Morning Brief – January 13th 2021
Cryptocurrencies
#XBT #BTC | #Bitcoin Extends Tumble in Further Blow to Volatile Crypto Boom – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/KXsogm8xvW pic.twitter.com/0gncf3Ae4u— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 13, 2021
Bitcoin's doubters have been crying "bubble" for months. Is it about to burst? https://t.co/WraeTAISGi
— Bloomberg Crypto (@crypto) January 11, 2021
Americas
The S&P 500 was near unchanged while the Dow and Nasdaq posted small gains as investors waited for earnings season and for what's next in efforts to impeach President Trump. Read more https://t.co/uFJkepH71D pic.twitter.com/5yfSWbAr06
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 13, 2021
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 13th)
➡ Regional/national datahttps://t.co/MBB8x49kC2— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 13, 2021
NEW: Growing number of GOP lawmakers say they support impeachment https://t.co/hbsV1nc72V pic.twitter.com/hQAllqa5Ym
— The Hill (@thehill) January 13, 2021
Two #Fed Officials Push Back on Talking Bond Taper Any Time Soon – Bloomberghttps://t.co/zgIVQjD7kY
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 13, 2021
Traders are piling into hawkish Fed bets, but they’re for 2023 https://t.co/H5y0hAXAsW
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 12, 2021
#Housing | U.S. #Mortgage Forbearance Rate Declined To The Lowest Since April 2020: MBA Survey https://t.co/aBdMJhBDEv
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 12, 2021
The U.S. unveils its plan to counter China’s rise https://t.co/Up4yifHdjS
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 13, 2021
Asia
#Coronavirus latest
-Global cases top 91 million, deaths near 1.96 million
-Mexico reports record daily death toll
-Indonesia starts vaccination program, President Joko Widodo gets first shot of China's Sinovac vaccine
-China reports 107 local infectionshttps://t.co/Odi6eP3T2E— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 13, 2021
Coronavirus latest: Japan's total COVID cases top 300,000https://t.co/d951QDn88u
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 13, 2021
The fate of Tokyo’s postponed Olympics is once again mired in doubt after Japan declared a second state of emergency https://t.co/xyagdDzzLr
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 13, 2021
#Japan to Expand Virus Emergency to Cover 60% of Economy – Bloomberghttps://t.co/iVBt7Olvjq
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 13, 2021
#Japan | #BOJ will mull cutting this year's growth forecast: Nikkei – Reutershttps://t.co/O1Hd0LBbj0
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 13, 2021
China’s credit growth moderated in December, suggesting that the massive increase in credit since last year may have peaked as the central bank seeks to normalize policy https://t.co/Rxqz5BQu2X
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 13, 2021
South Korea’s jobless rate hit a 10-year high in December as the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak forced businesses to slash hiring https://t.co/j1A1Xb6aAZ
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 13, 2021
Australian experts raise doubts over AstraZeneca vaccine efficacy.https://t.co/YlvvMf6cTX
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 13, 2021
THE PANDEMIC | MUTATION RISK INCREASES
From Asia to the Americas, the emergence of new and likely more infectious coronavirus variants & strains has set off alarm bells around the world.https://t.co/GOADHWpFfm
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 12, 2021
Europe
Germany pins hopes for 2021 rebound on economy propped up by aid
Getting $27 a week is a pandemic lifeline for millions in the UK
Focus on zloty as Poland's central bank looks to buoy the economy
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/LOgmG4oyi6— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 13, 2021
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 13th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @DrTomFrieden, @FLAHAULT, @ForexLive, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_Lhttps://t.co/bmvKZtq5Oj
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 13, 2021
#Italy’s Conte Heads for Showdown With Key Ally Ready to Quit – Bloomberg
*Renzi’s ministers are expected to resign from the government in a letter they will send at 5 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, daily la Repubblica reported.https://t.co/H1TpkKV6od— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 13, 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to host a virtual meeting of Group of Seven leaders next month https://t.co/a4r3iogHSv
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 12, 2021
Boris Johnson is set to be grilled by a super-committee about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Here’s the list of MPs and what they might ask https://t.co/RomaN8Sh3O
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) January 13, 2021