Coronavirus
– Rand Paul’s coronavirus diagnosis sends shockwaves through Senate
– U.S. coronavirus cases most in world, overtaking China and Italy
– Coronavirus exacts heavy toll in Albany
World
– Germany’s Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for coronavirus
– Germany Bans Groups of More Than 2
– India locks down over 100 million people
– Total ban of coming out of your homes for India
– India’s central bank unexpectedly cuts rates
– Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive
– South Africa Goes Into 3-Week Lockdown
– Bank of Canada cuts rates, starts buying bonds
– South African military on streets as 21-day lockdown begins
Business/Finance
– Unemployment could reach 30% in the U.S., says St. Louis Fed’s Bullard
– U.S. mortgage bond market in turmoil
– Behind the urge to stockpile: First masks, then toilet paper, now cash?
– Airlines Carnage Deepens With Emirates, Singapore Air Cuts
– Fed, saying aggressive action is needed, starts unlimited QE
– Zillow to pause home buying in all markets
– Boeing plans two-week shutdown of factories
– Dow rebounds more than 11% in best day since 1933
– Bernanke says this is no Great Depression
– Cheesecake Factory Tells Landlords It Won’t Pay April Rent After Loss of Income
– Share buyback frenzy halts as fund managers urge caution
– 3.28 million Americans applied for unemployment
– Mnuchin says jobless claims data is not relevant
– The S&P 500 had its best three-day run since 1933, buoyed by a huge stimulus plan, as investors looked past record unemployment claims.
– GM extends shutdown indefinitely
– Dealers Run Out Of Securities To Use In Fed Repo Operations
– Fed’s term repo operation receives no bids for first time
Government
– Mnuchin confident that stimulus package will keep economy afloat until coronavirus passes
– Emergency Economic Rescue Plan in Limbo as Democrats Block Action
– Sen. Kelly Loeffler under fire for stock trades
– EPA has stopped enforcing environmental laws
– Trump signs $2T coronavirus relief package
Sports
– Tokyo 2020 Olympics are postponed
Lockdowns
– A Guide to State Coronavirus Lockdowns
– Ohio becomes sixth US state to declare coronavirus lockdown
– Atlanta placed under ‘stay-at-home’ order
Closures
– The list of retail chains closing grows. What’s still open?
Gold
– Payments-Panic & The Endgame Of Fiat Currencies
– Royal Canadian Mint shuts down production for two weeks
Guns
– Gun sales on the rise as coronavirus concerns spread
– NJ – NICS Check Shutdown
Videos
– Super Depression Coming – Economic Reality – Entitlement Society – Bank Runs
– The Next Black Swan Event: Adam Baratta
Op-ed
– This Is Not a Recession. It’s an Ice Age.
– The unprecedented number of CEOs resigning was because they knew a plot to tank the economy was in place.
– Insanity: Stocks Enter New Bull Market On Day Initial Claims Hit 3.3 Million
– Welcome To The War On Death
– This isn’t your ordinary recession — the U.S. is now experiencing a economic meltdown more typical of a Third World natural disaster