Morning Brief – June 5th, 2020
Americas
???????? ???????? ???????? American lawmakers are rummaging through their sanctions toolbox for a targeted blow that would make #China feel pain over #HongKong while minimizing damage to the city itself and Washington's interests – Nikkeihttps://t.co/pZ9z3icqE9
— Christophe Barraud???? (@C_Barraud) June 5, 2020
Elon Musk said it’s “time to break up #Amazon” in a tweet, escalating feud w/Bezos. https://t.co/wIYKZfQCD5 pic.twitter.com/ZVrapItSqm
— Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) June 4, 2020
Brazil surpassed Italy as the country with the third most fatalities in the world from the coronavirus. The virus continues to spread globally, adding about 100,000 cases a day as new hot spots emerge from Latin America to India.https://t.co/mzdEconqSK
— David Ingles (@DavidInglesTV) June 5, 2020
Asia
???????? #HongKong’s dollar peg faces new scrutiny as security law looms – FThttps://t.co/wkJTufTAOo
— Christophe Barraud???? (@C_Barraud) June 5, 2020
???????? #Japan household spending ⬇ by the most on record in April as people stayed home and shops and restaurants were shut amid a nationwide declaration of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak. Spending ⬇ 11.1% YoY, the most in data going back to 2000 – Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/6mW9EJmq5O
— Christophe Barraud???? (@C_Barraud) June 5, 2020
Japan Set To Lift Quarantines For Business Travelers In Summer – Nikkeihttps://t.co/hcW1gxMySM
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) June 4, 2020
Europe
???????? ???????? #Brexit Talks Set to Finish Without Agreement as Deadline Looms – Bloomberghttps://t.co/rB50Gr9XfH
— Christophe Barraud???? (@C_Barraud) June 5, 2020
???????? #Euro Flashes Warning Signs Amid Longest Rally in Almost a Decade – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/YlsL6qKGOp pic.twitter.com/8RdvOnykDO— Christophe Barraud???? (@C_Barraud) June 5, 2020
???????? #France Beefs Up Action to Avoid Losing Generation to Joblessness – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/o1lVmsMbxV pic.twitter.com/01qv5lx461— Christophe Barraud???? (@C_Barraud) June 5, 2020