Saturday Brief – December 19th 2020
Americas
U.S. stocks end lower a day after all three major indexes closed at record highs over stimulus hopes; Tesla shares hit an all time high ahead of the company's S&P 500 debut https://t.co/LpntNPS4wJ $TSLA pic.twitter.com/VMuY7vuBwj
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 18, 2020
#SPX | Quadruple Witching Roils Market, Sparking Bursts of Volume – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/qQE2QmbBhN pic.twitter.com/tzqDECO1YN— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 19, 2020
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 19th)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Latest Restrictionshttps://t.co/REuQZt5uJB— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 19, 2020
Congress works through the weekend to finalize COVID aid package https://t.co/q3Nakwi2eQ pic.twitter.com/3MXb2nse3D
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 19, 2020
#Trump Signs Stopgap Funding Bill as Virus Relief Talks Continue – Bloomberghttps://t.co/4usaLxiCMb
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 19, 2020
Fed's Clarida says current policy 'exactly where we want it' https://t.co/EfAppGk2jd pic.twitter.com/KEw1t4Uu7t
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 19, 2020
#Fed Lets Banks Restart Stock Buybacks Following Stress Tests – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/cVaDMxohlE pic.twitter.com/N62aRwi76y— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 19, 2020
#Trump signs bill that could kick Chinese firms off U.S. stock exchanges – Reutershttps://t.co/jeYdaVUW5U
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 19, 2020
Janet Yellen is focusing on several Obama-administration alumni for key posts in the Treasury Department https://t.co/3DQQ5qjbWY
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 18, 2020
Asia
China said it has already administered more than 1 million coronavirus vaccines since July https://t.co/LmKFmyepNx
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 19, 2020
India’s coronavirus infections crossed the 10-million mark https://t.co/qYOaxFs6pv
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 19, 2020
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang calls for Beijing and Washington to return to dialogue and blasts Trump’s “America first” policies https://t.co/jiYD0PTqcT
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 19, 2020
SOLVING THE TRADE WAR | Wang Yi said the trade imbalance will take care of itself as China grows into a bigger economy than the U.S.
"This means China can buy more products from the U.S. And it's just a matter of time before the trade imbalance is eased."https://t.co/Tve9b6atpW— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) December 18, 2020
#China issues national security rules on foreign investment – Reutershttps://t.co/dJPoLJP9WI
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 19, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 19th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @macroandfinance, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @starjoin, @GuillaumeRozier, @Corriere https://t.co/xcJaqx8Sve
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 19, 2020
#Austria to go into third lockdown after Christmas, media report – Reutershttps://t.co/keOhxEdb1U
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 18, 2020
UK PM Johnson refuses to rule out putting England into a new national lockdown after Christmas https://t.co/yA1lZfhJP7
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 18, 2020
Germany’s latest curbs are set to hit the economy just as it started to recover from the first lockdown in the spring https://t.co/72CT6xycOj
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 19, 2020
Britain and the EU both want to keep fish flowing across borders and avoid clashes between ships at sea https://t.co/u5xROUeuoL
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 19, 2020
Brexit trade talks headed into a decisive weekend with neither side confident of a deal https://t.co/JHlSVVOwX6
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 18, 2020