Morning Brief – October 9th 2020
Americas
#WhiteHouse Open to Bigger Stimulus Bill as Mnuchin, Pelosi Talk – Bloomberghttps://t.co/kL1oAQyz5O
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020
#Fed Officials Say More QE May Lack Punch, Fiscal Aid Needed – Bloomberghttps://t.co/GlsbSQYToZ
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020
Viral surge, fiscal fight may sway U.S. voters more than data https://t.co/q0gmr7b0f6 pic.twitter.com/JCiQnptxU1
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) October 9, 2020
Recent layoff announcements from companies including Walt Disney and Allstate and multiple airlines have yet to register in unemployment data https://t.co/nU3TJDK0pk
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) October 9, 2020
The U.S. government said in a court filing it was appealing a judge’s ruling that prevented it from prohibiting new downloads of the Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok https://t.co/CII1MFciQJ pic.twitter.com/9UhBZ3Qj7x
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) October 9, 2020
Asia
China’s stocks and currency rally as traders return from holiday https://t.co/fwzdMizZ5J
— Financial Times (@FT) October 9, 2020
#CNH | *OFFSHORE #YUAN STRENGTHENS PAST 6.7/USD FIRST TIME IN 18 MONTHS – BBG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020
The Reserve Bank of India will boost debt purchases as inflation keeps it from rate cuts https://t.co/M8NSFJUsnt
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) October 9, 2020
Japan’s savings rate rises to its highest level in two decades as people bank cash handouts from the government instead of spending it https://t.co/YnjTvDslDn
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) October 9, 2020
#China Inc. Set for Biggest U.S. #IPO Year Since ‘14 Amid Spat – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/BShac4GuBy pic.twitter.com/6wppzUKICT— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020
#CHINA: ANT, WECHAT EXPOSE 'ECONOMIC BULLYING' BY U.S. – BBG
*CHINA: U.S. HAS BEEN ABUSING NATIONAL SECURITY CONCEPT
*CHINA: NOTICED REPORT ON U.S. MULLING ANT GROUP RESTRICTIONS— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020
*N.KOREA LIKELY TO SHOW A NEW MISSILE ON SATURDAY: YONHAP
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020
Europe
UK recovery runs out of steam with lackluster August growth
SNB's Jordan faces crunch talks over crisis of work culture
One of world's least generous safety nets awaits UK unemployed
Here's a rundown of your top economic news today https://t.co/AJz4S8h8Km— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) October 9, 2020
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (October 9th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @LiveSquawk, @macroandfinance, @ngbpadel2, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corrierehttps://t.co/tzJD6NfFSB
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020
#France Widens City Curbs With Virus Menacing #Europe Again – Bloomberghttps://t.co/lSHXENXNJ4
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020
#UK at 'perilous moment' after 17,540 new #COVID cases reported – Reutershttps://t.co/BAz6E94eLO
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020
On toll motorways in #Spain, traffic is down about a fifth from a year ago, the most since the end of Aug., according to Atlantia SpA data – Bloomberg
*In #France the ⬇ was the biggest since July, another early sign of a pullback in the region’s traffic. pic.twitter.com/mQ92O6yk2K— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020
#BREXIT TALKS HAVEN'T MADE SUFFICIENT PROGRESS YET: EU DIPLOMAT – BBG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) October 9, 2020