Morning Brief – January 7th 2021
Cryptocurrencies
#XBT #BTC | #Crypto Market Value Tops $1 Trillion as #Bitcoin Breaches $37,000 – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/6N5lzJg767 pic.twitter.com/R1ru0GjnD7— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2021
Americas
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 7th)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Restrictionshttps://t.co/JER0DmUFTA— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2021
BREAKING: Congress returns to certify election after violent protests https://t.co/0y2GIogJhd pic.twitter.com/7DfouaYyF7
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) January 7, 2021
Fed officials probably won’t mind a rise in longer-term interest rates as long as the higher borrowing costs don’t put too much pressure on the stock market https://t.co/LIscD4seuK
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 6, 2021
U.S. Weighs Adding Alibaba, Tencent to #China Stock Ban – WSJhttps://t.co/AbteBGpHbp
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2021
S&P Dow Jones to remove ADRs of Chinese telecom companies after #NYSE decision – Reutershttps://t.co/cjAbuepC6i
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2021
The U.S. said decisions by India, Italy and Turkey to tax local revenue of Internet giants such as Facebook discriminates against American companies https://t.co/vc0ghrKDO8
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 7, 2021
Asia
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— Japan declares Tokyo area state of emergency
— Indonesia tops 9,000 daily infections
— India reports 20,346 caseshttps://t.co/6hwTE1PjDY— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 7, 2021
⚡️ “Japan declares second COVID state of emergency”https://t.co/huhD4JChaz
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 7, 2021
Almost half of Philippine citizens are not inclined to get a Covid-19 vaccine mainly due to safety concerns, a survey shows https://t.co/GgJOIQGSlr
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 7, 2021
China’s central bank vowed to tighten “prudential oversight” of online platforms’ financial activities and step up supervision in the payments sector https://t.co/UOEPijkV3V
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 6, 2021
China says will take necessary measures to safeguard companies' rights and interests https://t.co/cCPoobTtvD pic.twitter.com/JyyzEhXvBy
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 7, 2021
#CHINA: U.S. WILL PAY 'HEAVY PRICE' FOR H.K., TAIWAN ACTIONS – BBG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2021
Europe
U.S. economy is seen getting a boost with Democrats' Georgia sweep
⛴️ Demand for Chinese goods is so strong there's a container shortage
Euro-area economic confidence rises despite new virus curbs
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/UyzzzAa6RJ— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 7, 2021
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 7th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @ForexLive, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/syIAaSnjNk
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2021
Moderna's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a ‘couple of years,’ CEO Stephane Bancel said, even though more data is still needed to make a definitive assessment. Read more here: https://t.co/YBFLhiybii pic.twitter.com/MFU1khDzE2
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 7, 2021
South African variant unlikely to 'completely negate' #COVID vaccines, scientist says – Reuters
*Preliminary results from those studies may be ready by the end of this week, Lessells said.https://t.co/ofo9VmEih6— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2021
#Germany Nov. Factory Orders
*MoM: +2.3% v +3.3% prior
*YoY: +6.3% (largest increase since Jan. 2018) v +2.3% priorOn a YoY basis, global trade growth will turn positive before year-end. pic.twitter.com/vJCX8THRkE
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 7, 2021
Brexit will cost the U.K. economy billions under a forecast endorsed by the Bank of England governor https://t.co/ZQN7A2jvte
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 7, 2021