Morning Brief – August 27th 2020
Americas
U.S. stocks surged, pushing the S&P 500 to its fourth straight record closing high. More here: https://t.co/9mhg6UJYe6 pic.twitter.com/Q5StdG8csj
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) August 27, 2020
Swing state voters appear to be growing more optimistic on the state of the U.S. economy and job market, according to the latest CNBC/@ChangePolls survey. https://t.co/gvpRiw5crV pic.twitter.com/G4NdIqCFK9
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 27, 2020
Here are the highlights from Night 3 of the Republican National Convention https://t.co/0TTFtJ6gQ9
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 27, 2020
NEW: Anthony Fauci tells CNN that he was in the operating room under general anesthesia last Thursday when the White House coronavirus task force approved the narrowing of CDC testing guidance to exclude asymptomatic individuals. https://t.co/6NnYjktplD
— Axios (@axios) August 26, 2020
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Firms and Executives Active in Contested South China Sea – WSJhttps://t.co/WGg2m7FfT9
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 27, 2020
Asia
#China Increases Key Purchases With U.S. Target Still Far Off – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/FeKvLJjVD5 pic.twitter.com/gMw0ILdDqH— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 27, 2020
#China Calls for Talks With U.S. on Spat Over Stock Listings – Bloomberghttps://t.co/cnR3zcj5Ns
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 27, 2020
Chinese military fires ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ missile into South #China Sea in ‘warning to the United States’ – SCMPhttps://t.co/1ftbBwY5jf
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 27, 2020
China’s industrial giants rebound for third successive month in July as coronavirus recovery continued #China #china #industry #industrial https://t.co/v9jvN9658R pic.twitter.com/t3ox0P6LbW
— SCMP Economy (@scmpeconomy) August 27, 2020
Top #Japan government spokesman signals push to re-open economy, boost stimulus – Reutershttps://t.co/0nVjsAJ2RL
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 26, 2020
The Bank of Korea’s hold on stimulus underscores the balancing act facing the central bank, as it remains wary of adding stimulus that could further fuel property gains while the economic toll from the latest virus wave becomes evident https://t.co/ckEb9OGTwx
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 27, 2020
Europe
European markets head for mixed open ahead of speech by Fed's Powell https://t.co/rzix8n4ded
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 27, 2020
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (August 27th)
➡ Focus on #Germany, #France, #Spain, #Italy
*Daily new confirmed cases, tests, positivity rates, confirmed deaths
*Main news by countryhttps://t.co/ImqkuzaYYI— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 27, 2020
Germany extended another crisis tool to prevent corporate bankruptcies, a move that critics say will store up bigger problems later for Europe’s largest economy (via @jrandow & @raymondcolitt) https://t.co/3U8t7AMRFz
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 27, 2020
France's 100 billion-euro economic stimulus program will include about 2 billion euros for the cultural industries https://t.co/2YZ5OVaNxw
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 26, 2020
EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has resigned, a week after he breached Ireland's coronavirus restrictions https://t.co/FB7ZZ6H4oW
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 26, 2020