Morning Brief – August 7th 2020

Americas

#WhiteHouse, Democrats Fail to Find Breakthrough on Stimulus – Bloomberghttps://t.co/zZlqtqmRlb

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 7, 2020

#Trump Says He May Act on His Own Friday Amid Aid-Talks Stalemate – Bloomberghttps://t.co/WqK2QZ80vz

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 7, 2020

U.S. Moves to Tighten Disclosure Requirements for Chinese Listings – Bloomberghttps://t.co/QJPu9EfJTh

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 7, 2020

#Trump Moves to Ban #TikTok, #WeChat in U.S., Pressuring #China – Bloomberghttps://t.co/3gC4dCRu1D

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 7, 2020

#Taiwan in talks to make first purchase of sophisticated U.S. #drones – sources – Reutershttps://t.co/PDkyIt7ncx

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 7, 2020

#Canada to retaliate against U.S. #aluminum tariffs: Deputy PM Freeland – Reutershttps://t.co/pctlGrXWid

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 7, 2020

U.S. Employment Report Preview for July (Final Update)
➡ https://t.co/FLXu9wKsWD ⚠ pic.twitter.com/w0hpSTMWpf

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 6, 2020

Asia

#Stocks Fall, Bonds Climb on U.S.-#China Tensions: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/Ra3cd90kpf pic.twitter.com/RFuLi3llAW

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 7, 2020

#China warns #Japan a #TikTok ban would affect relations – TBS – Reutershttps://t.co/KGyEvyzT8C

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 7, 2020

Abe’s Sinking Support Seen Spurring More #Japan Economic Stimulus – Bloomberghttps://t.co/dKHGndH2hs

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 7, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned the lockdown across Victoria state and even tighter measures in Melbourne to contain a Covid-19 outbreak will cut gross domestic product by 2.5% in this quarter https://t.co/LpL6oeUP3X

— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 6, 2020

Australia's central bank cuts GDP outlook as virus returns to Melbourne https://t.co/YrEojxUgpU pic.twitter.com/pq6Hc086XS

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2020

Around 1.5 million Australian private sector workers to receive wage subsidy in virus-hit state – Reutershttps://t.co/5zrWehcPId

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 7, 2020

Europe

Surge in #Virus Cases Dampens #Europe’s Hopes for Rapid Recovery – Bloomberghttps://t.co/XF3hfJv9s6

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 6, 2020

#TRY | #Turkey’s Lira Hits Record Low as Interventions Fail to Stem Drop – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/xt8h4jkX0c pic.twitter.com/2pdK0RTxQr

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 6, 2020

Spain faces mounting pressure to extend its furlough scheme beyond September as tourism suffers a fresh hit https://t.co/JMCG4Qw1y8

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 6, 2020