Morning Brief – August 17th 2020

Americas

Treasury yields fall as coronavirus concerns persist https://t.co/2d90plUZiq

— CNBC (@CNBC) August 17, 2020

More Americans Go Hungry Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Census Shows – WSJ
*Almost 20% of Americans with kids at home couldn’t afford to give their children enough food, up from almost 17% in early June.https://t.co/9anKN74gb2

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 17, 2020

#Apple lets #China's #WeChat bypass its rules, former app review chief claims – The Telegraphhttps://t.co/ymSyypbtk7

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 17, 2020

The almost daily drumbeat of tensions between the U.S. and China shows little sign of letting up https://t.co/61JJdcPjc1

— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) August 17, 2020

Asia

#Coronavirus latest:
-Global cases top 21.5 million, deaths pass 773,000
-Malaysia detects cases with 10 times more infectious strain
-South Korea adds 197 more cases
-Australia reports deadliest day with 25 fatalities in Victoria statehttps://t.co/4eWBuflouv

— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) August 17, 2020

#China | #PBOC Adds Cash to Ease Liquidity Stress with Rate Unchanged – Bloomberghttps://t.co/dGdESliHQK

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 17, 2020

Philippine central bank takes up almost half of government buying. https://t.co/o4XoZYB8Zc

— David Ingles (@DavidInglesTV) August 16, 2020

#China’s Bank Regulator Warns Dollar Dominance Is Seed of Crisis – Bloomberghttps://t.co/xeSTQwQBZO

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 17, 2020

#Japan's economy shrinks at record pace as pandemic wipes out 'Abenomics' gains – Reuters
*Q2 PRELIMINARY GDP Q/Q: -7.8% V -7.5%E; GDP ANNUALIZED Q/Q: -27.8% V -26.9%E https://t.co/bGdapp5tcM

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 17, 2020

Thailand’s economy sees biggest second quarter contraction since Asian financial crisis https://t.co/oc63l37oeG

— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) August 17, 2020

#Malaysia Finds More Infectious #Virus Strain Seen in Europe – Bloomberghttps://t.co/HiTXNoefg2

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 17, 2020

Europe

#Eurozone #Covid_19: Daily Summary (August 17th)
➡ Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy.https://t.co/4skGCV8FJf

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 17, 2020

#Germany’s Finance Minister Proposes 10 Billion-Euro Plan to Safeguard Jobs – Bloomberghttps://t.co/wqCsB2zMB1

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 17, 2020

Trade Secretary Liz Truss vows to protect Scotch whisky from 'unacceptable and unfair' US tariffs, as she accuses Brussels of not doing enough to protect British interests https://t.co/YdIebXd1vP

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 16, 2020

German vice chancellor calls Lukashenko a 'dictator' https://t.co/lVkFzIwl44 pic.twitter.com/cs0qwnuPzX

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) August 17, 2020