Morning Brief – August 10th 2020
Americas
What’s in #Trump’s Executive Actions on #Coronavirus Aid—and What’s Not – WSJhttps://t.co/KKqnLX8T2O
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 10, 2020
#WhiteHouse officials, Democrats spar over legality, substance of executive orders – The Hillhttps://t.co/5tPCl8e36D
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 10, 2020
#Trump pledged to permanently scrap the payroll taxes used to fund Social Security and Medicare if he wins re-election – Business Insiderhttps://t.co/GlLYpY6htx
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 10, 2020
Kudlow says Trump 'did not mean that he was eliminating the Social Security tax' – The Hillhttps://t.co/yu7geYTcHR
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 10, 2020
Pelosi, Mnuchin open door to narrower COVID-19 aid through 2020 – Reutershttps://t.co/4otwLLzD7P
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 10, 2020
One-Third of American Renters Expected to Miss Their August Payment – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/eA2LbQgQzi pic.twitter.com/BYyDblT1fW— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 10, 2020
Fed's Evans says another coronavirus aid package 'incredibly important': interview https://t.co/yyjcGMIKPg pic.twitter.com/rgv8Dao0OL
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) August 10, 2020
Asia
#Coronavirus latest:
-U.S. health chief praises Taiwan’s virus response
-Global cases top 19.7 million; deaths pass 729,000
-Mexico reports 4,376 new cases
-Vietnam confirms two more deaths from virus, total cases rise to 841https://t.co/fsm9JPKKeW— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) August 10, 2020
Tencent shares fall further as worries about U.S. action persist https://t.co/dVZysdIChz
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) August 10, 2020
China's factory deflation slows in July as recovery gains strength https://t.co/0Flb0JpwqY pic.twitter.com/LUIcuwPkMa
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) August 10, 2020
#Japan's summer holiday begins quietly amid requests to avoid trips – Kyodohttps://t.co/jo9fr6DYis
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 10, 2020
#China Seeks to Scrap Ratings Requirement for Some Bond Issuers – Bloomberghttps://t.co/6ZjP26r7EZ
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 10, 2020
Hong Kong and Chinese officials condemned and mocked a Friday move by the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, and 10 other senior officials for their roles in a crackdown on political dissent https://t.co/kXa6M8NWaF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 10, 2020
Europe
One in Three U.K. Employers Plans to Cut Jobs in This Quarter – Bloomberghttps://t.co/yZ64PJsuDW
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 10, 2020
citizens living in are to be granted extra rights to work and settle in a different country within the bloc. https://t.co/NM7ylRFvyT
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) August 9, 2020
According to a government-sponsored exit poll, President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus won just under 80% of the vote against 4 rivals. Critics dismissed the election as rigged, and protesters faced a heavy police response. https://t.co/gWmRj15kUN
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 10, 2020