Morning Brief – February 17th 2021

Americas

Investors scooped up stocks in cyclical sectors like energy and financials, betting they would gain the most from a reopening economy driving Dow to a closing peak https://t.co/vunBSthuwh pic.twitter.com/qJrbM9WFwz

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 17, 2021

🇺🇸 #Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 17th)
➡ News
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Vaccine trackerhttps://t.co/soRtI7a8ac

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

🇺🇸 At town hall, Biden plugs his stimulus plan and talks of life in the White House – NYThttps://t.co/RcUfsPcx5K

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

🇺🇸 Biden’s #Covid Relief Plan May Get House Floor Vote on Feb. 26 – Bloomberg
– Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told lawmakers the House could vote on a coronavirus relief proposal on ⚠ Feb. 26 ⚠, according to a Democratic aide.

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

🇺🇸 🌎 Surging U.S. Yields Show Stimulus Impact Still Getting Priced In – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/2OsNt0nFOC pic.twitter.com/QMKMv6pnpV

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

🌎 Yield curve is steepening everywhere in advanced economies – Bloomberg TV Chart pic.twitter.com/hZTIv9sQap

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

🇺🇸 🇨🇳 Biden Builds Out #China Team With Staff Who Reflect Tougher Tone – Bloomberghttps://t.co/wrgoUjMyr2

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

Biden says China to face 'repercussions' on human rightshttps://t.co/KaGRIkZmW1

— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) February 17, 2021

🇺🇸 🇪🇺 Yellen Praises #ECB’s ‘Decisive’ Policies in Call with Lagarde – Bloomberghttps://t.co/hyDJI8RHqy

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

Asia

#Coronavirus latest:

-Global cases exceed 109.4 million; deaths pass 2.4 million
-Japan begins vaccination program, starting with frontline health-care workers
-South Korea sees 621 new cases, the most in six weeks
-U.S. hospitalizations tumble from peakhttps://t.co/uIkmokxOQg

— Bloomberg (@business) February 17, 2021

Auckland’s three-day lockdown will end tonight after authorities expressed confidence that the latest community outbreak of Covid-19 is small and contained https://t.co/0aCyzfa1IG

— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 17, 2021

Hong Kong’s government is considering introducing legislation that would prohibit insulting public officials, local media reported https://t.co/1PEreSAHz7

— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 17, 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s approval rating fell to the lowest level since September after her administration introduced sudden, mandatory Covid-19 testing orders https://t.co/RS00dixdI4

— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 17, 2021

🇨🇳 *#CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR AIR PASSENGER VOLUME FALLS 45% Y/Y: CCTV – BBG

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

🇯🇵 #Japan | In January, the value of overseas shipments climbed 6.4% YoY (fastest since Oct. 2018), rising for a second month and picking up from December’s 2% pace. pic.twitter.com/6TO1vDgHit

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

🇯🇵 #Japan's exports, machine orders pick up as global demand recovers – Reutershttps://t.co/FxteDgfs5G

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

A three-decade high for Japan’s soaring stocks is adding to pressure on the Bank of Japan to tweak its buying of ETFs https://t.co/sLnJ4V0A0j

— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 17, 2021

🇨🇳 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 #China overtakes U.S. as #Europe’s main trading partner for the first time – CNBC https://t.co/L1nd8J81DY

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

Europe

🇪🇺 Europe urged to prepare exit from 2.4 trillion euros in Covid support
🇬🇧 UK holds back trade scrutiny plan after Johnson struck EU deal
🇧🇾 Tech brains flee Belarus
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/ZXVdxdSqWY

— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 17, 2021

🇪🇺 #Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 17th)

🇩🇪 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 *Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy https://t.co/EOUriRUQKY

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

🇬🇧 #Covid | Roadmap out of lockdown (but it'll take until July): Blueprint for UK's pubs, restaurants and hotels would see curbs eased at four-weekly intervals starting with 'limited' Easter holidays – Daily Mailhttps://t.co/FA4x1CwKO1

— Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) February 17, 2021

Car sales in Europe slump to a record low for January https://t.co/JiNUUZZ6WU pic.twitter.com/owoNoAMmtO

— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 17, 2021

U.K. inflation accelerated in January, boosted by the cost of furniture, household goods and food https://t.co/qEJvUaeOpX

— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 17, 2021