Weekend Reading: 9-10 January 2021
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Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- World food price index rises for seventh month running in Dec -FAO – Reuters
- U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 1% for First Time Since March Yields started climbing as early returns from the Georgia runoff elections showed better-than-expected results for the Democrats – WSJ
- Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world, passing Jeff Bezos – CNBC
- Corporate insolvencies during COVID-19: keeping calm before the storm – Bruegel
- Cash in circulation is soaring, and that usually means good things for the economy – CNBC
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.