Morning Brief – January 19th 2021
Americas
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 19th)
➡ Regional/national datahttps://t.co/iLvAzHwMZZ— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 19, 2021
Public schools in Los Angeles have asked the state and county health authorities for permission to serve as mass inoculation sites. “We’re raising our hand and saying, ‘Put me in, coach — we can help,’” the district superintendent said.https://t.co/QtrGzsAdVj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 18, 2021
Janet Yellen to tell confirmation hearing that US should ‘act big’ https://t.co/WNqxnuOwWu
— Financial Times (@FT) January 19, 2021
Tomorrow Q4 Earnings Begin In Earnest: Here's What To Expect… And Why They Don't Matter https://t.co/02NPctAcwK
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 19, 2021
THE MEMO: Biden prepares for sea of challenges https://t.co/U95eD74X4i pic.twitter.com/61vpQzaF0j
— The Hill (@thehill) January 19, 2021
Biden taps Chopra as consumer financial regulator, Gensler as SEC chairman – statement https://t.co/9mulJPmiIk pic.twitter.com/6pXHJtX1oq
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 18, 2021
Asia
Evergrande shares soar as early bond repayment eases debt worries https://t.co/SpqPIILPga
— Financial Times (@FT) January 19, 2021
Asian shares climbed as investors wagered China’s economic strength would help underpin growth in the region, even as pandemic lockdowns threatened to lengthen the road to recovery in the West https://t.co/HUV6AJAbv2
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 19, 2021
Japan’s sovereign yield curve could steepen with the central bank buying less bonds if the policymaker decides to let the benchmark yield trade in a wider band, analysts say https://t.co/CCNRS7a1BV
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 19, 2021
Vietnam’s biggest coffee bean exporter plans to offer as much as a 49% stake to foreign investors this year https://t.co/RcG9QDsIBW
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 19, 2021
HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam: "So what we need to do now is join hands and curb transmission as much as possible.”https://t.co/UV3jpVeWwQ by @iainmarlow
— Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) January 19, 2021
The economic and political consequences of the pandemic could cause more crises for years to come, the World Economic Forum warns https://t.co/scfgIWK2xe pic.twitter.com/eLFQeeAUCg
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 19, 2021
China's Q1 2020 GDP drop was -19.4%, not the officially reported -6.8% https://t.co/oJwCvj5pAg
— ForexLive (@ForexLive) January 19, 2021
#China to support economic recovery, avoid 'policy cliff' – state planner official – Reutershttps://t.co/cFMjV613Fx
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 19, 2021
#China says it will sanction U.S. officials for ‘nasty’ behavior on #Taiwan – CNBChttps://t.co/ie0QfN2Gr0
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 19, 2021
North Korea's trade with China, its top ally, plunged more than 80% last year.https://t.co/bYFB7c6OvB
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 19, 2021
Europe
Cross-Channel Brexit cargo rejections hark back to Dover crisis
Europe's firms face $720 billion capital gap to fund recovery
️ Perk that fueled UK Covid housing boom is as good as gone
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/iUYenLURRr— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 19, 2021
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 19th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @ForexLive, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/WjuVrqdUqP
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 19, 2021
*#GERMANY'S MERKEL SEEKS TO EXTEND LOCKDOWN TO FEB 15: BILD – BBG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 19, 2021
The economic and political consequences of the pandemic could cause more crises for years to come, the World Economic Forum warns https://t.co/scfgIWK2xe pic.twitter.com/eLFQeeAUCg
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 19, 2021
European car sales plunge the most on record in 2020 https://t.co/J8JZd2Py3l pic.twitter.com/fPuzHKoRFP
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 19, 2021
*#FRANCE GETS RECORD EU59 BILLION OF BIDS FOR 50-YEAR BONDS – BBG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 19, 2021
#France's retail sales were up 15.4% year over year in December 2020, turning positive after a 24.6% decline in November 2020 – BOF
*Link: https://t.co/45KnRHNN7L pic.twitter.com/Cx6vO8onJy— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 19, 2021
Bilan de l’activité hôtelière en 2020 : après le choc, une convalescence qui dure – par @HospitalityONfr
*HT @V_Panayotis #Toursime #France #Covid_19 https://t.co/KKigYyZCwv— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 19, 2021
French business failures slide to the lowest in 33 years due to government aid against the pandemic https://t.co/MzNMz6H4JM
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 19, 2021
Italy’s Giuseppe Conte faces key Senate confidence vote https://t.co/h0lb9zpDX5
— Financial Times (@FT) January 19, 2021
Germany regrets U.S. decision to sanction Russian vessel involved in Nord Stream 2 https://t.co/NHpmAlfKYq pic.twitter.com/wviNwsSrY9
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 18, 2021
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