Morning Brief – February 1st 2021
Americas
Exxon, Chevron CEOs discussed merger in early 2020 – sources https://t.co/g9AZypgMI6 pic.twitter.com/Vz4QZguPVn
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 31, 2021
Short-Covering Frenzy More Concentrated Than Stock Moves Suggest – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/UT4zxSIg2m pic.twitter.com/NzAtWeQ5yU— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 1, 2021
#Reddit traders switch sights to #silver after #equities attack – FThttps://t.co/NqTfTgSZR1
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 1, 2021
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 1st)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Vaccine Trackerhttps://t.co/5qR43sXznA— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 1, 2021
#Biden to Meet #GOP Senators to Discuss Compromise Stimulus Plan – Bloomberghttps://t.co/WtWHonPZmA
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 1, 2021
Biden withdraws $27.4 billion in spending cuts proposed by Trump https://t.co/m710zlH56h
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 1, 2021
Asia
Asian shares rally as retail crowd catch silver bug https://t.co/8nWqexXfg0 pic.twitter.com/A5o8x5vCgn
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 1, 2021
Here's the latest from India's #UnionBudget2021
-Government sees 11% growth next year after record contraction
-India to set up firm to manage stress debt at banks
-Foreign investment in insurance to be raised to 74% from 49%https://t.co/uUUVtVQuhY pic.twitter.com/6jAtCF8Abp— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 1, 2021
#China’s short-term money market rate fell from a five-year high after the People’s Bank of China injected a net 98 billion yuan ($15 billion) of short-term liquidity in an effort to avoid a liquidity squeeze. pic.twitter.com/G1aXwrzUAY
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 1, 2021
Asian factories show mixed performance as pandemic's pain lingers – Reutershttps://t.co/3W9Jv0oaoN
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 1, 2021
#SouthKorea Janaury Exports Y/Y: +11.4% v +12.6% in December
*Average Daily Exports Y/Y: +6.4% ❗ v +7.9% in December
*Link (Korean): https://t.co/ghPpdutpun pic.twitter.com/4hUvtLmNfi— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 1, 2021
#China to Widen Fight Against Monopolies to the Giant Gig Economy – Bloomberghttps://t.co/mRdiefKi0T
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 1, 2021
This is how the South China Sea became a major flashpoint in U.S.-China relations.
Watch in full: https://t.co/PkyrsAVg7R pic.twitter.com/fqIMVUvabZ
— Bloomberg Next China (@next_china) February 1, 2021
Japan Finance Minister Aso, U.S. Treasury Yellen to hold phone talks Monday: Kyodo https://t.co/TbO4YuEb5y pic.twitter.com/QVTvVM74pj
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 1, 2021
⚡️ “Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi detained by military”#Myanmar #AungSanSuuKyihttps://t.co/mRbgYlPLVa
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) February 1, 2021
Europe
European shares rise as miners lead early gains https://t.co/raRRlpxLx6 pic.twitter.com/PRqCoQAYfG
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 1, 2021
Bank of England to stir debate over UK negative interest rates
UK businesses call for clear roadmap to reopening the economy
Closed schools threaten £40,000 earnings blow for UK pupils
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/M427VDfpSz— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 1, 2021
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 1st)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @macroandfinance, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/k0HkieZ7Bi
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 1, 2021
Italian manufacturing is picking up at the fastest pace in nearly 3 years, a bright spot in an economy that probably shrank close to 10% during the 2020 pandemic https://t.co/dAipjuO6dr
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 1, 2021
#Italy's Renzi would like ex-#ECB's Draghi to head Italy government: source – Reutershttps://t.co/uoz7Z2eBmp
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 31, 2021
The Bank of England is preparing to take a significant step into the debate on whether negative interest rates should be used to stimulate the coronavirus-stricken UK economy (via @brianswint, @_DavidGoodman & @WilliamShaw546) https://t.co/Fn3URlexlY
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 1, 2021
The number of UK listed companies at risk of insolvency has doubled as restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus continue to ravage the economy https://t.co/wvqlmdO9OB
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 1, 2021
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