Saturday Brief – March 6th 2021

06 March, 2021

Americas

WATCH: Wall Street ends sharply higher, Nasdaq rebounds https://t.co/piSgHbSdY2 pic.twitter.com/Wea9uIkh81
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) March 6, 2021

The Nasdaq Biotech Index lost $85 billion this week in its worst drop in a year https://t.co/eQHzuRHZo7
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) March 5, 2021

The U.S. economy added 379,000 jobs last month as temporarily laid-off workers were rehired. But plenty of evidence suggests the Fed’s wait for full employment will be a long one, says @GinaChon. https://t.co/cWhTriIy8h pic.twitter.com/2mzaUZf50B
— ReutersBreakingviews (@Breakingviews) March 5, 2021

Democrats reach deal on unemployment aid, allowing $1.9 trillion relief bill to go forward – CNBChttps://t.co/5AN0usBxIj
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 6, 2021

The U.S.'s $1.9 trillion stimulus would push GDP above pre-virus trend by midyear https://t.co/uWFUBjgjGv pic.twitter.com/kS9bGJG6QY
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) March 5, 2021

Who qualifies for a third U.S. stimulus check? Here's how it will work this time https://t.co/kBwHNwI2Xu
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) March 6, 2021

STIMULUS: At least 4 more GOP amendment votes after this one per GOP aide. Topics include sanctuary cities, abortion and state and local funds
— Erik Wasson (@elwasson) March 6, 2021

#Fed Officials Play Down Higher Yields, Need for Policy Response – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/2QU0YDj290 pic.twitter.com/m5er9nApnh
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 6, 2021

Yellen Plays Down Inflation Fears Amid Surge in Treasury Yields – Bloomberghttps://t.co/IVDJWPwOdK
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 6, 2021

#Covid_19: Daily Summary (March 6th)
➡ News
➡ Restrictions (easing)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Vaccine trackerhttps://t.co/HEJ8NG9IBE
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 6, 2021

*U.S., EU SAID TO REACH DEAL TO SUSPEND BOEING-AIRBUS TARIFFS – BBG
*U.S., EU SAID TO PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT SOON ON 4-MONTH TARIFF TRUCE
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 5, 2021

The U.S. and China are vying to control the world’s digital infrastructure, and the new “Peace Cable” has Europe caught in the middle https://t.co/5z2SCRBwhG
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) March 5, 2021

Asia

At its annual session of parliament, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced an annual economic growth target of more than 6%, which was seen as modest by analysts. More here: https://t.co/RWII8MLyI5 pic.twitter.com/wNdQHeIGzv
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) March 6, 2021

Sinovac's COVID-19 shot is 83% effective, not 91%, Turkey sayshttps://t.co/GJIurz2rTV
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 6, 2021

China’s ‘two sessions’ 2021: plans for ‘Digital China’ transformation come with increased regulations for personal data https://t.co/K2HTRu922P
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) March 6, 2021

China’s 6.8 per cent rise in military spending expected to stoke unease in region https://t.co/U8WecFS7pQ
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) March 6, 2021

China's birth rate has hit the lowest level since 1961, says @adamminter. The government isn't happy https://t.co/5LgdjkZNQu via @bopinion
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) March 6, 2021

China treads lightly on Myanmar coup with billions at stake.https://t.co/eQ03Xfx8qg
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 6, 2021

BREAKING | Pakistan's Khan wins vote of confidence to save prime minister posthttps://t.co/aIVYfcKYEe
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) March 6, 2021

Europe

#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (March 6th)
Special focus on ⚠ #France ⚠
Data for #Germany, #Spain and #Italy https://t.co/d5myGYpHiT
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) March 6, 2021

The European Union is unlikely to grant wide-ranging access to the British financial services industry, Ireland’s ambassador to the bloc warns https://t.co/BI0YZwLORF
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) March 6, 2021

European governments must help businesses boost their equity or face a wave of bankruptcies and unemployment that could cost 15 million jobs, the IMF says https://t.co/1mqce0ECWS
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) March 6, 2021

The U.S. and China are vying to control the world’s digital infrastructure, and the new “Peace Cable” has Europe caught in the middle https://t.co/5z2SCRBwhG
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) March 5, 2021