Morning Brief – January 15th 2021
Americas
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 15th)
➡ Regional/national datahttps://t.co/KLsymnbIin— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 15, 2021
Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic relief proposal serves as the opening salvo in a legislative battle https://t.co/qdOyMmWSCJ
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 15, 2021
GOLDMAN: “We do not expect all of the elements of the proposal to pass, but we are increasing our assumption of additional near-term fiscal measures from $750bn (3.4% of GDP) to $1.1 trillion (5% of GDP).” pic.twitter.com/DTSEvOVSkX
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) January 15, 2021
Not all elements of Biden's stimulus proposal will pass – Goldman Sachs https://t.co/l8he0zsXHy
— ForexLive (@ForexLive) January 15, 2021
– US Retail Sales (M/M) Dec: -0.7% (est 0.0%, prevR -1.4%)
– US Retail Ex Gas/Autos Dec: -2.1% (prevR -1.3%) t -0.1%, prevR -1.4%)
– US Retail Ex Gas/Autos Dec: -2.1% (prevR -1.3%)
– US Retail Control Dec: -1.9% (est 0.1%, prevR -1.1%)— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) January 15, 2021
BREAKING! US retail sales down for three months in a row. pic.twitter.com/uc3rvnR6Ve
— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) January 15, 2021
– US PPI Final Demand (Y/Y) Dec: 0.8% (est 0.8%, prev 0.8%)
– US PPI Final Demand (M/M) Dec: 0.3% (est 0.4%, rev 0.1%)
– US PPI exFood/Energy (Y/Y) Dec: 1.2% (est 1.3%, prev 1.4%)
– US PPI exFood/Energy (M/M) Dec: 0.1% (est 0.2%, prev 0.1%)— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) January 15, 2021
Trump’s unprecedented actions against China roiled markets, but the full reckoning of their impact largely hinges on Biden https://t.co/VpVkSZ9BQ2
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 15, 2021
Asia
— Indonesia's daily coronavirus cases pass the 12,000 mark for the first time
— India reports 15,590 cases in the past 24 hours
Get the latest free-to-read coronavirus updates here: https://t.co/XJktULpK85— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 15, 2021
Here's the latest news and updates for the global Covid-19 pandemic https://t.co/2ICeatPdds
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 15, 2021
*CHINA STARTS BUILDING TEMPORARY MEDICAL CENTER IN SHIJIAZHUANG OF HEBEI PROVINCE FOR QUARANTINE AMID SURGING #COVID_19 VIRUS CASES – XINHUA pic.twitter.com/iRiegDM4YT
— Investing.com (@Investingcom) January 15, 2021
Why South China Sea Is Key to Blacklisted Oil Giant Cnooc https://t.co/WRSX4BC6Xg
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 15, 2021
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a strong message to the world just a week before Joe Biden becomes U.S. president, but will it result in Biden prioritizing Pyongyang?https://t.co/awwPZaGfdO
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 15, 2021
Europe
Biden urges swift action on aid plan with Republicans wary
U.S. retail sales seen stagnating in December due to virus surge
Covid drags down Mexico's women
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/hrFumM7i23— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 15, 2021
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 15th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @ForexLive, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/a7EwVDor6X
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 15, 2021
#DailyDataPoint: The global economy starts the new year weaker than 2020 ended (via @RoyeBjorn & @TomOrlik) https://t.co/kFwZBe6M8R pic.twitter.com/DHHuKNYJS9
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 15, 2021
Britain's economy shrank 2.6% in November, the first monthly fall since the initial COVID-19 lockdown last spring https://t.co/ZTiWdyLMJ8 pic.twitter.com/2vdzX5Letd
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 15, 2021
Russia is accelerating efforts to cool domestic food prices https://t.co/E2f79vRQDz
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 15, 2021