amid calls for removal or resignation – LATimes
- Column: American exceptionalism is a myth. Our Constitution is the only thing keeping us from authoritarianism – LATimes
- Biden is set to release his proposals on Thursday, with the package set to feature (among others) a bump in direct payments to $2,000, – Bloomberg
Europe/Middle East:
- Pope’s personal doctor dies from Covid-19 complications – CNN
- Mass vaccination centres to open in England– BBC
- Europe And China Approve Landmark Investment Treaty, Snubbing U.S. – NPR
- One in five in England have had Covid, modelling suggests – The Guardian
- Spain paralysed by snowstorm, sends out vaccine, food convoys – Reuters
Asia:
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- Japan finds new COVID strain, distinct from UK and Africa types – Nikkei Review
- Around 80 percent of people in Japan believe the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, planned for the summer, should be canceled or rescheduled, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday. – Mainichi
- Overloaded Japanese Hospitals: ‘Medical care system is already in a state of collapse’ – Japantimes
- US lifts self-imposed restrictions with Taiwan – CNN
- Indonesia says located black box recorders from crashed plane – SoutheastAsia Globe
- China sees biggest daily COVID-19 case rise in over five months – Reuters
- Twitter deletes Chinas embassy tweet – BBC
Trans-Tasman:
- India vs Australia: ‘Brown dog, go home’ – Indians racially abused at SCG again – Times of India
- Australians Planning To Take Over Capital Chuck It In After Realising They’d Have To Go To Canberra – The Shovel (You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy)
- George Christensen Wants To Outlaw Tech Platforms Fact-Checking Or Deleting ‘Lawful’ Posts – Techcrunch (see above)
- Liberal MP Craig Kelly attacks Facebook for warning him over unproven Covid treatment post – The Guardian (and again, see above)
- Most people in Australia likely to get AstraZeneca COVID vaccine rather than Pfizer shot – ABC
- New Zealand Central Bank Says Data System Hacked. A third party file sharing service used by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to share and store sensitive information had been illegally accessed. – Time (Oh shut, I’m hacked as, bro)
Interesting, etc.