Morning Brief – December 22nd 2020
Americas
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 22nd)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Latest Restrictionshttps://t.co/J09VuBrdlx— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 22, 2020
Senate Passes Giant Package Wrapping Relief, Funding, Tax Breaks – Bloomberghttps://t.co/nCAVudV3l2
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 22, 2020
The Fed's muscle has been enough to buttress markets. But the pandemic ensures that the amount of ungaugable risk in the system remains high, writes @johnauthers (via @bopinion) https://t.co/hJmR0aBNco
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 22, 2020
U.S. Adds Over 100 Chinese, Russian Companies to Military List – Bloomberghttps://t.co/1kvmdGkGqO
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 22, 2020
#Housing | Preview: U.S. Existing Home Sales For November Will Surprise Downward Amid Lack Of Supply And Virus Resurgence https://t.co/e4nZoXbgFd
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 21, 2020
Asia
Hang Seng is considering wide-ranging changes to Hong Kong’s stock benchmark that would dilute the influence of its largest companies https://t.co/CTzJpKiclY
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 22, 2020
Japan asks residents to embrace a more extreme precaution to contain the coronavirus: wear masks at home https://t.co/t3ZNTTmr6J
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 22, 2020
South Korea's “living with the virus” strategy is being tested like never before https://t.co/uxBpo0iL6s
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 22, 2020
Taiwan logs first local transmission of COVID since April 12.https://t.co/BscgtpLJbO
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) December 22, 2020
Indonesia could unlock billions of dollars in U.S. financing if it joins Trump’s push for Muslim countries to establish ties with Israel, official says https://t.co/vPTFdHIt2H
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 22, 2020
Europe
Double-dip recession risk mounts in the UK
⛴️ Bottlenecks rattle world economy backbone of container shipping
U.S. passes virus relief bill
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/zGIeFIZ8uw— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 22, 2020
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 22nd)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @macroandfinance, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @GuillaumeRozier, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/wPsQbsVMft
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 22, 2020
January school closures considered as fears grow over new #Covid strain's spread among children – The Telegraphhttps://t.co/cbyrPKl9ZO
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 22, 2020
The EU rejects the U.K.’s latest concessions on fishing, in a setback to efforts to secure a post-Brexit trade deal https://t.co/dA4Dx6BSGq
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 22, 2020
Container port snarl-ups in the UK and elsewhere would be exacerbated by a no-deal Brexit, the head of container liner Hapag-Lloyd says https://t.co/fCOj4vHXid
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 22, 2020
BoE Haldane: UK Jobs Support Should End Only When Covid Crisis Is Over – Guardian https://t.co/2Om2QCUMy9
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) December 22, 2020