Saturday Brief – January 16th 2021
Cryptocurrencies
#XBT #BTC #Bitcoin #Ethereum | Goldman Sachs to Enter #Crypto Market ‘Soon’ With Custody Play: Source – Coindeskhttps://t.co/j9TfBPulLr
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 16, 2021
#XBT #BTC | #Bitcoin Fee Wars Erupt as Upstart Targets Grayscale’s Billions – Bloomberghttps://t.co/8acOUQh925
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 16, 2021
#Cryptocurrencies Face Greater Oversight Under Gensler-Led SEC – Bloomberghttps://t.co/MeJifRr47n
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 16, 2021
Americas
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 16th)
➡ Regional/national datahttps://t.co/J1YoyYX1cc— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 16, 2021
U.S. steps up claims that Covid-19 may have escaped from Chinese lab https://t.co/fBqk8fnyVf
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 16, 2021
The winter surge in Covid cases is hampering the U.S.'s economic recovery https://t.co/d0oBNqmZqO
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 16, 2021
The Democrats' Senate majority and the vaccine roll-out are boosting inflation bets (via @BenHollandDC, @katiadmi & @chrisjcondon) https://t.co/sNd84MKG0U
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 16, 2021
#Housing | U.S. 30-Year #Mortgage Rate Rebounded To The Highest Since Mid-Novemberhttps://t.co/lGicTCqtHo
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 15, 2021
The U.S. labels Vietnam’s currency actions unreasonable and restrictive to American businesses https://t.co/l0Xn8paUaG
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) January 16, 2021
Trump directs government to minimize procurement from China https://t.co/f1SexORsQv pic.twitter.com/kQ5vUFEGf5
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 16, 2021
Asia
WATCH: China's electric vehicle market is seen booming this year, with Tesla's Model Y forecast to shake up the market thanks to aggressive pricing that undercuts German rivals https://t.co/aUAsdmY7EB pic.twitter.com/PpWGt0wwF9
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 16, 2021
Malaysia's Top Glove reports COVID-19 outbreak at four factorieshttps://t.co/4gl2a5Ic42
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 16, 2021
China pushes 'vaccine diplomacy' in Southeast Asia#COVID19 #China https://t.co/5SwVuIT2bb
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) January 16, 2021
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched one of the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, starting with two locally manufactured shots https://t.co/FwRvA4ixV6 pic.twitter.com/9EULbeEYoT
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 16, 2021
Hong Kong’s government expressed its “utmost anger” toward a U.S. decision to sanction six officials from the city and China, calling the move “insane, shameless and despicable” https://t.co/t1aMmJFDku
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 16, 2021
The Reserve Bank of India is open to examining any proposal to set up a bad bank, Governor Shaktikanta Das said, days after the authority forecast a surge in soured assets https://t.co/WTI3xWGvWM
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) January 16, 2021
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (January 16th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @vincentgladhttps://t.co/T8iZB97nWN
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 16, 2021
#Germany | Merkel Succession Gets Serious With Vote for Party Leader – Bloomberghttps://t.co/ZrczKKCRrz
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 16, 2021
So, if the German election was held today, who would win?
Here are our @pollofpolls_EU for Germany from yesterday #CDUVorsitz #cdupt21 https://t.co/pGcFMFXWlM
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) January 16, 2021
EU sets out plans to curb reliance on dollar in post-#Trump era – FThttps://t.co/TeC4tVcIPw
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) January 16, 2021
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire's assertion of France's opposition to a possible near-$20 billion takeover of Carrefour by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard sent the French retailer's shares tumbling over 4%. More here: https://t.co/D4YhPBXee2 pic.twitter.com/wxE6No0l4X
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 16, 2021