Morning Brief – July 20th 2020

20 July, 2020

Americas

#Florida Virus ‘Out of Control,’ #LosAngeles Is on the Brink – Bloomberghttps://t.co/g7A6DWLNGp
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

The virus’s effective reproduction number (R) is now above the critical level of 1 in all but five of the US’s 50 states – FT
*Weighted by GDP, 95% of the economy is affected by a viral R high enough to cause an exponential ⬆ in the number of cases. https://t.co/9RY6iQWRs5
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

#Trump to Start Stimulus Talks With McConnell Monday, Aide Says – Bloomberghttps://t.co/EXmOsCafF9
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

Asia

#JAPAN | TOKYO FINDS AROUND 168 NEW CASES OF #CORONAVIRUS: KOIKE – BBG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

#HongKong Reports Daily Record of 108 New Virus Infections – Bloomberghttps://t.co/xYliePcSGa
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

#Australia warns coronavirus outbreak will take weeks to tame – Reutershttps://t.co/8oVk2Aogcj
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

#China raises equity investment cap for insurers to 45% – Reutershttps://t.co/3cMbYmeFFG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

#China’s Small Lenders Are Filling Up on Riskiest Bank Debt – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/Tdmw6xnZ4t pic.twitter.com/ifv2vBiNHc
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

Europe

#EU SPOKESMAN SAYS LEADERS TO RESUME TALKS 4PM – BBG
*FRANCE SEES PATH TO DEAL ON EU RECOVERY FUND, OFFICIAL SAYS
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

*ASSELBORN: MAY BE SUMMIT BREAKTHROUGH ON VETO RIGHTS FOR FUND – BBG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

#EU leaders say progress in #virus recovery summit, but warn talks could still fail – Reutershttps://t.co/jOZUJnhZMu
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

Austria's Kurz voices satisfaction after night of EU summit talks – Reutershttps://t.co/qL6BmB1i8m
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020

#Brexit Negotiators in Tense Standoff, Dashing Hope of Swift Deal – Bloomberghttps://t.co/hafSjpDLyf
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) July 20, 2020