Links 21 October 2021
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Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Supply chain chaos is hitting global growth and could get worse – CNBC
- Amazon’s Jeff Bezos ‘may have lied to Congress’ – BBC
- The World’s Biggest Real Estate Bubbles in 2021 – Visual Capitalist
- Pandemic Profit Pfizer’s Power – Public Citizen
Americas:
- ‘People are fed up’: Dollar General workers push to unionize amid hostility from above – The Guardian
- Biden has promised that he won’t raise taxes on anyone making less than $400K – Forbes
- US has dipped into recession as worried consumers flash warning signs: economists – NY Post
- Workers quitting their jobs hit a record in the U.S. in August. – NY Times
- Tight U.S. job market triggers strikes for more pay – Reuters
- U.S. retail sales beat expectations for second month in a row – Axios
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Europe:
- Polish PM accuses EU of blackmail as row over rule of law escalates – BBC
- Poland stokes fears of leaving EU in ‘Polexit’ – BBC
- Moscow imposes new restrictions as infections soar – BBC
- Irish press pause on some Covid-19 reopening plans – BBC
- Far-right journalist poses new threat to Macron – BBC
- Russia to suspend Nato diplomatic mission – BBC
Asia:
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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.