Sunday Brief – December 27th 2020
Americas
United States #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 27th)
➡ Regional/national datahttps://t.co/azePP2OjMd— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 27, 2020
U.S. jobless benefit cut-off pushes millions to financial cliff-edge https://t.co/OCkJqlqjh6 pic.twitter.com/o1k6twVzH1
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 27, 2020
Biden pushes Trump to sign COVID-19 bill: "It needs to be signed into law now" https://t.co/3fXTSNQP3c pic.twitter.com/qLLzcF8zfQ
— The Hill (@thehill) December 27, 2020
U.S. holiday season sales beat low expectations for the pandemic year as online shopping surged https://t.co/gSUCTZm1H5
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 26, 2020
Federal agents search residence in Nashville neighborhood in connection with Nashville explosion https://t.co/8n57lozIXQ pic.twitter.com/PTyUkUzmWq
— The Hill (@thehill) December 27, 2020
Asia
A group of top Singapore health experts backed the government’s move to approve the Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus vaccine https://t.co/KduA4wsO4G
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 27, 2020
Japanese wariness of vaccines and their side effects could challenge vaccination rates and the country's ability to return to normal https://t.co/s2BIWVXeuB
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 27, 2020
#China’s Industrial Profits Grow at Slower Pace in November – Bloomberghttps://t.co/8YoAS0fpD4
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 27, 2020
China will increase penalties for fraudulent issuance of securities and other capital market violations from next year https://t.co/ojh8EeTu5s
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 27, 2020
#AntGroup said Sun it was interviewed by financial regulators on Sat and will set up a rectification team under regulators' guidance to implement the interview's requirements and regulate financial businesses' operation & development. https://t.co/OZOxypfD2I pic.twitter.com/dWG6b6wO6L
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) December 27, 2020
Vietnam's 2020 economic growth slips to 30-yr low due to COVID-19 https://t.co/nF5rpbdsCw pic.twitter.com/TU3QlyMK9v
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 27, 2020
Europe
#Europe #Covid_19: Daily Summary (December 27th)
*Focus on #Germany, #Spain, #France and #Italy
HT @FLAHAULT, @Reuters_Health, @mianrey, @ramonfornose, @nicolasberrod, @gforestier, @Fabien_L, @Corriere https://t.co/Ywl3jFSTCI
— Christophe Barraud (@C_Barraud) December 27, 2020
EU countries begin vaccinating against Covid-19 as members of the 27-nation bloc struggle with a rising number of people killed by the virus https://t.co/33drFCkyoM
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) December 27, 2020
The UK will likely approve the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine soon.
Roll-out is expected on January 4, according to reports. https://t.co/Tyl5lkExqE
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) December 27, 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said major changes are coming in the U.K. as the result of the trade deal his government negotiated with the European Union, the Telegraph reported https://t.co/VaBb4KCZ0t
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) December 27, 2020
Brexit offers Britain chance to do financial services differently -minister https://t.co/1maepdH6Zy pic.twitter.com/2mUiOfqeCP
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 27, 2020
The EU-UK trade deal includes chapters on goods and services, investment, fish and data protection.
Here’s a breakdown of its key elements https://t.co/ATULbVFPgh
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) December 26, 2020