Morning Brief – February 9th 2021
Americas
Wall Street set record closing highs with the S&P 500 and the Dow posting their sixth consecutive gains, their longest winning streak since August. Read more https://t.co/wvjSd3Q0l1 pic.twitter.com/I3qN8aI3mF
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 9, 2021
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 9th)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Vaccine trackerhttps://t.co/xEzw4dBgkc— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 9, 2021
US January NFIB small business optimism index 95.0 vs 97.0 expected https://t.co/uo9mgG1Kgp
— ForexLive (@ForexLive) February 9, 2021
San Francisco traffic slowed further in January, adding to signs that California’s struggle with the pandemic continues to hobble a recovery in fuel demand https://t.co/PkqiGEjK18
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 8, 2021
House Democrats Unveil First Draft of #Stimulus-Bill Measures – Bloomberghttps://t.co/mBjLp3sEhB
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 9, 2021
House Dems' COVID aid bill includes $1,400 checks https://t.co/uVpVuBO3YL pic.twitter.com/O19QmQ2Bt9
— The Hill (@thehill) February 9, 2021
Asia
-China, Hong Kong, South Korea stocks ⬆️
-Shares in Japan, Australia fall
-Bitcoin jumps to a record after Tesla bought $1.5 billion
-Oil, gold ⬆️
-Australia’s 10-year bond yield falls to 1.23% https://t.co/BfKELLY65Ehttps://t.co/FAsG9BCtml— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 9, 2021
New Zealand is clamping down on property investors in an attempt to rein in spiraling house prices https://t.co/GT0FjZ9i26
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 8, 2021
Asia’s pace of recovery is expected to be uneven this year as some countries have managed to bring the coronavirus under control while others still struggle to contain its spread https://t.co/hh9KwsLpAE
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) February 9, 2021
Japanese wages fell in December for a ninth straight month, declining the most since June 2015 https://t.co/j9Cl86qTLq
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 9, 2021
*#CHINA JAN. M2 MONEY SUPPLY RISES 9.4% Y/Y; EST. 10.1% – BBG
*CHINA JAN. AGGREGATE FINANCING 5,170.0B YUAN; EST. 4,600.0B
*CHINA JAN. NEW YUAN LOANS 3,580.0B YUAN; EST. 3,500.0B
*CHINA NEW YUAN LOANS HIT RECORD HIGH IN JANUARY— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 9, 2021
#China's mobile #phone shipments rose 92.8% YoY in January according to a report released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, an institute under China’s industry ministry.
*Link: https://t.co/1yNMjXG2IN pic.twitter.com/fvzqnILpyG— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 9, 2021
China's auto sales surged 30% in January, tenth straight monthly gain https://t.co/vMXRipIyOY pic.twitter.com/hnnqygCzMZ
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 9, 2021
China sees a 15% decline in registered newborn babies in 2020 https://t.co/oNzeToPlLl
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 9, 2021
China has been purchasing so much American corn and soy that supplies may shrink to fresh lows in the U.S.’s worldwide crop forecasts https://t.co/GD7lGgIcZ8
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 9, 2021
Europe
ECB's Lagarde sees significant economy risk from resurgent virus
Italy's Draghi tells backers common euro budget is a priority
UK retail sales fall as new variant of virus spooks consumers
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/3jEztXPVQM— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) February 9, 2021
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (February 9th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italyhttps://t.co/DeFiXyToKi
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 9, 2021
*SARS-COV-2 CAME FROM ANIMAL TRANSMISSION: WHO-CHINA EXPERTS – BBG
*ANIMAL RESERVOIR FROM WHICH SARS-COV-2 CAME IS UNKNOWN— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 9, 2021
French Economy Stabilizes at 5% Below Pre-Pandemic Levels – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/PXahAQE2tH pic.twitter.com/6ChoB2MeYN— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 9, 2021
EU ready to follow Australia’s lead on making Big #Tech pay for news – FThttps://t.co/7r5fq4Xn13
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) February 9, 2021
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