Saturday Brief – March 20th 2021

20 March, 2021

Americas

WATCH: The Nasdaq ended higher, lifted by Facebook and energy shares as U.S. Treasury yields took a break from a recent surge https://t.co/JSXDQF7EDU pic.twitter.com/TbqCM7kOds
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) March 19, 2021

Stock Market’s Weakest Links Dominate With Full-Throttle #Fed – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/hL5YBi7DSB pic.twitter.com/iELjf8KRXE
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 20, 2021

Summers Says U.S. Facing Worst Macroeconomic Policy in 40 Years – Bloomberghttps://t.co/Gmi1QusVVc
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 20, 2021

➡️ "It took a long time to get us to where we were in 1980."
➡️ "He's just wrong."
The great inflation debate is on tonight during Wall Street Week. Tune in at 6pm ET ▶️ https://t.co/y6Iv9bAglI pic.twitter.com/fGBdjKKaUD
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) March 19, 2021

#Fed | Jerome Powell on the Pandemic Year: Tools to Avoid a Meltdown and Save Livelihoods – WSJhttps://t.co/1rsR4wT2ds
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 19, 2021

#Fed to End Covid-19 Capital Break It Gave Wall Street Banks – Bloomberghttps://t.co/lDI6Di3Nif
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 19, 2021

Rise in bond yields reflects economic optimism: Fed's Barkin https://t.co/hIwJgyPknY pic.twitter.com/SNM2ZUROhW
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) March 20, 2021

Ex-Chinese Officials See Cooperation Areas After Alaska Talks – Bloomberghttps://t.co/i5kgxmnxu5
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 20, 2021

Tense China-U.S. talks heighten need for improved crisis management: Chinese adviser https://t.co/rusxKHCsp2
— Reuters China (@ReutersChina) March 20, 2021

#Covid_19: Daily Summary (March 20th)
➡ News
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Vaccine trackerhttps://t.co/y3hEJsVxRe
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 20, 2021

Asia

A tsunami advisory was issued for Miyagi prefecture in Japan’s northeast after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit off the coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency https://t.co/K7ewEJLZlL
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) March 20, 2021

Magnitude 7.2 quake and 1 meter tsunami hits northern Japan.https://t.co/V6moZZ3e8c
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 20, 2021

#China Reshuffles Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee – Bloomberghttps://t.co/h4r6MLURCt
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 20, 2021

Chinese economy: Beijing’s war on the credit boom https://t.co/kqs86CgHDm
— Finance News (@ftfinancenews) March 18, 2021

Alaska summit: what the US and China agree on, and what still divides them https://t.co/AC5JRXKBF5
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) March 20, 2021

The U.S. sought to further strengthen defense cooperation with India as part of Joe Biden’s push to develop closer ties with Asian partners https://t.co/1bYXmdxzXS
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) March 20, 2021

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan tested positive for Covid-19, Health Minister Faisal Sultan said https://t.co/059VlBHZv3
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) March 20, 2021

Japan to exclude overseas spectators from Tokyo Olympics.https://t.co/mBkhE3wRiE
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 20, 2021

Europe

#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (March 20th)
Special focus on ⚠ #France ⚠
Data for #Germany, #Spain and #Italy https://t.co/cjhCdgqwtc
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 20, 2021

Draghi Readies New Deficit Request After $38 Billion Relief Plan – Bloomberghttps://t.co/ns4iEBSDj1
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 20, 2021

#France Sticks to 6% GDP Growth Forecast as Lighter Lockdown Hits – Bloomberghttps://t.co/NycsFJ4rf5
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 20, 2021

The UK and EU are closer to reaching a limited agreement on financial regulation, in a step that could help give firms in London more access to the single market https://t.co/rkIKlE5lJT
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) March 20, 2021

Turkey’s President Erdogan removes central bank governor two days after a surprise rate decision https://t.co/LApw6rfWyt
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) March 20, 2021