Links 29 January 2021
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Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Amazon seeks to block workers from voting by mail in landmark union drive – The Guardian
- Financial sector aghast the poors are gaming system designed to be gamed by the rich – The Beaverton
- Apple overtakes Amazon to become world’s most valuable brand, while Tesla is the fastest-growing – Market Watch
- Starbucks CEO Expects 100% Of Retail Workers To Earn $15 Per Hour Within Next Three Years – Quora
- Childhood poverty is three times more common than we thought – MarketWatch
- Bitcoin Drops, Dollar Bounces Ahead of Federal Reserve Rate Announcement – Coin Desk
- The Hedge Fund Genius Who Started GameStop’s 4,800% Rally Now Calls It “Unnatural, Insane, And Dangerous” – Forbes
- GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine – Bloomberg
- Global economy threatened by Covid-19 resurgence – Economic Times
Americas:
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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.