Morning Brief – September 14th 2020
Americas
Pfizer CEO Says Americans Could Get Covid Shot Before Year-End – Bloomberghttps://t.co/yEKwS7fHKn
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 14, 2020
Nvidia said it agreed to buy SoftBank Group’s chip division Arm for $40 billion. https://t.co/tak6xwXfu8
— BloombergQuint (@BloombergQuint) September 14, 2020
Microsoft has dropped its bid for TikTok, leaving rival Oracle in pole position before the Sept. 15 sale deadline. https://t.co/4fsdIJ2b4P
— Nikkei Asian Review (@NAR) September 14, 2020
Donald Trump faced criticism in Nevada after holding an indoor campaign rally in defiance of the state’s coronavirus restrictions. Follow our live coverage: https://t.co/B4ASb295gz pic.twitter.com/pbDsGbOCb1
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 14, 2020
Poll: Almost 2 in 3 Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of pandemic https://t.co/lnA8W3rnY6 pic.twitter.com/L0LS4yxGNk
— The Hill (@thehill) September 14, 2020
Terry Branstad will be stepping down as United States Ambassador to China after more than three years in Beijing, a source confirmed to CNN https://t.co/kMpt2d7zvW
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 14, 2020
Asia
⚠️ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS EDGE HIGHER TO START THE WEEK ON VACCINE HOPES
– ASX 200 ⬆️0.5%
– NIKKEI 225 ⬆️0.5%
– KOSPI ⬆️1.1%%
– SHANGHAI COMPOSITE ⬆️0.2%
– SHENZHEN COMPOSITE ⬆️0.4%
– HANG SENG ⬆️0.5%
– TAIWAN ⬆️0.9%
– NIFTY 50 ⬆️0.7%https://t.co/xM2EMd1INF pic.twitter.com/nOch1ay4Ry— Investing.com (@Investingcom) September 14, 2020
Asian shares buoyed by coronavirus vaccine hopes https://t.co/I9yP0j4qYE pic.twitter.com/n0J5ioOaZz
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) September 14, 2020
(4th LD) S. Korea to ease biz restrictions on eateries, coffee franchises in greater Seoul https://t.co/vE8YWWcOoY
— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) September 13, 2020
*S.KOREA: 3Q RECOVERY SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED ON DISTANCING RULES – BBG
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 14, 2020
China home-price growth accelerated in August after a brief slowdown the previous month as credit growth rebounded https://t.co/riaQmKPOhk
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) September 14, 2020
Japan manufacturers remain gloomy for 14th month – Reuters Tankan https://t.co/1A4eYKI6g0 pic.twitter.com/SRcnLavAO7
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) September 14, 2020
Suga expected to win leadership of Japan's ruling party in first round this afternoon.https://t.co/QhIOZ84Oov
— Nikkei Asian Review (@NAR) September 14, 2020
#China opens anti-subsidy probe on some U.S. glycol ethers imports – Reutershttps://t.co/F9LiaSPmsg
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 14, 2020
Europe
Global mkts start on front food to thee week after 2 week slide amid a flurry of deal activity and on Coronavirus vaccine hopes after AstraZeneca resumed phase-3 trial. Nvidia buys SoftBank’s Arm in record $40bn chip deal. Bonds steady w/US 10y at 0.67%. Gold 1947. Bitcoin 10.4k. pic.twitter.com/IpzDTq05E5
— Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) September 14, 2020
BREAKING: AstraZeneca resumes Covid-19 vaccine trials in the U.K. https://t.co/cMme9K5IL1
— STAT (@statnews) September 12, 2020
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (September 14th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy https://t.co/Jh6JKHHIkV
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 14, 2020
#Israel to Shut Down Again as Second #Coronavirus Wave Hits – WSJhttps://t.co/juPvFbPdrI
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 14, 2020
Underlying price pressures in the euro area have stabilized at a low level that isn’t in line with the ECB’s goal, according to Governing Council member Olli Rehn https://t.co/QsYiCuxwkd
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) September 14, 2020
Boris Johnson is braced for a rebellion on Monday when MPs scrutinise his internal market bill, which would violate the UK’s Brexit treaty https://t.co/k3lVpZbdvQ
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 14, 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European leaders, as Beijing seeks to keep the continent from aligning more closely with the U.S. https://t.co/roitXOwUYi
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) September 14, 2020