Morning Brief – December 31st 2020
Cryptocurrencies
Coinbase knew cryptocurrency XRP was a security rather than a commodity and “illegally” sold Ripple Labs’s tokens anyway, a customer argues in a proposed class-action lawsuit over the commissions the crypto exchange collected https://t.co/zPikHZIDGx
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 31, 2020
Americas
Dollar on borrowed time as U.S. twin deficits balloon https://t.co/FloisIhW3Z pic.twitter.com/NQgUMT9hR1
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 31, 2020
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 31st)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Latest Restrictionshttps://t.co/o33DPZPdXa— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 31, 2020
Gingrich begs McConnell to set up vote on $2k checks https://t.co/gV0XqLjfgN pic.twitter.com/3KLv07n4X2
— The Hill (@thehill) December 31, 2020
#Housing | U.S. Pending Home Sales Fell For The Third Straight Time In November
*It is very likely that existing home sales will drop for the second straight time in Decemberhttps://t.co/wUGiWUISpf— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 30, 2020
U.S. blacklists two Venezuelan officials over former Citgo executives' trial https://t.co/k8VdejfEjz
— Reuters Venezuela (@ReutersVzla) December 30, 2020
Bolsonaro to sign decree raising Brazil minimum wage by 5% https://t.co/tnzDoY9h4X pic.twitter.com/A20iivAVHU
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 31, 2020
Asia
China’s stocks and the yuan climbed on the final trading day of 2020 on signs an economic recovery is on solid footing https://t.co/w8qyG6FzkY
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 31, 2020
Southeast Asia Covid-19 vaccine tracker: Who will get what, when https://t.co/G7wLmLkwNI
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 31, 2020
Tokyo reportedly set to report over 1,000 new daily coronavirus cases https://t.co/47fNaMmH9T
— ForexLive (@ForexLive) December 31, 2020
#Australia to ring in new year with stricter #COVID_19 restrictions – Reutershttps://t.co/K5OTvSXd6n
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 31, 2020
#China Approves First #Vaccine for Use in General Population – Bloomberghttps://t.co/FaFJsPGHfs
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 31, 2020
#China's official #manufacturing #PMI for December comes in at 51.9, vs expected 52, previous 52.1 pic.twitter.com/fwABzQ56qO
— YUAN TALKS (@YuanTalks) December 31, 2020
#China’s Strong Recovery Shows Signs of Peaking as PMIs Ease – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/G3lB0Anx7m pic.twitter.com/cnZoTkMYWE— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 31, 2020
#China Caps Bank Lending to Real Estate to Curb Systematic Risk – Bloomberghttps://t.co/UERn2YimVy
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 31, 2020
India’s current account stays in surplus on weaker imports https://t.co/42Yv9DqhHc
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 31, 2020
Europe
Johnson's post-Brexit trade deal clears parliament
U.S. adjusts tariffs on EU goods hit in Airbus, Boeing fight
China's strong recovery shows signs of peaking
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/t8wNkVX3qN— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 31, 2020
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 31st)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @KristenN_06, @Reuters, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/2Ua7GjulTL
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 31, 2020
EU is defending its interests with Brexit deal, French minister says https://t.co/571210yvQv pic.twitter.com/P542cHo12X
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 31, 2020
U.S. Adjusts Tariffs on EU Goods Hit in #Airbus, #Boeing Fight – Bloomberghttps://t.co/DykbapWdd4
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 31, 2020
Turkey’s trade deficit widens for a 4th month as strong demand for gold drives imports higher https://t.co/MZoGEgxERt
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 31, 2020