Morning Brief – February 2nd 2021
Americas
The GameStop short squeeze is one of the most extraordinary events to ever happen in markets. But does it have political significance? https://t.co/GOggEjgHDY
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 2, 2021
“GameStop has gotten a lot of attention. If one group of speculators wants to have a battle of wills with another group of speculators over an individual stock, God bless them.”
—@NeelKashkari, @MinneapolisFed https://t.co/eHly0zZ0dP via @economics @boes_ $GME— Steve Matthews (@SteveMatthews12) February 1, 2021
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 2nd)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Vaccine Trackerhttps://t.co/JzT1DlvE6Q— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 2, 2021
#Biden Will Push for Big #Stimulus Even After ‘Productive’ Meeting – Bloomberghttps://t.co/jHuAMdNru0
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 2, 2021
Biden faces crossroads on virus relief bill https://t.co/vpKzg8CIUC pic.twitter.com/lWOY2TboLd
— The Hill (@thehill) February 2, 2021
US Growth Will Exceed Expectations In 2021https://t.co/5W48c1Ll1q
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 1, 2021
Asia
Asian stock markets gained for a second day on increased optimism about economic stimulus and global recovery, while retail investors retreated from GameStop and their new-found interest in silver https://t.co/8zJED23r0m
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 2, 2021
Koreans Buy Tesla, GameStop as Foreign Stock Buying Hits Record – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/vZCxvxJKoN pic.twitter.com/GWi76CFjQU— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 2, 2021
BOJ seen widening yield band, trimming super-long bond buying, says ex-deputy Iwata https://t.co/Tx8Jea3WZs pic.twitter.com/ABGz01r8PB
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 2, 2021
#RBA | #Australia’s central bank will extend its quantitative easing program by a further A$100 billion ($76.4 billion) when the current one expires in mid-April and said it doesn’t expect to increase its key interest rate until 2024 “at the earliest.” pic.twitter.com/BW1z0PiEd2
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 2, 2021
#Japan to extend virus emergency to March 7 as hospitals strained – Kyodohttps://t.co/83A78I7XRk
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 2, 2021
Hong Kong retail sales plunged in December as the government tightened social distancing https://t.co/F4Yp3g4idJ
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 2, 2021
India is opening its doors to cheaper steel, cutting taxes on shipments of the alloy amid surging prices at home as it focuses on building infrastructure to revive the economy https://t.co/cyGuecqjCs
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 2, 2021
Myanmar's coup has cast a shadow over the country's foreign investors.#Myanmarhttps://t.co/9QFTeBPFde
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) February 2, 2021
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 2nd)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @ForexLive, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/pJjIdxcN5y
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 2, 2021
In 2021, Portugal went from being Europe's coronavirus exception to its coronavirus blackspot.
Having managed to contain the pandemic during the first wave, the country is now close to breaking point, amid rising infection rates and overflowing hospitals.https://t.co/vFqrpdb45O
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) February 2, 2021
British lockdowns drive acceleration in grocery sales growth https://t.co/kqs4X0NAr1 pic.twitter.com/CNm21NyxCL
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 2, 2021
Euro-area economy shrank less than forecast at end of 2020 https://t.co/svbZgSdACA pic.twitter.com/21iY0sy0O9
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 2, 2021
UK house prices fall for the first time since June https://t.co/0gEILjcVeg
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 2, 2021
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