Sunday Brief – August 23rd 2020
Americas
House passes $25 billion U.S. Postal Service bill opposed by President Trump https://t.co/KCQRmPDSDr
— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) August 22, 2020
The U.S. recovery is sill fragile even as the labor market slowly improves https://t.co/JngXqGAkvp pic.twitter.com/ZTM753KOC4
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 22, 2020
Goldman Says Almost a Quarter of Temporary Layoffs in U.S. to Be Permanent – Bloomberghttps://t.co/fnRvLJyPgO
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 23, 2020
ICYMI: spending by unemployed Americans slumped after Aug 1 when stimulus benefits endedhttps://t.co/OzfB65eB25 pic.twitter.com/YbEjxPzKLm
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 22, 2020
Asia
#TikTok to file lawsuit against #Trump's executive order on Monday – Nikkeihttps://t.co/fkNSASTtYy
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 23, 2020
#SouthKorea reports biggest rise in #coronavirus cases since March – Reutershttps://t.co/lbkNOyKQ8D
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 23, 2020
Thailand may allow some foreign visitors into the country as early as October https://t.co/w6nqbki6xr
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 23, 2020
Hong Kong faces a looming wave of evictions as retailers get little help on rent relief https://t.co/9FOhsrTsnb
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 23, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (August 23rd)https://t.co/BPcrbcYx3S
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 23, 2020
#Italy Lockdown Success Challenged by New #Europe #Virus Surge – Bloomberg
*Link: https://t.co/8nQRzjoJXD pic.twitter.com/nWZDglZBzD— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 23, 2020
#COVID19BE update 22/8/2020 @sciensano
De stabilisatie in Brussel was blijkbaar maar van korte duur:
Weekgemiddelden opnieuw in stijgende lijn
Hoogste dagcijfer sinds begin van de metingen(1/3) pic.twitter.com/nzGbJPF38d
— Brecht Devleesschauwer (@brechtdv) August 22, 2020
#ITALY HEALTH MINISTER SAYS NO NEW LOCKDOWN FOR NOW: RAI
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) August 23, 2020
Germans are investing in stocks in the middle of the crisis. Many German savers have their first rendezvous with the stock market. My colleague @Tiefseher and I report on this trend in @WELTAMSONNTAG. @welt pic.twitter.com/bZSMheZNxe
— Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) August 23, 2020
Swiss lawmakers have dealt a blow to the government’s plans to combat the country’s high prices by ending tariffs for imported industrial goods https://t.co/PwWYR2652Q
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) August 23, 2020