Saturday Brief – September 26th 2020
Americas
Wall Street rallied on Friday, but the Dow and the S&P 500 still posted their longest weekly losing streaks since August 2019, as fears of a slowing economy sparked an almost month-long rout. More here: https://t.co/QcvFysRECS pic.twitter.com/BI70Hn8qsl
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) September 26, 2020
#SPX | S&P 500’s Fourth Week of Losses Sounds Alarm on Economic Growth – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/U3YjAHR1bx pic.twitter.com/sdAuOtoF8N— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 26, 2020
Rise in virus cases adds to economic uncertainty ahead of U.S. election https://t.co/3MW0wAUt3K pic.twitter.com/Tqd6TeMw8V
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) September 26, 2020
Pelosi, Mnuchin Resume Talks on U.S. Fiscal Stimulus With Call – Bloomberghttps://t.co/OZgiGa4hEp
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 26, 2020
#Trump Tells Associates He’s Picking Barrett for Supreme Court – Bloomberghttps://t.co/TOdknJKIdR
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 26, 2020
US sanctions #China’s biggest chipmaker – FThttps://t.co/pLuBiiDGMv
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 26, 2020
Asia
China "state media are lashing out and threatening retaliation on multiple fronts—or 'legitimate countermeasures,' as China likes to put it. That version of reciprocity amounts to telling the world: 'Stay open to China, or China will hurt you.'"@DSORennie https://t.co/19wbfDaFaz
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) September 26, 2020
China needs to step up global financial integration: FX regulator https://t.co/GFSJigkqvr pic.twitter.com/R8yGiWqp0H
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) September 26, 2020
North Korean leader Kim apologizes over killing of South Korean official https://t.co/KGjrfTF9WV pic.twitter.com/GgQvoY6abx
— The Hill (@thehill) September 26, 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared his willingness to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un without preconditions https://t.co/Zj5HfAEikU
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) September 25, 2020
Japan to ease entry restrictions for all countries, but not tourists.https://t.co/pmaNZhgpRp
— Nikkei Asian Review (@NAR) September 26, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (September 26th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @ngbpadel2, @starjoin, @gforestier, @Reuters, @Corrierehttps://t.co/gdlgXFkOTg
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 26, 2020
Government estimates 100,000 people in England had coronavirus last week https://t.co/c1MEqleN9U
— Financial Times (@FT) September 25, 2020
Opposition parties join Tory rebels to fight virus measures https://t.co/zWT7rZ3OWH
— Financial Times (@FT) September 25, 2020
European Bond Market May Look to #ECB for Help Amid Supply Risks – Bloomberg
*#Germany and #France to update debt-issuance plans on Monday
*Lagarde, other officials at ECB Watchers event on Wednesdayhttps://t.co/nG2KFFVIWV— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) September 26, 2020
NEW: The EU has set out conditions the U.K. must meet if Brexit talks are to move into a negotiating “tunnel” where the two sides would work on a joint text https://t.co/SJSU1Cc2Dz
— Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) September 25, 2020