Morning Brief – February 22nd 2021

Americas

U.S. regulators ordered further investigation into Boeing planes after a United Airlines flight using a Pratt & Whitney engine had to make an emergency landing over the weekend. More here: https://t.co/O4eatMUMpP pic.twitter.com/55wmSErUAN

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 22, 2021

#Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 22nd)
➡ News
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Vaccine trackerhttps://t.co/uiPa3ZOwE6

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 22, 2021

Fauci: 500,000 coronavirus death milestone "devastating" https://t.co/bes2p5tC9R pic.twitter.com/H1IfA2aoiI

— The Hill (@thehill) February 22, 2021

Dems prepare for party-line House vote on Biden's pandemic aid bill – Politico
*The House is on track to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package by the end of this week.https://t.co/yhz3byQHhp

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 22, 2021

Democrats begin the final push for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill this week, dropping any pretense of bipartisanship to quickly pass the package before an earlier round of benefits runs out https://t.co/wwiDanJFXY

— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 22, 2021

President Joe Biden’s green energy agenda is in danger of being engulfed in a fight between organized labor and industry over unionization, wages and other workplace issueshttps://t.co/dpeZL87adN

— POLITICO (@politico) February 21, 2021

Asia

-U.S. futures ⬇️
-Japan, Hong Kong stocks rise
-Shares in Australia fall
-Copper hits the highest in more than nine years
-Oil rises to $59.75https://t.co/HtusmVOXQp pic.twitter.com/KPqD637SNr

— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 22, 2021

#Coronavirus latest:

-Global cases exceed 111.3 million, deaths pass 2.4 million
-U.S. Covid-19 deaths near 500,000
-Philippines clears China’s Sinovac shot for emergency use
-South Korea reports fewest new cases in eight dayshttps://t.co/mRH00S4iUL pic.twitter.com/qpOcci4nKI

— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 22, 2021

#CHINA ENLISTS ANT-BACKED MYBANK IN EXPANDING DIGITAL #YUAN TRIAL – BBG

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 22, 2021

#Australia | #RBA Defends Yield Target In Tussle With Traders Over Reflation – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/tyZYO0oPvj pic.twitter.com/zPJ1gbSGej

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 22, 2021

#Taiwan Sounds Currency Warning as Chip Demand Fuels Exports – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/tfNDxpyROO pic.twitter.com/51mF5yEGj1

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 22, 2021

Hong Kong’s weekend home sales jump to an eight-year high https://t.co/9tp1i8tnGO

— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 22, 2021

#China Urges Biden to Scrap Tariffs, Restore Goodwill – Bloomberghttps://t.co/ke8fmcyTkZ

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 22, 2021

Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters are holding their largest mass rally yet on Monday after riot police shot 2 demonstrators dead on the weekend.

Here’s the scene in the south-eastern city of Dawei. More: https://t.co/Hz7xUI1c34 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Feb22Coup pic.twitter.com/TpcVw7BpwN

— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) February 22, 2021

Europe

Europe's slumbered economy will wake up to anxiety about prices
Biden's economic legacy at stake with next package taking shape
⛴️ Ocean cargo snarls force global commerce to look outside the box
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/Tq6MDjKJGQ

— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 22, 2021

#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 22nd)

Special focus on ⚠ #France ⚠

Data for #Germany, #Spain and #Italyhttps://t.co/7G0msl11gB

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 22, 2021

* GERMAN COVID-19 CRISIS *

German COVID infections rise again … DWhttps://t.co/24V9sD4vUW

Head of German 'wise men' council warns against quick end to lockdown … https://t.co/iJb6kdjU0dhttps://t.co/oOrvaxWfJa

— Trading Floor Audio (@TradeFloorAudio) February 22, 2021

#GERMANY | *MERKEL SEEKS 4-STAGE PLAN TO LOOSEN LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS: BILD – BBG

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 22, 2021

*IFO FEB. GERMAN BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX AT 92.4 (4-month high); EST. 90.5 – BBG
*IFO FEB. GERMAN EXPECTATIONS INDEX AT 94.2 (4-month high); EST. 91.7

— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 22, 2021

Italy’s business lobby sees a higher chance of a return to economic growth in the second quarter of 2021 as a consequence of the rally in financial markets since Mario Draghi took the reins as prime minister https://t.co/e5wOKYmAfb

— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 22, 2021

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz warns next year’s federal budget will be a “challenge,” while pledging not to cut investment or welfare spending https://t.co/iBnlN2rqXq

— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 22, 2021

Fitch kept Turkey’s sovereign credit rating unchanged while revising its outlook to stable, citing easing of near-term external financing risks https://t.co/ZvodU47WPS

— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 22, 2021

UK Competition Watchdog Warns Big Tech Of Coming Antitrust Probes – FT https://t.co/E8m0yMwuEy

— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) February 22, 2021

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