Morning Brief – December 14th 2020
Americas
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 14th)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Latest Restrictionshttps://t.co/u4U9i66sgn— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 14, 2020
Full $908 Billion Pandemic Bill Coming Monday, Democrat Says – Bloomberghttps://t.co/TBGxQa6KkB
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 13, 2020
Members of the Electoral College to meet to officially elect Joe Biden https://t.co/k1nytABbdg
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 14, 2020
Buttigieg tops list for Biden Transportation secretary: CNN https://t.co/y3709OzuAg pic.twitter.com/XNl0JtUhZ7
— The Hill (@thehill) December 14, 2020
US among ‘numerous’ governments and companies hacked, firm says https://t.co/YF6MVyCobT
— Financial Times (@FT) December 14, 2020
Asia
Follow our live updates on COVID-19 here:
— India reports 27,071 new cases
— New Zealand decides to allow quarantine-free travel with Australia in the first quarter of 2021
— South Korea confirms 718 new caseshttps://t.co/o88ZxJsud3— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) December 14, 2020
Iron ore futures in Singapore tumbled from the highest since 2013 after a leading mills’ group in China stepped up to investigate the raw material’s blistering rally https://t.co/tMalcFSCP9
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 14, 2020
Rapid #China Inflows Spur Call for Strongest #Yuan Since 1993 – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/tIBFGnkB3T pic.twitter.com/o39lOUhF4M— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 14, 2020
Alibaba, Tencent Shares ⬇
⚠ State Administration for Market Regulation’s anti-monopoly bureau said that Alibaba, Tencent unit #China Literature and Hive Box, an affiliate of SF Holding, were fined 500,000 yuan each for anti-monopoly violations.
*Link: https://t.co/PL1BqNxJvf pic.twitter.com/5n8FzW4sYp— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 14, 2020
China market regulator investigates merger between Douyu and Huya https://t.co/PWAjqYNcc6 pic.twitter.com/Zvga73TyEF
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 14, 2020
Japan Inc shakes off initial COVID-19 gloom but resurgence hits capex, hiring – BOJ survey https://t.co/UWXR0YpgX7 pic.twitter.com/ULzmsFofeC
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 14, 2020
Australia's central bank will extend its quantitative-easing program by purchasing another A$100 billion ($75.4 billion) of government securities over 6 months, Westpac says https://t.co/X1QfVTPPlb
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 14, 2020
Company defaults rise in #China and US as global figure doubles – Nikkeihttps://t.co/1JMZ8UjF7L
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 14, 2020
Europe
ECB's grasp on inflation is weakening with the pandemic slump
Brexit deal given fresh impetus by leaders' diplomatic push
ECB's last policy maker from thefounding class of 1998 exits stage
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/mUHQ2kph5l— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 14, 2020
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 14th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @macroandfinance, @mianrey, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/B9fzuPohtD
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 14, 2020
#Germany | Soft lockdown from early November and tougher restrictions to take effect from Wednesday to dampen German growth in 4Q, Economy Ministry says in monthly report for December – Bloomberg
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 14, 2020
#Netherlands | Ministers meet to discuss shop closures, possible New Year curfew – https://t.co/bylySoqNLVhttps://t.co/HpPJAfwaCD
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 14, 2020
The Italian government is considering new measures to tighten Covid-19 restrictions over the holidays, effectively walking back some recent moves to allow more movement and business openings during the period, Corriere della Sera reported.https://t.co/WbM1ubxhCO
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 14, 2020
London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for schools in the capital to close to stem a rising tide of coronavirus infections https://t.co/m4SFrZaLIc
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 14, 2020
#BREXIT: EU'S BARNIER SAYS NEGOTIATORS TO GIVE EVERY CHANCE TO REACHING A DEAL, TWO CONDITIONS REMAIN UNRESOLVED – RTRS
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 14, 2020
British business groups pleaded with the government to extend the time they have to prepare for Brexit https://t.co/F7oxpf9cUL
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 14, 2020
#Eurozone Oct. Industrial Production MoM: +2.1% v +2.0%e
*Sep. was revised upward MoM from -0.4% to +0.1%
*YoY: -3.8% v -4.2%ehttps://t.co/w7m5alM0Es— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 14, 2020