Mike Norman Economics

This is an important note and suggests the economy is dependent on the course of the pandemic. Expectations. Calculated RiskMerrill: "Most of the slowdown occurred due to voluntary social distancing rather than lockdown policies"Bill McBride Related at CRMay 19 Update: US COVID-19 Test Results

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Nokia has set a new world record for the 5G speed, registering 4.7 billions of bits per second (Gbps) on a US operator's network in Dallas, the Finnish telecommunications company said on Tuesday. Latest from the technology wars. Sputnik InternationalNokia Says Broke 5G World Speed Record

“This statement is factually incorrect,” the Lancet said in a statement referring to Trump’s claims and allegations, which the journal described as “damaging to the efforts to strengthen international cooperation to control the pandemic.” Oops.RTStudy Trump cited in his latest attack on WHO does NOT EXIST, says editor-in-chief of prestigious medical journal

The United States beat China to become the world’s most attractive country for investments in renewable energy, and the prospects for the U.S. renewables sector after the pandemic are bright despite the current setbacks, E.Y. said in a new report on Tuesday.The latest edition of the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) developed by E.Y. showed the U.S. snatching the top spot away from China for the first time since 2016. The shift in attractiveness in the United States was...

Mainly interesting because of the numbers. China is unlikely to pay much attention to Adair Turner's advise, considering the state the UK is in.Project SyndicateAchieving a Sustainable Chinese Recovery Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, was Chair of the UK Financial Services Authority from 2008 to 2012

Campaign season in America.Jonathan TurleyThe Perpetual Impeachment: House Democrats Tell The Supreme Court That They Are Preparing For A New ImpeachmentalsoZero HedgeSenate GOP Compile Massive Subpoena List For FBI Abuse Probe; Demand Unredacted Susan Rice LetterTyler Durden

It's on.Asia TimesChina updates its ‘Art of (Hybrid) War’ Pepe Escobar

The current Chairman of the Federal Reserve bank of the USA – otherwise known as the US Central Bank, says that Central Banks have have the ability to create money digitally … and also print actual currency. This really could be not more obvious that this is THE MAGIC MONEY TREE that we have always been told does not exist… Progressive Pulse‘We print money digitally’ – so says the FedPeter May

Jack Dorsey’s Twitter and Square have both said employees can work from home “forever.” Google and Facebook have told employees they can work from home until the end of 2020. A new CNBC|SurveyMonkey Workforce Survey shows that over 25% of tech sector workers prefer permanent remote work. If this happens, it could cause a brain drain from other industries, a consolidation of talent at a few top tech companies, and a decrease in average salaries.... CNBCThe next Silicon Valley exodus: Over...