Morning Brief – January 5th 2021
Cryptocurrencies
US Treasury to Allow #Blockchains, #Stablecoins for Bank Payments – Decrypt
*The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an interpretive letter that could help make crypto payments mainstream.https://t.co/TBALjb6utb— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 5, 2021
#XBT #Crypto | Why Is #Bitcoin Back At Record High?https://t.co/bWiHWZ2l27
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 3, 2021
#XBT | JPMorgan Sees $146,000-Plus #Bitcoin Price as Long-Term Target – Bloomberghttps://t.co/MPio2LfINa
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 5, 2021
Americas
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 5th)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Restrictionshttps://t.co/C244FxAGvC— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 5, 2021
WATCH: Investors are watching the Georgia Senate runoffs closely and various analysts say that a flip to Democratic control could put more pressure on the dollar and spark Treasury debt yields higher https://t.co/RsMuOIkdBi pic.twitter.com/eZSVqhgKLu
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 5, 2021
Expectations for market gyrations are rising as investors face Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine which party controls Congress, amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases https://t.co/OzH1ig1igL by @aprjoy pic.twitter.com/DUdplfZLe5
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 5, 2021
California extends application deadline for small businesses relief grant https://t.co/YPuFtzfjFd pic.twitter.com/vzSpuNz6Md
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 5, 2021
Fed's Mester says policy will stay accommodative for 'quite some time' https://t.co/K2xKdh2pfZ pic.twitter.com/RWZHRo8Jrp
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 5, 2021
NYSE Scraps Plan to Delist #China Telcos in ‘Bizarre’ U-Turn – Bloomberghttps://t.co/sTVV91YtXs
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 5, 2021
FTSE Russell cuts three more #China firms from indexes after U.S. blacklist – Reutershttps://t.co/W5EKJQBMlS
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 5, 2021
Asia
China’s stock benchmark has ended above its 2015 bubble high, marking a recovery from one of the country’s worst equity crashes https://t.co/8g45CV1MSZ
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 5, 2021
India Sensex snaps its longest run of gains since October https://t.co/4VBuzbWRUL
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 5, 2021
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo posts second-highest daily infections. Get the latest free-to-read coronavirus updates here:https://t.co/RKwY2XfgQ3
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 5, 2021
UPDATE | Japan to halt business travel deal with China and South Koreahttps://t.co/Noh19QD1ZT
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 5, 2021
Japan's cash balance hits fresh high as central bank keeps support for economy https://t.co/QRgN93qd5f pic.twitter.com/tAix2lje97
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 5, 2021
China cracks down on its own tech giants. IMD Professor Howard Yu tells @emilychangtv what it could mean for the economy https://t.co/sM8Ac7t3tO pic.twitter.com/XSaHE49GHM
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) January 5, 2021
With the recently signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership set to shift the world's economic center of gravity toward Asia, particularly China, how might the U.S. and India respond as they get left behind?https://t.co/8zR3Qci7I7
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 5, 2021
A 459-pound bluefin tuna sold for $202,000 in the ceremonial 1st auction of the year at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market.
The fish sold for just 10% of the 2020 price with the pandemic hurting demand at restaurants. More: https://t.co/Fohck5k2kL pic.twitter.com/eE8Sy898Ad
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) January 5, 2021
Europe
UK freight shipping costs quadruple after Brexit and Covid-19
Sunak urged to use tax policy to combat the UK's generational divide
U.S. economic rebound remains uneven
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/vb86ozCu8H— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 5, 2021
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 5th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @KristenN_06, @macroandfinance, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/Dh4oDyY3zi
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 5, 2021
*UK'S SUNAK ANNOUNCES GBP4.6B IN NEW LOCKDOWN GRANTS – BBG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 5, 2021
#ITALY'S CONTE MAY AGREE TO GOVT CHANGES TO END CRISIS: CORRIERE
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 5, 2021
Italy and Ireland are looking to tap buoyant investor appetite for government debt with the euro-area's first major bond sales of the year https://t.co/xSXhIxYFOv
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 5, 2021
The European Central Bank should consider a policy to actively manage governments’ borrowing costs, policy maker Pablo Hernandez de Cos says https://t.co/gfTgfRBvA3
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 5, 2021
Denmark's housing market is getting squeezed, with the fewest properties on the market in more than a decade https://t.co/9WK7UHcY1a
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 5, 2021