Morning Brief – August 31st 2020
Americas
U.S. Treasury yields fall ahead of data, Fed speeches https://t.co/jbCcchGWUj
— CNBC (@CNBC) August 31, 2020
There isn’t any urgency for the Fed to offer more clarity on how long it will hold interest rates near zero, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari says https://t.co/hPBUe7l20g
— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) August 31, 2020
American Air Cuts October Capacity 55% After Dropping 15 Cities – Bloomberghttps://t.co/GLU9dQ6tcp
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 30, 2020
Twitter took down a tweet containing a false claim about the CDC’s coronavirus death statistics — a post that President Donald Trump had retweeted earlier in the day. https://t.co/O9BsrBL0Xu
— CNN (@CNN) August 31, 2020
After a fatal shooting in Portland, allies of Trump and Biden on Sunday sought to attribute the violence and chaos occurring amid protests across the country to the opposing candidatehttps://t.co/cKvNHz61LR
— POLITICO (@politico) August 30, 2020
Asia
#Japan's ruling LDP to hold leadership vote on September 14 to pick Abe successor – Jiji – Reutershttps://t.co/LmRcRGmtAo
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 31, 2020
Japan July retail sales fall 2.8% year-on-year, government data shows https://t.co/pi1xcJekWI pic.twitter.com/A2oly5JiAz
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) August 31, 2020
China factory outlook slips in August amid slow recovery https://t.co/5vbplm66Db
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 31, 2020
#CHINA TO USE DR RATES AS KEY BENCHMARK RATES: PBOC – BBG
*PBOC: TO INCREASE USE OF DR IN BONDS WITH FLOATING RATES
*PBOC ISSUES WHITE PAPER ON BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE SYSTEM— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 31, 2020
#China strikes debt deals with poor nations under #G20 scheme – FThttps://t.co/CixPgqD5L7
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 31, 2020
China throws a wrench into Trump’s plan to force a TikTok sale https://t.co/ykQqursGLo
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 31, 2020
#HongKong schools to resume face-to-face classes during week of September 21, source says – SCMPhttps://t.co/yC0xNdlREU
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 31, 2020
India’s finance minister will meet commercial banks and shadow lenders on Thursday to review loan restructuring programs following Covid-19 related stress https://t.co/e5EYZzXsAi
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 31, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (August 31st)https://t.co/18apq1dDHF
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 31, 2020
Plan de relance économique. Jean Castex répondra aux questions sur RTL jeudi matin https://t.co/dLrNsHCWaa
— Ouest-France (@OuestFrance) August 30, 2020
Spanish EconMin: Spanish Economy Is Growing Currently At A Pace Of More Than 10% In Q3
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) August 31, 2020
Italy reports a record-large slump in its economy https://t.co/aghVrDbY6S
— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) August 31, 2020
Turkey's economy shrinks 9.9% in the second quarter, less than economists had forecast https://t.co/sozUanZaw4
— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) August 31, 2020
Rishi Sunak has built his popularity with the response to pandemic, but now he has to raise UK taxes and cut spending amid an uncertain economic outlook (via @_DavidGoodman & @AlexJFMorales) https://t.co/clx8ud5D8L
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 31, 2020
UK Ready To Walk Away From Brexit Trade Talks Over State Aid Demands – City AM https://t.co/iLtrhM7ZVc
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) August 30, 2020
French foreign minister Le Drian blames Britain's 'unrealistic attitude' for Brexit talks impasse https://t.co/82nFHfZmTC
— Michel Rose (@MichelReuters) August 31, 2020