Sunday Brief – April 4th 2021
Americas
Markets
‘They can do what they want’: #Archegos and the $6tn world of the family office – FT
*Link: https://t.co/4bXZDlelPf pic.twitter.com/LxL0j9kiSq— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) April 3, 2021
Corporates
533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online – Business Insiderhttps://t.co/ahig02OlPs
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) April 3, 2021
Fiscal Policy
The American Jobs Plan will:
– Modernize 20,000 miles of highways and roads
– Repair 10,000 bridges in need of upgrade
– Build new rail corridors and transit lines
– Reduce bottlenecks at our ports and airports
– Tackle the climate crisis— President Biden (@POTUS) April 3, 2021
Your Weekend Reading: Joe Biden said his infrastructure plan would create upwards of 19 million jobs, mostly for working class Americans https://t.co/pBTF7DBHjb
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) April 3, 2021
Geopolitics and Trade
Iran says it won’t negotiate a step-by-step return to the nuclear deal, even with the prospects of indirect talks with the U.S. next week to try to restore the 2015 accord https://t.co/KxAO7KIgkk
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) April 3, 2021
Covid-19
#Covid_19: Daily Summary (April 4th)
➡ News
➡ Regional/national data
➡ Vaccine trackerhttps://t.co/xgY8ppx8qY— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) April 4, 2021
My Administration is working to get America vaccinated as quickly as possible. And this week, we took additional steps to make vaccines more accessible. By April 19, 90% of Americans will live within 5 miles of a place to get a shot.
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 4, 2021
Asia
Covid-19
Tokyo reports 355 new cases of coronavirus https://t.co/p00ptDkRMz
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) April 4, 2021
India's daily Covid-19 infections hit 6-month high https://t.co/TIBInp5oFl
— ST Foreign Desk (@STForeignDesk) April 4, 2021
Beijing ramps up vaccine drive with incentives from eggs to shopping coupons https://t.co/bz0Sg558gD
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) April 4, 2021
Other News
Chinese #tech groups scrap #IPOs at record pace after Ant listing pulled – FThttps://t.co/09gjoVuKNo
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) April 3, 2021
Record-Setting $49 Billion Asia #IPO Boom Is Likely to Taper Off – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/JSfF2UXI6F pic.twitter.com/e905WeH8Rz— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) April 4, 2021
More Indian states are forcing companies to hire local, setting up internal trade barriers that could further hinder growth https://t.co/E4sHDLEJ40
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) April 4, 2021
South Korea and Taiwan elbow out China in chip investmenthttps://t.co/xieoDDvf5K
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) April 4, 2021
Suga wants Biden's cooperation to save abductees https://t.co/0YxhIeAg7n
— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) April 4, 2021
Europe
Covid-19
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (April 4th)
Special focus on ⚠ #France ⚠
Data for #Germany, #Spain and #Italyhttps://t.co/WclGdtC4mh
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) April 4, 2021
Covid pandemic peaks in Eastern Europe ruins Easter https://t.co/berOfGQHNl
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 3, 2021
Clement Beaune said the EU must learn from its mistakes and better equip itself to quickly produce second generation COVID-19 vaccines at scale. https://t.co/66Tut4swzz
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) April 4, 2021
Other News
#France Cuts Growth Forecast as New Nationwide Lockdown Starts – Bloomberg
*French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire cut the country’s 2021 GDP growth forecast to 5% from 6%.
*JDD (Interview): https://t.co/nQ7xfrcpUXhttps://t.co/e6FmWNzV49— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) April 4, 2021
The European Central Bank could launch a digital currency around the middle of this decade if policy makers give the project the green light this summer, Lagarde says https://t.co/h3mgvebRRC
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) April 4, 2021
Other Areas & Global Economy
Guardians of Global Economy Gather to Assess Damage: Eco Week – Bloomberg
*IMF meetings present new forecasts, debt relief and SDR talkshttps://t.co/fHVfbdvGQ1— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) April 4, 2021
Suez Canal shipping backlog ends, days after giant vessel freed https://t.co/KRnFbBTDkC pic.twitter.com/VwfAVL4ZsM
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) April 3, 2021
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