Morning Brief – December 17th 2020
Cryptocurrencies
#XBT | #Bitcoin: Is This Time Different?
*Another nice chart from @jeancharlesgand https://t.co/KR2sHS1Pae— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 17, 2020
#Bitcoin Tops $22,000 and Strategists Say Rally Has Further to Go – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/pfWgj15Tzw pic.twitter.com/rbk0prWERc— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 17, 2020
#XBT | #Bitcoin Surpasses $20,000 As The Avalanche of Institutional Investors Continueshttps://t.co/bWELxmh6jc
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 16, 2020
Americas
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 17th)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Latest Restrictionshttps://t.co/FcNSH0Xx6c— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 17, 2020
#Covid_19 (2) | Deaths are rising quickly reaching 3,448 yesterday (a new record high, well above the 7-day moving average). pic.twitter.com/eQwjoCZu9l
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 17, 2020
Here's the latest on talks for a nearly $900 billion U.S. coronavirus relief plan https://t.co/rMqegvhbYG
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 17, 2020
U.S. airlines closing in on new government assistance package https://t.co/a90qOxLifV pic.twitter.com/fRyseJctss
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 17, 2020
Powell sees light at the end of the tunnel and Fed policy staying very easy https://t.co/1munqoq5d1
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 17, 2020
More Americans Are Too Sick to Work as Virus Cases Surge – Bloomberghttps://t.co/mmLrss3dzO
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 17, 2020
Asia
India is preparing to start inoculating around 300 million people as soon as vaccines created by the Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech gain emergency approval. https://t.co/mIC7FhAgiP
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) December 17, 2020
#Japan | #Tokyo will report at least 800 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, a record daily amount, NHK reported, citing a metropolitan government official.
➡ The Tokyo Metropolitan Government raised its warning on the city’s medical system to “under strain”.
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 17, 2020
#SKorea inching closer to toughest virus curbs, as daily virus tally tops 1,000 for 2nd day – Korean Heraldhttps://t.co/xWitRtsXwW
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 17, 2020
#China eyes demand-side reforms over stimulus measures to boost domestic consumption, economy – SCMPhttps://t.co/UtfdqIUMRy
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 17, 2020
Taiwan’s central bank leaves its benchmark interest rate unchanged after the U.S. put the island economy back onto its watchlist of potential currency manipulators https://t.co/PqrRwY8v2R
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 17, 2020
South Korea’s pace of economic recovery hinges on its success in controlling the latest coronavirus wave, Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol says https://t.co/QETJ1GQgS1
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 17, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 17th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @ReutersUK, @Reuters_Health, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/qgj5LJxTtT
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 17, 2020
BREAKING | France's Macron tests positive for COVID-19
Follow live coronavirus updates on the Nikkei Asia's free blog.https://t.co/QLtXjqypBL
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) December 17, 2020
#France | It's now clear that GDP will ⬇ by ~4%/5% in 4Q20 amid easing restrictions as soon as Nov.
*However, I would bet on another difficult 1Q21 (due to virus resurgence) and then a significant rebound in 2Q21.https://t.co/QbfNaV0pnc— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 17, 2020
The latest news and headlines as a deadline nears for the UK and EU to strike a post-Brexit trade deal https://t.co/q8l6cqVTuS
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 17, 2020
The Swiss National Bank renews its pledge to use currency interventions to counter a strengthening franc https://t.co/0p2kMyW1Al
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 17, 2020
Norway’s central bank says it will probably be able to start raising interest rates earlier than previously signaled https://t.co/TMo53IunXk
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 17, 2020
The Swiss National Bank renews its pledge to use currency interventions to counter a strengthening franc https://t.co/0p2kMyW1Al
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 17, 2020