Saturday Brief – November 21st 2020
Americas
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (November 21st)
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Latest Restrictionshttps://t.co/utf7fVphJt— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) November 21, 2020
Trump to participate in virtual G-20 summit amid coronavirus surge https://t.co/i0LXX18R8R pic.twitter.com/HzETQNhdex
— The Hill (@thehill) November 21, 2020
#BREAKING Toronto ordered into Covid-19 lockdown starting Monday pic.twitter.com/JWQ7oLRSsR
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 20, 2020
JPMorgan Chase economists warn the 1st-quarter U.S. GDP will become negative — a contraction — because of the rapidly spreading virus. Bloomberg Economics is expecting negative GDP, and Dallas Fed chief Rob Kaplan seems to agree. https://t.co/vIc5BynZ77 via @readep @economics
— Steve Matthews (@SteveMatthews12) November 20, 2020
Georgia governor says he will certify election results, giving Trump campaign "other legal options" https://t.co/rW6eHvEcYH pic.twitter.com/ZxrBt3hMvX
— The Hill (@thehill) November 21, 2020
Biden will receive @POTUS Twitter account on Jan. 20 even if Trump doesn't concede, company says https://t.co/aG35eZnus7 pic.twitter.com/0RayXom1zo
— The Hill (@thehill) November 21, 2020
Asia
Tokyo sees daily record of 539 new #coronavirus cases#COVID19 #Japan https://t.co/6IPXn6TgFc
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) November 21, 2020
Japan will partially suspend the country’s domestic travel campaign in areas where coronavirus cases are increasing, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said https://t.co/2d53IzMIlX
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) November 21, 2020
DEVELOPING: Hong Kong and Singapore postponed the world’s first quarantine-free travel bubble for two weeks https://t.co/GESDXe7hdx pic.twitter.com/VOebWhZ59g
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) November 21, 2020
The Philippine government will offer tax breaks to manufacturers of medicine, medical equipment and protective gear like face masks https://t.co/RHyG997e04
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) November 21, 2020
The U.S. and Taiwan signed a pact to establish annual economic talks for five years despite objections by China to Washington’s support for Taipei https://t.co/lXYClHe6I9
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) November 21, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (November 21st)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @PeoplesDailyapp, @ngbpadel2, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @gforestier, @starjoin, @Fabien_L, @humeursdevictor, @Corriere https://t.co/ez3Wu64Cyy
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) November 21, 2020
#Eurozone: Latest Restrictions Linked To Covid-19 (An Update)https://t.co/yMbqqvdOOn
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) November 21, 2020
European Central Bank policy makers are trying to persuade investors not to focus on the size of their next dose of stimulus, but instead to look at its design (via @jrandow & @Skolimowski) https://t.co/ukUTFc9sol
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) November 21, 2020
The UK and EU are on course to strike a trade deal in coming days even though several big differences remain between them https://t.co/zZf336fj6b
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) November 20, 2020
Sunak set to launch UK infrastructure bank to fund capital projects https://t.co/KF5khBGzWd
— Financial Times (@FT) November 20, 2020